First Detection of an Enterovirus C99 in a Captive Chimpanzee with Acute Flaccid Paralysis, from the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center, Republic of Congo

First Detection of an Enterovirus C99 in a Captive Chimpanzee with Acute Flaccid Paralysis, from the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center, Republic of Congo

Enteroviruses, members of the Picornaviridae family, are ubiquitous viruses responsible for mild to severe infections in human populations around the world. In 2010 Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo recorded an outbreak of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in the humans, caused by wild poliovirus type 1 (...

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Main Authors: Mombo, Illich Manfred, Berthet, Nicolas, Lukashev, Alexander N., Bleicker, Tobias, Brünink, Sebastian, Léger, Lucas, Atencia, Rebeca, Cox, Debby, Bouchier, Christiane, Durand, Patrick, Arnathau, Céline, Brazier, Lionel, Fair, Joseph N., Schneider, Bradley S., Drexler, Jan Felix, Prugnolle, Franck, Drosten, Christian, Renaud, François, Leroy, Eric M., Rougeron, Virginie
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4547728/

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