1. Fort Sherman Virus Infection in Human, Peru, 2020.
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de Oliveira-Filho EF, Cabezas Sánchez CA, Manosalva DEV, Romero MDF, Sarmiento NSM, Ñique AIM, Málaga-Trillo E, Moreira-Soto A, Mendoza MPG, and Drexler JF
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- Humans, Peru epidemiology, Male, Adult, Picornaviridae Infections epidemiology, Picornaviridae Infections diagnosis, Picornaviridae Infections virology, History, 21st Century, Phylogeny
- Abstract
Fort Sherman virus (FSV) was isolated in Panama in 1985 from a US soldier. We report a case of human FSV infection in a febrile patient from northern coastal Peru in 2020. FSV infections spanning ≈35 years and a distance of 2,000 km warrant diagnostics, genomic surveillance, and investigation of transmission cycles.
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- 2024
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