
AbstractEnteroviruses (EVs) are RNA viruses that can cause many clinical syndromes including acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). Within the global polio laboratory network, EVs are categorized either as polioviruses or non‐polio enteroviruses (NPEVs). Specific NPEVs have been described in polio‐like residual paralytic events in AFP patients. Retrospective analysis of 112 NPEV isolates from AFP patients was performed and thirty one NPEV types were identified of which 91% wereEnterovirus Band 9% wereEnterovirus Aspecies. The NPEVs were distributed across the country with most patients in the eastern region (41/89; 46.1%). The highest proportion of patients were children less than 5 years (77/89; 86.5%) and male patients were more common (54/89; 60.7%). Echovirus 11 (11/89; 12.4%) was frequently observed and phylogenetic analysis of these sequences revealed high diversity. Coxsackievirus B5 (CV‐B5), CV‐B6, E21, and EV‐B69 were only seen in patients with residual paralysis. Analyses of the EV‐A71 sequence indicated a unique genogroup.
Male, Adolescent, Genotype, Genetic Variation, Neuromuscular Diseases, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Myelitis, Feces, Cross-Sectional Studies, Child, Preschool, Epidemiological Monitoring, Central Nervous System Viral Diseases, Enterovirus Infections, Humans, Female, Child, Research Articles, Phylogeny, Enterovirus, Poliomyelitis, Retrospective Studies
Male, Adolescent, Genotype, Genetic Variation, Neuromuscular Diseases, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Myelitis, Feces, Cross-Sectional Studies, Child, Preschool, Epidemiological Monitoring, Central Nervous System Viral Diseases, Enterovirus Infections, Humans, Female, Child, Research Articles, Phylogeny, Enterovirus, Poliomyelitis, Retrospective Studies
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