Human_enterovirus_C

<i>Enterovirus C</i>

Enterovirus C

Species of virus

Enterovirus C is a species of enterovirus. Its best known subtype is poliovirus, the cause of poliomyelitis.[1] There are three serotypes of poliovirus, PV1, PV2, and PV3. Other subtypes of Enterovirus C include EV-C95, EV-C96, EV-C99, EV-C102, EV-C104, EV-C105, EV-C109, EV-C116, EV-C117, and EV-C118. Some non-polio types of Enterovirus C have been associated with the polio-like condition AFP (acute flaccid paralysis), including 2 isolates of EV-C95 from Chad.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "ICTV 2009 Master Species List Version 10". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. August 2011. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012.
  2. [2]
    Sadeau-Mba SA (2013). "High Frequency and Diversity of Species C Enteroviruses in Cameroon and Neighboring Countries". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 51 (3): 759–70. doi:10.1128/JCM.02119-12. PMC 3592076. PMID 23254123.
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