Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus Virophage Seroconversion in Travelers Returning from Laos

Parola, Philippe; Renvoisé, Aurélie; Botelho-Nevers, Elisabeth; La Scola, Bernard; Desnues, Christelle; Raoult, Didier

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Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus Virophage Seroconversion in Travelers Returning from Laos

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Sep 2012

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Emerg Infect Dis. 18(9):1500-1502.

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During January 2010, a husband and wife returned from Laos to France with probable parasitic disease. Increased antibodies against an Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus virophage indicated seroconversion. While in Laos, they had eaten raw fish, a potential source of the virophage. This virophage, associated with giant viruses suspected to cause pneumonia, could be an emerging pathogen.

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