Identification of hepatitis C virus in the common bed bug – a potential, but uncommon route for HCV infection?

Autor:	Jiaxin Ling, Thomas Persson Vinnersten, Jenny C. Hesson, Jon Bohlin, Espen Roligheten, Edward C. Holmes, John H.-O. Pettersson
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Common bed bug hepatitis C virus RNA-sequencing meta-transcriptomics epidemiology Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Microbiology QR1-502
Zdroj:	Emerging Microbes and Infections, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1429-1431 (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	22221751 2222-1751
DOI:	10.1080/22221751.2020.1780950
Popis:	ABSTRACTDuring an ongoing virome metagenomics project we identified hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a pool of recently blood-fed common bed bug (Cimex lectularius) nymphs sampled from domestic residences in Europe. Additional PCR and genomic analysis revealed that the virus was a member of HCV genotype 3A, one of the most prevalent genotypes in Europe. Although the role of the common bed bug in the transmission of human hepatitis viruses remains unclear, our study suggests that it merits additional investigation.
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