ArticleFood and environmental virology2020
The First Detection of Human Bocavirus Species 2 and 3 in Raw Sewage and Mussels in South Africa.
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- Prevalence of Human Bocavirus in Sewage, Surface Waters, and Other Environmental Milieux: A Meta-regression Modelling.Food and environmental virology · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of human bocavirus as food safety risk in shellfish.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
- Tracking the occurrence and fate of human bocavirus 2 in municipal wastewater from a small city.Molecular biology reports · 2026Article
- Molecular detection and characterization of human bocavirus in environmental waters in Thailand from 2020 to 2022.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Virucidal Activity of Lemon Juice Against Feline Calicivirus, Surrogate of Norovirus.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Bocaparvovirus in infants hospitalized in a neonatal intensive care unit in Midwest Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021-2022).Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2024Article
- A Comprehensive Review for the Surveillance of Human Pathogenic Microorganisms in Shellfish.Microorganisms · 2023Review
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- Detection and identification of potentially infectious gastrointestinal and respiratory viruses at workplaces of wastewater treatment plants with viability qPCR/RT-qPCR.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Contamination of Human Bocavirus Genotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4 in Environmental Waters in Thailand.Microbiology spectrum · 2021Article
- Predominance of Human Bocavirus Genotypes 1 and 2 in Oysters in Thailand.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2021Article
- Respiratory viruses in foods and their potential transmission through the diet: A review of the literature.Environmental research · 2021Review
- Occurrence of Human Enteric Viruses in Water Sources and Shellfish: A Focus on Africa.Food and environmental virology · 2021Review
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Abstract
Human bocavirus (HBoV) has a global distribution and is associated with respiratory and enteric infections, particularly in the paediatric population. In this study, raw sewage and mussel samples were analysed for the presence of HBoV using nested PCR with primers targeting the VP1/VP2 junction. Amplification and sequencing of the 382 bp region followed by phylogenetic analysis indicated the presence of HBoV 2 in mussel samples and HBoV 3 in sewage samples. This is the first report describing the presence of enteric-associated HBoV in environmental samples from South Africa and in mussel samples from the African continent. The results signify the need for further studies examining the potential risk of foodborne transmission of HBoV and highlight the importance of continued screening to determine the prevalence and epidemiology of HBoV in South Africa.
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