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  • Title: Characterization of a novel echovirus 21 strain isolated from a healthy child in China in 2013.
    Author: Liu H, Cong S, Xu D, Lin K, Huang X, Sun H, Yang Z, Ma S.
    Journal: Arch Virol; 2020 Mar; 165(3):757-760. PubMed ID: 31912293.
    Abstract:
    Echovirus 21 (E21) belongs to the species Enterovirus B, whose members are frequently associated with acute flaccid paralysis. E21 strain 553/YN/CHN/2013 was isolated from a healthy child in Yunnan, China, in 2013. This is the first report of the complete genome sequence of E21 in China. This strain shared 81.7% nucleotide sequence identity and 96.8% amino acid sequence identity with the E21 prototype strain Farina. Although strain 553/YN/CHN/2013 belongs to the E21 serotype, the only similarity to the E21 strain was in the VP1 region, as other genomic regions, including VP2-VP4, were more similar to other EV-B members. Recombination analysis showed evidence of recombination events between E21 and other EV-B viruses. E21 strain 553/YN/CHN/2013 failed to infect suckling mice via intracerebral injection. Surveillance of E21 is very important to help forecast the potential of emerging E21 outbreaks and related diseases.
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