New Species of Virus Found in Patients with Brain Infections in Vietnam

The team has identified the novel virus in the fluid around the brain of two patients with brain infections of unknown cause. The virus, named CyCV-VN, was subsequently detected in an additional 26 out of 642 patients with brain infections of known and unknown causes.

The team then sequenced the entire genetic material of CyCV-VN, confirming that it represents a new species that has not been isolated before. They found that it belongs to the viral family Circoviridae, which have previously only been associated with disease in animals, including birds and pigs.
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New Species of Virus Found in Patients with Brain Infections in Vietnam

Source: Sci-News.com

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