Identified a novel human parechovirus type using a metagenomic approach, expanding the known diversity of HPeV.
Alerts clinicians to novel parechovirus variants in unexplained cases; extends taxonomy but leaves clinical impact and surveillance needs open.
Using a simple metagenomic approach, we identified a divergent human parechovirus (HPeV) in the stool of a child in Pakistan. Genomic characterization showed this virus was distinct enough from reported HPeV types to qualify as candidate prototype for the seventh HPeV type.
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