SUMMARY Parvovirus B19 (B19V) and human bocavirus 1 (HBoV1), members of the large
Parvoviridae family, are human pathogens responsible for a variety of diseases. For B19V in …

Human bocavirus (HBoV) is a parvovirus isolated about a decade ago and found worldwide
in both respiratory samples, mainly from early life and children of 6-24 mo of age with acute …

There are 219 virus species that are known to be able to infect humans. The first of these to
be discovered was yellow fever virus in 1901, and three to four new species are still being …

Swine are an important source of proteins worldwide but are subject to frequent viral
outbreaks and numerous infections capable of infecting humans. Modern farming conditions …

A new species of parvovirus, tentatively named human bocavirus 4 (HBoV4), was
genetically characterized. Among 641 feces samples obtained from children and adults, the …

Bats are hosts to a variety of viruses capable of zoonotic transmissions. Because of
increased contact between bats, humans, and other animal species, the possibility exists for …

The rapid advancement of molecular tools in the past 15 years has allowed for the
retrospective discovery of several new respiratory viruses as well as the characterization of …

Four species of human bocavirus (HBoV) have been recently discovered and classified in
the Bocavirus genus (family Parvoviridae, subfamily Parvovirinae). Although detected both …

Highlights•Pathogen discovery is critically important to infectious diseases and public
health.•Nearly all new outbreaks are caused by the emergence of novel viruses.•Genomic …

It is hard to overemphasize the role that metagenomics has had on our recent understanding
of RNA virus diversity. Metagenomics in the 21st century has brought with it an explosion in …