Novel Circovirus in Blood from Intravenous Drug Users, Yunnan, China
Yanpeng Li, Peng Zhang, Ye Mei, Ren‐Rong Tian, Na Li, Le Cao, Yingying Ma, Feng‐Liang Liu, Yong‐Tang Zheng, Chiyu Zhang
Abstract
We identified a novel circovirus (human-associated circovirus 2 [HuCV2]) from the blood of 2 intravenous drug users in China who were infected with HIV-1, hepatitis C virus, or both. HuCV2 is most closely related to porcine circovirus 3. Our findings underscore the risk for HuCV2 and other emerging viruses among this population.
Topics & Concepts
Porcine circovirusVirologyCircovirusHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Intravenous drugDrugPopulationMedicineCoinfectionChinaVirusBiologyViral diseasePharmacologyEnvironmental healthGeographyArchaeologyAnimal Virus Infections StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchVirus-based gene therapy research