Detection of corona-like virus in a case of flaccid paraparesis in Belém, Pará State, Brazil
Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this study, we analyzed a fecal sample of a female infant with paralysis and other clinical symptoms that resembled poliomyelitis. Negative staining electron microscopy showed viral particles with a diameter of approximately 120 nm and displaying a crown-like appearance with surface projections. Ultrathin sections showed particles budding from the membranes of the Golgi apparatus. Based on these results, we propose the association of this virus with the neurological disorder and tentatively assign it to the Coronaviridae family. Further studies are required on this proposed relationship.
Source: Revista Pan-Amazônica de Saúde
Institutions: Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto Evandro Chagas
Language: English
Topic: Virology and Viral Diseases
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2139759657