Novel Human

We identified a new genotype of bufavirus, BuV3, in fecal samples (0.8%) collected to determine the etiology of diarrhea in children in Bhutan. Norovirus GII.6 was detected in 1 sample; no other viral diarrheal pathogens were de-tected, suggesting BuV3 as a cause of diarrhea. This study investigates genetic diversity of circulating BuVs. In 2012, a novel parvovirus, bufavirus (BuV), was dis-covered in fecal samples of children with diarrhea in Burkina Faso (1). The virus belongs to the species primate protoparvovirus 1 of the genus Protoparvovirus (2). BuV has a single-stranded DNA genome and encodes nonstruc-tural protein 1 (NS1) and viral structural proteins 1 and 2 (VP1 and VP2). Two genotypes, BuV1 and BuV2, have been described; the highly diverse capsid gene indicates the possibility of further genotypes of this virus (1). One research group, which used PCR to test fecal samples collected in 3 countries, had previously found various proportions of specimens positive fo