Thaweesak ChieochansinViboonsak VutithanachotApiradee TheamboonlersYong PoovorawanChulalongkorn UniversityChum Phae HospitalMahidol University2018-11-232018-11-232015-07-15Archives of Virology. Vol.160, No.7 (2015), 1781-1784030486082-s2.0-84930871388https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/36094© 2015, Springer-Verlag Wien. Bufavirus (BuV) was initially discovered in fecal samples from children with acute diarrhea. In this study, we determined the prevalence, distribution, and genotype(s) of BuV in Thailand. A total of 1,495 diarrheal and 741 non-diarrheal stool specimens were collected and analyzed. A portion of the NS1 gene of BuV was amplified by nested RT-PCR. Phylogenetic analysis was performed to classify the BuV strains found. We detected bufavirus (BuV) in diarrheal (4/1495; 0.27 %) but not in non-diarrheal specimens (0/726). All four strains belonged to BuV genotype 1. BuV could be detected in adults and children, but its role in causing acute diarrhea remains unclear.Mahidol UniversityImmunology and MicrobiologyArticleSCOPUS10.1007/s00705-015-2441-z