ABSTRACT
Human bocavirus (HBoV) was discovered in 2005 by Allander et al. in respiratory samples from children with suspected acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) using a novel molecular screening technique [1]. This technique is based on a random PCR-cloning-sequencing approach and was employed on two chronologically distinct pools of nasopharyngal aspirates (NPAs). It helped uncover a parvovirus-like sequence, with close relation to the members of the genus Bocavirus.
