ABSTRACT
This chapter provides state-of-the-art overviews on foodborne diseases caused by Human bocavirus (HBoV) in relation to their etiology, biology, epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. HBoV is a member of the genus Bocaparvovirus, which covers a group of small nonenveloped, single-stranded, mostly negative-sense DNA viruses involved in acute respiratory illness and gastrointestinal infections in humans and diarrhea and mild respiratory symptoms in cattle, but is largely asymptomatic infection in dogs. HBoV is extremely stable in the environment, enabling the existence of distinct routes of infection. This chapter considers that HBoV is a possible foodborne pathogen with a worldwide distribution, a very frequent occurrence in humans, and the potential to cause distinct clinical manifestations. it presents an overview of its classification, genome organization, host interactions, epidemiology, clinical features, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. HBoV is a member of the family Parvoviridae, which is divided into two subfamilies according to primary host specificities.
