Human Bocavirus Diagnosis by Molecular Method from Respiratory Infection Patients in Mosul City

Abstract

The Bocavirus, which causes respiratory illness in the lower respiratory tract in newborns, children, and healthy adults, was investigated in this study. Methodol-ogy and results: The samples were taken as Nasopharyngeal / Throat swabs kept in sterile VTM (Viral Transport Media), Which was collected from Mosul Hos-pitals within six months of the study. The Tested patients' ages ranged from under 20 to above 40 (between 11 57) for both sex males and females. The dominion age group was above 30, and the DNA of this virus was extracted by the real-time PCR method). Conclusion, significance, and impact of study: the molecular test indicates positive in twenty-four samples from all 70. This demonstrates the pres-ence of Bocavirus in (20%) males and (14.28%) female understudies. © 2023 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.