Unknown Circovirus in Immunosuppressed Patient with Hepatitis, France, 2022

Hepatitis of undetermined origin can be caused by a wide variety of pathogens, sometimes emerging pathogens. We report the discovery, by means of routine shotgun metagenomics, of a new virus belonging to the family Circoviridae, genus Circovirus , in a patient in France who had acute hepatitis of unknown origin.

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A new virus belonging to the family Circoviridae, genus Circovirus, was discovered in a patient in France who had acute hepatitis of unknown origin, using routine shotgun metagenomics.