Recombinant parechovirus A3 possibly causes various clinical manifestations, including myalgia; findings in Yamagata, Japan in 2019.
Katsumi MizutaTsutomu ItagakiShuji ChikaokaManabu WadaToru IkegamiDai SendoChifumi IsekiYukitoshi ShimizuShuichi AbeKenichi KomabayashiYoko AokiTatsuya IkedaPublished in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2022)
We have reported repeatedly sporadic cases of myalgia and here showed that recombinant strains also cause myalgia. We hope our experiences will help better understand these infections and possibly result in detection of more cases in the world.