Novel Human Parvovirus 4 Genotype 3 in Infants, Ghana

Human parvovirus 4 has been considered to be transmitted only parenterally. However, after novel genotype 3 of parvovirus 4 was found in 2 patients with no parenteral risks, we tested infants in Ghana. A viremia rate of 8.6% over 2 years indicates that this infection is common in children in Africa.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Panning, Marcus, Kobbe, Robin, Vollbach, Silke, Drexler, Jan Felix, Adjei, Samuel, Adjei, Ohene, Drosten, Christian, May, Jürgen, Eis-Hübinger, Anna Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3321913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20587191
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1607.100025
Descripción
Sumario:Human parvovirus 4 has been considered to be transmitted only parenterally. However, after novel genotype 3 of parvovirus 4 was found in 2 patients with no parenteral risks, we tested infants in Ghana. A viremia rate of 8.6% over 2 years indicates that this infection is common in children in Africa.

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