Novel human parvovirus 4 genotype 3 in infants, Ghana

  • Marcus Panning
  • Robin Kobbe
  • Silke Vollbach
  • Jan Felix Drexler
  • Samuel Adjei
  • Ohene Adjei
  • Christian Drosten
  • Jürgen May
  • Anna Maria Eis-Hubinger

Abstract

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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OriginalspracheEnglisch
DOIs
StatusVeröffentlicht - 01.07.2010
PubMed 20587191