Human Parvovirus 4 Infection, Cameroon

Abstract

In a post hoc analysis of samples collected in 2009, we determined seroprevalence of parvovirus 4 (PARV4) among elderly Cameroonians. PARV4 seropositivity was associated with receipt of intravenous antimalarial drugs, intramuscular streptomycin, or an intramuscular contraceptive, but not hepatitis C virus seropositivity. Findings suggest parenteral acquisition of some PARV4 infections.

Keywords

• Cameroon
• human parvovirus 4
• PARV4
• human partetravirus
• epidemiology
• viruses