Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jul 2010)

Novel Human Parvovirus 4 Genotype 3 in Infants, Ghana

  • Marcus Panning,
  • Robin Kobbe,
  • Silke Vollbach,
  • Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis,
  • Samuel Adjei,
  • Ohene Adjei,
  • Sung Sup Park,
  • Jürgen May,
  • Anna Maria Eis-Hübinger

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1607.100025
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 7
pp. 1143 – 1146

Abstract

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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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