Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jan 2019)

Seroepidemiology of Parechovirus A3 Neutralizing Antibodies, Australia, the Netherlands, and United States

  • Eveliina Karelehto,
  • Lieke Brouwer,
  • Kimberley Benschop,
  • Jen Kok,
  • Kerri Basile,
  • Brendan McMullan,
  • William Rawlinson,
  • Julian Druce,
  • Suellen Nicholson,
  • Rangaraj Selvarangan,
  • Christopher Harrison,
  • Kamani Lankachandra,
  • Hetty van Eijk,
  • Gerrit Koen,
  • Menno de Jong,
  • Dasja Pajkrt,
  • Katja C. Wolthers

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2501.180352
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 1
pp. 148 – 152

Abstract

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Recent parechovirus A3 (PeV-A3) outbreaks in Australia suggest lower population immunity compared with regions that have endemic PeV-A3 circulation. A serosurvey among populations in the Netherlands, the United States, and Australia before and after the 2013 Australia outbreak showed high PeV-A3 neutralizing antibody prevalence across all regions and time periods, indicating widespread circulation.

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