Epidemiology of Human Parvovirus 4 Infection in Sub-Saharan Africa

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Sharp, Colin P. ; Vermeulen, Marion ; Nébié, Yacouba ; Djoko, Cyrille F. ; LeBreton, Matthew ; Tamoufe, Ubald ; Rimoin, Anne W. ; Kayembe, Patrick K. ; Carr, Jean K. ; Servant-Delmas, Annabelle ; Laperche, Syria ; Harrison, G.L. Abby ; Pybus, Oliver G. ; Delwart, Eric ; Wolfe, Nathan D. ; Saville, Andrew ; Lefrère, Jean-Jacques ; Simmonds, Peter
• Description:
  Human parvovirus 4 infections are primarily associated with parenteral exposure in western countries. By ELISA, we demonstrate frequent seropositivity for antibody to parvovirus 4 viral protein 2 among adult populations throughout sub-Saharan Africa (Burkina Faso, 37%; Cameroon, 25%; Democratic Republic of the Congo, 35%; South Africa, 20%), which implies existence of alternative transmission routes.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Antibodies, Viral Blood Donor Capsid Proteins Child Dispatch Expedited Female Hepatitis C Virus HIV/AIDS And Other Retroviruses Human Parvovirus Humans Male Middle Aged Parenteral Transmission PARV4 Parvoviridae Infections Parvovirus Viruses Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 16(10):1605-1607.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Africa South of the Sahara ; Burkina Faso ; Cameroon ; Democratic Republic of the Congo ; South Africa
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b53017c4b862aa6f81e2afdf484d411dc43e90aedd5c149a9a6d2cacbe8191bb
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18410/cdc_18410_DS1.pdf
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