Human Parvovirus 4 as Potential Cause of Encephalitis in Children, India

Benjamin, Laura A.; Lewthwaite, Penny; Vasanthapuram, Ravi; Zhao, Guoyan; Sharp, Colin; Simmonds, Peter; Wang, David; Solomon, Tom

doi:10.3201/eid1708.110165

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Human Parvovirus 4 as Potential Cause of Encephalitis in Children, India

Published Date:

Aug 2011

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1708.110165 New Site Icon

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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(8):1484-1487.

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Benjamin, Laura A. ; Lewthwaite, Penny ; Vasanthapuram, Ravi ; Zhao, Guoyan ; Sharp, Colin ; ... More ▼

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To investigate whether uncharacterized infectious agents were associated with neurologic disease, we analyzed cerebrospinal fluid specimens from 12 children with acute central nervous system infection. A high-throughput pyrosequencing screen detected human parvovirus 4 DNA in cerebrospinal fluid of 2 children with encephalitis of unknown etiology.

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Journal Article

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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G116/194/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom
U54 AI057160/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States
Medical Research Council/United Kingdom
Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom

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