Epidemiology of Human Parvovirus 4 Infection in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Autor: 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, Abby Harrison, G. L., Pybus, Oliver G., Delwart, Eric, Wolfe, Nathan D., Saville, Andrew, Lefrère, Jean-Jacques, Simmonds, Peter
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Oct2010, Vol. 16 Issue 10, p1605-1607, 3p, 1 Chart
Abstrakt: 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 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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