Human parvovirus 4 infection among mothers and children in South Africa.

Philippa C Matthews,Paul Klenerman,Philip J R Goulder,Pieter Jooste,Peter Simmonds,Amna Malik,Colin P Sharp,Emily Adland,William F Gregory

doi:10.3201/eid2104.141545

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Human parvovirus 4 infection among mothers and children in South Africa.

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Citation for published version: Matthews, PC, Sharp, CP, Malik, A, Gregory, WF, Adland, E, Jooste, P, Goulder, PJR, Simmonds, P & Klenerman, P 2015, 'Human Parvovirus 4 Infection among Mothers and Children in South Africa', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol 21, no
To obtain more information about the epidemic, the incidence of acute jaundice was determined for 656 prisoners and 75 security personnel at the Biratnagar Jail
Hepatitis A virus RNA and IgM against hepatitis B virus core antigen was not detected in the 48 serum samples

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Citation for published version: Matthews, PC, Sharp, CP, Malik, A, Gregory, WF, Adland, E, Jooste, P, Goulder, PJR, Simmonds, P & Klenerman, P 2015, 'Human Parvovirus 4 Infection among Mothers and Children in South Africa', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol 21, no. In Africa, transmission seems to be more complicated; reported PARV4 seroprevalence is 4%–37%, even among persons at low risk and with no evidence of HIV or hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection [1,5,6].

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