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Epidemiology of Human Parvovirus 4 Infection in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| Authors: | Colin P Sharp Marion Vermeulen Yacouba N??bi?? Cyrille F Djoko Matthew LeBreton Ubald Tamoufe Anne W Rimoin Patrick K Kayembe Jean K Carr Annabelle Servant-Delmas Syria Laperche GL Abby Harrison Oliver G Pybus Eric Delwart Nathan D Wolfe Andrew Saville Jean-Jacques Lefr??re Peter Simmonds |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | Viruses human parvovirus PARV4 parenteral transmission HIV/AIDS and other retroviruses hepatitis C virus blood donor expedited sub-Saharan Africa dispatch |