title: Novel human parvovirus 4 genotype 3 in infants, Ghana.
abstract: Human parvovirus 4 has been considered to be transmitted only parenterally. However, after novel genotype 3 of parvovirus 4 was found in 2 patients with no parenteral risks, we tested infants in Ghana. A viremia rate of 8.6% over 2 years indicates that this infection is common in children in Africa.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Virology, University of Bonn Medical Centre, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25 53127 Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Panning
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kobbe
authors.forename: Silke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vollbach
authors.forename: Jan Felix
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Drexler
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adjei
authors.forename: Ohene
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Adjei
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Drosten
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Eis-Hubinger
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D005869:Ghana / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D017992:Parvovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D014766:Viremia / Q000453:epidemiology