title: Increased incidence of acute parvovirus B19 infections in Marseille, France, in 2012 compared with the 2002-2011 period.
abstract: Human parvovirus B19 occurs worldwide and causes mild or asymptomatic disease in the form of cyclic local epidemics usually occurring in late winter and early summer. In 2012, a dramatic increase in cases was observed in the Public hospitals system of Marseille, with a total of 53 cases reported. Here, we describe the characteristics of this outbreak and compare it with the local epidemiology of B19V infections observed during the 2002-2011 period.
authors.affiliation: UMR_D 190 "Emergence des Pathologies Virales", IRD French Institute of Research for Development, EHESP French School of Public Health, Aix Marseille University, Marseille; IHU Mediterranee Infection, APHM, Marseille.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aherfi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ninove
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zandotti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Crepey
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Richet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nougairede
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: de Lamballerie
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Charrel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human / Q000235:genetics*; D012621:Seasons; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Epidemiology; outbreak; parvovirus B19; pregnant women; seasonality