Human parvoviruses

J Qiu, M Söderlund-Venermo… - Clinical microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Parvovirus B19 (B19V) and human bocavirus 1 (HBoV1), members of the large
Parvoviridae family, are human pathogens responsible for a variety of diseases. For B19V in …

[PDF][PDF] Human parvovirus B19: a review

LD Rogo, T Mokhtari-Azad, MH Kabir, F Rezaei - Acta Virol, 2014 - academia.edu
Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a small non-enveloped single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) virus of the
family Parvoviridae, the subfamily Parvovirinae, the genus Erythrovirus and Human …

Metagenomic next-generation sequencing of samples from pediatric febrile illness in Tororo, Uganda

A Ramesh, S Nakielny, J Hsu, M Kyohere… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Febrile illness is a major burden in African children, and non-malarial causes of fever are
uncertain. In this retrospective exploratory study, we used metagenomic next-generation …

[HTML][HTML] Reassessing the Risk of Severe Parvovirus B19 Infection in the Immunocompetent Population: A Call for Vigilance in the Wake of Resurgence

G Ceccarelli, F Branda, A Ciccozzi, C Romano… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Despite Parvovirus B19 (B19V) generally causing mild or asymptomatic infections, and only
certain high-risk groups such as hematological or immunocompromised patients and …

Co-infection of human parvovirus B19 with Plasmodium falciparum contributes to malaria disease severity in Gabonese patients

NL Toan, BT Sy, LH Song, HV Luong, NT Binh… - BMC Infectious …, 2013 - Springer
Background High seroprevalence of parvovirus B19 (B19V) coinfection with Plasmodium
falciparum has been previously reported. However, the impact of B19V-infection on the …

Etiology of fever in Ugandan children: identification of microbial pathogens using metagenomic next-generation sequencing and IDseq, a platform for unbiased …

A Ramesh, S Nakielny, J Hsu, M Kyohere… - Biorxiv, 2018 - biorxiv.org
Background Febrile illness is a major burden in African children, and non-malarial causes of
fever are uncertain. We built and employed IDseq, a cloud-based, open access …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of human parvovirus B19 in serum samples from children under 5 years of age with rash–fever illnesses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

TB Wawina, OM Tshiani, SM Ahuka, ES Pukuta… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background It has been demonstrated that infection with human parvovirus B19 (B19V) is
associated with rash–fever illnesses. The present study aimed to investigate B19V as an …

Human parvovirus B19-induced anaemia in pre-school children in Ilorin, Nigeria

OS Ashaka, OO Agbede, AA Omoare… - African journal of …, 2018 - journals.co.za
Sera collected from 57 anaemic and 115 non-anaemic age-matched pre-school children in
Ilorin, Nigeria, between November 2014 and December 2015 were assayed for human …

Parvoviruses

KE Brown - Viral infections of humans: Epidemiology and control, 2022 - Springer
At least five different parvoviruses are known to infect humans. Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is the
best characterized. It is erythrotropic, replicating in red cell precursors, but unlike many virus …

Parvovirus B19 is associated with a significant decrease in hemoglobin level among children< 5 years of age with anemia in Northwestern Tanzania

YA Tizeba, MM Mirambo, N Kayange… - Journal of tropical …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Parvovirus B19 (B19) can cause transient aplastic crisis and lead to acute severe
anemia. This study investigated the relationship between B19 and anemia among children< …