TY - JOUR AU - Sharp, Colin P. AU - Vermeulen, Marion AU - Nébié, Yacouba AU - Djoko, Cyrille F. AU - LeBreton, Matthew AU - Tamoufe, Ubald AU - Rimoin, Anne W. AU - Kayembe, Patrick K. AU - Carr, Jean K. AU - Servant-Delmas, Annabelle AU - Laperche, Syria AU - Harrison, G.L. Abby AU - Pybus, Oliver G. AU - Delwart, Eric AU - Wolfe, Nathan D. AU - Saville, Andrew AU - Lefrère, Jean-Jacques AU - Simmonds, Peter T1 - Epidemiology of Human Parvovirus 4 Infection in Sub-Saharan Africa T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2010 VL - 16 IS - 10 SP - 1605 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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. KW - Viruses KW - human parvovirus KW - PARV4 KW - parenteral transmission KW - HIV/AIDS and other retroviruses KW - hepatitis C virus KW - blood donor KW - expedited KW - sub-Saharan Africa KW - dispatch KW - Burkina Faso KW - Cameroon KW - Democratic Republic of Congo KW - South Africa DO - 10.3201/eid1610.101001 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/10/10-1001_article ER - End of Reference