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The 2024 Outbreak of Parvovirus B19 as a Global Obstetrical Threat Insights From an Obstetrics Referral Center in Northern Italy

Journal of Medical Virology, Volume 96, Issue 11, November 2024.
ABSTRACT A significant increase in Parvovirus B 19 (B19V) infections has been reported in the last months in some European countries. This outbreak could be highly detrimental for pregnant women, considering the capacity of the virus to harm the fetus. However, the magnitude and spread of this outbreak is yet unclear.
Beatrice Tassis, Lea Testa, Fulvia Pampo, Simona Boito, Giulia Tiso, Veronica Accurti, Irene Cetin, Nicola Persico   +7 more
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Rheumatic manifestations and sequela of acute parvovirus B19 infection in hospitalized adult population

International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, Volume 27, Issue 11, November 2024.
Abstract Background Parvovirus B19 infection has been associated with various clinical entities including musculoskeletal manifestations and the development of different autoimmune diseases. The aim of our study is to examine the musculoskeletal manifestations associated with acute parvovirus B19 infection and the possible development of chronic ...
Fadi Hassan, Wasim Khoury, Rula Daood, Amir Saab, Mohammad E. Naffaa, Helana Jeries   +5 more
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Severe Aplastic Anemia following Parvovirus B19-Associated Acute Hepatitis

Case Reports in Hepatology, 2017
Human parvovirus (HPV) B19 is linked to a variety of clinical manifestations, such as erythema infectiosum, nonimmune hydrops fetalis, and transient aplastic anemia.
Masanori Furukawa, Kosuke Kaji, Hiroyuki Masuda, Kuniaki Ozaki, Shohei Asada, Aritoshi Koizumi, Takuya Kubo, Norihisa Nishimura, Yasuhiko Sawada, Kosuke Takeda, Tsuyoshi Mashitani, Masayuki Kubo, Itsuto Amano, Tomoyuki Ootani, Chiho Ohbayashi, Koji Murata, Tatsuichi Ann, Akira Mitoro, Hitoshi Yoshiji   +18 more
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Seroprevalence of parvovirus B19 among pregnant women in Tripoli, Libya

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2009
Background: Human parvovirus B19 has been implicated as a primary etiologic agent of erythema infectiosum (fifth disease) and aplastic crisis in patients with chronic haemolytic anemias. Human parvovirus B19 is known to be associated with adverse effects
Elfatah Elnifro, A.K. Nisha, Musbah Almabsoot, Ali Daeki, Nuri Mujber, Jose Muscat   +5 more
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Unexpected high incidence of parvovirus B19 nucleic acid detection in German blood donors in the winter/spring season 2023/2024

Journal of Medical Virology, Volume 96, Issue 9, September 2024.
Abstract In healthy adults, parvovirus B19 (PVB19) typically causes mild symptoms but can lead to severe complications in immunosuppressed individuals or those with high red blood cell turnover. Infection can occur through respiratory transmission or via transfusion, necessitating the testing of blood donations in Germany.
Ricarda Plümers, Jens Dreier, Cornelius Knabbe, Tanja Vollmer   +3 more
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Common Childhood Viral Infectious Diseases with Oral Symptoms

Essentials of Dentistry
The entry of a pathogenic microorganism into the body can result in infectious diseases. The prevalence of viral infectious diseases is notably high during childhood, causing various rashes on the body and oral manifestations, and presenting a risk of ...
Çağla Şimşek, Büşra Karaduran, Bilge Keskin, Mine Koruyucu   +3 more
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Viral diseases affecting the skin

Dermatological Reviews, Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2024.
Abstract This chapter delves into the complex world of viral exanthems, focusing on their diagnostic challenges and distinctive features, with updated presentations and pearls. From Roseola Infantum's atypical fever‐rash presentation to Rubeola's resurgence, it underscores the importance of prompt diagnosis.
Chelsea M. Gerlicki
wiley   +1 more source

Parvovirus B19 antibodies and correlates of infection in pregnant women attending an antenatal clinic in central Nigeria

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011
Human parvovirus B19 infection is associated with spontaneous abortion, hydrops foetalis, intrauterine foetal death, erythema infectiosum (5th disease), aplastic crisis and acute symmetric polyarthropathy.
Samuel E Emiasegen, Lohya Nimzing, Moses P Adoga, Adamu Y Ohagenyi, Rufai Lekan   +4 more
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The Receptor-Binding Domain in the VP1u Region of Parvovirus B19

Viruses, 2016
Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is known as the human pathogen causing the mild childhood disease erythema infectiosum. B19V shows an extraordinary narrow tissue tropism for erythroid progenitor cells in the bone marrow, which is determined by a highly restricted ...
Remo Leisi, Chiarina Di Tommaso, Christoph Kempf, Carlos Ros   +3 more
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The synergistic tapestry: unraveling the interplay of parvovirus B19 with other viruses

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Parvovirus (B19V) is a compact, non-enveloped, spherical virus with a single-stranded DNA genome. In immunocompetent individuals, parvovirus B19V infection is typically asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic.
Mehnaz Akhtar, Asraf Hussain Hashmi, Sobia Manzoor   +2 more
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