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parvoviruses

A family of viruses that cause RUBELLA-like illnesses, transient joint pain and, in sickle cell disease, a failure of production of blood cells. Parvovirus B19 enjoys worldwide infectivity by droplet and has been spread in blood products. It causes Fifth disease, arthralgia and inflammatory arthritis, transient aplasia of red blood cells, miscarriage and hydrops fetalis. Immune globulins are an effective treatment.
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Latex agglutination test for detecting feline panleukopenia virus, canine parvovirus, and parvoviruses of fur animals.
Diagnostico e estudo sorologico da infeccao pelo parvovirus canino em caes de Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Frequent detection of the parvoviruses, PARV4 and PARV5, in plasma from blood donors and symptomatic individuals.
Human parvovirus 4 in nasal and fecal specimens from children, Ghana
To clarify whether interspecies transmission is possible for primate PARV4like viruses, as has been shown for other parvoviruses (9), we investigated samples in a setting where transmission of certain simian viruses between these species has been documented (10,11).
Diversity of parvovirus 4-like viruses in humans, chimpanzees, and monkeys in hunter--prey relationships
Conserved protein domains typical of parvoviruses were identified in GFADV.
Novel amdovirus in gray foxes
Her research interests include clinical characteristics of parvoviruses.
Serodiagnosis of primary infections with human Parvovirus 4, Finland
PARV4 differs strikingly from other parvoviruses in its epidemiologic associations and inferred routes of transmission.
Epidemiology of human parvovirus 4 infection in sub-Saharan Africa
Because VPs are responsible for the entry of parvoviruses, they usually adapt to host-specific receptor(s).
Parvovirus 4-like virus in blood products
To the Editor: Parvoviruses (PARV) 4 and 5 are 2 genotypes of a novel human parvovirus, with 92% nucleotide identity, identified in the plasma sample of a patient screened for acute HIV infection and in samples of manufactured plasma pools (1,2).
Parvoviruses in blood donors and transplant patients, Italy
The findings of our study provide evidence that PARV4 is primarily or exclusively transmitted through parenteral routes, a marked contrast to predominantly respiratory routes of transmission of parvoviruses in other genera, including B 19 and human bocavirus (11).
Parenteral transmission of the novel human parvovirus PARV4
To the Editor: Parvoviruses are small, nonenveloped DNA viruses that infect both vertebrate and invertebrate hosts.
Parvoviruses PARV4/5 in hepatitis C virus-infected patient
In addition, HBoV, similar to some adenoviruses (14) and other human parvoviruses, may show persistent shedding after an initial acute infection.
Human bocavirus infection among children, Jordan
Parvovirus B19 and HBoV are the only 2 parvoviruses known to be pathogenic to humans, but the relevance of HBoV infection in the clinical setting is not known.
Human bocavirus in hospitalized children, South Africa

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