1. An unusual outbreak of parvovirus B19 infections, France, 2023 to 2024.
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d'Humières C, Fouillet A, Verdurme L, Lakoussan SB, Gallien Y, Coignard C, Hervo M, Ebel A, Soares A, Visseaux B, Maire B, Juan PH, Parent du Châtelet I, Guthmann JP, and Durand J
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- Humans, France epidemiology, Adult, Female, Male, Child, Adolescent, Child, Preschool, Middle Aged, Antibodies, Viral blood, Erythema Infectiosum epidemiology, Erythema Infectiosum diagnosis, Young Adult, Infant, Aged, Parvovirus B19, Human isolation & purification, Disease Outbreaks, Parvoviridae Infections epidemiology, Parvoviridae Infections diagnosis, Immunoglobulin M blood
- Abstract
From April 2023 to May 2024, an unusual epidemic of parvovirus B19 (B19V) infections occurred in France. The number of B19V IgM-positive serologies was four times higher than in the previous epidemic in 2019. Clinical data from emergency networks corroborated this observation. Morbidity and mortality consequences were observed in children through all data sources. In adults, the increase was only observed in laboratory-confirmed data. Physicians and decisionmakers should be informed in order to better prevent, diagnose and manage at-risk patients.
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- 2024
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