Placental Transmission of Human Parvovirus 4 in Newborns with Hydrops, Taiwan

Authors :: Shiu-Ju Yang
Mao-Yuan Chen
Chien-Ching Hung
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 10, Pp 1954-1956 (2011)
Publication Year :: 2011
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011.
Abstract: In studying the epidemiology of parvovirus 4 (PARV4) in Taiwan, we detected DNA in plasma of 3 mothers and their newborns with hydrops. In 1 additional case, only the mother had PARV4 DNA. Our findings demonstrate that PARV4 can be transmitted through the placenta.

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