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Epidemiology of Human Parechovirus Type 3 Upsurge in 2 Hospitals, Freiburg, Germany, 2018

Authors :
Roland Elling
Sindy Böttcher
Florian du Bois
Alexandra Müller
Christiane Prifert
Benedikt Weissbrich
Jörg Hofmann
Klaus Korn
Anna-Maria Eis-Hübinger
Markus Hufnagel
Marcus Panning
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 7, Pp 1384-1388 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019.

Abstract

In 2018, a cluster of pediatric human parechovirus (HPeV) infections in 2 neighboring German hospitals was detected. Viral protein 1 sequence analysis demonstrated co-circulation of different HPeV-3 sublineages and of HPeV-1 and -5 strains, thereby excluding a nosocomial outbreak. Our findings underline the need for HPeV diagnostics and sequence analysis for outbreak investigations.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
25
Issue :
7
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.158bc1127e5b4d3e96bcd17e5eb82016
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2507.190257