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Discovery and analysis of a novel parvovirus B19 Genotype 3 isolate in the United States.
Transfusion - 1 Jul 2009
Rinckel Lori A, Buno Brett R, Gierman Todd M, Lee Douglas C
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BACKGROUND: Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a pathogen frequently identified in human plasma donations through the detection of nucleic acids. Three B19V genotypes have been defined based on isolates having greater than 10% divergence in overall DNA sequence. B19V Genotype 3 is a rarely occurring genotype that has been detected primarily in Ghana with sporadic reports in Brazil and France but has not been previously...
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