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Asymptomatic children might transmit human parechovirus type 3 to neonates and young infants.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Sept 2015
Aizawa Yuta, Yamanaka Takayuki, Watanabe Kanako, Oishi Tomohiro, Saitoh Akihiko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human parechovirus type 3 (HPeV3) epidemics occur worldwide and can lead to severe disease in neonates and young infants. Little is known about the source of HPeV3 infection. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the source of HPeV3 infection and the role of asymptomatic children in the families of infected children. STUDY DESIGN: During a 2014 HPeV3 epidemic in Niigata, Japan, we analyzed (1) clinical...
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