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Prevalence and genotypic characterization of Human Parvovirus B19 in children with measles- and rubella-like illness in Iran.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 2016
Rezaei Farhad, Sarshari Behrang, Ghavami Nastaran, Meysami Parisa, Shadab Azadeh, Salimi Hamid, Mokhtari-Azad Talat
Abstract excerpt
Human Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a prototype of the Erythroparvovirus genus in Parvoviridae family. B19V infections are often associated with fever and rash, and can be mistakenly reported as measles or rubella. Differential diagnosis of B19V illness is necessary for case management and also for public health control activities, particularly in outbreak situations in which measles or rubella is suspected. To...
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