Phylogenetic analysis of human parvovirus b19 sequences from eleven different countries confirms the predominance of genotype 1 and suggests the spread of genotype 3b

Judith M Hübschen; Zefira Mihneva; Andreas F Mentis; François Schneider; Yair Aboudy; Zehava Grossman; Hagit Rudich; Kalia Kasymbekova; Inna Sarv; Jasminka Nedeljkovic; Marc C Tahita; Zekiba Tarnagda; Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo; A G Gerasimova; T N Moskaleva; Nina T Tikhonova; Nazibrola Chitadze; J C Forbi; Adedayo O Faneye; Jesse A Otegbayo; Emilie Charpentier; Claude P Muller

doi:10.1128/JCM.01201-09

Phylogenetic analysis of human parvovirus b19 sequences from eleven different countries confirms the predominance of genotype 1 and suggests the spread of genotype 3b

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Nov;47(11):3735-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01201-09. Epub 2009 Sep 9.

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Immunology, Laboratoire National de Santé, 20A, Rue Auguste Lumière, L-1950 Luxembourg.

Abstract

Phylogenetic analysis of 166 human parvovirus B19 sequences from 11 different countries attributed 91.57% to genotype 1, 5.42% to genotype 3b, and 3.01% to genotype 3a. Very similar viruses of genotype 1 circulated widely in Europe and Israel. Genotype 3b seems to show an increasing spread outside of Africa.

Publication types

Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Africa / epidemiology
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Cluster Analysis
DNA, Viral / chemistry
DNA, Viral / genetics*
Europe / epidemiology
Female
Genotype
Humans
Infant
Israel / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Epidemiology / methods
Parvoviridae Infections / epidemiology*
Parvoviridae Infections / virology*
Parvovirus B19, Human / classification*
Parvovirus B19, Human / genetics*
Parvovirus B19, Human / isolation & purification
Phylogeny*
Prevalence
Sequence Homology
Young Adult

Substances

DNA, Viral