Prevalence of human parvovirus B19, bocavirus, and PARV4 in blood samples from the general population of China and lack of a correlation between parvovirus and hepatitis B co-infection

PLoS One. 2013 May 30;8(5):e64391. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064391. Print 2013.

Abstract

Few comprehensive studies have investigated viraemia caused by human parvoviruses (HPAVs) in China. A total of 1626 of blood samples were collected from non-HBV and HBV infected Chinese subjects (adults, N = 1279; children, N = 347) from south-western and south-eastern China. DNA from three HPAVs was detected in blood samples using PCR-based assays. The epidemiological profiles and association with HBV co-infection were also analysed. Of the 1626 blood samples tested, 138 (8.49%) were found to exhibit HPAV viraemia, including 3.51% with B19, 3.75% with HBoV and 2.52% with PARV4. The presence of B19 DNA in both child and adult, as well as that of PARV4 DNA in adult,from the south-western region was significantly higher than that from the south-eastern region (P = 0.006 for B19 in children; P = 0.026 for B19 in adults; and P = 0.014 for PARV4 in adult).However, the frequency of HBoV DNA in adults from the south-western region was significantly lower than that observed in adults from the south-eastern region (P = 0.001). Furthermore, HBoV was more prevalence in male (4.9%) than in female (1.4%) individuals. In addition, no significant correlation between HBV and HPAV co-infection was found using serum samples from Chinese adults. In conclusions,the molecular prevalence of three HPAVs in blood samples exhibited variation among different populations depending on area, age and gender; No association between HPAV and HBV infection in adults was found. Our data provide a basis for improving blood safety and preventing HPAV infection in China.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Asymptomatic Diseases
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • China / epidemiology
  • Coinfection / blood*
  • Coinfection / epidemiology
  • Coinfection / virology*
  • Female
  • Hepatitis B / blood*
  • Hepatitis B / epidemiology
  • Hepatitis B / virology*
  • Human bocavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Human bocavirus / physiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parvoviridae Infections / blood*
  • Parvoviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Parvovirus B19, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Parvovirus B19, Human / physiology
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Prevalence
  • Sex Distribution
  • Young Adult

Grants and funding

This work was supported by grants from the State Megaproject for Infectious Disease Research of China (2011ZX10004-001; 2013ZX10004601) and National 863 Project of China (2007AA02Z464). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.