Epidemiology of Human Parechovirus Type 3 Upsurge in 2 Hospitals, Freiburg, Germany, 2018

Epidemiology of Human Parechovirus Type 3 Upsurge in 2 Hospitals, Freiburg, Germany, 2018

In 2018, a cluster of pediatric human parechovirus (HPeV) infections in 2 neighboring German hospitals was detected. Viral protein 1 sequence analysis demonstrated co-circulation of different HPeV-3 sublineages and of HPeV-1 and -5 strains, thereby excluding a nosocomial outbreak. Our findings under...

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Main Authors: Roland Elling, Sindy Böttcher, Florian du Bois, Alexandra Müller, Christiane Prifert, Benedikt Weissbrich, Jörg Hofmann, Klaus Korn, Anna-Maria Eis-Hübinger, Markus Hufnagel, Marcus Panning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
parechovirus
pediatric
outbreak
VP1 sequence
phylogeny
surveillance
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/7/19-0257_article
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spelling doaj-158bc1127e5b4d3e96bcd17e5eb820162020-11-24T20:55:57ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592019-07-012571384138810.3201/eid2507.190257Epidemiology of Human Parechovirus Type 3 Upsurge in 2 Hospitals, Freiburg, Germany, 2018Roland EllingSindy BöttcherFlorian du BoisAlexandra MüllerChristiane PrifertBenedikt WeissbrichJörg HofmannKlaus KornAnna-Maria Eis-HübingerMarkus HufnagelMarcus PanningIn 2018, a cluster of pediatric human parechovirus (HPeV) infections in 2 neighboring German hospitals was detected. Viral protein 1 sequence analysis demonstrated co-circulation of different HPeV-3 sublineages and of HPeV-1 and -5 strains, thereby excluding a nosocomial outbreak. Our findings underline the need for HPeV diagnostics and sequence analysis for outbreak investigations.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/7/19-0257_articleparechoviruspediatricoutbreakVP1 sequencephylogenysurveillance
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author Roland Elling
Sindy Böttcher
Florian du Bois
Alexandra Müller
Christiane Prifert
Benedikt Weissbrich
Jörg Hofmann
Klaus Korn
Anna-Maria Eis-Hübinger
Markus Hufnagel
Marcus Panning
spellingShingle Roland Elling
Sindy Böttcher
Florian du Bois
Alexandra Müller
Christiane Prifert
Benedikt Weissbrich
Jörg Hofmann
Klaus Korn
Anna-Maria Eis-Hübinger
Markus Hufnagel
Marcus Panning
Epidemiology of Human Parechovirus Type 3 Upsurge in 2 Hospitals, Freiburg, Germany, 2018
Emerging Infectious Diseases
parechovirus
pediatric
outbreak
VP1 sequence
phylogeny
surveillance
author_facet Roland Elling
Sindy Böttcher
Florian du Bois
Alexandra Müller
Christiane Prifert
Benedikt Weissbrich
Jörg Hofmann
Klaus Korn
Anna-Maria Eis-Hübinger
Markus Hufnagel
Marcus Panning
author_sort Roland Elling
title Epidemiology of Human Parechovirus Type 3 Upsurge in 2 Hospitals, Freiburg, Germany, 2018
title_short Epidemiology of Human Parechovirus Type 3 Upsurge in 2 Hospitals, Freiburg, Germany, 2018
title_full Epidemiology of Human Parechovirus Type 3 Upsurge in 2 Hospitals, Freiburg, Germany, 2018
title_fullStr Epidemiology of Human Parechovirus Type 3 Upsurge in 2 Hospitals, Freiburg, Germany, 2018
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiology of Human Parechovirus Type 3 Upsurge in 2 Hospitals, Freiburg, Germany, 2018
title_sort epidemiology of human parechovirus type 3 upsurge in 2 hospitals, freiburg, germany, 2018
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2019-07-01
description In 2018, a cluster of pediatric human parechovirus (HPeV) infections in 2 neighboring German hospitals was detected. Viral protein 1 sequence analysis demonstrated co-circulation of different HPeV-3 sublineages and of HPeV-1 and -5 strains, thereby excluding a nosocomial outbreak. Our findings underline the need for HPeV diagnostics and sequence analysis for outbreak investigations.
topic parechovirus
pediatric
outbreak
VP1 sequence
phylogeny
surveillance
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/7/19-0257_article
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