Retrospective and Prospective Surveillance and Clinical Presentation of Parvovirus B19 in Veneto, Italy, 2024.

ABSTRACT: The recent increase in parvovirus B19 (B19V) infections across Europe has underscored the need for enhanced surveillance. In Italy, B19V surveillance is not mandated nationally. This ambispective (retrospective and prospective) study aimed to assess the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the 2024 apparent surge in the Veneto Region by implementing mandatory disease notification starting in May 2024 and collecting clinical data on confirmed cases. During the surveillance period, 3156 B19V cases were reported, with 2.9% (93/3156) requiring hospitalisation (95% CI 2.4-3.5%). Children under 1 year of age exhibited the highest hospitalisation rate (29.0%), followed by adults aged 18-40 (17.5%). Infections disproportionately affected children aged 1-5 and 6-11, and the Granger causa

SUBMITTER: Tonon M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11858032 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature