Fifth Disease in Japan

The following background material on Fifth Disease in Japan is abstracted from Gideon www.GideonOnline.com and reference 1   Primary references are available on request to the author. Epidemics of Parvovirus B19 infection occurred in Japan every ten years prior to 1980, and every five years since 1981.  Most cases occur during spring and summer, with highest rates among children ages 5 to 9 years.   See graph: Parvovirus B19 infection causes an estimated 107 fetal deaths and 21 hydrops fetalis cases per year (2014 publication) Eight cases of transfusion-associated Parvovirus B19 infection were reported during 1999 to 2008. Prevalence surveys: 10% of nonimmune hydrops fetalis cases (1994 publication) Seroprevalence surveys: 67.9% of healthy residents of Kyushu and Okinawa (IgG, 2013 publication) 2% of children ages 0 to 9 in 1973 and 16% in 1984                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          67% ages 20 to 29 in 1973 and 20% in 1984                                                                                                                                                     ...
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