The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned of an unusually large increase in virus cases. parvovirus B19 (B19V) in several countries of the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA).
In particular, the threat was reported in 14 countriesTherefore, ECDC released the report to raise awareness of the current situation of this virus, especially as it relates to high-risk populations, and to suggest actions that can be taken to address the problem.
On 22 March 2024, Danish public health authorities notified other EU/EEA and ECDC Member States of a sharp increase in the number of pregnant women infected with parvovirus B19 in the first quarter of 2024. Since then, 14 other EU/EEA Member States (Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia and Spain) have reported an increase in detections of B19V infections through various surveillance systems (laboratories, hospitals and primary care facilities). care), screening of blood donors or screening of donated plasma for fractionation.
B19V infection optional notification at EU level, and surveillance is not established in most EU/EEA countries, so the ECDC requested any available epidemiological information to assess the situation. The following Member States reported via EpiPulse:
Additionally, a study published in France on May 23, 2024, reported similar trends of increasing detection of B19V across more than 25 million blood donors in the country.
Following reporting of this event in the ECDC Weekly Communicable Disease Threat Report (CDTR) dated April 5, 2024. Great Britain (UK) has published a health protection report highlighting the rise in B19V cases in the UK in late 2023 and early 2024. However, the reported numbers do not match those seen in 2017 and 2018, when previous surges occurred.
In Israel, a study published in November 2023 found a rise in the number of B19V cases that was the highest to date in the country. More than 40% of the total number of infections detected during the study period (January 2015 to September 2023) were recorded during the last nine months of the study. The adjusted incidence rate ratio (IRR) was 6.6 (95% CI 6.3–6.9) comparing detections in 2023 with previous years. When 2023 is compared to the peak years of COVID-19, the increase is even more pronounced: the incidence rate has increased ninefold. In contrast to previous increases, the highest rates of B19V incidence in 2023 occurred during the fall months. Children accounted for more than 80% of infections, and pregnant women also experienced a relative increase in infection rates.
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