TABLE 1.
Origin and characteristics of the 166 human parvovirus B19 sequences studied
| Location | No. of patients | Age range (yr) | Yr(s) of sample collection | No. of patients with genotype: |
Mean genetic distance (%)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3a | 3b | |||||
| Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 12 | <1-21 | 2006-2007 | 12 | 1.07 | ||
| Osh, Kyrgyzstan | 12 | 1-29b | 2006-2007 | 8 | 4 | 5.95 | |
| Bulgaria | 54 | 3-39 | 2005-2007 | 53 | 1 | 0.54 | |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 20-29 | 2007-2008 | 5 | 0.41 | ||
| Estonia | 8 | 4-17 | 2008 | 8 | 0.66 | ||
| Georgia | 3 | <1-14 | 2008 | 3 | 0.27 | ||
| Greece | 21 | 13-44b | 2000-2005 | 20 | 1 | 1.77 | |
| Israel | 14 | 7-66 | 2001-2006 | 14 | 0.52 | ||
| Luxembourg | 21 | 7-58 | 2000-2006 | 21 | 0.81 | ||
| Nigeria | 5 | 5-69 | 2005, 2007 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 | |
| Russia | 5 | <1-38 | 2006-2007 | 5 | 0.41 | ||
| Serbia | 6 | 3-31 | 2007 | 6 | 0.34 | ||
| Total | 166 | <1-69b | 2000-2008 | 152 | 5 | 9 | 2.48 |
a
Distance between all sequences from the same location.
b
Age not recorded for all patients.