Ancient human parvovirus B19 in Eurasia reveals its long-term association with humans.

B, Mühlemann; A, Margaryan; PB, Damgaard; ME, Allentoft; L, Vinner; AJ, Hansen; A, Weber; VI, Bazaliiskii; M, Molak; J, Arneborg; W, Bogdanowicz; C, Falys; M, Sablin; V, Smrčka; S, Sten; K, Tashbaeva; N, Lynnerup; M, Sikora; DJ, Smith; RAM, Fouchier; C, Drosten; KG, Sjögren; K, Kristiansen; E, Willerslev; TC, Jones

doi:10.1073/pnas.1804921115

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Ancient human parvovirus B19 in Eurasia reveals its long-term association with humans.

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Mühlemann B

Margaryan A

Damgaard PB

Abstract

Human parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a ubiquitous human pathogen associated with a number of conditions, such as fifth disease in children and arthritis and arthralgias in adults. B19V is thought to evolve exceptionally rapidly among DNA viruses, with substitution rates previously estimated to be closer t...

Subject

Ancient DNA

Virology

Virus evolution

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