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We report an epidemic of parvovirus B19 infections in Denmark during the first quarter of 2024, with a peak incidence 3.5 times higher than during the most recent epidemic in 2017. In total, 20.1% (130/648) of laboratory-confirmed cases were pregnant. Severe adverse outcomes were observed among 12.3% (16/130) of pregnant people and included foetal anaemia, foetal hydrops and miscarriage. Parvovirus B19 infection is not systematically monitored, but a national laboratory-based surveillance system is currently being established in Denmark.

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Epidemic of parvovirus B19 and disease severity in pregnant people, Denmark, January to March 2024
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Anne+Christine+Nordholm&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nordholm Anne Christine</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Frederik++Trier+M%C3%B8ller&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Trier Møller Frederik </a>, <a href="/search?value1=Signe++Fischer+Ravn&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Fischer Ravn Signe </a>, <a href="/search?value1=Lotte++Flink+S%C3%B8rensen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Flink Sørensen Lotte </a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anja+Moltke-Prehn&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Moltke-Prehn Anja</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jacob++Elsk%C3%A6r+Mollerup&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Elskær Mollerup Jacob </a>, <a href="/search?value1=Tjede+Funk&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Funk Tjede</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Lene+Sperling&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sperling Lene</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ulisa+Jeyaratnam&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Jeyaratnam Ulisa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Kristina++Tr%C3%A6holt+Franck&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Træholt Franck Kristina </a>, <a href="/search?value1=Karina+Hjort-Pedersen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hjort-Pedersen Karina</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Christina++Hj%C3%B8rnet+Kamper&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hjørnet Kamper Christina </a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rikke++Thoft+Nielsen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Thoft Nielsen Rikke </a>, <a href="/search?value1=Pikka+Jokelainen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Jokelainen Pikka</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maria+Wessman&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Wessman Maria</a></span>. Epidemic of parvovirus B19 and disease severity in pregnant people, Denmark, January to March 2024. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2024;29(24):pii=2400299. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.24.2400299" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.24.2400299</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 17 May 2024;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 11 Jun 2024 </span> </p>
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