| seroprevalence of antibodies to parvovirus b19 among children in papua new guinea. | parvovirus b19 (b19) is a common childhood infection that has recently been found to be associated with severe anemia in papua new guinean children. population surveys were performed in 15 villages in maprik district, east sepik province, papua new guinea in 2005. plasma samples collected from children less than 10 years of age were tested for igm and igg antibodies to b19 by enzyme immunoassay. the prevalence of igg antibody to b19 was 53.8% and ranged from 20% in those less than one year of ag ... | 2007 | 17690412 |