Thank goodness we did all the work
Thank goodness we didn’t hold off on opening up to see what Omicron was capable of. We had to have Christmas. And there were national cabinet agreements. Anyway, how could Read More …
Category: Parechovirus
Parechovirus on the brain
Two recent papers have added to growing recognition that long-term neurological outcomes can follow severe parechovirus (HPeV) infection of the central nervous system (CNS), in the very young.[1,2] The first Read More …
Severe parechovirus infection in infants: adding to the case for a role in later neurodevelopmental issues…
Human parechovirus (HPeV) infections favour the warmer weather and while we can all be infected, we usually note more severe disease in children.[2] Most infections are mild or probably not Read More …
Human parechovirus (HPeV) may be spread with the help of well kids…
The first human parechoviruses (HPeVs) were initially called Human echovirus 22 (HPeV-1) and Human echovirus 23 (HPeV-2).[11,12] These guys were discovered in the summer of 1956, but they weren’t officially Read More …
Respiratory viruses: the viruses we detect in the human respiratory tract
A list of the viruses we can and do detect in the (mostly upper) human respiratory tract. The standard testing panel/diagnostic menu comprises the influenza A and B viruses, parainfluenza Read More …
What to watch for with human parechovirus (HPeV) infections…
With HPeV infections generally around during summer (see specific earlier story arising from cases in babies from New South Wales), it’s well worth mirroring the advice from NSW health on parechovirus Read More …
Parechovirus infections in babies in New South Wales, Australia
The parechoviruses (HPeVs; par -echo-virus) don’t make the headlines too often. I’m not sure why, but I expect it is mostly because they are (a) not frequently sought and (b) not frequently found. That Read More …