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Model structure analysis to estimate basic immunological processes and maternal risk for parvovirus B19.

Nele Goeyvaerts1, Niel Hens, Marc Aerts

  • 1Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium. nele.goeyvaerts@uhasselt.be

Biostatistics (Oxford, England)
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Human parvovirus B19 (PVB19) seroprevalence decreases in adults, suggesting waning immunity. This study models transmission, indicating secondary infections are plausible, impacting pregnant women and fetal health.

Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Immunology
  • Mathematical Modeling

Background:

  • Human parvovirus B19 (PVB19) seroprevalence shows a unique age-related pattern, decreasing or plateauing in adults aged 20-40 across Europe.
  • Understanding the immunological basis for this seroprevalence dip is crucial for public health insights.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if waning antibodies cause the observed PVB19 seroprevalence decrease in adults.
  • To determine the plausibility of secondary PVB19 infections and potential immune boosting.
  • To model PVB19 transmission dynamics using serological data and social contact patterns.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized compartmental dynamic transmission models fitted to serological data from five European countries.
  • Incorporated age-specific social contact patterns to estimate transmission rates and the basic reproduction number.

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  • Compared scenarios of lifelong immunity versus waning immunity with age-specific rates.

    • Main Results:

    • Model selection favored scenarios with age-specific waning immunity over lifelong immunity in four out of five countries.
    • Transmission rates were found to be directly proportional to social contact rates.
    • Scenarios allowing for multiple infections predicted increased PVB19 frequency in pregnant women and higher rates of fetal death.

    Conclusions:

    • Waning immunity is a likely driver of the observed PVB19 seroprevalence pattern in adults.
    • The findings highlight the potential for recurrent PVB19 infections and their implications, particularly for pregnant women.
    • The developed modeling framework can be applied to study other infections with available serological data.