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Di Bonito P, Galati L, Focà A, Brambilla M, Bisaglia C, Bonanno Ferraro G, Mancini P, Iaconelli M, Veneri C, La Rosa G. Evidence for swine and human papillomavirus in pig slurry in Italy. J Appl Microbiol 2019; 127:1246-1254. [PMID: 31251456 PMCID: PMC7166630 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 06/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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AIMS The diversity and the geographical distribution of swine papillomaviruses (PVs) are virtually unknown. The occurrence and the diversity of swine PV were therefore investigated in pig slurry collected in Italy, to contribute towards filling this gap in knowledge. METHODS AND RESULTS Twenty-two slurry samples underwent analysis by nested PCR and DNA sequencing using published and newly designed specific primer pairs for Sus scrofa papillomavirus (SsPV) type 1 and 2 (SsPV1 and 2), along with degenerate PV-specific primers targeting the major coat protein L1 and the helicase protein E1. Overall, three samples (13·6%) were positive for SsPV1 by specific primers, and nucleotide (nt) sequences showed 99-100% nt identity with SsPV1 variant a (EF395818), while SsPV2 was not found in any sample. Using generic primers, eight samples (36·4%) were tested positive for human papillomavirus (HPV), and were characterized as follows: β1-HPV8, β1-HPV14, β1-HPV206, β2-HPV113, β2-HPV120 and γ1-HPV173. Moreover, one unclassified γ-type was detected. CONCLUSIONS Both swine and human PVs were detected in pig slurry in this study. The unexpected presence of HPV in pig waste could be explained as the result of an improper use of the sewage collection pits and/or with improper procedures of the operators. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study reports the first detection of SsPV1 in Italy, along with the first detection of HPVs in pig slurry samples in Italy, and expands our knowledge about PV diversity and geographic distribution.
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Affiliation(s)
- P Di Bonito
- Viral Hepatitis, Oncoviruses and Retroviruses (EVOR) Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Viral Hepatitis, Oncoviruses and Retroviruses (EVOR) Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- School of medicine, "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria (CREA), Research Centre for Engineering and Agri Food Processing, Treviglio, BG, Italy
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- Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria (CREA), Research Centre for Engineering and Agri Food Processing, Treviglio, BG, Italy
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- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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Di Bonito P, Iaconelli M, Gheit T, Tommasino M, Della Libera S, Bonadonna L, La Rosa G. Detection of oncogenic viruses in water environments by a Luminex-based multiplex platform for high throughput screening of infectious agents. WATER RESEARCH 2017; 123:549-555. [PMID: 28704770 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.06.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Revised: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Recent studies documented the detection of viruses strongly associated with human cancer in urban sewages and other water environments worldwide. The aim of this study was to estimate the occurrence of human oncogenic viruses in environmental samples (sewage, river, marine, and pool/spa water) using highly sensitive and specific multiplex bead-based assays (Luminex technology). A total of 33 samples were analysed for 140 oncogenic viral agents, including mucosal and cutaneous human papillomaviruses (HPVs), human polyomaviruses (HPyV), human herpesviruses (HHV) and mouse mammary tumour virus (MMTV). Eighty-eight percent of the samples tested positive for at least one viral pathogen and the simultaneous presence of more than one virus was frequent (mean number of positivities/sample = 3.03). A total of 30 different Alpha, Beta and Gamma HPVs were detected, including mucosal and cutaneous types. The high-risk type HPV16 was the most frequently detected virus, identified in 73% of the samples. Of the 12 HPyVs tested, only two (BKPyV and MCPyV) were detected. At least one of these two was present in 48% of the samples. MMTV was detected in 21% of the samples, while herpesviruses - HHV-6 and HHV-1 - were detected in two samples (6%). The present study is the first to provide a comprehensive picture of the occurrence of oncogenic viruses belonging to different families and species in diverse water environments, and the first to successfully use, in environmental samples, a Luminex-based multiplex platform for high throughput screening of infectious agents. Our findings, showing that oncogenic viruses are ubiquitous in water environments, pave the way for future studies on the fate of these pathogens in water environments as well as on their potential for transmission via the waterborne route.
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Affiliation(s)
- P Di Bonito
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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Lieten S, Goossens A, Nguyen S, Gutermuth J, Mets T, Beyer I. A twenty-year evolution of a Kaposi's sarcoma. Eur Geriatr Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2017.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In the vast world of skin diseases, viral skin disorders account for a significant percentage. Most viral skin diseases present with an exanthem (skin rash) and, oftentimes, an accompanying enanthem (lesions involving the mucosal membrane). In this article, the various viral skin diseases are explored, including viral childhood exanthems (measles, rubella, erythema infectiosum, and roseola), herpes viruses (herpes simplex virus, varicella zoster virus, Kaposi sarcoma herpes virus, viral zoonotic infections [orf, monkeypox, ebola, smallpox]), and several other viral skin diseases, such as human papilloma virus, hand, foot, and mouth disease, molluscum contagiosum, and Gianotti-Crosti syndrome.
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Torres M, Gheit T, McKay-Chopin S, Rodríguez C, Romero JD, Filotico R, Doná MG, Ortiz M, Tommasino M. Prevalence of beta and gamma human papillomaviruses in the anal canal of men who have sex with men is influenced by HIV status. J Clin Virol 2015; 67:47-51. [PMID: 25959158 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2015.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Revised: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 04/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mucosal high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types benefit differently from the immunocompromised status of the host. So far it is not known whether a similar scenario holds for the large group of the β and γ cutaneous HPV types that appear to be present at several anatomical sites. METHODS The presence of β (n=43) and γ (n=30) HPVs in the anal samples of 66 HIV-positive and 153 HIV-negative anonymized men who have sex with men (MSM) was determined by multiplex PCR, using type-specific primers and bead-based hybridization (Luminex technology). RESULTS The prevalence of β and γ HPV infection was 65.6% and 68.2%, respectively, among HIV-positive MSM and 59.1% and 57.7%, respectively, among HIV-negative MSM. β-2 and γ-10 were found to be the most prevalent species in both groups. The prevalence of infection with HPV types of the species β-1 (P=0.02), β-3 (P=0.002), γ-6 (P=0.002), and γ-7 (P=0.02) was higher in HIV-positive than HIV-negative men. In contrast, the β-2 species was equally distributed in the two groups, while the γ-10 species was slightly affected by HIV status. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide evidence that impairment of the host's immune surveillance impacts β and γ HPV infections differently.
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- Montserrat Torres
- Infections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 69008 Lyon, France
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- Infections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 69008 Lyon, France
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- Infections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 69008 Lyon, France
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- Unità Operativa complessa di Dermatologia Presidio Ospedaliero. A. Perrino, Brindisi, Italy
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- Retrovirus and Papillomavirus Unit, National Centre of Microbiology, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Infections and Cancer Biology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 69008 Lyon, France.
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Murahwa AT, Muchemwa FC, Duri K, Kanyera RB, Tshabalala M, Manhanzva MT, Mapingure MP, Stray-Pedersen B. Frequency of Betapapillomavirus infections among HIV infected and uninfected Black Zimbabweans with cutaneous lesions. J Med Virol 2014; 87:478-84. [PMID: 25359659 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) types from the Betapapillomavirus (β-HPV) genus are plentiful in non-melanoma skin cancers and warts among Caucasians, but there is paucity of information among black Africans. To determine the frequency of β-HPV genotypes in cutaneous infections among Black Zimbabweans, a cross-sectional study was carried out in which blood samples and skin biopsies were collected from patients infected and uninfected with HIV attending a referral hospital. We included 144 participants (72 infected and 72 uninfected with HIV) with clinically apparent cutaneous warts (n = 34), suspected non-melanoma skin cancers (n = 98) and Kaposi sarcoma (KS) (n = 18). The skin biopsies were analyzed for HPV DNA presence and type. β-HPV DNA was identified among 70% (101/144) and was significantly higher among patients infected with HIV, 79% (57/72) compared to the HIV uninfected 61% (44/72) [OR = 2.42, 95% CI (1.09-5.47), P = 0.018]. All patients with warts, 89% of those with KS and 58% of those with non-melanoma skin cancers were HPV DNA positive and β-HPV type 14 was identified in nearly half of the study participants 49.3% (71/144). Single HPV infections were observed in 33.7% (34/101) of the participants that were HPV DNA positive, 66.3% (67/101) had multiple HPV types. There was no significant difference between patients infected and uninfected with HIV in terms of multiple HPV infections. The distribution of different HPV types did not reveal any association with age and gender but there was an association between HPV 14 and HIV immune status. β-HPVs are not uncommon among the Black Zimbabweans with skin lesions.
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- Alltalents T Murahwa
- Department of Immunology, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe; Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe
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