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Mull N, Seifert SN, Forbes KM. A framework for understanding and predicting orthohantavirus functional traits. Trends Microbiol 2023; 31:1102-1110. [PMID: 37277284 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Orthohantaviruses present a global public health threat; there are 58 distinct viruses currently recognized and case fatality of pathogenic orthohantaviruses ranges from <0.1% to 50%. An Old World versus New World dichotomy is frequently applied to distinguish human diseases caused by orthohantaviruses. However, this geographic grouping masks the importance of phylogeny and virus-host ecology in shaping orthohantavirus traits, especially since related arvicoline rodents and their orthohantaviruses are found in both regions. We argue that orthohantaviruses can be separated into three phylogenetically based rodent host groups with differences in key functional traits, including human disease, transmission route, and virus-host fidelity. This framework can help understand and predict traits of under-studied and newly discovered orthohantaviruses and guide public health and biosafety policy.
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- Nathaniel Mull
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
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- Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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Nusshag C, Schreiber P, Uhrig J, Zeier M, Krautkrämer E. In-cell Western assay to quantify infection with pathogenic orthohantavirus Puumala virus in replication kinetics and antiviral drug testing. Virus Res 2023; 337:199230. [PMID: 37777116 PMCID: PMC10590686 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2023.199230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) represents a serious zoonotic disease caused by orthohantaviruses in Eurasia. A specific antiviral therapy is not available. HFRS is characterized by acute kidney injury (AKI) with often massive proteinuria. Infection of kidney cells may contribute to the clinical picture. However, orthohantaviral replication in kidney cells is not well characterized. Therefore, we aimed to perform a reliable high-throughput assay that allows the quantification of infection rates and testing of antiviral compounds in different cell types. We quantified relative infection rates of Eurasian pathogenic Puumala virus (PUUV) by staining of nucleocapsid protein (N protein) in an in-cell Western (ICW) assay. Vero E6 cells, derived from the African green monkey and commonly used in viral cell culture studies, and the human podocyte cell line CIHP (conditionally immortalized human podocytes) were used to test the ICW assay for replication kinetics and antiviral drug testing. Quantification of infection by ICW revealed reliable results for both cell types, as shown by their correlation with immunofluorescence quantification results by counting infected cells. Evaluation of antiviral efficacy of ribavirin by ICW assay revealed differences in the toxicity (TC) and inhibitory concentrations (IC) between Vero E6 cells and podocytes. IC5O of ribavirin in podocytes is about 12-fold lower than in Vero E6 cells. In summary, ICW assay together with relevant human target cells represents an important tool for the study of hantaviral replication and drug testing.
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- Christian Nusshag
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
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Schreiber P, Friedrich AK, Gruber G, Nusshag C, Boegelein L, Essbauer S, Uhrig J, Zeier M, Krautkrämer E. Differences in the Susceptibility of Human Tubular Epithelial Cells for Infection with Orthohantaviruses. Viruses 2023; 15:1670. [PMID: 37632012 PMCID: PMC10459294 DOI: 10.3390/v15081670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Diseases induced by infection with pathogenic orthohantaviruses are characterized by a pronounced organ-specific manifestation. Pathogenic Eurasian orthohantaviruses cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) with often massive proteinuria. Therefore, the use of a relevant kidney cell culture would be favorable to analyze the underlying cellular mechanisms of orthohantavirus-induced acute kidney injury (AKI). We tested different human tubular epithelial cell lines for their suitability as an in vitro infection model. Permissiveness and replication kinetics of highly pathogenic Hantaan virus (HTNV) and non-/low-pathogenic Tula virus (TULV) were analyzed in tubular epithelial cell lines and compared to human primary tubular epithelial cells. Ana-lysis of the cell line HK-2 revealed the same results for viral replication, morphological and functional effects as observed for HTNV in primary cells. In contrast, the cell lines RPTEC/TERT1 and TH1 demonstrated only poor infection rates after inoculation with HTNV and are unusable as an infection model. While pathogenic HNTV infects primary tubular and HK-2 cells, non-/low-pathogenic TULV infects neither primary tubular cells nor the cell line HK-2. Our results show that permissiveness of renal cells varies between orthohantaviruses with differences in pathogenicity and that HK-2 cells demonstrate a suitable in vitro model to study viral tropism and pathogenesis of orthohantavirus-induced AKI.
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- Pamela Schreiber
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Department Virology and Intracellular Agents, German Centre for Infection Research, Munich Partner Site, D-80937 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Petrosyan V, Dinets V, Osipov F, Dergunova N, Khlyap L. Range Dynamics of Striped Field Mouse ( Apodemus agrarius) in Northern Eurasia under Global Climate Change Based on Ensemble Species Distribution Models. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:1034. [PMID: 37508463 PMCID: PMC10376031 DOI: 10.3390/biology12071034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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The striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius Pallas, 1771) is a widespread species in Northern Eurasia. It damages crops and carries zoonotic pathogens. Its current and future range expansion under climate change may negatively affect public health and the economy, warranting further research to understand the ecological and invasive characteristics of the species. In our study, we used seven algorithms (GLM, GAM, GBS, FDA, RF, ANN, and MaxEnt) to develop robust ensemble species distribution models (eSDMs) under current (1970-2000) and future climate conditions derived from global circulation models (GCMs) for 2021-2040, 2041-2060, 2061-2080, and 2081-2100. Simulation of climate change included high-, medium-, and low-sensitivity GCMs under four scenarios (SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0, and SSP5-8.5). We analyzed the habitat suitability across GCMs and scenarios by constructing geographical ranges and calculating their centroids. The results showed that the range changes depended on both the sensitivity of GCMs and scenario. The main trends were range expansion to the northeast and partial loss of habitat in the steppe area. The striped field mouse may form a continuous range from Central Europe to East Asia, closing the range gap that has existed for 12 thousand years. We present 49 eSDMs for the current and future distribution of A. agrarius (for 2000-2100) with quantitative metrics (gain, loss, change) of the range dynamics under global climate change. The most important predictor variables determining eSDMs are mean annual temperature, mean diurnal range of temperatures, the highest temperature of the warmest month, annual precipitation, and precipitation in the coldest month. These findings could help limit the population of the striped field mouse and predict distribution of the species under global climate change.
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- Varos Petrosyan
- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- Psychology Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, Russia
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, Russia
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Tkachenko E, Kurashova S, Balkina A, Ivanov A, Egorova M, Leonovich O, Popova Y, Teodorovich R, Belyakova A, Tkachenko P, Trankvilevsky D, Blinova E, Ishmukhametov A, Dzagurova T. Cases of Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome in Russia during 2000-2022. Viruses 2023; 15:1537. [PMID: 37515224 PMCID: PMC10383633 DOI: 10.3390/v15071537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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During 2000-2022, a total of 69 of Russia's 85 administrative regions reported 164,580 hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) cases, with an annual average rate of 4.9 cases/100,000 population (105 popul.). European Russia reported 162,045 (98.5%) cases in 53/60 regions with 9.7 cases/105 popul. Asian Russia reported 2535 (1.5%) cases in 16/25 regions with 0.6 cases/105 popul. In the same period, Russia reported 668 (0.4%) fatal HFRS cases, and 4030 (2.4%) cases among children under the age of 14 years. Most HFRS cases occurred during autumn and winter. The incidence among rural residents was 6.7 per 105 popul., higher than the urban 4.4 per 105 popul.; however, among HFRS patients, rural and urban residents account for 35% and 65%, respectively. Six hantaviruses, causing HFRS of different clinical severity, were recognized as pathogens: Hantaan (HTNV) and Amur (AMUV) of Orthohantavirus hantanense species, Seoul (SEOV) of Orthohantavirus seoulense species, Puumala (PUUV) of Orthohantavirus puumalaense species, and Kurkino (KURV) and Sochi (SOCV) of Orthohantavirus dobravaense species, with the principal hosts Apodemus agrarius coreae, Apodemus peninsulae, Rattus norvegicus, Myodes glareolus, Apodemus agrarius agrarius, and Sylvaemus ponticus, respectively. It was found that 97.7% of HFRS cases are caused by PUUV, therefore, this virus plays the main role in the HFRS morbidity structure in Russia.
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- Evgeniy Tkachenko
- FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Internal Disease Propaedeutics, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, 111123 Moscow, Russia
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- FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Internal Disease Propaedeutics, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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Characterization of a Panel of Cross-Reactive Hantavirus Nucleocapsid Protein-Specific Monoclonal Antibodies. Viruses 2023; 15:v15020532. [PMID: 36851747 PMCID: PMC9958643 DOI: 10.3390/v15020532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Hantaviruses are emerging pathogens with a worldwide distribution that can cause life-threatening diseases in humans. Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against hantavirus nucleocapsid (N) proteins are important tools in virus diagnostics, epidemiological studies and basic research studies on virus replication and pathogenesis. Here, we extend the collection of previously generated MAbs raised against a segment of Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) N protein harbored on virus-like particles (VLPs) and MAbs against N proteins of Sin Nombre orthohantavirus/Andes orthohantavirus by generating nine novel MAbs against N proteins of Dobrava-Belgrade orthohantavirus (DOBV), Tula orthohantavirus (TULV), Thottapalayam thottimvirus (TPMV) and PUUV. In order to have a wide collection of well-described hantavirus-specific MAbs, the cross-reactivity of novel and previously generated MAbs was determined against N proteins of 15 rodent- and shrew-borne hantaviruses by different immunological methods. We found that all MAbs, excluding TPMV-specific MAbs, demonstrated different cross-reactivity patterns with N proteins of hantaviruses and recognized native viral antigens in infected mammalian cells. This well-characterized collection of cross-reactive hantavirus-specific MAbs has a potential application in various fields of hantavirus research, diagnostics and therapy.
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The impact of the striped field mouse's range expansion on communities of native small mammals. Sci Rep 2023; 13:753. [PMID: 36641462 PMCID: PMC9840622 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26919-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Understanding species expansion as an element of the dispersal process is crucial to gaining a better comprehension of the functioning of the populations and the communities. Populations of the same species that are native in one area could be considered nonindigenous, naturalised or invasive somewhere else. The striped field mouse has been expanding its range in south-western Slovakia since 2010, although the origin of the spread has still not been clarified. In light of the striped field mouse's life history, the recent range expansion is considered to be the expansion of a native species. This study analyses the impact of the striped field mouse's expansion on the native population and small mammal communities and confronts the documented stages of striped field mouse expansion with the stages of invasion biology. Our research replicates the design and compares results from past research of small mammals prior to this expansion at the same three study areas with the same 20 study sites and control sites. Several years after expansion, the striped field mouse has a 100% frequency of occurrence in all study sites and has become the dominant species in two of the study areas. The native community is significantly affected by the striped field mouse's increasing dominance, specifically: (i) we found a re-ordering of the species rank, mainly in areas with higher dominance, and (ii) an initial positive impact on diversity and evenness during low dominance of the striped field mouse turned markedly negative after crossing the 25% dominance threshold. Results suggested that the variation in the striped field mouse's dominance is affected by the northern direction of its spread. Our findings show that establishment in a new area, spread and impact on the native community are stages possibly shared by both invasive and native species during their range expansion.
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Li R, Sun J, Chen Y, Fan X, Wang X, Zhang X, Zhang K, Han Q, Liu Z. Clinical and laboratory features and factors predicting disease severity in pediatric patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by Hantaan virus. J Med Virol 2023; 95:e28339. [PMID: 36418181 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The clinical features and factors associated with disease severity in children with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) have not been well characterized. This study analyzed the clinical and laboratory factors associated with disease severity in children with HFRS caused by Hantaan virus. Data in pediatric patients with HFRS were retrospectively collected from Xi'an Children's Hospital over a 9-year period. Independent factors associated with disease severity were identified. Nomogram predicting disease severity was constructed based on variables filtered by feature selection. In total, 206 children with HFRS were studied. Fever, digestive tract symptoms, headache, backache, bleeding, and renal injury signs were the common symptoms. Elevated white blood cell, reduced platelet, hematuria, proteinuria, coagulation abnormalities, increased blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and procalcitonin (PCT), decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate and low serum Na+ , Cl- , and Ca2+ were the common laboratory findings. In the 206 patients, 21 patients had critical type disease and 4 patients (1.9%) died. Hydrothorax, hypotension and cerebral edema/cerebral herniation at hospital admission were independent clinical characteristics, and neutrophil %, prothrombin activity, PCT, BUN, and Ca2+ at hospital admission were independent laboratory factors associated with critical disease. Feature selection identified BUN, PCT and prothrombin time as independent factors related to critical disease. A nomogram integrating BUN and PCT at admission was constructed and calibration showed high accuracy for the probability prediction of critical disease. In conclusion, this study characterized the clinical and laboratory features and constructed a nomogram predicting disease severity in pediatric HFRS, providing references for disease severity evaluation in managing children HFRS.
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- Ruina Li
- Department of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Xi'an Children's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Hönig V, Kamiš J, Maršíková A, Matějková T, Stopka P, Mácová A, Růžek D, Kvičerová J. Orthohantaviruses in Reservoir and Atypical Hosts in the Czech Republic: Spillover Infection and Indication of Virus-Specific Tissue Tropism. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0130622. [PMID: 36169417 PMCID: PMC9604079 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01306-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Orthohantaviruses (genus Orthohantavirus) are a diverse group of viruses that are closely associated with their natural hosts (rodents, shrews, and moles). Several orthohantaviruses cause severe disease in humans. Central and western Europe are areas with emerging orthohantavirus occurrences. In our study, several orthohantaviruses, including the pathogenic Kurkino virus (KURV), were detected in their natural hosts trapped at several study sites in the Czech Republic. KURV was detected mainly in its typical host, the striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius). Nevertheless, spillover infections were also detected in wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) and common voles (Microtus arvalis). Similarly, Tula virus (TULV) was found primarily in common voles, and events of spillover to rodents of other host species, including Apodemus spp., were recorded. In addition, unlike most previous studies, different tissues were sampled and compared to assess their suitability for orthohantavirus screening and possible tissue tropism. Our data suggest possible virus-specific tissue tropism in rodent hosts. TULV was most commonly detected in the lung tissue, whereas KURV was more common in the liver, spleen, and brain. Moreover, Seewis and Asikkala viruses were detected in randomly found common shrews (Sorex araneus). In conclusion, we have demonstrated the presence of human-pathogenic KURV and the potentially pathogenic TULV in their typical hosts as well as their spillover to atypical host species belonging to another family. Furthermore, we suggest the possibility of virus-specific tissue tropism of orthohantaviruses in their natural hosts. IMPORTANCE Orthohantaviruses (genus Orthohantavirus, family Hantaviridae) are a diverse group of globally distributed viruses that are closely associated with their natural hosts. Some orthohantaviruses are capable of infecting humans and causing severe disease. Orthohantaviruses are considered emerging pathogens due to their ever-increasing diversity and increasing numbers of disease cases. We report the detection of four different orthohantaviruses in rodents and shrews in the Czech Republic. Most viruses were found in their typical hosts, Kurkino virus (KURV) in striped field mice (Apodemus agrarius), Tula virus (TULV) in common voles (Microtus arvalis), and Seewis virus in common shrews (Sorex araneus). Nevertheless, spillover infections of atypical host species were also recorded for KURV, TULV, and another shrew-borne orthohantavirus, Asikkala virus. In addition, indications of virus-specific patterns of tissue tropism were observed. Our results highlight the circulation of several orthohantaviruses, including KURV, which is pathogenic to humans, among rodents and shrews in the Czech Republic.
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- Václav Hönig
- Laboratory of Arbovirology, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- Laboratory of Emerging Viral Infections, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Arbovirology, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Biocev, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Biocev, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Arbovirology, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- Laboratory of Emerging Viral Infections, Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic
- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Biocev, Vestec, Czech Republic
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Camp JV, Desvars-Larrive A, Nowotny N, Walzer C. Monitoring Urban Zoonotic Virus Activity: Are City Rats a Promising Surveillance Tool for Emerging Viruses? Viruses 2022; 14:v14071516. [PMID: 35891496 PMCID: PMC9316102 DOI: 10.3390/v14071516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Urban environments represent unique ecosystems where dense human populations may come into contact with wildlife species, some of which are established or potential reservoirs for zoonotic pathogens that cause human diseases. Finding practical ways to monitor the presence and/or abundance of zoonotic pathogens is important to estimate the risk of spillover to humans in cities. As brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) are ubiquitous in urban habitats, and are hosts of several zoonotic viruses, we conducted longitudinal sampling of brown rats in Vienna, Austria, a large population center in Central Europe. We investigated rat tissues for the presence of several zoonotic viruses, including flaviviruses, hantaviruses, coronaviruses, poxviruses, hepatitis E virus, encephalomyocarditis virus, and influenza A virus. Although we found no evidence of active infections (all were negative for viral nucleic acids) among 96 rats captured between 2016 and 2018, our study supports the findings of others, suggesting that monitoring urban rats may be an efficient way to estimate the activity of zoonotic viruses in urban environments.
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- Jeremy V. Camp
- Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, 1210 Vienna, Austria;
- Center for Virology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, 1210 Vienna, Austria;
- Complexity Science Hub Vienna, 1080 Vienna, Austria
- VetFarm, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, 1210 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, 1210 Vienna, Austria;
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai P.O. Box 505055, United Arab Emirates
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- Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, 1210 Vienna, Austria;
- Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, Bronx, NY 10460, USA
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Mustonen J, Henttonen H, Vaheri A, Zöller L, Krüger DH. [Infection outbreak among German and Finish troups in Eastern Lapland during World War II - First description of hantavirus disease in the German language area]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2022; 147:1629-1634. [PMID: 35732176 DOI: 10.1055/a-1817-5129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Eight decades ago, a report on "a swamp fever-like disease in German troups in Lapland" was published in this journal. The disease outbreak had occurred in 1942 and affected more than 1000 soldiers at the Finish front. The published, precise analysis of the clinical picture was obviously the first description of hantavirus disease in the German language area. Nowadays, hantavirus disease - in Central and Northern Europe also known as Nephropathia epidemica - is one of the most frequent notifiable virus diseases in Germany and Finland.
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- Jukka Mustonen
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Finland.,Department of Internal Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Finland
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- Department of Virology, Medicum, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Institut für Virologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Gliedkörperschaft der Freien Universität Berlin und der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin
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Nusshag C, Boegelein L, Schreiber P, Essbauer S, Osberghaus A, Zeier M, Krautkrämer E. Expression Profile of Human Renal Mesangial Cells Is Altered by Infection with Pathogenic Puumala Orthohantavirus. Viruses 2022; 14:v14040823. [PMID: 35458553 PMCID: PMC9025590 DOI: 10.3390/v14040823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) with proteinuria is a hallmark of infections with Eurasian orthohantaviruses. Different kidney cells are identified as target cells of hantaviruses. Mesangial cells may play a central role in the pathogenesis of AKI by regulation of inflammatory mediators and signaling cascades. Therefore, we examined the characteristics of hantavirus infection on human renal mesangial cells (HRMCs). Receptor expression and infection with pathogenic Puumala virus (PUUV) and low-pathogenic Tula virus (TULV) were explored. To analyze changes in protein expression in infected mesangial cells, we performed a proteome profiler assay analyzing 38 markers of kidney damage. We compared the proteome profile of in vitro-infected HRMCs with the profile detected in urine samples of 11 patients with acute hantavirus infection. We observed effective productive infection of HRMCs with pathogenic PUUV, but only poor abortive infection for low-pathogenic TULV. PUUV infection resulted in the deregulation of proteases, adhesion proteins, and cytokines associated with renal damage. The urinary proteome profile of hantavirus patients demonstrated also massive changes, which in part correspond to the alterations observed in the in vitro infection of HRMCs. The direct infection of mesangial cells may induce a local environment of signal mediators that contributes to AKI in hantavirus infection.
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- Christian Nusshag
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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- Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Department Virology and Intracellular Agents, German Centre for Infection Research, Munich Partner Site, D-80937 Munich, Germany;
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany; (C.N.); (L.B.); (P.S.); (A.O.); (M.Z.)
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Hantavirus induced hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is an emerging viral zoonosis affecting up to 200,000 humans annually worldwide. This review article is focused on recent advances in the mechanism, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of hantavirus induced HFRS. The importance of interactions between viral and host factors in the design of therapeutic strategies is discussed. Hantavirus induced HFRS is characterized by thrombocytopenia and proteinuria of varying severities. The mechanism of kidney injury appears immunopathological with characteristic deterioration of endothelial cell function and compromised barrier functions of the vasculature. Although multidisciplinary research efforts have provided insights about the loss of cellular contact in the endothelium leading to increased permeability, the details of the molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. The epidemiology of hantavirus induced renal failure is associated with viral species and the geographical location of the natural host of the virus. The development of vaccine and antiviral therapeutics is necessary to avoid potentially severe outbreaks of this zoonotic illness in the future. The recent groundbreaking approach to the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine has revolutionized the general field of vaccinology and has provided new directions for the use of this promising platform for widespread vaccine development, including the development of hantavirus mRNA vaccine. The combinational therapies specifically targeted to inhibit hantavirus replication and vascular permeability in infected patients will likely improve the disease outcome.
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Yashina LN, Abramov SA, Zhigalin AV, Smetannikova NA, Dupal TA, Krivopalov AV, Kikuchi F, Senoo K, Arai S, Mizutani T, Suzuki M, Cook JA, Yanagihara R. Geographic Distribution and Phylogeny of Soricine Shrew-Borne Seewis Virus and Altai Virus in Russia. Viruses 2021; 13:1286. [PMID: 34372492 PMCID: PMC8310073 DOI: 10.3390/v13071286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The discovery of genetically distinct hantaviruses (family Hantaviridae) in multiple species of shrews, moles and bats has revealed a complex evolutionary history involving cross-species transmission. Seewis virus (SWSV) is widely distributed throughout the geographic ranges of its soricid hosts, including the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus), tundra shrew (Sorex tundrensis) and Siberian large-toothed shrew (Sorex daphaenodon), suggesting host sharing. In addition, genetic variants of SWSV, previously named Artybash virus (ARTV) and Amga virus, have been detected in the Laxmann's shrew (Sorex caecutiens). Here, we describe the geographic distribution and phylogeny of SWSV and Altai virus (ALTV) in Asian Russia. The complete genomic sequence analysis showed that ALTV, also harbored by the Eurasian common shrew, is a new hantavirus species, distantly related to SWSV. Moreover, Lena River virus (LENV) appears to be a distinct hantavirus species, harbored by Laxmann's shrews and flat-skulled shrews (Sorex roboratus) in Eastern Siberia and far-eastern Russia. Another ALTV-related virus, which is more closely related to Camp Ripley virus from the United States, has been identified in the Eurasian least shrew (Sorex minutissimus) from far-eastern Russia. Two highly divergent viruses, ALTV and SWSV co-circulate among common shrews in Western Siberia, while LENV and the ARTV variant of SWSV co-circulate among Laxmann's shrews in Eastern Siberia and far-eastern Russia. ALTV and ALTV-related viruses appear to belong to the Mobatvirus genus, while SWSV is a member of the Orthohantavirus genus. These findings suggest that ALTV and ALTV-related hantaviruses might have emerged from ancient cross-species transmission with subsequent diversification within Sorex shrews in Eurasia.
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- Liudmila N. Yashina
- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology “Vector”, 630559 Koltsovo, Russia;
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, 630091 Novosibirsk, Russia; (S.A.A.); (T.A.D.); (A.V.K.)
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- Department of Vertebrate Zoology and Ecology, Tomsk State University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia;
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, 630091 Novosibirsk, Russia; (S.A.A.); (T.A.D.); (A.V.K.)
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, 630091 Novosibirsk, Russia; (S.A.A.); (T.A.D.); (A.V.K.)
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- Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8538, Japan; (F.K.); (T.M.)
- Center for Surveillance, Immunization and Epidemiologic Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan; (K.S.); (S.A.); (M.S.)
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- Center for Surveillance, Immunization and Epidemiologic Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan; (K.S.); (S.A.); (M.S.)
- Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Center for Surveillance, Immunization and Epidemiologic Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan; (K.S.); (S.A.); (M.S.)
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- Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8538, Japan; (F.K.); (T.M.)
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- Center for Surveillance, Immunization and Epidemiologic Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan; (K.S.); (S.A.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Biology and Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA;
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- Department of Pediatrics, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
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Khlyap LA, Dinets V, Warshavsky AA, Osipov FA, Dergunova NN, Petrosyan VG. Aggregated occurrence records of the invasive alien striped field mouse ( Apodemus agrarius Pall.) in the former USSR. Biodivers Data J 2021; 9:e69159. [PMID: 34239342 PMCID: PMC8245395 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.9.e69159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Open access to occurrence records of the most dangerous invasive species in a standardised format have important potential applications for ecological research and management, including the assessment of invasion risks, formulation of preventative and management plans in the context of global climate and land use changes in the short and long perspective. The striped field mouse (Apodemusagrarius Pallas, 1771) is a common species in the temperate latitudes of the Palaearctic. Due to land use and global climate changes, several waves of expansion of the range of this species have been observed or inferred. By intrusion into new regions, the striped field mouse has become an alien species there. Apodemusagrarius causes significant harm to agriculture and is one of the most important pests of grain crops. In tree nurseries, A.agrarius destroys seeds of valuable tree species and gnaws at the bark of saplings of broadleaf species and berry bushes. It is one of the most epidemiologically important rodents, involved in the circulation of the causative agents of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and many other zoonotic infections. The foregoing allows us to classify the striped field mouse as a dangerous invasive alien species in the expanding part of the range. A lot of data accumulated for this species are of interest from both ecological and applied points of view. The accumulation and aggregation of data on the occurrence records of A.agrarius is relevant for the study of ecology, biogeography and construction of the spatial distribution and ecological niche models in the context of global climate change. We have created a dataset of 1603 occurrence records of this species, collected from 1936 to December 2020 by various zoologists, previously published or original. These records relate to a significant part of the striped field mouse’s range in Russia (1264 records) and neighbouring countries (339 records). The dataset shows the position of the northern and central parts of A.agrarius range, the disjunction of the range in Transbaikalia and isolated populations in the north of the range. The data were obtained in different formats from literature, indicating different degrees of accuracy of geographic coordinates and with several variations of the species' name. In the process of aggregating and fixing errors, we created a set of georeferenced occurrence records, adopted a controlled vocabulary, removed duplicates and standardised the format of records using unified data structure. We examined the dataset for inconsistencies with the taxonomic position of A.agrarius and removed the incorrect records. This paper presents the resulting dataset of A.agrarius occurrence records in the territory of Russia and neighbouring countries in a standardised format. New information This is a validated and comprehensive dataset of occurrence records of A.agrarius, including both our own observations and records from literature. This dataset is available for extension by other researchers using a standard format in accordance with Darwin Core standards. In different countries, there are a lot of occurrence records for the striped field mouse, but the overwhelming part of them is presented in separate literary sources, stored in the form of maps and in zoological collections. Prior to this project, such information was not available to a wide range of researchers and did not allow the use of these spatial data for further processing by modern methods of analysis, based on geographic information systems (GIS technologies). The created dataset combines species occurrence records of many Soviet zoologists who studied the distribution of the striped field mouse over a significant part of its recent range, in Russia and neighbouring countries (within the former USSR). The final set of records was created by combining the species occurrence records using a uniform data structure, checking geographic coordinates and removing duplicate and erroneous records. The dataset expands the available information on the spatial and temporal distribution of the dangerous invasive species in Russia and neighbouring countries of the former USSR (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan).
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- Lyudmila A Khlyap
- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow Russia
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- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States of America University of Tennessee Knoxville United States of America.,Kean University, Union, United States of America Kean University Union United States of America
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow Russia
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow Russia
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow Russia
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow Russia
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Park K, Kim WK, Lee SH, Kim J, Lee J, Cho S, Lee GY, No JS, Lee KH, Song JW. A novel genotype of Hantaan orthohantavirus harbored by Apodemus agrarius chejuensis as a potential etiologic agent of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Republic of Korea. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2021; 15:e0009400. [PMID: 33979351 PMCID: PMC8143423 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Orthohantaviruses, causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome, pose a significant public health threat worldwide. Despite the significant mortality and morbidity, effective antiviral therapeutics for orthohantavirus infections are currently unavailable. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of HFRS-associated orthohantaviruses and identify the etiological agent of orthohantavirus outbreaks in southern Republic of Korea (ROK). METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We collected small mammals on Jeju Island during 2018-2020. We detected the Hantaan virus (HTNV)-specific antibodies and RNA using an indirect immunofluorescence assay test and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction on Apodemus agrarius chejuensis (A. chejuensis). The prevalence of anti-HTNV antibodies among rodents was 14.1%. A total of six seropositive mouse harbored HTNV RNA. The amplicon-based next-generation sequencing provided nearly full-length tripartite genomic sequences of six HTNV harbored by A. chejuensis. Phylogenetic and tanglegram analyses were conducted for inferring evolutionary relationships between orthohantaviruses with their reservoir hosts. Phylogenetic analysis showed a novel distinct HTNV genotype. The detected HTNV genomic sequences were phylogenetically related to a viral sequence derived from HFRS patient in southern ROK. Tanglegram analysis demonstrated the segregation of HTNV genotypes corresponding to Apodemus spp. divergence. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Our results suggest that A. chejuensis-borne HTNV may be a potential etiological agent of HFRS in southern ROK. Ancestral HTNV may infect A. chejuensis prior to geological isolation between the Korean peninsula and Jeju Island, supporting the co-evolution of orthohantaviruses and rodents. This study arises awareness among physicians for HFRS outbreaks in southern ROK.
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- Kyungmin Park
- BK21 Graduate Program, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Microbiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Medical Research, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Division of High-risk Pathogens, Bureau of Infectious Diseases Diagnosis Control, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- BK21 Graduate Program, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Microbiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jeske K, Herzig-Straschil B, Răileanu C, Kunec D, Tauchmann O, Emirhar D, Schmidt S, Trimpert J, Silaghi C, Heckel G, Ulrich RG, Drewes S. Zoonotic pathogen screening of striped field mice (Apodemus agrarius) from Austria. Transbound Emerg Dis 2021; 69:886-890. [PMID: 33534959 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius) is known to carry several zoonotic pathogens, including Leptospira spp. and Dobrava-Belgrade orthohantavirus (DOBV). Since its first detection in 1996 in south-east Austria, the striped field mouse has further expanded its range in Austria. Here, we screened 35 striped field mice collected in an Austrian region near the Hungarian border for DOBV, Leptospira spp. and seven vector-borne pathogens. Hantavirus RT-PCR screening and DOBV IgG ELISA analysis led to the detection of two DOBV-positive striped field mice. The complete coding sequences of all three genome segments of both strains were determined by a combination of target enrichment and next-generation sequencing. Both complete coding S segment sequences clustered within the DOBV genotype Kurkino clade with the highest similarity to a sequence from Hungary. In one of 35 striped field mice, Leptospira borgpetersenii sequence type (ST) 146 was detected. Bartonella spp., Borrelia miyamotoi and Neoehrlichia mikurensis DNA was detected in four, one and two of 32 mice, respectively. Babesia, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia and Rickettsia specific DNA was not detected. Future investigations will have to determine the prevalence and invasion of these pathogens with the ongoing range expansion of the striped field mouse in Austria.
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- Kathrin Jeske
- Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.,Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Institute of Infectology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Virology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Infectology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Department for Biological Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.,German Society of Tissue Transplantation, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Virology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Infectology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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Hoornweg TE, Zutt I, de Vries A, Maas M, Hoogerwerf MN, Avšič-Županc T, Korva M, Reimerink JHJ, Reusken CBEM. Development of a Comparative European Orthohantavirus Microneutralization Assay With Multi- Species Validation and Evaluation in a Human Diagnostic Cohort. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:580478. [PMID: 33415084 PMCID: PMC7783042 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.580478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Orthohantaviruses (family Hantaviridae, order Bunyavirales) can cause two serious syndromes in humans: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), associated with the Old World orthohantaviruses, and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS), associated with orthohantaviruses in the Americas. In Europe, four different orthohantaviruses (DOBV, PUUV, SEOV, and TULV) are associated with human disease. As disease severity and zoonotic source differ between orthohantavirus species, conclusive determination of the infecting species by either RT-PCR or comparative virus neutralization test (VNT) is of importance. Currently, the focus reduction neutralization test (FRNT) is considered the ‘Gold Standard’ for orthohantavirus VNTs, however this test is laborious and time-consuming. Consequently, more high-throughput alternatives are needed. In this study, we developed a comparative orthohantavirus microneutralization test (MNT) including all four human pathogenic orthohantavirus species circulating in Europe. The assay was validated using RT-PCR-confirmed rodent (n=17) and human sera (n=17), DOBV-suspected human sera (n=3) and cohorts of orthohantavirus-negative rodent (n=3) and human sera (n=85). 16/17 RT-PCR-confirmed rodent sera and 18/20 of the RT-PCR-confirmed and DOBV-suspected human sera were serotyped successfully, while for the remaining rodent (n=1) and human sera (n=2) no neutralizing titers could be detected. All negative control sera tested negative in the MNT. The assay was subsequently evaluated using a clinical cohort of 50 orthohantavirus patients. Orthohantavirus infection was confirmed in all 50 patients, and 47/50 (94%) sera were serotyped successfully, confirming PUUV as the major cause of orthohantavirus infections in Netherlands. Notably, two previously unrecognized SEOV cases from 2013 were diagnosed using the MNT, underlining the added value of the MNT in a diagnostic setting. In conclusion, we demonstrate the successful development and clinical implementation of a comparative European orthohantavirus MNT to determine the infecting virus species in European HFRS patients. Identification of the causative species is needed for an adequate Public Health response and can support individual patient care. For many labs, the implementation of orthohantavirus neutralization tests has not been a straightforward procedure. This issue will be addressed by the rollout of the comparative MNT to multiple European laboratories to support patient diagnostics, surveillance and Public Health responses.
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- Tabitha E Hoornweg
- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands
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Bennett AJ, Paskey AC, Ebinger A, Pfaff F, Priemer G, Höper D, Breithaupt A, Heuser E, Ulrich RG, Kuhn JH, Bishop-Lilly KA, Beer M, Goldberg TL. Relatives of rubella virus in diverse mammals. Nature 2020; 586:424-428. [PMID: 33029010 PMCID: PMC7572621 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2812-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Since 1814, when rubella was first described, the origins of the disease and its causative agent, rubella virus (Matonaviridae: Rubivirus), have remained unclear1. Here we describe ruhugu virus and rustrela virus in Africa and Europe, respectively, which are, to our knowledge, the first known relatives of rubella virus. Ruhugu virus, which is the closest relative of rubella virus, was found in apparently healthy cyclops leaf-nosed bats (Hipposideros cyclops) in Uganda. Rustrela virus, which is an outgroup to the clade that comprises rubella and ruhugu viruses, was found in acutely encephalitic placental and marsupial animals at a zoo in Germany and in wild yellow-necked field mice (Apodemus flavicollis) at and near the zoo. Ruhugu and rustrela viruses share an identical genomic architecture with rubella virus2,3. The amino acid sequences of four putative B cell epitopes in the fusion (E1) protein of the rubella, ruhugu and rustrela viruses and two putative T cell epitopes in the capsid protein of the rubella and ruhugu viruses are moderately to highly conserved4-6. Modelling of E1 homotrimers in the post-fusion state predicts that ruhugu and rubella viruses have a similar capacity for fusion with the host-cell membrane5. Together, these findings show that some members of the family Matonaviridae can cross substantial barriers between host species and that rubella virus probably has a zoonotic origin. Our findings raise concerns about future zoonotic transmission of rubella-like viruses, but will facilitate comparative studies and animal models of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome.
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- Andrew J Bennett
- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Leidos, Reston, VA, USA
- Genomics and Bioinformatics Department, Biological Defense Research Directorate, Naval Medical Research Center-Frederick, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- State Office for Agriculture, Food Safety and Fisheries, Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Animal Facilities and Biorisk Management, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Insel Riems, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Insel Riems, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Genomics and Bioinformatics Department, Biological Defense Research Directorate, Naval Medical Research Center-Frederick, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
- Global Health Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
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Dzagurova TK, Ishmukhametov AA, Bakhtina VA, Morozov VG, Balovneva МV, Kurashova SS, Klempa B, Kruger D, Tkachenko EA. [Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome group outbreak caused by Sochi virus.]. Vopr Virusol 2020; 64:36-41. [PMID: 30893528 DOI: 10.18821/0507-4088-2019-64-1-36-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) occupies a leading place among natural focal human diseases in the Russian Federation. Sporadic incidence of HFRS-Sochi has been annually recorded in the Krasnodar Territory since 2000. The group outbreak of the HFRS-Sochi was first registered in Gelendzhik in the fall of 2013. METHODS Serological methods were used: indirect immunofluorescence, enzyme immunoassay, FRNT in Vero cells, and methods for the viral RNA detection: PCR and RT-PCR. RESULTS Data of clinical, epidemiological, immunological and molecular studies of 3 out of 4 cases in HFRS-Sochi outbreak are presented. Severity of the disease correlated with early gastrointestinal disorders appearance. Patient MA gastrointestinal disorders were joined on day 3 of a fever. Clinical and laboratory studies revealed signs of kidneys, liver, pancreas damage, bilateral hydrothorax, bilateral polysegmental pneumonia and polyneuropathy. As a result of long-term treatment, the patient recovered. Patient AA had gastrointestinal disturbances the next day after fever onset. The patient was not saved, despite early hospitalization. Hantavirus antigen and RNA were detected in the lung tissues 2 out of 10 Black-Sea field mice captured in the affected area, as well as in the organs of deceased patient. The most severe clinical course of the disease in close relatives, son and father, with a fatal outcome in the latter case may be the result of genetic features. The severity and outcome of the disease was not depend on day of hospitalization and correlated with the early manifestations of gastrointestinal disorders. CONCLUSIONS Presented data confirm high virulence and pantropism of the Sochi virus, as well as the epidemiological role of Black-Sea field mouse (Apodemus ponticus) as the host of the Sochi virus and the source of human infection.
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- T K Dzagurova
- Chumakov federal scientific center for research and development of immune-and-biological products of Russian academy of sciences, 108819, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Chumakov federal scientific center for research and development of immune-and-biological products of Russian academy of sciences, 108819, Moscow, Russian Federation.,1th Moscow State medical university named by I.M. Sechenov, 119435, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Specialized clinical infectious hospital, 350015, Krasnodar, Russian Federation
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- Medical Company «Gepatolog», 443063, Samara, Russian Federation
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- Chumakov federal scientific center for research and development of immune-and-biological products of Russian academy of sciences, 108819, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Chumakov federal scientific center for research and development of immune-and-biological products of Russian academy of sciences, 108819, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Biomedical Research Center Slovak Academy of Sciences, 84505, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Virology, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, D-10098, Berlin, Germany
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- Chumakov federal scientific center for research and development of immune-and-biological products of Russian academy of sciences, 108819, Moscow, Russian Federation.,1th Moscow State medical university named by I.M. Sechenov, 119435, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Lee SH, No JS, Kim WK, Gajda E, Perec-Matysiak A, Kim JA, Hildebrand J, Yanagihara R, Song JW. Molecular Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity of Orthohantaviruses in Small Mammals in Western Poland. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020; 103:193-199. [PMID: 32314690 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Orthohantaviruses are negative-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses harbored by multiple small mammals. Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) and Puumala virus (PUUV) cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Europe. In Poland, serological surveys have demonstrated antibodies against DOBV and PUUV in patients with HFRS. Molecular evidence of DOBV and PUUV has been found in Apodemus flavicollis and Myodes glareolus, respectively, in southeastern Poland, and Seewis virus (SWSV) has been reported in Sorex araneus in central Poland. However, data on the geographic distribution and phylogeny of orthohantaviruses are unavailable for other regions in Poland. To ascertain the prevalence and genetic diversity of orthohantaviruses in western and northern Poland, lung tissues from 106 small mammals were analyzed for the presence of orthohantavirus RNA. DOBV and SWSV were detected in two of 42 (4.8%) Apodemus agrarius and in three of 10 (30%) S. araneus, respectively. Phylogenetic analyses of partial L- and S-segment sequences of DOBV indicated a shared genetic lineage with the Kurkino genotype from Slovakia, Russia, and Hungary, whereas the partial M segment of DOBV clustered with the Kurkino genotype from Germany. Phylogenetic relationships of the SWSV L and S segments showed a geographic lineage with SWSV strains from central Poland, Czech Republic, and Germany. In conclusion, the study provides insights into the molecular prevalence, phylogenetic diversity, and evolutionary relationship of DOBV in A. agrarius and SWSV in S. araneus. This report increases awareness among physicians for HFRS outbreaks in western Poland.
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- Seung-Ho Lee
- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Medical Science Research, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.,Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Parasitology, University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Tkachenko EA, Ishmukhametov AA, Dzagurova TK, Bernshtein AD, Morozov VG, Siniugina AA, Kurashova SS, Balkina AS, Tkachenko PE, Kruger DH, Klempa B. Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome, Russia. Emerg Infect Dis 2020; 25:2325-2328. [PMID: 31742540 PMCID: PMC6874259 DOI: 10.3201/eid2512.181649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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In Russia, 131,590 cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by 6 different hantaviruses were reported during 2000–2017. Most cases, 98.4%, were reported in western Russia. The average case-fatality rate was 0.4%, and strong regional differences were seen, depending on the predominant virus type.
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Antoine M, Langlois ME, Bres E, Rabeyrin M, Reynes JM, Deeb A. Imported haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by Dobrava-Belgrade hantavirus in France. Clin Kidney J 2020; 14:1014-1016. [PMID: 33777382 PMCID: PMC7986331 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfaa006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) caused by hantavirus infections is rare but should be suspected in any patient presenting with flu-like symptoms, signs of haemolytic–uraemic syndrome or presence of anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibodies. We report the first case of Dobrava–Belgrade virus in France imported from southeastern Europe. The characteristic macroscopic appearance of the fresh renal biopsy specimen, displaying a haemorrhagic appearance of the medulla, suggested hantavirus infection. AKI caused by hantavirus infections remains a diagnostic challenge, especially outside endemic areas.
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- Meghann Antoine
- Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Nephrology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Cytology and Pathology, Hôpital Cardiologique, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Hantavirus National Reference Center, Unité Environnement et Risques Infectieux, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Department of Nephrology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Meeting report: Eleventh International Conference on Hantaviruses. Antiviral Res 2020; 176:104733. [PMID: 32068071 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2020.104733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The 2019 11th International Conference on Hantaviruses (ICH 2019) was organized by the International Society for Hantaviruses (ISH), and held on September 1-4, 2019, at the Irish College, in Leuven, Belgium. These ICHs have been held every three years since 1989. ICH 2019 was attended by 158 participants from 33 countries. The current report summarizes research presented on all aspects of hantavirology: ecology; pathogenesis and immune responses; virus phylogeny, replication and morphogenesis; epidemiology; vaccines, therapeutics and prevention; and clinical aspects and diagnosis.
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Phylogeography of the striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius (Rodentia: Muridae), throughout its distribution range in the Palaearctic region. Mamm Biol 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s42991-019-00001-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Cocirculation of Two Orthohantavirus Species in Small Mammals of the Northwestern Ukraine. J Wildl Dis 2020; 56:640-645. [PMID: 31917639 DOI: 10.7589/2019-09-238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Rodent-borne hantaviruses have been reported in many of the countries surrounding Ukraine; however, to date we have no knowledge of the viral strains circulating in Ukraine within reservoirs such as the striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius), the yellow-necked field mouse (Apodemus flavicollis), and the bank vole (Myodes glareolus). To determine the prevalence of hantaviruses in Ukraine, we captured 1,261 mammals, of which 1,109 were rodents, in 58 field sites within the province of Volyn in western Ukraine. Foci of the striped field mouse tended to occur in the eastern and southern parts of the province, whereas the bank vole were clustered in western and northern regions. The striped field mouse and bank vole had detectable serum antibodies to Puumala virus (PUUV) or Dobrava virus (DOBV) antigens at 7% or 2%, respectively, using an indirect immunofluorescence assay. Antibody prevalence among the bank vole males and females was equivalent, whereas for the striped field mouse, the prevalence among males was 5% versus 1% for females. In two bank vole specimens, we were able to detect partial nucleotide sequences that showed identity to PUUV. In summary, this study suggests that two human pathogens, PUUV and DOBV, cocirculate in the bank vole and the striped field mouse, respectively, in Ukraine. Future studies will focus on new rodent collections that will enable obtaining the complete genome sequences of the PUUV and DOBV strains circulating in Ukraine to provide guidance on the design of optimal molecular diagnostics that can enable insight into the potential contribution of hantaviruses to human disease in Ukraine.
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Zelena H, Strakova P, Heroldova M, Mrazek J, Kastl T, Zakovska A, Ruzek D, Smetana J, Rudolf I. Molecular Epidemiology of Hantaviruses in the Czech Republic. Emerg Infect Dis 2019; 25:2133-2135. [PMID: 31625853 PMCID: PMC6810203 DOI: 10.3201/eid2511.190449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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During 2008–2018, we collected samples from rodents and patients throughout the Czech Republic and characterized hantavirus isolates. We detected Dobrava-Belgrade and Puumala orthohantaviruses in patients and Dobrava-Belgrade, Tula, and Seewis orthohantaviruses in rodents. Increased knowledge of eco-epidemiology of hantaviruses will improve awareness among physicians and better outcomes of patients.
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Filippone C, Castel G, Murri S, Ermonval M, Korva M, Avšič-Županc T, Sironen T, Vapalahati O, McElhinney LM, Ulrich RG, Groschup MH, Caro V, Sauvage F, van der Werf S, Manuguerra JC, Gessain A, Marianneau P, Tordo N. Revisiting the genetic diversity of emerging hantaviruses circulating in Europe using a pan-viral resequencing microarray. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12404. [PMID: 31455867 PMCID: PMC6712034 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47508-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Hantaviruses are zoonotic agents transmitted from small mammals, mainly rodents, to humans, where they provoke diseases such as Hemorrhagic fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS) and its mild form, Nephropathia Epidemica (NE), or Hantavirus Cardio-Pulmonary Syndrome (HCPS). Hantaviruses are spread worldwide and monitoring animal reservoirs is of primary importance to control the zoonotic risk. Here, we describe the development of a pan-viral resequencing microarray (PathogenID v3.0) able to explore the genetic diversity of rodent-borne hantaviruses endemic in Europe. Among about 800 sequences tiled on the microarray, 52 correspond to a tight molecular sieve of hantavirus probes covering a large genetic landscape. RNAs from infected animal tissues or from laboratory strains have been reverse transcribed, amplified, then hybridized to the microarray. A classical BLASTN analysis applied to the sequence delivered through the microarray allows to identify the hantavirus species up to the exact geographical variant present in the tested samples. Geographical variants of the most common European hantaviruses from France, Germany, Slovenia and Finland, such as Puumala virus, Dobrava virus and Tula virus, were genetically discriminated. Furthermore, we precisely characterized geographical variants still unknown when the chip was conceived, such as Seoul virus isolates, recently emerged in France and the United Kingdom.
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- Claudia Filippone
- Institut Pasteur, Antiviral Strategies Unit, Department of Virology, Paris, France.,Institut Pasteur, Unit of Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Oncogenic Viruses, CNRS, UMR 3569, Department of Virology, Paris, France.,Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Antiviral Strategies Unit, Department of Virology, Paris, France
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- University of Ljubljana, Microbiology and Immunology Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Microbiology and Immunology Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Haartman Institute, Department of Virology, Helsinki, Finland
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- Haartman Institute, Department of Virology, Helsinki, Finland
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- Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Surrey, UK. University of Liverpool, South Wirral, United Kingdom
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Institute for Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Greifswald, Insel Riems, Germany
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Institute for Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Greifswald, Insel Riems, Germany
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- Institut Pasteur, Laboratory for Urgent Response to Biological Threats - CIBU Unit, Paris, France
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- University of Lyon, UMR- CNRS, 5558, Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unit of Molecular Genetics of RNA viruses, Department of Virology, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Laboratory for Urgent Response to Biological Threats - CIBU Unit, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unit of Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Oncogenic Viruses, CNRS, UMR 3569, Department of Virology, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Antiviral Strategies Unit, Department of Virology, Paris, France. .,Institut Pasteur de Guinée, Conakry, Guinea.
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Yashina LN, Kartashov MY, Wang W, Li K, Zdanovskaya NI, Ivanov LI, Zhang YZ. Co-circulation of distinct shrew-borne hantaviruses in the far east of Russia. Virus Res 2019; 272:197717. [PMID: 31422116 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2019.197717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Insectivores are the new emerging reservoir of hantaviruses. Here, we describe Lena virus (LENV), a novel hantavirus harbored by the Laxmann`s shrew (Sorex caecutiens), which is also the host of Artybash virus (ARTV). Genetic analysis of the complete genomic sequence shows that LENV is in distant relation to ARTV and other Sorex-borne hantaviruses, suggesting that LENV has emerged from cross-species transmission. Additionally, new genetic variant of ARTV, designated as ARTV-St, was identified in tundra shrews (Sorex tundrensis). Finally, distinct insectivore-borne hantaviruses are co-circulating in the same localities of far eastern Russia: LENV, ARTV and Yakeshi in the forest site, while ARTV, ARTV-St, and Kenkeme virus in the meadow field site.
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Department of Zoonoses, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Department of Zoonoses, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Department of Zoonoses, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping, Beijing, China.
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Stanojevic M, Cirkovic V, Siljic M, Gligic A, Stamenkovic G. Molecular characterization of Dobrava-Belgrade hantavirus in Serbia, 2007-2011. J Infect Public Health 2019; 12:645-649. [PMID: 30910417 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2018] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hantaviruses are etiological agents of emerging zoonotic diseases worldwide, including hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). A number of hantavirus species is known to be present in Europe. In Serbia, existing data on hantavirus presence and prevalence rely in serological findings. In this study, molecular analysis was performed in order to characterize HFRS causing hantaviruses in Serbia. METHODS Sixty four serum samples of HFRS cases, previously found seropositive to anti-hantaviral antibodies, were included in the study. Partial hantaviral L and S segments were PCR amplified producing 390nt and 598nt amplicons, respectively, in parallel with human beta-actin mRNA as external reverse transcription positive control. Hantavirus specific PCR products were DNA sequenced in both direction and the obtained sequences phylogenetically confirmed and analyzed. RESULTS PCR detection of hantavirus L and S genome segments was positive in 18/64 and 11/64 tested samples, respectively. Positive PCR results involved samples obtained from different locations, mostly from central and southern parts of Serbia. All the obtained sequences were identified as Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV). In the phylogenetic analysis sequences from Serbia tended to cluster in distinctive, geographically related clusters. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate DOBV as the main HFRS causing hantavirus in Serbia, the site of its initial isolation.
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- Maja Stanojevic
- University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera - Torlak, National Center for Arboviruses and HF Viruses, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade Institute for Biological Research "S. Stankovic", Department of Genetics, Belgrade, Serbia
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Christova I, Trifonova I, Panayotova E, Dimitrov H, Gladnishka T. Molecular identification of Puumala orthohantavirus in Bulgaria. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2019; 70:42-44. [PMID: 30798033 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2019.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 02/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In Bulgaria, only Dobrava orthohantavirus has been detected in patients and in rodents. In order to elucidate possible Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) circulation, 131 bank voles (Myodes glareolus) were captured. PUUV RNA was detected in 14 (10.7%). Partial L segment sequences were recovered from six M. glareolus. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all PUUV sequences from this study clustered together among the Alpe-Adrian lineage. It is the first genetic evidence of the virus circulation in a Balkan country outside north-western Balkans. The findings in this study extended the known edge of virus distribution towards Southeastern Europe.
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- Iva Christova
- National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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- National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of zoology, University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Tagliapietra V, Rosà R, Rossi C, Rosso F, Hauffe HC, Tommasini M, Versini W, Cristallo AF, Rizzoli A. Emerging Rodent-Borne Viral Zoonoses in Trento, Italy. ECOHEALTH 2018; 15:695-704. [PMID: 29796719 DOI: 10.1007/s10393-018-1335-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Rodent-borne hanta- and arenaviruses are an emerging public health threat in Europe; however, their circulation in human populations is usually underestimated since most infections are asymptomatic. Compared to other European countries, Italy is considered 'low risk' for these viruses, yet in the Province of Trento, two pathogenic hantaviruses (Puumala and Dobrava-Belgrade virus) and one arenavirus (Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus) are known to circulate in rodent reservoirs. In this paper, we performed a follow-up serological screening in humans to detect variation in the prevalence of these three viruses compared to previous analyses carried out in 2002. We also used a statistical model to link seropositivity to risk factors such as occupational exposure, cutting firewood, hunting, collecting mushrooms, having a garden and owning a woodshed, a dog or a companion rodent. We demonstrate a significant increase in the seroprevalence of all three target viruses between 2002 and 2015, but no risk factors that we considered were significantly correlated with this increase. We conclude that the general exposure of residents in the Alps to these viruses has probably increased during the last decade. These results provide an early warning to public health authorities, and we suggest more detailed diagnostic and clinical investigations on suspected cases.
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- Valentina Tagliapietra
- Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Center, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via E. Mach, 1, 38010, San Michele all'Adige, TN, Italy.
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- Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Center, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via E. Mach, 1, 38010, San Michele all'Adige, TN, Italy
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- Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Center, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via E. Mach, 1, 38010, San Michele all'Adige, TN, Italy
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- Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Center, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via E. Mach, 1, 38010, San Michele all'Adige, TN, Italy
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- Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Center, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via E. Mach, 1, 38010, San Michele all'Adige, TN, Italy
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- Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari di Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Center, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via E. Mach, 1, 38010, San Michele all'Adige, TN, Italy
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Klempa B. Reassortment events in the evolution of hantaviruses. Virus Genes 2018; 54:638-646. [PMID: 30047031 PMCID: PMC6153690 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-018-1590-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Hantaviruses (order Bunyavirales, family Hantaviridae), known as important zoonotic human pathogens, possess the capacity to exchange genome segments via genetic reassortment due to their tri-segmented genome. Although not as frequent as in the arthropod-borne bunyaviruses, reports indicating reassortment events in the evolution of hantaviruses have been recently accumulating. The intra- and inter-lineage reassortment between closely related variants has been repeatedly reported for several hantaviruses including the rodent-borne human pathogens such as Sin Nombre virus, Puumala virus, Dobrava-Belgrade virus, or Hantaan virus as well as for the more recently recognized shrew-borne hantaviruses, Imjin and Seewis. Reassortment between more distantly related viruses was rarely found but seems to play a beneficial role in the process of crossing the host species barriers. Besides the findings based on phylogenetic studies of naturally occurring strains, hantavirus reassortants were generated also in in vitro studies. Interestingly, only reassortants with exchanged M segments could be generated suggesting that a high degree of genetic compatibility is required for the S and L segments while the exchange of M segment is better tolerated or is particularly beneficial. Altogether, the numerous reports on hantavirus reassortment, summarized in this review, clearly demonstrate that reassortment events play a significant role in hantavirus evolution and contributed to the currently recognized hantavirus diversity.
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- Boris Klempa
- Biomedical Research Center, Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia. .,Institute of Virology, Charité University Hospital, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Berlin, Germany.
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Molecular epidemiology of Dobrava-Belgrade virus in Greece. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2018; 64:9-12. [PMID: 29885476 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In order to gain an insight into the genetic relatedness of the Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) in Greece, a phylogenetic analysis was performed based on all currently available DOBV sequences obtained from hospitalized cases with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). Most cases occurred in northwestern and north central part of the country. Two sequence datasets consisted of 41 S and 12 M partial DOBV RNA segment sequences were analyzed. All DOBV strains belong to Dobrava genotype which is associated with the rodent Apodemus flavicollis. In both phylogenetic trees (S and M segments), two main clusters of Greek strains could be distinguished. Phylogenetic analysis showed a spatial rather than temporal relation of the strains, since their genetic clustering was highly associated with the geographic distribution of the cases. Besides previous characterized endemic foci, novel ones have been identified, expanding our knowledge on the epidemiology of HFRS in Greece.
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Monchatre-Leroy E, Murri S, Castel G, Calavas D, Boué F, Hénaux V, Marianneau P. First insights into Puumala orthohantavirus circulation in a rodent population in Alsace, France. Zoonoses Public Health 2018; 65:540-551. [PMID: 29577655 DOI: 10.1111/zph.12464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In-depth knowledge on the mechanisms that maintain infection by a zoonotic pathogen in an animal reservoir is the key to predicting and preventing transmission to humans. The Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV), the most prevalent orthohantavirus in Western Europe, causes a mild form of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in humans. In France, this endemic illness affects the north-eastern part of the country. We conducted a 4-year capture-mark-recapture study in a bank vole population, combined with molecular analyses, to explore the epidemiological situation of PUUV in Alsace, a French region where human cases have occurred, but for which no studies have been conducted on this reservoir host. PUUV-infected bank voles were detected in the 2 years that showed high bank vole density with a prevalence of 4%. The individual PUUV sequences identified in this study were similar from year to year and similar to other French sequences. On a very small spatial scale, the distribution of seropositive bank voles was very heterogeneous in time and space. The short distances travelled on average by bank voles resulted in spatial clusters of seropositive rodents, which spread only very gradually throughout the year.
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- Laboratoire de Lyon, ANSES, Unité de virologie, Lyon, France
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- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Lyon, ANSES, Unité d'épidémiologie, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de la rage et de la Faune Sauvage, ANSES, Nancy, France
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- Laboratoire de Lyon, ANSES, Unité d'épidémiologie, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de Lyon, ANSES, Unité de virologie, Lyon, France
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Milholland MT, Castro-Arellano I, Suzán G, Garcia-Peña GE, Lee TE, Rohde RE, Alonso Aguirre A, Mills JN. Global Diversity and Distribution of Hantaviruses and Their Hosts. ECOHEALTH 2018; 15:163-208. [PMID: 29713899 DOI: 10.1007/s10393-017-1305-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Revised: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Rodents represent 42% of the world's mammalian biodiversity encompassing 2,277 species populating every continent (except Antarctica) and are reservoir hosts for a wide diversity of disease agents. Thus, knowing the identity, diversity, host-pathogen relationships, and geographic distribution of rodent-borne zoonotic pathogens, is essential for predicting and mitigating zoonotic disease outbreaks. Hantaviruses are hosted by numerous rodent reservoirs. However, the diversity of rodents harboring hantaviruses is likely unknown because research is biased toward specific reservoir hosts and viruses. An up-to-date, systematic review covering all known rodent hosts is lacking. Herein, we document gaps in our knowledge of the diversity and distribution of rodent species that host hantaviruses. Of the currently recognized 681 cricetid, 730 murid, 61 nesomyid, and 278 sciurid species, we determined that 11.3, 2.1, 1.6, and 1.1%, respectively, have known associations with hantaviruses. The diversity of hantaviruses hosted by rodents and their distribution among host species supports a reassessment of the paradigm that each virus is associated with a single-host species. We examine these host-virus associations on a global taxonomic and geographical scale with emphasis on the rodent host diversity and distribution. Previous reviews have been centered on the viruses and not the mammalian hosts. Thus, we provide a perspective not previously addressed.
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- Matthew T Milholland
- Department of Biology, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX, 78666, USA
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- Department of Biology, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX, 78666, USA.
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, México City, Mexico
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, México City, Mexico
- Centro de Ciencias de la Complejidad C3, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, México City, Mexico
- UMR MIVEGEC, Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle, UMR 5290, CNRS-IRD-Université de Montpellier, Centre de Recherche IRD, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Department of Biology, Abilene Christian University, ACU Box 27868, Abilene, TX, 79699, USA
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- College of Health Professions, Clinical Laboratory Science Program, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX, 78666, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030, USA
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- Population Biology, Ecology, and Evolution Program, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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Dzagurova TK, Tkachenko EA, Ishmukhametov AA, Balovneva MV, Klempa B, Kruger DH. Severe hantavirus disease in children. J Clin Virol 2018; 101:66-68. [PMID: 29428460 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2018.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Very recently, a novel European hantavirus, Sochi virus, has been discovered which causes severe courses of hantavirus disease with a case fatality rate of about 15 percent. OBJECTIVES We aimed to study to which extent and with which clinical severity children were affected by Sochi virus infection. STUDY DESIGN Sochi virus infection of patients was confirmed by molecular, serological, and epizoonotic studies. Clinical and laboratory parameters were analyzed for the age group of up to 15 years (n = 6) in comparison to all older patients (n = 56). RESULTS 9.7 percent of patients with hantavirus disease studied (6/62) were up to 15 years old. The children showed moderate to severe clinical courses similarly to the situation in adults. CONCLUSIONS While children are in general considered to be less affected by hantavirus infections than adults, in case of highly pathogenic hantaviruses, such as Sochi virus, frequency of clinical cases as well as their clinical course are comparable between children and adults. Therefore, hantavirus disease, particularly in regions endemic to highly pathogenic hantaviruses, should be considered in cases of unclear fever and kidney/pulmonary failure in children.
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- Tamara K Dzagurova
- Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; 1th Moscow State Medical University "I. M. Sechenov", Moscow, Russia
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- Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; 1th Moscow State Medical University "I. M. Sechenov", Moscow, Russia
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- Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité School of Medicine, Berlin, Germany; Biomedical Research Center, Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité School of Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
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Meier M, Kramer J, Jabs WJ, Nolte C, Hofmann J, Krüger DH, Lehnert H, Nitschke M. Proteinuria and the Clinical Course of Dobrava-Belgrade Hantavirus Infection. NEPHRON EXTRA 2018; 8:1-10. [PMID: 29849535 PMCID: PMC5968261 DOI: 10.1159/000486322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Purpose Human infection with Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) in Northern Germany causes a mild form of hantavirus disease predominantly characterized by acute kidney injury due to interstitial nephritis. We evaluated the largest number of DOBV-infected patients so far regarding clinical course, proteinuria, and prognostic markers. Patients and Methods Patients with DOBV-associated hantavirus disease admitted to the Renal Division of the University of Lübeck (Germany) between 1997 and 2012 were included in this study. Symptoms, clinical course, laboratory parameters, and urinary protein analysis were investigated at admission (baseline, t0), 3–5 days (t3–5), 10–17 days (t10–17), and after 1 year of follow-up (t365). Results Of the 34 patients (male/female ratio: 23/11; age: 41 ± 14 years) included in the study, 4 underwent hemodialysis (HD). Glomerular filtration rate was 17 ± 14 mL/min at t0 and increased to 27 ± 26 mL/min (t3–5), 57 ± 20 mL/min (t10–17), and 84 ± 16 mL/min (t365). Albuminuria and tubular proteinuria (α1- and β2-microglobulin) decreased during follow-up; the urinary α1-microglobulin concentration in patients who required HD was significantly higher than that in patients not requiring HD (t0: 186 ± 51 vs. 45 ± 26 mg/g creatinine; t3–5: 87 ± 14 vs. 32 ± 16 mg/g creatinine; t10–17: 63 ± 18 vs. 28 ± 12 mg/g creatinine; p < 0.001). Conclusions DOBV infection of inpatients in Northern Germany is associated with severe kidney injury that recovers within a few weeks and normalizes within 1 year. Tubular proteinuria is associated with the severity of kidney injury and the necessity of renal replacement therapy in these DOBV-infected patients.
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- Markus Meier
- Division of Nephrology, Medical Clinic I, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,Nephrology Center Reinbek and Geesthacht, Reinbek, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, Medical Clinic I, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,LADR, Central Laboratory Dr. Kramer and Colleagues, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, Medical Clinic I, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,Department of Nephrology, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, Medical Clinic I, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,General Outpatient Clinic, Horneburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, Medical Clinic I, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, Medical Clinic I, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Cunze S, Kochmann J, Kuhn T, Frank R, Dörge DD, Klimpel S. Spatial and temporal patterns of human Puumala virus (PUUV) infections in Germany. PeerJ 2018; 6:e4255. [PMID: 29404206 PMCID: PMC5797684 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Worldwide, the number of recorded human hantavirus infections as well as the number of affected countries is on the rise. In Europe, most human hantavirus infections are caused by the Puumala virus (PUUV), with bank voles (Myodes glareolus) as reservoir hosts. Generally, infection outbreaks have been related to environmental conditions, particularly climatic conditions, food supply for the reservoir species and land use. However, although attempts have been made, the insufficient availability of environmental data is often hampering accurate temporal and spatially explicit models of human hantavirus infections. Methods In the present study, dynamics of human PUUV infections between 2001 and 2015 were explored using ArcGIS in order to identify spatio-temporal patterns. Results Percentage cover of forest area was identified as an important factor for the spatial pattern, whereas beech mast was found explaining temporal patterns of human PUUV infections in Germany. High numbers of infections were recorded in 2007, 2010 and 2012 and areas with highest records were located in Baden-Wuerttemberg (southwest Germany) and North Rhine-Westphalia (western Germany). Conclusion More reliable data on reservoir host distribution, pathogen verification as well as an increased awareness of physicians are some of the factors that should improve future human infection risk assessments in Germany.
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- Sarah Cunze
- Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute of Ecology, Diversity and Evolution, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute of Ecology, Diversity and Evolution, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute of Ecology, Diversity and Evolution, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute of Ecology, Diversity and Evolution, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute of Ecology, Diversity and Evolution, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Drewes S, Straková P, Drexler JF, Jacob J, Ulrich RG. Assessing the Diversity of Rodent-Borne Viruses: Exploring of High-Throughput Sequencing and Classical Amplification/Sequencing Approaches. Adv Virus Res 2017; 99:61-108. [PMID: 29029730 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aivir.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Rodents are distributed throughout the world and interact with humans in many ways. They provide vital ecosystem services, some species are useful models in biomedical research and some are held as pet animals. However, many rodent species can have adverse effects such as damage to crops and stored produce, and they are of health concern because of the transmission of pathogens to humans and livestock. The first rodent viruses were discovered by isolation approaches and resulted in break-through knowledge in immunology, molecular and cell biology, and cancer research. In addition to rodent-specific viruses, rodent-borne viruses are causing a large number of zoonotic diseases. Most prominent examples are reemerging outbreaks of human hemorrhagic fever disease cases caused by arena- and hantaviruses. In addition, rodents are reservoirs for vector-borne pathogens, such as tick-borne encephalitis virus and Borrelia spp., and may carry human pathogenic agents, but likely are not involved in their transmission to human. In our days, next-generation sequencing or high-throughput sequencing (HTS) is revolutionizing the speed of the discovery of novel viruses, but other molecular approaches, such as generic RT-PCR/PCR and rolling circle amplification techniques, contribute significantly to the rapidly ongoing process. However, the current knowledge still represents only the tip of the iceberg, when comparing the known human viruses to those known for rodents, the mammalian taxon with the largest species number. The diagnostic potential of HTS-based metagenomic approaches is illustrated by their use in the discovery and complete genome determination of novel borna- and adenoviruses as causative disease agents in squirrels. In conclusion, HTS, in combination with conventional RT-PCR/PCR-based approaches, resulted in a drastically increased knowledge of the diversity of rodent viruses. Future improvements of the used workflows, including bioinformatics analysis, will further enhance our knowledge and preparedness in case of the emergence of novel viruses. Classical virological and additional molecular approaches are needed for genome annotation and functional characterization of novel viruses, discovered by these technologies, and evaluation of their zoonotic potential.
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- Stephan Drewes
- Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Institute of Vertebrate Biology v.v.i., Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Virology, Berlin, Germany; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Plant Protection in Horticulture and Forests, Vertebrate Research, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner site Hamburg-Luebeck-Borstel-Insel Riems, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
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Krautkrämer E, Nusshag C, Baumann A, Schäfer J, Hofmann J, Schnitzler P, Klempa B, Witkowski PT, Krüger DH, Zeier M. Clinical characterization of two severe cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by hantaviruses Puumala and Dobrava-Belgrade genotype Sochi. BMC Infect Dis 2016; 16:675. [PMID: 27842513 PMCID: PMC5109704 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-2012-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hantavirus disease belongs to the emerging infections. The clinical picture and severity of infections differ between hantavirus species and may even vary between hantavirus genotypes. The mechanisms that lead to the broad variance of severity in infected patients are not completely understood. Host- and virus-specific factors are considered. CASE PRESENTATION We analyzed severe cases of hantavirus disease in two young women. The first case was caused by Puumala virus (PUUV) infection in Germany; the second case describes the infection with Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) in Russia. Symptoms, laboratory parameters and cytokine levels were analyzed and compared between the two patients. Serological and sequence analysis revealed that PUUV was the infecting agent for the German patient and the infection of the Russian patient was caused by Dobrava-Belgrade virus genotype Sochi (DOBV-Sochi). The symptoms in the initial phase of the diseases did not differ noticeably between both patients. However, deterioration of laboratory parameter values was prolonged and stronger in DOBV-Sochi than in PUUV infection. Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (cEPCs), known to be responsible for endothelial repair, were mobilized in both infections. Striking differences were observed in the temporal course and level of cytokine upregulation. Levels of angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and stromal derived factor-1 (SDF-1α) were increased in both infections; but, sustained and more pronounced elevation was observed in DOBV-Sochi infection. CONCLUSIONS Severe hantavirus disease caused by different hantavirus species did not differ in the general symptoms and clinical characteristics. However, we observed a prolonged clinical course and a late and enhanced mobilization of cytokines in DOBV-Sochi infection. The differences in cytokine deregulation may contribute to the observed variation in the clinical course.
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- Ellen Krautkrämer
- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany.
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Virology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany.,Institute of Virology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 162, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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Tsergouli K, Papa A. Immune response in Dobrava-Belgrade virus infections. Arch Virol 2016; 161:3413-3420. [PMID: 27619797 PMCID: PMC7102332 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-016-3039-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 08/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) is a hantavirus that causes a disease in humans known as hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. Hallmarks of hantaviral infections are increased vascular permeability due to dysregulation of the endothelial cell barrier and acute thrombocytopenia. In order to gain insight into the immune response in DOBV infections, the serum levels of 27 cytokines in 24 hospitalized Greek HFRS patients were evaluated. Compared to the control group, significantly higher IL-1ra, IL-6, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, GM-CSF, IP-10, MIP-1b, TNF-α and VEGF levels were found in severe cases, while in non-severe cases, IL-13 and TNF-α levels were significantly higher (p < 0.05). In all groups, IP-10 was increased and RANTES was decreased. Significant and time- (after onset of illness) dependent differences among fatal, severe and non-severe cases were seen. VEGF was positively associated with disease severity. A strong immune response was seen during the first week of illness, especially in severe cases, while the response in non-severe cases was weaker and delayed. The Th1 response was strong in non-severe cases and weak in the fatal case, while a mixed Th1/Th2 immune response was seen in the survivors of severe disease.
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- Katerina Tsergouli
- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Kruger DH, Tkachenko EA, Morozov VG, Yunicheva YV, Pilikova OM, Malkin G, Ishmukhametov AA, Heinemann P, Witkowski PT, Klempa B, Dzagurova TK. Life-Threatening Sochi Virus Infections, Russia. Emerg Infect Dis 2016; 21:2204-8. [PMID: 26584463 PMCID: PMC4672424 DOI: 10.3201/eid2112.150891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Sochi virus was recently identified as a new hantavirus genotype carried by the Black Sea field mouse, Apodemus ponticus. We evaluated 62 patients in Russia with Sochi virus infection. Most clinical cases were severe, and the case-fatality rate was as high as 14.5%.
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Reynes JM, Carli D, Boukezia N, Debruyne M, Herti S. Tula hantavirus infection in a hospitalised patient, France, June 2015. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 20:30095. [PMID: 26691901 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2015.20.50.30095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We report an infection with Tula virus in June 2015, leading to hospitalisation, in a patient living approximately 60 km east of Paris with no previous remarkable medical history. Clinical symptoms were limited to a fever syndrome with severe headache. The main laboratory findings included thrombocytopenia and elevated transaminase levels. Based on S (small) gene sequence analysis, the strain affecting the patient was closely related to strains detected in Central Europe, especially to a south-east German strain.
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- Jean Marc Reynes
- Centre National de Référence des Hantavirus, Unité de Biologie des Infections Virales Emergentes, Institut Pasteur, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Lyon, France
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de Vries A, Vennema H, Bekker DL, Maas M, Adema J, Opsteegh M, van der Giessen JWB, Reusken CBEM. Characterization of Puumala hantavirus in bank voles from two regions in the Netherlands where human cases occurred. J Gen Virol 2016; 97:1500-1510. [PMID: 27075118 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.000481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Puumala hantavirus (PUUV) is the most common and widespread hantavirus in Europe and is associated with a mild form of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in humans, called nephropathia epidemica. This study presents the molecular characterization of PUUV circulating in bank voles in two regions of the Netherlands. Most human cases of hantavirus infection are from these two regions. Phylogenetic analysis of the (partial) S, M and L-segments indicated that the Dutch strains belong to the CE lineage, which includes PUUV strains from France, Germany and Belgium. We have identified two distinct groups of PUUV, corresponding with their geographic origin and with adjoining regions in neighbouring countries.
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- A de Vries
- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Dutch Mammal Society, P.O. Box 6531, NL-6503 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Fluidigm, Europe B.V, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.,Department of Viroscience, WHO Collaborating Centre for Arbovirus and Haemorrhagic Fever Reference and Research, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Witkowski PT, Bourquain D, Bankov K, Auste B, Dabrowski PW, Nitsche A, Krüger DH, Schaade L. Infection of human airway epithelial cells by different subtypes of Dobrava-Belgrade virus reveals gene expression patterns corresponding to their virulence potential. Virology 2016; 493:189-201. [PMID: 27058765 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2016.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2016] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) is a pathogen causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Europe. Virulence and case fatality rate are associated with virus genotype; however the reasons for these differences are not well understood. In this work we present virus-specific effects on the gene expression profiles of human lung epithelial cells (A549) infected with different genotypes of DOBV (Dobrava, Kurkino, and Sochi), as well as the low-virulent Tula virus (TULV). The data was collected by whole-genome gene expression microarrays and confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR. Despite their close genetic relationship, the expression profiles induced by infection with different hantaviruses are significantly varying. Major differences were observed in regulation of immune response genes, which were especially induced by highly virulent DOBV genotypes Dobrava and Sochi in contrast to less virulent DOBV-Kurkino and TULV. This work gives first insights into the differences of virus - host interactions of DOBV on genotype level.
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- Peter T Witkowski
- Institute of Virology, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité Medical School, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
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- Robert Koch Institute, Nordufer 20, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité Medical School, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité Medical School, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute, Nordufer 20, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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Monchatre-Leroy E, Crespin L, Boué F, Marianneau P, Calavas D, Hénaux V. Spatial and Temporal Epidemiology of Nephropathia Epidemica Incidence and Hantavirus Seroprevalence in Rodent Hosts: Identification of the Main Environmental Factors in Europe. Transbound Emerg Dis 2016; 64:1210-1228. [PMID: 26996739 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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In Europe, the increasing number of nephropathia epidemica (NE) infections in humans, caused by Puumala virus carried by bank voles (Myodes glareolus), has triggered studies of environmental factors driving these infections. NE infections have been shown to occur in specific geographical areas characterized by environmental factors that influence the distribution and dynamics of host populations and virus persistence in the soil. Here, we review the influence of environmental conditions (including climate factors, food availability and habitat conditions) with respect to incidence in humans and seroprevalence in rodents, considering both direct and indirect transmission pathways. For each type of environmental factor, results and discrepancies between studies are presented and examined in the light of biological hypotheses. Overall, food availability and temperature appear to be the main drivers of host seroprevalence and NE incidence, but data quality and statistical approaches varied greatly among studies. We highlight the issues that now need to be addressed and suggest improvements for study design in regard to the current knowledge on hantavirus epidemiology.
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- INRA, UR346 d'Epidémiologie Animale, F63122 Saint Genès Champanelle, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.,Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France.,CNRS, UMR5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Villeurbanne, France
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- Laboratoire de la rage et de la faune sauvage, ANSES, Nancy, France
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- Unité de virologie, Laboratoire de Lyon, ANSES, Lyon, France
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- Unité d'épidémiologie, Laboratoire de Lyon, ANSES, Lyon, France
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- Unité d'épidémiologie, Laboratoire de Lyon, ANSES, Lyon, France
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Gu SH, Arai S, Yu HT, Lim BK, Kang HJ, Yanagihara R. Genetic variants of Cao Bang hantavirus in the Chinese mole shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) and Taiwanese mole shrew (Anourosorex yamashinai). INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2016; 40:113-118. [PMID: 26921799 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 01/09/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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To determine the genetic diversity and geographic distribution of Cao Bang virus (CBNV) and to ascertain the existence of CBNV-related hantaviruses, natural history collections of archival tissues from Chinese mole shrews (Anourosorex squamipes) and Taiwanese mole shrews (Anourosorex yamashinai), captured in Guizho Province, People's Republic of China, and in Nantou County, Taiwan, in 2006 and 1989, respectively, were analyzed for hantavirus RNA by RT-PCR. Pair-wise alignment and comparison of the S-, M- and L-segment sequences indicated CBNV in two of five Chinese mole shrews and a previously unrecognized hantavirus, named Xinyi virus (XYIV), in seven of 15 Taiwanese mole shrews. XYIV was closely related to CBNV in Vietnam and China, as well as to Lianghe virus (LHEV), recently reported as a distinct hantavirus species in Chinese mole shrews from Yunnan Province in China. Phylogenetic analyses, using maximum-likelihood and Bayesian methods, showed that XYIV shared a common ancestry with CBNV and LHEV, in keeping with the evolutionary relationship between Anourosorex mole shrews. Until such time that tissue culture isolates of CBNV, LHEV and XYIV can be fully analyzed, XYIV and LHEV should be regarded as genetic variants, or genotypes, of CBNV.
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- Se Hun Gu
- Departments of Pediatrics and Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.
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Recent increase in prevalence of antibodies to Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) in yellow-necked mice in Northern Italy. Epidemiol Infect 2015; 143:2241-4. [PMID: 26050717 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268814003525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Dobrava-Belgrade virus (DOBV) is the most pathogenic hantavirus in Europe with a case-fatality rate of up to 12%. To detect changes in risk for humans, the prevalence of antibodies to DOBV has been monitored in a population of Apodemus flavicollis in the province of Trento (northern Italy) since 2000, and a sudden increase was observed in 2010. In the 13-year period of this study, 2077 animals were live-trapped and mean hantavirus seroprevalence was 2·7% (s.e. = 0·3%), ranging from 0% (in 2000, 2002 and 2003) to 12·5% (in 2012). Climatic (temperature and precipitation) and host (rodent population density, rodent weight and sex, and larval tick burden) variables were analysed using Generalized Linear Models and multi-model inference to select the best model. Climatic changes (mean annual precipitation and maximum temperature) and individual body mass had a positive effect on hantavirus seroprevalence. Other possible drivers affecting the observed pattern need to be studied further.
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Yashina LN, Abramov SA, Dupal TA, Danchinova GA, Malyshev BS, Hay J, Gu SH, Yanagihara R. Hokkaido genotype of Puumala virus in the grey red-backed vole (Myodes rufocanus) and northern red-backed vole (Myodes rutilus) in Siberia. INFECTION, GENETICS AND EVOLUTION : JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2015; 33:304-13. [PMID: 26003760 PMCID: PMC4871597 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Revised: 05/09/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Three species of Myodes voles known to harbor hantaviruses include the bank vole (Myodes glareolus), which serves as the reservoir host of Puumala virus (PUUV), the prototype arvicolid rodent-borne hantavirus causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Europe, and the grey red-backed vole (Myodes rufocanus) and royal vole (Myodes regulus) which carry two PUUV-like hantaviruses, designated Hokkaido virus (HOKV) and Muju virus (MUJV), respectively. To ascertain the hantavirus harbored by the northern red-backed vole (Myodes rutilus), we initially screened sera from 233 M. rutilus, as well as from 90 M. rufocanus and 110 M. glareolus, captured in western and eastern Siberia during June 2007 to October 2009, for anti-hantaviral antibodies. Thereafter, lung tissues from 44 seropositive voles were analyzed for hantavirus RNA by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Partial L-, M- and S-segment sequences, detected in M. rutilus and M. rufocanus, were closely related to HOKV, differing from previously published L-, M- and S-segment sequences of HOKV by 17.8-20.2%, 15.9-23.4% and 15.0-17.0% at the nucleotide level and 2.6-7.9%, 1.3-6.3% and 1.2-4.0% at the amino acid level, respectively. Alignment and comparison of hantavirus sequences from M. glareolus trapped in Tyumen Oblast showed very high sequence similarity to the Omsk lineage of PUUV. Phylogenetic analysis, using neighbor-joining, maximal likelihood and Bayesian methods, showed that HOKV strains shared a common ancestry with PUUV and exhibited geographic-specific clustering. This report provides the first molecular evidence that both M. rutilus and M. rufocanus harbor HOKV, which might represent a genetic variant of PUUV.
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- Liudmila N Yashina
- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology "Vector", Koltsovo, Russia.
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Federal Budgetary Scientific Center for Family Health and Human Reproduction Problems, Irkutsk, Russia
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- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology "Vector", Koltsovo, Russia
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- School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York, NY, USA
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- John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.
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