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Wang Z, Wen H. A review of the recombination events, mechanisms and consequences of Coxsackievirus A6. INFECTIOUS MEDICINE 2024; 3:100115. [PMID: 38974347 PMCID: PMC11225671 DOI: 10.1016/j.imj.2024.100115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
Abstract
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is one of the most common class C infectious diseases, posing a serious threat to public health worldwide. Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) have been regarded as the major pathogenic agents of HFMD; however, since an outbreak caused by coxsackievirus A6 (CV-A6) in France in 2008, CV-A6 has gradually become the predominant pathogen in many regions. CV-A6 infects not only children but also adults, and causes atypical clinical symptoms such as a more generalized rash, eczema herpeticum, high fever, and onychomadesis, which are different from the symptoms associated with EV-A71 and CV-A16. Importantly, the rate of genetic recombination of CV-A6 is high, which can lead to changes in virulence and the rapid evolution of other characteristics, thus posing a serious threat to public health. To date, no specific vaccines or therapeutics have been approved for CV-A6 prevention or treatment, hence it is essential to fully understand the relationship between recombination and evolution of this virus. Here, we systematically review the genetic recombination events of CV-A6 that have occurred worldwide and explore how these events have promoted virus evolution, thus providing important information regarding future HFMD surveillance and prevention.
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- Zequn Wang
- Department of Microbiological Laboratory Technology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Biosafety in Universities of Shandong, Jinan 250012, China
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- Department of Microbiological Laboratory Technology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China
- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Biosafety in Universities of Shandong, Jinan 250012, China
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Hua Y, Lv Z, Zhou Y, Xiang H, Sun M, Kang YJ. Metatranscriptomics revealed the molecular characterization of circulating enterovirus strains causing aseptic meningitis in children in Wuxi, China. Heliyon 2024; 10:e26847. [PMID: 38439877 PMCID: PMC10909717 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
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Enteroviruses are major etiological agents of aseptic meningitis globally, however information on circulating enterovirus types associated with this disease in Wuxi, China is limited. In this study, cerebrospinal fluid samples were collected from 20 pediatric aseptic meningitis cases in a Wuxi hospital in 2020 and subjected to metagenomic analysis to detect pathogens. Enterovirus B was detected in 9 cases, including 7 echovirus 18 (E18) and 2 echovirus 11 (E11) strains. The E18 strains exhibited 87.5-98.2% nucleotide identity and phylogenetically clustered with other China E18 strains, while the E11 strains showed 97.59% identity and clustered within the D5 subgroup along with other China E11 strains. One E18 strain was identified as a novel recombinants with a distinct recombination breakpoint within 3D gene. These findings expand knowledge on enteroviruses associated with pediatric aseptic meningitis in Wuxi, and highlight the circulation of genetically diverse E18 and E11 strains, including novel E18 recombinants. Characterization of enterovirus diversity by metagenomic analysis is important for molecular diagnosis and epidemiological tracking of aseptic meningitis cases. Continued surveillance of circulating enterovirus strains in Wuxi that may cause future outbreaks is warranted.
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- Ying Hua
- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, China
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- Pediatric Laboratory, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University (Wuxi Children's Hospital), Wuxi, China
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Fang C, Fu W, Liu N, Zhao H, Zhao C, Yu K, Liu C, Yin Z, Xu L, Xia N, Wang W, Cheng T. Investigating the virulence of coxsackievirus B6 strains and antiviral treatments in a neonatal murine model. Antiviral Res 2024; 221:105781. [PMID: 38097049 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2023.105781] [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: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
Abstract
Coxsackievirus B6 (CVB6), a member of the human enterovirus family, is associated with severe diseases such as myocarditis in children. However, to date, only a limited number of CVB6 strains have been identified, and their characterization in animal models has been lacking. To address this gap, in this study, a neonatal murine model of CVB6 infection was established to compare the replication and virulence of three infectious-clone-derived CVB6 strains in vivo. The results showed that following challenge with a lethal dose of CVB6 strains, the neonatal mice rapidly exhibited a series of clinical signs, such as weight loss, limb paralysis, and death. For the two high-virulence CVB6 strains, histological examination revealed myocyte necrosis in skeletal and cardiac muscle, and immunohistochemistry confirmed the expression of CVB6 viral protein in these tissues. Real-time PCR assay also revealed higher viral loads in the skeletal and cardiac muscle than in other tissues at different time points post infection. Furthermore, the protective effect of passive immunization with antisera and a neutralizing monoclonal antibody against CVB6 infection was evaluated in the neonatal mouse model. This study should provide insights into the pathogenesis of CVB6 and facilitate further research in the development of vaccines and antivirals against CVBs.
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- Changjian Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biologic Products, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biologic Products, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biologic Products, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biologic Products, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biologic Products, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biologic Products, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biologic Products, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biologic Products, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biologic Products, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biologic Products, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biologic Products, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases, Xiang An Biomedicine Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China; National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center of Biologic Products, National Innovation Platform for Industry-Education Integration in Vaccine Research, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China.
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Sun Y, Cai J, Mao H, Gong L, Chen Y, Yan H, Shi W, Lou X, Su L, Wang X, Zhou B, Pei Z, Cao Y, Ge Q, Zhang Y. Epidemiology of hand, foot and mouth disease and genomic surveillance of coxsackievirus A10 circulating in Zhejiang Province, China during 2017 to 2022. J Clin Virol 2023; 166:105552. [PMID: 37523938 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2023.105552] [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: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Coxsackievirus A10 (CA10) is one of the etiological agents associated with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). OBJECTIVES We aimed to perform a retrospective analysis of the molecular epidemiological characteristics and genetic features of HFMD associated with CA10 infections in Zhejiang Province from 2017 to 2022. STUDY DESIGN Epidemiologic features were summarized. Throat swab specimens were collected and tested. The VP1 regions were sequenced for genotyping. CA10 positive samples were isolated. Whole genomes of CA10 isolations were sequenced. Nucleotide and amino acid changes were characterized. Phylogenetic trees were constructed. RESULTS The number of HFMD cases fluctuated from 2017 to 2022. Children aged below 3 years accounted for the majority (66.29%) and boys were more frequently affected than girls. Cases peaked in June. The positivity rate of HEV was 62.69%. A total of 90 strains of CA10 were isolated and 53 genomes were obtained. All CA10 in this study could be assigned to two genogroups, C (C2) and F (F1 and F3). CONCLUSION The clinical manifestations of HFMD associated with HEV are complex and diverse. CA10 infection may be emerging as a new and major cause of HFMD because an upward trend was observed in the proportion of CA10 cases after the use of EV71 vaccines. Different genogroups of CA10 had different geographic distribution patterns. Surveillance should be strengthened and further comprehensive studies should be continued to provide a scientific basis for HFMD prevention and control.
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- Yi Sun
- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China.
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3399 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310051, China.
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Tomba Ngangas S, Bisseux M, Jugie G, Lambert C, Cohen R, Werner A, Archimbaud C, Henquell C, Mirand A, Bailly JL. Coxsackievirus A6 Recombinant Subclades D3/A and D3/H Were Predominant in Hand-Foot-And-Mouth Disease Outbreaks in the Paediatric Population, France, 2010–2018. Viruses 2022; 14:v14051078. [PMID: 35632819 PMCID: PMC9144281 DOI: 10.3390/v14051078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Coxsackievirus A6 (CVA6) emerged as the most common enterovirus of seasonal outbreaks of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD). We investigated CVA6 genetic diversity among the clinical phenotypes reported in the paediatric population during sentinel surveillance in France between 2010 and 2018. CVA6 infection was confirmed in 981 children (mean age 1.52 years [IQR 1.17–2.72]) of whom 564 (58%) were males. Atypical HFMD was reported in 705 (72%) children, followed by typical HFMD in 214 (22%) and herpangina in 57 (6%) children. Throat specimens of 245 children were processed with a target-enrichment new-generation sequencing approach, which generated 213 complete CVA6 genomes. The genomes grouped within the D1 and D3 clades (phylogeny inferred with the P1 genomic region). In total, 201 genomes were classified among the recombinant forms (RFs) A, B, F, G, H, and N, and 12 genomes were assigned to 5 previously unreported RFs (R–V). The most frequent RFs were A (58%), H (19%), G (6.1%), and F (5.2%). The yearly number of RFs ranged between 1 (in 2012 and 2013) and 6 (2018). The worldwide CVA6 epidemic transmission began between 2005 and 2007, which coincided with the global spread of the recombinant subclade D3/RF-A.
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- Stéphanie Tomba Ngangas
- Université Clermont Auvergne, LMGE CNRS 6023, UFR de Médecine et des Professions Paramédicales, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (S.T.N.); (M.B.); (G.J.); (C.A.); (C.H.); (A.M.)
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, LMGE CNRS 6023, UFR de Médecine et des Professions Paramédicales, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (S.T.N.); (M.B.); (G.J.); (C.A.); (C.H.); (A.M.)
- CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Centre National de Référence Des Entérovirus et Parechovirus, Laboratoire de Virologie, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, LMGE CNRS 6023, UFR de Médecine et des Professions Paramédicales, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (S.T.N.); (M.B.); (G.J.); (C.A.); (C.H.); (A.M.)
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- CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Service Biométrie et Médico-Economie—Direction de la Recherche Clinique et Innovation, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France;
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- Association Clinique et Thérapeutique Infantile du Val de Marne (ACTIV), 94000 Créteil, France;
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- Association Française de Pédiatrie Ambulatoire (AFPA), 45000 Orléans, France;
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, LMGE CNRS 6023, UFR de Médecine et des Professions Paramédicales, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (S.T.N.); (M.B.); (G.J.); (C.A.); (C.H.); (A.M.)
- CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Centre National de Référence Des Entérovirus et Parechovirus, Laboratoire de Virologie, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, LMGE CNRS 6023, UFR de Médecine et des Professions Paramédicales, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (S.T.N.); (M.B.); (G.J.); (C.A.); (C.H.); (A.M.)
- CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Centre National de Référence Des Entérovirus et Parechovirus, Laboratoire de Virologie, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, LMGE CNRS 6023, UFR de Médecine et des Professions Paramédicales, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (S.T.N.); (M.B.); (G.J.); (C.A.); (C.H.); (A.M.)
- CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Centre National de Référence Des Entérovirus et Parechovirus, Laboratoire de Virologie, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, LMGE CNRS 6023, UFR de Médecine et des Professions Paramédicales, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand, France; (S.T.N.); (M.B.); (G.J.); (C.A.); (C.H.); (A.M.)
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Zhao H, Yang T, Yue L, Li H, Xie T, Xiang H, Wang J, Wei X, Zhang Y, Xie Z. Comparative analysis of the biological characteristics of three CV-A10 clones adaptively cultured on Vero cells. J Med Virol 2022; 94:3820-3828. [PMID: 35437759 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27796] [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: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Coxsackievirus A10 (CV-A10) is a major pathogen that causes hand, foot, and mouth disease. There are no effective therapeutic drugs for CV-A10 infection; therefore, CV-A10 vaccines should be developed. Previously, we isolated a CV-A10 strain (N25) that can be cultured on Vero cells. In this study, the N25 strain was plaque-purified thrice from Vero cells, and three clones were selected for adaptive culture. The three clones of the 5th , 12th , and 19th generations were compared and analyzed in terms of viral titers, plaque morphology, pathogenicity in suckling mice, and nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the complete genome. The infectivity titers of the three clones (P2-P22) were maintained at 6.5-7.0 lgCCID50 /ml. The three clones began to proliferate at 6 h and peaked at 36 h; the corresponding CCID50 was in the range of 106.5 -106.875 /ml, which gradually decreased. The suckling mice in the challenged group exhibited clinical symptoms such as paralysis of the limbs, which gradually worsened until death. The inactivated vaccines prepared using the three clones efficiently induced antigen-specific serum antibodies in mice. There were eight nucleotide mutations in the three clones, which resulted in two and four amino acid substitutions in the VP3 and VP1 coding regions, respectively. The nucleotide and amino acid sequence homology between the three clones and N25 were 99.92%-100% and 99.78%-100%, respectively, indicating high genetic stability. Our findings provide a theoretical basis for screening CV-A10 vaccine candidate clones. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Hong Zhao
- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academic Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China.,Key Laboratory for Vaccine Research and Development of Major Infectious Diseases in Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, 650118, China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academic Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China.,Key Laboratory for Vaccine Research and Development of Major Infectious Diseases in Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, 650118, China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academic Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China.,Key Laboratory for Vaccine Research and Development of Major Infectious Diseases in Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, 650118, China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academic Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China.,Key Laboratory for Vaccine Research and Development of Major Infectious Diseases in Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, 650118, China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academic Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China.,Key Laboratory for Vaccine Research and Development of Major Infectious Diseases in Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, 650118, China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academic Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China.,Key Laboratory for Vaccine Research and Development of Major Infectious Diseases in Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, 650118, China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academic Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China.,Key Laboratory for Vaccine Research and Development of Major Infectious Diseases in Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, 650118, China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academic Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China.,Key Laboratory for Vaccine Research and Development of Major Infectious Diseases in Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, 650118, China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academic Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China.,Key Laboratory for Vaccine Research and Development of Major Infectious Diseases in Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, 650118, China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academic Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China.,Key Laboratory for Vaccine Research and Development of Major Infectious Diseases in Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, 650118, China
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Zhang M, Guo W, Xu D, Feng C, Bao G, Sun H, Yang Z, Ma S. Molecular characterization of echovirus 9 strains isolated from hand-foot-and-mouth disease in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2293. [PMID: 35145190 PMCID: PMC8831506 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06309-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Echovirus 9 (E9) belongs to the species Enterovirus B. So far, 12 whole genome sequences of E9 are available in GenBank. In this study, we determined the whole genomic sequences of five E9 strains isolated from the stools of patients with hand-foot-and-mouth disease in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, in 2019. Their nucleotide and amino acid sequences shared 80.8–80.9% and 96.4–96.8% identity with the prototype Hill strain, respectively, and shared 99.3–99.9% and 99.1–99.8% mutual identity, respectively. Recombination analyses revealed that intertype recombination had occurred in the 2C and 3D regions of the five Yunnan E9 strains with coxsackieviruses B5 and B4, respectively. This study augmented the whole genome sequences of E9 in the GenBank database and extended the molecular characterization of this virus in China.
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- Ming Zhang
- Institute of Medical Biology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China
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- First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China. .,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China.
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Changing epidemiology of hand, foot, and mouth disease in China, 2013-2019: a population-based study. THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. WESTERN PACIFIC 2022; 20:100370. [PMID: 35036978 PMCID: PMC8743221 DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is an important public health problem. A monovalent EV-A71 vaccine was launched in China in 2016. Previous studies showed that inactivated monovalent EV-A71 vaccines were highly efficient against HFMD associated with EV-A71 but not against HFMD with other etiologies, leading to a hypothesis that the introduction of EV-A71 vaccines might change the pathogen spectrum and epidemiological trend of HFMD. In this study, we described for the first time the changing epidemiological characteristics of HFMD after the launch of the EV-A71 vaccine. Methods We extracted individual-based epidemiological data on HFMD cases reported to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention between January 2013 and December 2019. We described the changing epidemiological characteristics of HFMD before and after vaccine launch according to the distribution of diseases characteristics (demographic, temporal, and geographical) and evaluated the potential changes in risk factors of severe patients. All analyses were stratified by the phase before and after vaccine launch, and by enterovirus serotype. Findings During 2013-2019, 15,316,710 probable cases of HFMD were reported. Of these, 787,197 (5·1%) were laboratory confirmed and 76,982 (0·5%) were severe. After the launch of the EV-A71 vaccine, the median age of HFMD patients infected with EV-A71 increased from 2·24 years (IQR:1·43, 3·56) to 2·81 years (IQR:1·58, 4·01). The proportion of patients less than 3 years of age decreased while the proportion of patients 3-5 years of age increased. There was a large decrease (60·7%) in the proportion of severe cases as well as a decline (28·3%) in HFMD patients infected with EV-A71. After the launch of the EV-A71 vaccine, the severe illness rate and mortality rate of HFMD patients in all age groups has decreased sharply, 62·20% and 83·78% respectively. The timing of the HFMD epidemic peak was delayed (1-2 months) . After the launch of EV-A71 vaccine, the risk of becoming a severe case for EV-A71 serotype was decreased, whereas that risk was instead increased for CV-A16 (from 0·17 (95% CI:0·16, 0·18) to 0·23 (95% CI:0·21, 0·25)) and other enterovirus compared to EV-A71 (from 0·38 (95% CI:0·37, 0·39) to 0·58 (95% CI:0·56, 0·61)). The longer the time from onset to diagnosis, the higher was the risk of being a severe case, but the effect size was decreased. Interpretation The introduction of the EV-A71 vaccine has effectively reduced the proportion of severe HFMD cases and mortality, but changes to the dominant serotypes should be closely monitored. Development of multivalent vaccines to avoid an increased case burden due to other enteroviruses is greatly needed. Funding This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81973102, 81773487), Public Health Talents Training Program of Shanghai Municipality (GWV-10.2-XD21), the 5th Three-year Action Program of Shanghai Municipality for Strengthening the Construction of Public Health System (GWV-10.1-XK05), the Major Project of Scientific and Technical Winter Olympics from National Key Research and Development Program of China (2021YFF0306000), 13th Five-Year National Science and Technology Major Project for Infectious Diseases (2018ZX10725-509) and Key projects of the PLA logistics Scientific research Program (BHJ17J013).
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Yu Y, Luo Z, Jin W, Mai J, Qian S, Lu J, Wei Z, Meng S, Wang Z, Guan X, Tong Y, Shen S. Emergence of a novel recombinant of CV-A5 in HFMD epidemics in Xiangyang, China. BMC Med Genomics 2021; 14:279. [PMID: 34819054 PMCID: PMC8611921 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-021-01107-6] [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: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is caused by a variety of enterovirus serotypes and the etiological spectrum worldwide has changed since a large scale of outbreaks occurred in 1997. Methods A large number of clinical specimens of HFMD patients were collected in Xiangyang and genotyping was performed by qRT-PCR, conventional PCR amplification and sequencing. Among the 146 CV-A5 detected cases, the complete genome sequences of representative strains were determined for genotyping and for recombination analysis. Results It was found that CV-A5 was one of the six major serotypes that caused the epidemic from October 2016 to December 2017. Phylogenetic analyses based on the VP1 sequences showed that these CV-A5 belonged to the genotype D which dominantly circulated in China. Recombination occurred between the CV-A5 and CV-A2 strains with a breakpoint in the 2A region at the nucleotide 3791. Conclusions The result may explain the emergence of CV-A5 as one of the major pathogens of HFMD. A multivalent vaccine against HFMD is urgently needed to control the disease and to prevent emerging and spreading of new recombinants.
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- Yuting Yu
- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Co. Ltd, Wuhan, 430207, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Co. Ltd, Wuhan, 430207, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Co. Ltd, Wuhan, 430207, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Co. Ltd, Wuhan, 430207, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Co. Ltd, Wuhan, 430207, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Co. Ltd, Wuhan, 430207, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Co. Ltd, Wuhan, 430207, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Co. Ltd, Wuhan, 430207, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Co. Ltd, Wuhan, 430207, People's Republic of China
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- Xiangyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
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- Xiangyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
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- Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, Co. Ltd, Wuhan, 430207, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang J, Xu D, Liu H, Zhang M, Feng C, Cong S, Sun H, Yang Z, Ma S. Characterization of coxsackievirus A10 strains isolated from children with hand, foot, and mouth disease. J Med Virol 2021; 94:601-609. [PMID: 34387895 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a contagious disease that threatens the health of children under 5 years of age. Coxsackievirus A10 (CV-A10) is one of the main pathogens of HFMD. Currently, preventive vaccines and specific therapeutic drugs are not available for CV-A10. In this study, a total of 327 stool specimens were collected from pediatric patients from 2009 to 2017 during HFMD surveillance, among which 14 CV-A10 strains could only be isolated from RD cells, but not from KMB17 and Vero cells. Through adaptive culture, two and 11 CV-A10 strains were recovered from Vero and KMB17 cell cultures, respectively. The growth of CV-A10 strains in Vero cells was better than that in KMB17 cells. The 14 CV-A10 strains belonged to the F genotype, and the nucleotides and amino acids of their complete genomes shared 92.6% - 96.3% and 98.4 - 98.9% identities, respectively. The different CV-A10 strains exhibited varying virulence in vivo, but had similar effects on tissue injury, with the hind limb muscles, kidneys, and lungs being severely affected. Additionally, the hind limb muscles had the highest viral loads. CV-A10 was found to exhibit strong tropism to muscle tissue. The results of this study are critical to developing vaccines against CV-A10 infections. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Jie Zhang
- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, 650118, PR China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, PR China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, 650118, PR China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, PR China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, 650118, PR China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, PR China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, 650118, PR China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, PR China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, 650118, PR China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, PR China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, 650118, PR China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, PR China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, 650118, PR China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, PR China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, 650118, PR China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, PR China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, 650118, PR China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, PR China
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Chen L, Xu SJ, Yao XJ, Yang H, Zhang HL, Meng J, Zeng HR, Huang XH, Zhang RL, He YQ. Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses associated with severe hand, foot and mouth disease in Shenzhen, China, 2014-2018. Arch Virol 2020; 165:2213-2227. [PMID: 32666145 PMCID: PMC7360124 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-020-04734-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In this study, we investigated the epidemiology and molecular characteristics of enteroviruses associated with severe hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Shenzhen, China, during 2014-2018. A total of 137 fecal specimens from patients with severe HFMD were collected. Enterovirus (EV) types were determined using real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), RT nested PCR, and sequencing. Sequences were analyzed using bioinformatics programs. Of 137 specimens tested, 97 (70.8%), 12 (8.8%), and 10 (7.3%) were positive for EV-A71, coxsackievirus A6 (CVA6), and CVA16, respectively. Other pathogens detected included CVA2 (2.9%, 4/137), CVA10 (2.9%, 4/137), CVA5 (0.7%, 1/137), echovirus 6 (E6) (0.7%, 1/137) and E18 (0.7%, 1/137). The most frequent complication in patients with proven EV infections was myoclonic jerk, followed by aseptic encephalitis, tachypnea, and vomiting. The frequencies of vomiting and abnormal eye movements were higher in EV-A71-infected patients than that in CVA6-infected or CVA16-infected patients. Molecular phylogeny based on the complete VP1 gene revealed no association between the subgenotype of the virus and disease severity. Nevertheless, 12 significant mutations that were likely to be associated with virulence or the clinical phenotype were observed in the 5’UTR, 2Apro, 2C, 3A, 3Dpol and 3’UTR of CVA6. Eight significant mutations were observed in the 5’UTR, 2B, 3A, 3Dpol and 3’UTR of CVA16, and 10 significant mutations were observed in the 5’UTR, VP1, 3A and 3Cpro of CVA10. In conclusion, EV-A71 is still the main pathogen causing severe HFMD, although other EV types can also cause severe complications. Potential virulence or phenotype-associated sites were identified in the genomes of CVA6, CVA16, and CVA10.
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- Long Chen
- Major Infectious Disease Control Key Laboratory and Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Pathogenic Microorganisms Repository, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- District Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Longhua District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518109, China
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- Major Infectious Disease Control Key Laboratory and Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Pathogenic Microorganisms Repository, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Major Infectious Disease Control Key Laboratory and Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Pathogenic Microorganisms Repository, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Major Infectious Disease Control Key Laboratory and Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Pathogenic Microorganisms Repository, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Major Infectious Disease Control Key Laboratory and Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Pathogenic Microorganisms Repository, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Institution of Public Health, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, 511430, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Institution of Public Health, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, 511430, China
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- Major Infectious Disease Control Key Laboratory and Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Pathogenic Microorganisms Repository, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Major Infectious Disease Control Key Laboratory and Shenzhen Public Service Platform of Pathogenic Microorganisms Repository, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Guo WP, Chen GQ, Xie GC, Du LY, Tang Q. Mosaic genome of Human Coxsackievirus A4 associated with herpangina and HFMD in Yancheng, China, 2016 and 2018. Int J Infect Dis 2020; 96:538-540. [PMID: 32439540 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To better understand the spectrums of pathogens causing herpangina and circulation of Coxsackievirus A4 in Yancheng, China. METHODS Stool samples from herpangina and HFMD cases were collected. Real Time PCR Kits was used to identify Enterovirus 71, CV-A16 and CV-A6, and nested reverse transcription PCR (nRT-PCR) to detect the other enterovirus types. Complete VP1 and genome sequence of CV-A4 were amplified by using nRT-PCR. Genetic, phylogenetic and recombination analysis were performed. RESULTS Co-circulation of three recombinant CV-A4 groups, including one novel (C2 lineage), was identified in Yancheng, China, 2016 and 2018. One was the major causative agent of herpangina, and another two were responsible for HFMD. Phylogenetic and recombination analysis indicated that the non-structural region of their genome originated from the same ancestry and subsequently adaptation. C2 lineage of CV-A4 group may be introduced from countries outside China and its genome occurred recombination in China. CONCLUSION Novel recombinant CV-A4 was mainly associated with herpanginain in Yancheng, 2018, China. C2 lineage of CV-A4 group with recombinant non-structural region was also identified in HFMD patients.
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- Wen-Ping Guo
- Department of Pathogenic Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei, China.
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- Yancheng Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei, China.
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Chengde Medical University, Chengde, Hebei, China.
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- Yancheng Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.
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Genetic characterization of VP1 of coxsackieviruses A2, A4, and A10 associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease in Vietnam in 2012-2017: endemic circulation and emergence of new HFMD-causing lineages. Arch Virol 2020; 165:823-834. [PMID: 32008121 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-020-04536-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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While conducting sentinel surveillance of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in Vietnam, we found a sudden increase in the prevalence of coxsackievirus A10 (CV-A10) in 2016 and CV-A2 and CV-A4 in 2017, the emergence of which has been reported recently to be associated with various clinical manifestations in other countries. However, there have been only a limited number of molecular studies on those serotypes, with none being conducted in Vietnam. Therefore, we sequenced the entire VP1 genes of CV-A10, CV-A4, and CV-A2 strains associated with HFMD in Vietnam between 2012 and 2017. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a trend of endemic circulation of Vietnamese CV-A10, CV-A4, and CV-A2 strains and the emergence of thus-far undescribed HFMD-causing lineages of CV-A4 and CV-A2. The Vietnamese CV-A10 strains belonged to a genotype comprising isolates from patients with HFMD from several other countries; however, most of the Vietnamese strains were grouped into a local lineage. Recently, emerging CV-A4 strains in Vietnam were grouped into a unique lineage within a genotype comprising strains isolated from patients with acute flaccid paralysis from various countries. New substitutions were detected in the putative BC and HI loops in the Vietnamese CV-A4 strains. Except for one strain, Vietnamese CV-A2 isolates were grouped into a unique lineage of a genotype that includes strains from various countries that are associated with other clinical manifestations. Enhanced surveillance is required to monitor their spread and to specify their roles as etiological agents of HFMD or "HFMD-like" diseases, especially for CV-A4 and CV-A2. Further studies including whole-genome sequencing should be conducted to fully understand the evolutionary changes occurring in these newly emerging strains.
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Identification of Norovirus and Human Parechovirus in Patients With Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Syndrome. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2019; 38:1079-1084. [PMID: 31568248 DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000002459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is caused mostly by enteroviruses. However, other viral agents also can cause similar syndromes, and hence, the infections they cause are often misdiagnosed clinically. To determine non-enterovirus etiologic agents in HFMD-like cases, we screened enterovirus-negative samples collected from the patients who were clinically diagnosed as HFMD in China. METHODS Two hundred enterovirus-negative samples were collected previously in Wenzhou city of Zhejiang province, China. Both high throughput sequencing and RT-PCR were used to screen viral agents. In addition, their clinical features were analyzed. RESULTS Norovirus (NoV) and human parechovirus (HPeV) were identified from 22 (11.00%) and 9 (4.50%) samples, respectively. In addition, the complete genome sequences were recovered from 4 NoV-positive samples, and the VP1/3Dpol gene sequences were recovered from 5 HPeV-positive samples. Phylogenetic analyses of the NoV sequences revealed that they were closely related to those circulated in other regions of China. Notably, 4 genotypes of HPeVs, including HPeV-1, HPeV-4, HPeV-5 and HPeV-14, were found, indicating high genetic diversity of the virus. Frequent recombination between various genotypes was also observed in the HPeVs. Although most of the patients presented with the clinical features of HFMD, 4 patients infected with NoV GII.4 and 3 patients infected with HPeV-1 (1) and HPeV-4 (2) were characterized with diarrhea. Finally, tonsillitis, convulsion and granulocytopenia were observed in 1 NoV GII.4 patient, while liver dysfunction was found in 1 NoV GII.17 patient. CONCLUSIONS These data reveal the variety of agents in the cases clinically diagnosed as HFMD.
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Detection of Enteroviruses in Children with Acute Diarrhea. ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2019. [DOI: 10.5812/archcid.83916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bian L, Gao F, Mao Q, Sun S, Wu X, Liu S, Yang X, Liang Z. Hand, foot, and mouth disease associated with coxsackievirus A10: more serious than it seems. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2019; 17:233-242. [PMID: 30793637 DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2019.1585242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common viral childhood illness, that has been a severe public health concern worldwide, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. According to epidemiological data of HFMD during the past decade, the most prevalent causal viruses were enterovirus (EV)-A71, coxsackievirus (CV)-A16, CV-A6, and CV-A10. The public health burden of CV-A10-related diseases has been underestimated as their incidence was lower than that of EV-A71 and CV-A16 in most HFMD outbreaks. However, cases of CV-A10 infection are more severe, and its genome is more variable, which has alerted the research community worldwide. Areas covered: In this paper, studies on the epidemiology, laboratory diagnosis, clinical manifestations, molecular epidemiology, seroepidemiology, animal models of CV-A10, and vaccines and antiviral strategies against this genotype are reviewed. In addition, the genetic evolution of circulating strains was analyzed. Expert opinion: Multivalent vaccines against EV-A71, CV-A16, CV-A6, and CV-A10 should be a next-step HFMD vaccine strategy.
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- Lianlian Bian
- a Division of Hepatitis Virus Vaccines , National Institutes for Food and Drug Control , Beijing , China.,b Division of Hepatitis Virus Vaccines , Wuhan Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd , Wuhan , China
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- a Division of Hepatitis Virus Vaccines , National Institutes for Food and Drug Control , Beijing , China
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- a Division of Hepatitis Virus Vaccines , National Institutes for Food and Drug Control , Beijing , China
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- a Division of Hepatitis Virus Vaccines , National Institutes for Food and Drug Control , Beijing , China
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- a Division of Hepatitis Virus Vaccines , National Institutes for Food and Drug Control , Beijing , China
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- a Division of Hepatitis Virus Vaccines , National Institutes for Food and Drug Control , Beijing , China
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- b Division of Hepatitis Virus Vaccines , Wuhan Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd , Wuhan , China
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- a Division of Hepatitis Virus Vaccines , National Institutes for Food and Drug Control , Beijing , China
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High Permissiveness for Genetic Exchanges between Enteroviruses of Species A, including Enterovirus 71, Favors Evolution through Intertypic Recombination in Madagascar. J Virol 2019; 93:JVI.01667-18. [PMID: 30602612 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01667-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Human enteroviruses of species A (EV-A) are the leading cause of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD). EV-A71 is frequently implicated in HFMD outbreaks and can also cause severe neurological manifestations. We investigated the molecular epidemiological processes at work and the contribution of genetic recombination to the evolutionary history of EV-A in Madagascar, focusing on the recently described EV-A71 genogroup F in particular. Twenty-three EV-A isolates, collected mostly in 2011 from healthy children living in various districts of Madagascar, were characterized by whole-genome sequencing. Eight different types were identified, highlighting the local circulation and diversity of EV-A. Comparative genome analysis revealed evidence of frequent recent intra- and intertypic genetic exchanges between the noncapsid sequences of Madagascan EV-A isolates. The three EV-A71 isolates had different evolutionary histories in terms of recombination, with one isolate displaying a mosaic genome resulting from recent genetic exchanges with Madagascan coxsackieviruses A7 and possibly A5 and A10 or common ancestors. The engineering and characterization of recombinants generated from progenitors belonging to different EV-A types or EV-A71 genogroups with distantly related nonstructural sequences indicated a high level of permissiveness for intertypic genetic exchange in EV-A. This permissiveness suggests that the primary viral functions associated with the nonstructural sequences have been highly conserved through the diversification and evolution of the EV-A species. No outbreak of disease due to EV-A has yet been reported in Madagascar, but the diversity, circulation, and evolution of these viruses justify surveillance of EV-A circulation and HFMD cases to prevent possible outbreaks due to emerging strains.IMPORTANCE Human enteroviruses of species A (EV-A), including EV-A71, are the leading cause of hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) and may also cause severe neurological manifestations. We investigated the circulation and molecular evolution of EV-A in Madagascar, focusing particularly on the recently described EV-A71 genogroup F. Eight different types, collected mostly in 2011, were identified, highlighting the local circulation and diversity of EV-A. Comparative genome analysis revealed evidence of frequent genetic exchanges between the different types of isolates. The three EV-A71 isolates had different evolutionary histories in terms of recombination. The engineering and characterization of recombinants involving progenitors belonging to different EV-A types indicated a high degree of permissiveness for genetic exchange in EV-A. No outbreak of disease due to EV-A has yet been reported in Madagascar, but the diversity, circulation, and evolution of these viruses justify the surveillance of EV-A circulation to prevent possible HFMD outbreaks due to emerging strains.
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Noisumdaeng P, Korkusol A, Prasertsopon J, Sangsiriwut K, Chokephaibulkit K, Mungaomklang A, Thitithanyanont A, Buathong R, Guntapong R, Puthavathana P. Longitudinal study on enterovirus A71 and coxsackievirus A16 genotype/subgenotype replacements in hand, foot and mouth disease patients in Thailand, 2000-2017. Int J Infect Dis 2019; 80:84-91. [PMID: 30639624 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) are the major causative agents of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) worldwide, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. Several strains have emerged, circulated, and faded out over time in recent decades. This study investigated the EV-A71 and CV-A16 circulating strains and replacement of genotypes/subgenotypes in Thailand during the years 2000-2017. METHODS The complete VP1 regions of 92 enteroviruses obtained from 90 HFMD patients, one asymptomatic adult contact case, and one encephalitic case were sequenced and investigated for serotypes, genotypes, and subgenotypes using a phylogenetic analysis. RESULTS The 92 enterovirus isolates were identified as 67 (72.8%) EV-A71 strains comprising subgenotypes B4, B5, C1, C2, C4a, C4b and C5, and 25 (27.2%) CV-A16 strains comprising subgenotypes B1a and B1b. Genotypic/subgenotypic replacements were evidenced during the study period. EV-A71 B5 and C4a have been the major circulating strains in Thailand for more than a decade, and CV-A16 B1a has been circulating for almost two decades. CONCLUSIONS This study provides chronological data on the molecular epidemiology of EV-A71 and CV-A16 subgenotypes in Thailand. Subgenotypic replacement frequently occurred with EV-A71, but not CV-A16. Monitoring for viral genetic and subgenotypic changes is important for molecular diagnosis, vaccine selection, and vaccine development.
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- Pirom Noisumdaeng
- Faculty of Public Health, Thammasat University (Rangsit Center), Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12121, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok-noi, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Center for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok-noi, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok-noi, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Debaratana Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Ministry of Public Health, Nakhon Ratchasima 30280, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok-noi, Bangkok 10700, Thailand; Center for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand.
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Pu X, Qian Y, Yu Y, Shen H. Echovirus plays a major role in natural recombination in the coxsackievirus B group. Arch Virol 2019; 164:853-860. [DOI: 10.1007/s00705-018-4114-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Noisumdaeng P, Sangsiriwut K, Prasertsopon J, Klinmalai C, Payungporn S, Mungaomklang A, Chokephaibulkit K, Buathong R, Thitithanyanont A, Puthavathana P. Complete genome analysis demonstrates multiple introductions of enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A16 recombinant strains into Thailand during the past decade. Emerg Microbes Infect 2018; 7:214. [PMID: 30552334 PMCID: PMC6294798 DOI: 10.1038/s41426-018-0215-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Revised: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 11/11/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) caused by enteroviruses remains a public health threat, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region during the past two decades. Moreover, the introduction of multiple subgenotypes and the emergence of recombinant viruses is of epidemiological importance. Based on either the full genome or VP1 sequences, 32 enteroviruses (30 from HFMD patients, 1 from an encephalitic patient, and 1 from an asymptomatic contact case) isolated in Thailand between 2006 and 2014 were identified as 25 enterovirus 71 (EV71) isolates (comprising 20 B5, 1 C2, 2 C4a, and 2 C4b subgenotypes) and 7 coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) isolates (comprising 6 B1a and 1 B1b subgenotypes). The EV71 subgenotype C4b was introduced into Thailand for the first time in 2006 and was replaced by subgenotype C4a strains in 2009. Phylogenetic, similarity plot and bootscan analyses of the complete viral genomes identified 12 recombinant viruses among the 32 viral isolates. Only one EV71-B5 isolate out of 20 was a recombinant virus with one region of intratypic or intertypic recombination, while all four EV71-C4 isolates were recombinant viruses having undergone double recombination, and all seven CA16 isolates were recombinant viruses. The recombination breakpoints of these recombinants are located solely within the P2 and P3 regions. Surveillance for circulating strains and subgenotype replacement are important with respect to molecular epidemiology and the selection of the upcoming EV71 vaccine. In addition, the clinical importance of recombinant viruses needs to be further explored.
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- Pirom Noisumdaeng
- Faculty of Public Health, Thammasat University (Rangsit center), Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12121, Thailand
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- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok-noi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- Center for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon, Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Debaratana Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Ministry of Public Health, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30280, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok-noi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Center for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon, Pathom, 73170, Thailand. .,Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok-noi, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand.
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Molecular surveillance of coxsackievirus A16 reveals the emergence of a new clade in mainland China. Arch Virol 2018; 164:867-874. [PMID: 30498962 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-018-4112-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) of the genotypes B1a and B1b have co-circulated in mainland China in the past decades. From 2013 to 2017, a total of 3,008 specimens from 3,008 patients with mild hand, foot, and mouth disease were collected in the present study. Viral RNA was tested for CV-A16 by a real-time RT-PCR method, and complete VP1 sequences and full-length genome sequences of CV-A16 strains from this study were determined by RT-PCR and sequencing. Sequences were analyzed using a series of bioinformatics programs. The detection rate for CV-A16 was 4.1%, 25.9%, 10.6%, 28.1% and 12.9% in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively. Overall, the detection rate for CV-A16 was 16.5% (497/3008) in this 5-year period in Shenzhen, China. One hundred forty-two (142/155, 91.6%) of the 155 genotype B1 strains in the study belonged to subgenotype B1b, and 13 (13/155, 8.4%) strains belonged to subgenotype B1a. Two strains (CVA16/Shenzhen174/CHN/2017 and CVA16/Shenzhen189/CHN/2017) could not be assigned to a known genotype. Phylogenetic analysis of these two strains and other Chinese CV-A16 strains indicated that these two CV-A16 strains clustered independently in a novel clade whose members differed by 8.4%-11.8%, 8.4%-12.1%, and 14.6%-14.8% in their nucleotide sequences from those of Chinese B1a, B1b, and genotype D strains, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis of global CV-A16 strains further indicated that the two novel CV-A16 strains from this study grouped in a previously uncharacterized clade, which was designated as the subgenogroup B3 in present study. Meanwhile, phylogenetic reconstruction revealed two other new genotypes, B1d and B4, which included a Malaysian strain and two American strains, respectively. The complete genome sequences of the two novel CV-A16 strains showed the highest nucleotide sequence identity of 92.3% to the Malaysian strain PM-15765-00 from 2000. Comparative analysis of amino acid sequences of the two novel CV-A16 strains and their relatives suggested that variations in the nonstructural proteins may play an important role in the evolution of modern CV-A16.
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Yang Q, Gu X, Zhang Y, Wei H, Li Q, Fan H, Xu Y, Li J, Tan Z, Song Y, Yan D, Ji T, Zhu S, Xu W. Persistent circulation of genotype D coxsackievirus A2 in mainland of China since 2008. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0204359. [PMID: 30235342 PMCID: PMC6147602 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Coxsackievirus A2 (CV-A2) has emerged as an important etiological agent in the hand, foot, and mouth disease and herpangina pathogen spectrum because of its high global prevalence. In the present study, we investigated the evolutionary dynamics of CV-A2 circulating in China. We analyzed a total of 163 entire VP1 sequences of CV-A2, including 74 sequences generated from the present study and 89 sequences collected from the GenBank database. Phylogenetic analysis based on the entire VP1 nucleotide sequences confirmed the persistent circulation of the predominant genotype D in mainland of China since 2008. Cluster analysis grouped the sequences into two distinct clusters, clusters 1 and 2, with most grouped under cluster 2. After 2012, cluster 1 was gradually replaced by cluster 2. Results of Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo analysis suggested that multiple lineages of genotype D were transmitted in mainland of China at an estimated evolutionary rate of 6.32×10−3 substitutions per site per year, which is consistent with the global evolutionary rate of CV-A2 (5.82×10−3 substitutions per site per year). Continuous transmission and evolution of CV-A2 resulted in the genetic polymorphism.
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- Qian Yang
- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and National Health Commission Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and National Health Commission Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- RCSC National Training Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and National Health Commission Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and National Health Commission Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and National Health Commission Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and National Health Commission Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and National Health Commission Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and National Health Commission Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Medical School, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, People’s Republic of China
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Molecular epidemiology of coxsackievirus A6 circulating in Hong Kong reveals common neurological manifestations and emergence of novel recombinant groups. J Clin Virol 2018; 108:43-49. [PMID: 30237097 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2018.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Coxsackievirus A6 (CV-A6) represents the predominant enterovirus serotype in Hong Kong, but its epidemiology in our population was unknown. OBJECTIVES To examine the clinical and molecular epidemiology of CV-A6 and detect emerging recombinant strains in Hong Kong. STUDY DESIGN Nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPAs) from patients with febrile or respiratory illness were subject to RT-PCR for CV-A6 and sequencing of 5'-NCR and VP1. CV-A6-positive samples were further subject to 2C and 3D gene sequencing. Complete genome sequencing was performed on potential recombinant strains. RESULTS Thirty-six (0.35%) NPAs were positive for CV-A6 by 5'-NCR RT-PCR and sequencing, 28 of which confirmed by partial VP1 gene sequencing. Among the 28 patients (mainly young children) with CV-A6 infection, hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) (43%), herpangina (18%) and tonsillitis (11%) were the most common diagnoses. Seven (25%) patients had neurological manifestations, including febrile seizures, encephalitis and meningitis. VP1 gene analysis showed that 24 CV-A6 strains circulating in Hong Kong belonged to genotype D5, while 4 strains belonged to D4. Further 2C and 3D gene analysis revealed eight potential recombinant strains. Genome sequencing of five selected strains confirmed four recombinant strains: HK459455/2013 belonging to recombination group RJ arisen from CV-A6/CV-A4, HK458288/2015 and HK446377/2015 representing novel group RL arisen from CV-A6/CV-A4, and HK462069/2015 representing novel group RM arisen from CV-A6/EV-A71. Recombination breakpoints located at 3D were identified in the latter three recombinant strains, with HK462069/2015 (from a child with encephalitis) having acquired 3D region from EV-A71. CONCLUSIONS We identified novel recombinant CV-A6 strains in Hong Kong, with 3D being a common recombination site.
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Cobbin JCA, Britton PN, Burrell R, Thosar D, Selvakumar K, Eden JS, Jones CA, Holmes EC. A complex mosaic of enteroviruses shapes community-acquired hand, foot and mouth disease transmission and evolution within a single hospital. Virus Evol 2018; 4:vey020. [PMID: 30026965 PMCID: PMC6047454 DOI: 10.1093/ve/vey020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Human enteroviruses (EV) pose a major risk to public health. This is especially so in the Asia-Pacific region where increasing numbers of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases and large outbreaks of severe neurological disease associated with EV-A71 have occurred. Despite their importance, key aspects of the emergence, epidemiology and evolution of EVs remain unclear, and most studies of EV evolution have focused on a limited number of genes. Here, we describe the genomic-scale evolution of EV-A viruses sampled from pediatric patients with mild disease attending a single hospital in western Sydney, Australia, over an 18-month period. This analysis revealed the presence of eight viral serotypes-Coxsackievirus (CV) A2, A4, A5, A6, A8, A10, A16 and EV-A71-with up to four different serotypes circulating in any 1 month. Despite an absence of large-scale outbreaks, high levels of geographical and temporal mixing of serotypes were identified. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that multiple strains of the same serotype were present in the community, and that this diversity was shaped by multiple introductions into the Sydney population, with only a single lineage of CV-A6 exhibiting in situ transmission over the entire study period. Genomic-scale analyses also revealed the presence of novel and historical EV recombinants. Notably, our analysis revealed no association between viral phylogeny, including serotype, and patient age, sex, nor disease severity (for uncomplicated disease). This study emphasizes the contribution of EV-A viruses other than EV-A71 to mild EV disease including HFMD in Australia and highlights the need for greater surveillance of these viruses to improve strategies for outbreak preparedness and vaccine design.
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- Joanna C A Cobbin
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia.,Kids Research, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Westmead), Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Kids Research, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Westmead), Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Kids Research, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Westmead), Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Kids Research, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Westmead), Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW, Australia.,Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Murdoch Children's Research Institute and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Lee KM, Gong YN, Hsieh TH, Woodman A, Dekker NH, Cameron CE, Shih SR. Discovery of Enterovirus A71-like nonstructural genomes in recent circulating viruses of the Enterovirus A species. Emerg Microbes Infect 2018; 7:111. [PMID: 29930332 PMCID: PMC6013424 DOI: 10.1038/s41426-018-0107-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is an important nonpolio enterovirus that causes severe neurological complications. In 1998, Taiwan experienced an EV-A71 outbreak that caused 78 deaths. Since then, periodic epidemics of EV-A71 associated with newly emerging strains have occurred. Several of these strains are known to be recombinant; however, how these strains arose within such a short period of time remains unknown. Here, we sequenced 64 full-length genomes from clinical isolates collected from 2005 to 2016 and incorporated all 91 Taiwanese genomes downloaded from the Virus Pathogen Resource to extensively analyze EV-A71 recombination in Taiwan. We found that the B3 subgenotype was a potential recombinant parent of the EV-A71 C2-like and C4 strains by intratypic recombination. Such B3-similar regions were also found in many cocirculating coxsackieviruses belonging to Enterovirus A species (EV-A) through a series of intertypic recombinations. Therefore, locally enriched outbreaks of cocirculating viruses from different genotypes/serotypes may facilitate recombination. Most recombination breakpoints we found had nonrandom distributions and were located within the region spanning from the boundary of P1 (structural gene) and P2 (nonstructural) to the cis-acting replication element at P2, indicating that specific genome reassembly of structural and nonstructural genes may be subject to natural selection. Through intensive recombination, 11 EV-A71-like signatures (including one in 3A, two in 3C, and eight in 3D) were found to be present in a variety of recently cocirculating EV-A viruses worldwide, suggesting that these viruses may be targets for wide-spectrum antiviral development.
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- Kuo-Ming Lee
- Research Center for Emerging Viral Infections, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Research Center for Emerging Viral Infections, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, Delft, 2629 HZ, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Research Center for Emerging Viral Infections, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. .,Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. .,Department of Laboratory Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan. .,Research Center for Chinese Herbal Medicine, Research Center for Food and Cosmetic Safety, and Graduate Institute of Health Industry Technology, College of Human Ecology, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Yang B, Liu F, Liao Q, Wu P, Chang Z, Huang J, Long L, Luo L, Li Y, Leung GM, Cowling BJ, Yu H. Epidemiology of hand, foot and mouth disease in China, 2008 to 2015 prior to the introduction of EV-A71 vaccine. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 22. [PMID: 29258646 PMCID: PMC5743100 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2017.22.50.16-00824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is usually caused by several serotypes from human enterovirus A species, including enterovirus 71 (EV-A71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16). Two inactivated monovalent EV-A71 vaccines have been recently licensed in China and monovalent CV-A16 vaccine and bivalent EV-A71 and CV-A16 vaccine are under development. Methods: Using notifications from the national surveillance system, we describe the epidemiology and dynamics of HFMD in the country, before the introduction of EV-A71 vaccination, from 2008 through 2015. Results: Laboratory-identified serotype categories, i.e. CV-A16, EV-A71 and other enteroviruses, circulated annually. EV-A71 remained the most virulent serotype and was the major serotype for fatal cases (range: 88.5–95.4%) and severe cases (range: 50.7–82.3%) across years. Except for 2013 and 2015, when other enteroviruses were more frequently found in mild HFMD (48.8% and 52.5%), EV-A71 was more frequently detected from mild cases in the rest of the years covered by the study (range: 39.4–52.6%). The incidence rates and severity risks of HFMD associated with all serotype categories were the highest for children aged 1 year and younger, and decreased with increasing age. Discussion/conclusion: This study provides baseline epidemiology for evaluation of vaccine impact and potential serotype replacement.
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- Bingyi Yang
- These authors contributed equally to this work.,WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Early-warning on Infectious Disease, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Early-warning on Infectious Disease, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.,These authors contributed equally to this work
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Early-warning on Infectious Disease, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Public Health School, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Division of Infectious Disease, Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Early-warning on Infectious Disease, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Early-warning on Infectious Disease, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Early-warning on Infectious Disease, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- These authors are joint senior authors.,WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China.,These authors are joint senior authors.,Division of Infectious Disease, Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Early-warning on Infectious Disease, Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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Divergent Pathogenic Properties of Circulating Coxsackievirus A6 Associated with Emerging Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. J Virol 2018; 92:JVI.00303-18. [PMID: 29563294 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00303-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Coxsackievirus A6 (CV-A6) is an emerging pathogen associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). Its genetic characterization and pathogenic properties are largely unknown. Here, we report 39 circulating CV-A6 strains isolated in 2013 from HFMD patients in northeast China. Three major clusters of CV-A6 were identified and related to CV-A6, mostly from Shanghai, indicating that domestic CV-A6 strains were responsible for HFMD emerging in northeast China. Four full-length CV-A6 genomes representing each cluster were sequenced and analyzed further. Bootscanning tests indicated that all four CV-A6-Changchun strains were most likely recombinants between the CV-A6 prototype Gdula and prototype CV-A4 or CV-A4-related viruses, while the recombination pattern was related to, yet distinct from, the strains isolated from other regions of China. Furthermore, different CV-A6 strains showed different capabilities of viral replication, release, and pathogenesis in a mouse model. Further analyses indicated that viral protein 2C contributed to the diverse pathogenic abilities of CV-A6 by causing autophagy and inducing cell death. To our knowledge, this study is the first to report lethal and nonlethal strains of CV-A6 associated with HFMD. The 2C protein region may play a key role in the pathogenicity of CV-A6 strains.IMPORTANCE Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a major and persistent threat to infants and children. Besides the most common pathogens, such as enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16), other enteroviruses are increasingly contributing to HFMD. The present study focused on the recently emerged CV-A6 strain. We found that CV-A6 strains isolated in Changchun City in northeast China were associated with domestic origins. These Changchun viruses were novel recombinants of the CV-A6 prototype Gdula and CV-A4. Our results imply that measures to control CV-A6 transmission are urgently needed. Further analyses revealed differing pathogenicities in strains isolated in a neonatal mouse model. One of the possible causes has been narrowed down to the viral protein 2C, using phylogenetic studies, viral sequences, and direct tests on cultured human cells. Thus, the viral 2C protein is a promising target for antiviral drugs to prevent CV-A6-induced tissue damage.
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Shen H. Recombination analysis of coxsackievirus B5 genogroup C. Arch Virol 2017; 163:539-544. [PMID: 29134337 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-017-3608-6] [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] [Received: 06/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Coxsackievirus B5 (CVB5) is a member of the species Enterovirus B of the genus Enterovirus, family Picornaviridae. Based on its VP1 sequence, CVB5 is divided into four genogroups: A, B, C, and D. From 2002 to 2012, CVB5 serotype genogroup C caused an outbreak of aseptic meningitis in China. In order to study the evolution of CVB5 genogroup C, phylogenetic and recombination analysis was performed using the 399 available enterovirus B genome sequences in the GenBank database. The results indicated that 10 strains of CVB5 serotype genogroup C resulted from recombination between members of genogroup B and echovirus serotype E6, and another 5 strains resulted from recombination between members of genogroup C and serotype CVB4. These recombination events were confirmed by phylogenetic analysis.
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- Hongxing Shen
- Medical College, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, 212013, Zhenjiang, People's Republic of China.
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Shen H, Liu T, Luo Y, Shao S, Deng X, Wang H. Echovirus plays major roles in the natural recombination of Coxsackievirus B3. J Med Virol 2017; 90:377-382. [PMID: 28851122 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Coxsakievirus B3 (CVB3) is a member of enterovirus B (EVB) group, which can cause serious heart diseases such as viral myocarditis. In order to analyze the evolution of CVB3, we performed a recombination analysis of all viral genomes of enterovirus B, and found that there were 19 putative recombination events that produced CVB3. A total of 11 serotypes were found to be involved in the generation of CVB3 progeny virus. These recombination events involved echovirus, EcoV (which includes EcoV6, EcoV9, EcoV14, EcoV15, EcoV17, EcoV21, EcoV24, and EcoV25), CVB4, CVB5, and EVB81, as major or minor parents. The most active, EcoV, which was involved in the 14 of 19 recombination events, acts as one of the parental viruses for CVB3 strains among molecular evolution and recombination events in circulating CVB3. Our study indicates that, EcoV plays major roles in CVB3 recombination, and is involved in the production of 11 new CVB3 recombinant strains.
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- Hongxing Shen
- Medical College, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China
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- Medical College, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China
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- People's Hospital of Xinghua, Xinghua, P.R. China
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- Medical College, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China
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- People's Hospital of Xinghua, Xinghua, P.R. China
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- Medical College, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, P.R. China
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Local Versus Global Enterovirus (EV) Surveillance: A Discussion for the Need for Active Surveillance to Guide EV-A71 Vaccines. J Infect Dis 2017; 216:1337-1339. [DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Sun H, Huang X, Lin K, Huang K, Chu J, Yang Z, Ma S. Molecular evolution of two asymptomatic echovirus 6 strains that constitute a novel branch of recently epidemic echovirus 6 in China. Virol J 2017; 14:140. [PMID: 28743260 PMCID: PMC5526271 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-017-0809-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Echovirus 6 (E6) infections are associated with aseptic meningitis and acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). But some infections, sometimes most of them, are asymptomatic. The mechanism of E6 virulence is unknown. Analyses of the molecular evolution of asymptomatic E6 may help understand why the infections show different manifestations. Methods Ninety-six stool samples of healthy children in Yunnan, China were collected and two E6 strains were isolated from them. The whole genomes of these two E6 strains were sequenced, and their molecular evolution was analyzed. Results The results showed that the two E6 strains may be derived from KJ7724XX strains, which were predominant in AFP patients in Shangdong in 2011. The evolution was accelerated when the two E6 strains formed, although no positive selection site was found. The 11 exclusive mutations on which selection force significantly changed were found in the 2C, 3AB and 3C genes. Conclusion There are some E6 strains which did not cause the disease in the children of Yunnan. These E6 strains maybe come from a recombinant E6 strain which was associated with the outbreak of AFP in Shangdong in 2011. However, some new mutations were found in the 2C, 3AB and 3C genes of these asymptomatic strains, and these mutations may be constraint by the natural selection and could be potentially responsible for clinical presentations. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12985-017-0809-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Hao Sun
- The Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC), 935 Jiao Ling Road, Kunming, 650118, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China
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- The Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC), 935 Jiao Ling Road, Kunming, 650118, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China
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- The Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC), 935 Jiao Ling Road, Kunming, 650118, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China
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- The Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC), 935 Jiao Ling Road, Kunming, 650118, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China
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- The Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC), 935 Jiao Ling Road, Kunming, 650118, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China.,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China
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- The Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC), 935 Jiao Ling Road, Kunming, 650118, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. .,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China.
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- The Department of Medical Genetics, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC), 935 Jiao Ling Road, Kunming, 650118, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China. .,Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research Development on Severe Infectious Disease, Kunming, 650118, People's Republic of China.
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Wu Q, Fu X, Jiang L, Yang R, Cun J, Zhou X, Zhou Y, Xiang Y, Gu W, Fan J, Li H, Xu W. Prevalence of enteroviruses in healthy populations and excretion of pathogens in patients with hand, foot, and mouth disease in a highly endemic area of southwest China. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181234. [PMID: 28704524 PMCID: PMC5509318 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Etiological carriers and the excretion of the pathogens causing hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in healthy persons, patients, and asymptomatic persons infected with HFMD as ongoing infection sources may play an important role in perpetuating and spreading epidemics of HFMD. The aims of this study were to determine the carrier status of EV-A71 and CV-A16 in healthy populations, as well as the duration of EV-A71 and CV-A16 shedding in the stools of HFMD patients in an epidemic area of southwest China. A cross-sectional study and a follow-up study were conducted in three HFMD endemic counties of Yunnan Province. Six hundred sixty-seven healthy subjects were recruited to participate in the cross-sectional study, and two stool specimens were collected from each subject. Among the healthy subjects, 90 (13.5%) tested positive for viral isolation, but neither EV-A71 nor CV-A16 was detected in healthy individuals. Of the 150 patients with probable HFMD, 55.3% (83/150) tested positive for viral isolation with presented serotypes such as EV-A71 (51.81%, 43/83), CV-A16 (32.53%, 27/83), other EVs (13.25%, 11/83), and mixed EV-A71 and CV-A16 (2.41%, 2/83). The longest duration of EV-A71 and CV-A16 shedding in stool specimens from patients with HFMD was >46 days after onset. The positive rate of EV-A71 in the stool specimens of confirmed patients dropped to 50% by the end of the third week, and the same occurred with CV-A16 by the end of approximately the seventh week after onset. Although carriers of major causative agents of HFMD in healthy populations are fewer in number, the prolonged shedding of pathogens in patients with HFMD may serve as an important factor in perpetuating and spreading HFMD epidemics.
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- Qiang Wu
- Yuxi City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hongta District, Yuxi City, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China
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- Yunnan Provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China
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- Yunnan Provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China
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- Yuxi City Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hongta District, Yuxi City, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China
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- Yunnan Provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China
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- Yunnan Provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China
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- Yunnan Provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China
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- Yunnan Provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China
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- Yunnan Provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China
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- Xishuang Banna Autonomous Prefecture Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinghong City, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China
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- Yunnan Provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China
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- Yunnan Provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China
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Li Y, Bao H, Zhang X, Zhai M, Bao X, Wang D, Zhang S. Epidemiological and genetic analysis concerning the non-enterovirus 71 and non-coxsackievirus A16 causative agents related to hand, foot and mouth disease in Anyang city, Henan Province, China, from 2011 to 2015. J Med Virol 2017; 89:1749-1758. [PMID: 28480969 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Enterovirus 71 (EV-A71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) are major pathogens of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) and have been associated with consecutive outbreaks of HFMD in China over the past years. Although several other human enteroviruses (HEVs) have also acted as causative agents of HFMD, published information on their roles in the prevalence of HFMD is limited. This study was conducted to reveal the characteristics of the pathogenic spectrum and molecular epidemiology of the non-EV-71 and -CV-A16 HEVs in Anyang City, which is located in north-central China and has a population of five million. From 2011 to 2015, 2270 samples were collected from HFMD patients (3.89 ± 1.06 years of age), and 1863 HEV-positive samples, including 524 samples with 23 non-EV-71 and non-CV-A16 serotypes, were identified. Based on the nucleotide sequence of the VP1 gene, 6 common non-EV-71 and non-CV-A16 HEVs, including coxsackievirus A2, A6, A10, A14, B2, and B5, were studied to determine their phylogenies and selective pressures. Phylogenetic analyses revealed a high level of genetic divergence and a pattern of lineage replacement over time in Mainland China. Selective pressure analyses showed that purifying selection was predominant in the evolution of the VP1 gene, whereas positive selection acted on individual codons. Overall, non-EV-71 and non-CV-A16 HEVs were important constituents of the pathogenic spectrum of HFMD in Anyang City during 2011-2015. Some of these HEVs with complex and active phylogenies represent a potential threat to public health, suggesting that long-term monitoring of these pathogens should be implemented to prevent HFMD outbreaks.
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- Yang Li
- Anyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Anyang, Henan, China
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- Anyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Anyang, Henan, China
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- Anyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Anyang, Henan, China
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- Anyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Anyang, Henan, China
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- Anyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Anyang, Henan, China
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- Anyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Anyang, Henan, China
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- Anyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Anyang, Henan, China
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Weng Y, Chen W, He W, Huang M, Zhu Y, Yan Y. Serotyping and Genetic Characterization of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD)-Associated Enteroviruses of No-EV71 and Non-CVA16 Circulating in Fujian, China, 2011-2015. Med Sci Monit 2017; 23:2508-2518. [PMID: 28539579 PMCID: PMC5452872 DOI: 10.12659/msm.901364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common contagious disease in infants; it is caused by multiple serotypes of human enterovirus (EV), which belongs to the enterovirus genus of the picornavirus family. According to sentinel surveillance, infection with EVs other than EV71 and CVA 16 have become increasingly common in recent years among HFMD patients, posing new challenges for HFMD control. This study aimed to explore the spectrum of serotypes in the other EVs (non-EV71 and non-CVA16) in Fujian province in southeastern China. MATERIAL AND METHODS We investigated 562 samples from EVs-infected HFMD patients with diagnosis confirmed by real-time RT-PCR with other EVs infection between 2011 and 2015. Nucleotide acid detection and the serotyping of the enteroviruses were also performed. The complete VP1 gene was amplified and sequenced. VP1-based phylogenetic analyses of CVA6, CVA10, CVA4, and CVA2 were also performed. RESULTS Among the samples, 22 serotypes of the other EVs, which belong to 4 species of human enterovirus A-D, were identified. Of the 22 serotypes, CVA6 (57.8%) and CVA10 (21.0%) were most common, followed by CVA4 (6.8%) and CVA2 (2.7%). The other 18 serotypes accounted for 11.7% of samples, none of which exceeded 2%. Among 47 (8.4%) samples from patients with severe HFMD, 10 serotypes were identified and most samples belonged to CVA6 (20/47), followed by CVA10 (11/47). Entire VP1 comparison revealed that overall genetic identities were 96.7%, 96.3%, 94.4%, and 94.9% among strains within CVA6, CVA10, CVA4, and CVA2, respectively. CONCLUSIONS VP1-based phylogenetic analysis for the 4 predominant serotypes indicated various clades or sub-clades, which suggests the complex transmissions of other enteroviruses in Fujian.
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- Yuwei Weng
- Public Health School of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (mainland)
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- Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (mainland)
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- Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (mainland)
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- Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (mainland)
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- Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (mainland)
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- Public Health School of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (mainland).,Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (mainland)
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Yang Q, Zhang Y, Yan D, Zhu S, Wang D, Ji T, Li X, Song Y, Gu X, Xu W. Two Genotypes of Coxsackievirus A2 Associated with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Circulating in China since 2008. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0169021. [PMID: 28030650 PMCID: PMC5193457 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Coxsackievirus A2 (CV-A2) has been frequently detected and commonly associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in China since 2008. However, limited sequences of CV-A2 are currently available. As a result, we have been focusing on the genetic characteristics of CV-A2 in the mainland of China during 2008-2015 based on national HFMD surveillance. In this study, 20 CV-A2 strains were isolated and phylogenetic analyses of the VP1 sequences were performed. Full-length genome sequences of two representative CV-A2 isolates were acquired and similarity plot and bootscanning analyses were performed. The phylogenetic dendrogram indicated that all CV-A2 strains could be divided into four genotypes (Genotypes A-D). The CV-A2 prototype strain (Fleetwood) was the sole member of genotype A. From 2008 to 2015, the CV-A2 strains isolated in China dispersed into two different genotypes (B and D). And the genotype D became the dominant circulating strains in China. Strains isolated in Russia and India from 2005 to 2011 converged into genotype C. Intertypic recombination occurred between the Chinese CV-A2 strains and other enterovirus-A donor sequences. This result reconfirmed that recombination is a common phenomenon among enteroviruses. This study helps expand the numbers of whole virus genome sequence and entire VP1 sequence of CV-A2 in the GenBank database for further researcher.
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- Qian Yang
- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People′s Republic of China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People′s Republic of China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People′s Republic of China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People′s Republic of China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People′s Republic of China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People′s Republic of China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People′s Republic of China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People′s Republic of China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People′s Republic of China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Polio Reference Laboratory and Key Laboratory of Medical Virology, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People′s Republic of China
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Li W, Gao HH, Zhang Q, Liu YJ, Tao R, Cheng YP, Shu Q, Shang SQ. Large outbreak of herpangina in children caused by enterovirus in summer of 2015 in Hangzhou, China. Sci Rep 2016; 6:35388. [PMID: 27752104 PMCID: PMC5067559 DOI: 10.1038/srep35388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Herpangina, usually caused by coxsackie virus A, is prevalent in children spreading through the fecal-oral transmission and the respiratory droplets dissemination. Also, it is mostly asymptomatic and self-limiting. In our study, we found that large outbreak of herpangina in children occurred in the summer of 2015 in Hangzhou, China. From May 1th to August 31th, a total of 10 210 children were diagnosed with herpangina in Children’s Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. 2 310 throat swabs were collected and tested for enterovirus detection by real-time RT-PCR, while 1 651 cases were positive with the rate of 71.5%. Based on VP1 gene or 5′UTR region sequences, Coxsackievirus A2, A4, A6, A10, B2, B4 and echovirus 30 were detected in these cases. More importantly, Coxsackievirus A2 may be the major subtype of enterovirus resulting in children with herpangina in hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310013, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310013, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310013, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310013, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310013, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310013, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310013, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310013, PR China
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Shen C, Ku Z, Zhou Y, Li D, Wang L, Lan K, Liu Q, Huang Z. Virus-like particle-based vaccine against coxsackievirus A6 protects mice against lethal infections. Vaccine 2016; 34:4025-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Revised: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Meteorological factors affect the hand, foot, and mouth disease epidemic in Qingdao, China, 2007-2014. Epidemiol Infect 2016; 144:2354-62. [PMID: 27018924 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268816000601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) has caused public health concerns worldwide. We aimed to investigate the effect of meteorological factors on the HFMD epidemic in Qingdao, a port city in China. A total of 78641 cases were reported in Qingdao between January 2007 and December 2014. Of those, 71084 (90·39%) occurred in children aged 0-5 years, with an incidence of 1691·2/100000. The incidence increased from early spring, peaked between spring and summer, and decreased in late summer. Aetiological agents in all severe cases and selected mild cases were characterized by examining throat swabs. Except for enterovirus 71 (EV71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CA16), other EVs caused >50% of the HFMD cases between 2011 and 2014. EV71 was more frequent in the off-peak months than in the peak months and prone to causing more severe cases compared to CA16 (χ 2 = 46·3, P < 0·001). CA10 caused more severe HFMD than did CA6 (χ 2 = 20·49, P < 0·001) and all non-CA10 EVs (χ 2 = 41·01, P < 0·001). Community-derived HFMD cases accounted for 65·11%. Spearman rank correlation analysis showed that HFMD incidence in children aged 0-5 years was positively correlated with atmospheric temperature (r s = 0·77, P < 0·001), relative humidity (r s = 0·507, P < 0·001), and precipitation (r s = 0·328, P < 0·001). Climate changes and CA10 surveillance in communities should be integrated into the current prophylactic programme.
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Molecular Evolution and Intraclade Recombination of Enterovirus D68 during the 2014 Outbreak in the United States. J Virol 2015; 90:1997-2007. [PMID: 26656685 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02418-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
UNLABELLED In August 2014, an outbreak of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) occurred in North America, causing severe respiratory disease in children. Due to a lack of complete genome sequence data, there is only a limited understanding of the molecular evolution and epidemiology of EV-D68 during this outbreak, and it is uncertain whether the differing clinical manifestations of EV-D68 infection are associated with specific viral lineages. We developed a high-throughput complete genome sequencing pipeline for EV-D68 that produced a total of 59 complete genomes from respiratory samples with a 95% success rate, including 57 genomes from Kansas City, MO, collected during the 2014 outbreak. With these data in hand, we performed phylogenetic analyses of complete genome and VP1 capsid protein sequences. Notably, we observed considerable genetic diversity among EV-D68 isolates in Kansas City, manifest as phylogenetically distinct lineages, indicative of multiple introductions of this virus into the city. In addition, we identified an intersubclade recombination event within EV-D68, the first recombinant in this virus reported to date. Finally, we found no significant association between EV-D68 genetic variation, either lineages or individual mutations, and a variety of demographic and clinical variables, suggesting that host factors likely play a major role in determining disease severity. Overall, our study revealed the complex pattern of viral evolution within a single geographic locality during a single outbreak, which has implications for the design of effective intervention and prevention strategies. IMPORTANCE Until recently, EV-D68 was considered to be an uncommon human pathogen, associated with mild respiratory illness. However, in 2014 EV-D68 was responsible for more than 1,000 disease cases in North America, including severe respiratory illness in children and acute flaccid myelitis, raising concerns about its potential impact on public health. Despite the emergence of EV-D68, a lack of full-length genome sequences means that little is known about the molecular evolution of this virus within a single geographic locality during a single outbreak. Here, we doubled the number of publicly available complete genome sequences of EV-D68 by performing high-throughput next-generation sequencing, characterized the evolutionary history of this outbreak in detail, identified a recombination event, and investigated whether there was any correlation between the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients and the viral variant that infected them. Overall, these results will help inform the design of intervention strategies for EV-D68.
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