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Gömer A, Lang A, Janshoff S, Steinmann J, Steinmann E. Epidemiology and global spread of emerging tick-borne Alongshan virus. Emerg Microbes Infect 2024; 13:2404271. [PMID: 39259276 PMCID: PMC11423535 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2024.2404271] [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: 05/02/2024] [Revised: 08/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/29/2024] [Indexed: 09/12/2024]
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The emergence and spread of novel viral pathogens is a major threat to human health, particularly in the context of climate and human-induced change in land use. Alongshan virus (ALSV) is a tick-borne virus associated with human disease, which was first identified in northeast China. More recently, several studies reported the emergence of ALSV in mammalian and arthropod hosts in multiple different countries outside of Asia, and the first viral genome sequencing data has become available. ALSV is a member of the Jingmenvirus group closely related to the Flaviviridae family. Unusually, the positive-sense, single-stranded RNA genome of ALSV is segmented and consists of four distinct segments, two of which show homology with the NS3 and NS5 protein encoding regions of non-segmented flaviviruses. Transmission of arthropod-borne pathogens will likely increase in the future due to environmental change mediated by a variety of environmental and ecological factors and increasing human encroachment into wild animal habitats. In this review, we present current knowledge of global ALSV distribution and emergence patterns, highlight genetic diversity, evolution and susceptible species. Finally, we discuss the role of this emerging tick-borne virus in the context of urbanization and global health.
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- André Gömer
- Department for Molecular und Medical Virology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Hygiene, Medical Microbiology and Infectiology, General Hospital Nuremberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department for Molecular und Medical Virology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
- Institut für Laboratoriums- und Transfusionsmedizin, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Hygiene, Medical Microbiology and Infectiology, General Hospital Nuremberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital of Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department for Molecular und Medical Virology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Zhang L, Xu W, Zhao Y, Sui L, Song M, Liu Q. Identification and characterization of Jingmen tick virus from Rhipicephalus microplus in Hunan, China. Acta Trop 2024; 260:107378. [PMID: 39245157 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2024.107378] [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: 06/27/2024] [Revised: 08/29/2024] [Accepted: 08/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024]
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Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) is a tick-borne pathogen known to affect human beings, characterized by a segmented genome structure that defies the conventional understanding of the Flaviviridae family. In the present study, we employed metagenomic analysis to screen for tick-borne viruses in Hunan Province, China, and identified five JMTV variants with complete genomes from Rhipicephalus microplus ticks sampled from cattle. These viral strains exhibited the highest sequence similarity to JMTV isolates previously reported in Hubei Province, China. However, evidence of genomic reassortment was detected, particularly with the S2 segment showing greater similarity to the strains from Japan. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that JMTV strains cluster predominantly based on their geographic origin. In agreement with the homology data, the S1, S3, and S4 segments of the strains identified in this study grouped with those from Hubei Province, while the S2 segment displayed a distinct topological structure. Moreover, JMTV displayed limited replication in mammal-derived cells, but thrived in tick-derived cell lines. In addition to the commonly used R. microplus-derived BME/CTVM23 cells, we found that JMTV also proliferated robustly in both Ixodes scapularis-derived ISE6 and Ixodes ricinus-derived IRE/CTVM19 cells, offering new avenues for in vitro production of the virus. In summary, this study expands the known geographic distribution and genetic diversity of JMTV, providing valuable insights into its epidemiology and potential for in vitro cultivation.
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- Li Zhang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Center for Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Center for Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Center for Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Center for Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510260, China.
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López Y, Thomas R, Muñoz-Leal S, López-Mejia Y, Galeano K, Garcia A, Romero L, la Hoz DED, Martinez C, Calderón A, Gastelbondo B, Contreras H, Olivieri G, Rubiano L, Paternina L, Hoyos-López R, Ortiz A, Garay E, Alemán-Santos M, Rivero R, Miranda J, Florez L, Ballesteros J, Contreras V, Tique V, Fragoso P, Guzman C, Arrieta G, Mattar S. Hard ticks (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in the Colombian Caribbean harbor the Jingmen tick virus: an emerging arbovirus of public health concern. Parasit Vectors 2024; 17:268. [PMID: 38918818 PMCID: PMC11202343 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-024-06362-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Ticks are obligate hematophagous ectoparasites involved in transmitting viruses of public health importance. The objective of this work was to identify the Jingmen tick virus in hard ticks from the Colombian Caribbean, an arbovirus of importance for public health. METHODS Ticks were collected in rural areas of Córdoba and Cesar, Colombia. Taxonomic identification of ticks was carried out, and pools of 13 individuals were formed. RNA extraction was performed. Library preparation was performed with the MGIEasy kit, and next-generation sequencing (NGS) with MGI equipment. Bioinformatic analyses and taxonomic assignments were performed using the Galaxy platform, and phylogenetic analyses were done using IQ-TREE2. RESULTS A total of 766 ticks were collected, of which 87.33% (669/766) were Rhipicephalus microplus, 5.4% (42/766) Dermacentor nitens, 4.2% (32/766) Rhipicephalus linnaei, and 3.0% (23/766) Amblyomma dissimile. Complete and partial segments 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) were detected in the metatranscriptome of the species R. microplus, D. nitens, and A. dissimile. The JMTVs detected are phylogenetically related to JMTVs detected in Aedes albopictus in France, JMTVs detected in R. microplus in Trinidad and Tobago, JMTVs in R. microplus and A. variegatum in the French Antilles, and JMTVs detected in R. microplus in Colombia. Interestingly, our sequences clustered closely with JMTV detected in humans from Kosovo. CONCLUSIONS JMTV was detected in R. microplus, D. nitens, and A. dissimile. JMTV could pose a risk to humans. Therefore, it is vital to establish epidemiological surveillance measures to better understand the possible role of JMTV in tropical diseases.
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- Yesica López
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Departamento de Ciencia Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Concepción, Chillán, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencia Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Concepción, Chillán, Chile
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Universidad de Sucre, Investigaciones Biomédicas, Sucre, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
- Grupo de Investigaciones Microbiológicas y Biomédicas de Córdoba-GIMBIC, Universidad de Córdoba, Montería, Colombia
- Grupo de Salud Pública y Auditoría en Salud, Corporación Universitaria del Caribe- CECAR, Sincelejo, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación Parasitología y Agroecología Milenio, Universidad Popular del Cesar, Valledupar Cesar, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación Parasitología y Agroecología Milenio, Universidad Popular del Cesar, Valledupar Cesar, Colombia
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- Universidad de Sucre, Investigaciones Biomédicas, Sucre, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia
- Grupo de Salud Pública y Auditoría en Salud, Corporación Universitaria del Caribe- CECAR, Sincelejo, Colombia
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Colombia.
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Matsumura R, Kobayashi D, Itoyama K, Isawa H. First Detection of the Jingmen Tick Virus in Amblyomma testudinarium Ticks from the Kanto Region, Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis 2024; 77:174-177. [PMID: 38171848 DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2023.347] [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] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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In 2010, Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) was discovered in ticks in China and has been shown to be distributed in several regions worldwide. Recently, cases of JMTV infection in humans have been reported in China and Kosovo, and have attracted much attention as an emerging tick-borne disease. In this study, we detected the JMTV genome in Amblyomma testudinarium ticks collected in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, during tick-borne virus surveillance conducted in the Kanto Region. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the new JMTV strain was closely related to previous strains detected in Japan. This suggests that JMTV may have been maintained during an independent natural transmission cycle in Japan. In addition, unlike other countries and regions, all JMTV strains in Japan were detected only in A. testudinarium ticks, suggesting that this tick species is the primary JMTV vector in Japan. This is the first report of JMTV in the Kanto Region. Further studies are required to elucidate the potential risk of infection with this tick-borne virus in Japan. In particular, the prevalence of JMTV in wild animals should be examined to clarify its geographical distribution, host range, and transmission cycle.
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- Ryo Matsumura
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Japan
- Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
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- Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
- Management Department of Biosafety, Laboratory Animal, and Pathogen Bank, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Japan
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- Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan
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Liu Z, Hu R, Cao H, Huang P, Yan H, Meng P, Xiong Z, Dai X, Yang F, Wang L, Qiu Q, Yan L, Zhang T. Identification and phylogenetic analysis of Jingmen tick virus in Jiangxi Province, China. Front Vet Sci 2024; 11:1375852. [PMID: 38756509 PMCID: PMC11096534 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1375852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) is a newly identified segmented flavivirus that has been recognized in multiple hosts, such as humans, buffalos, bats, rodents, mosquitos and ticks. Various clinical cases and studies manifested that JMTV is a true arbovirus with wide host spectrum and showed potential threats toward public health. JMTV has been reported in multiple countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, and America. Moreover, wild boars serve as an important intermediary between humans and the wild ecological system. In China, it has been reported in nine provinces, while the prevalence and the distribution of JMTV in most regions including Jiangxi Province are still unknown. Thus, to profile the distribution of JMTV in Jiangxi Province, an epidemiological investigation was carried out from 2020 to 2022. In current study, 66 ticks were collected from 17 wild boars in Jiangxi Province. The results showed that 12 out of 66 ticks were JMTV positive, indicating JMTV is prevalent in ticks and boars in Jiangxi Province. The genome sequences of JMTV strain WY01 were sequenced to profile viral evolution of JMTV in China. Phylogenetic analysis divided JMTV strains into two genotypes, Group I and Group II. WY01 belongs to Group II and it shares the closest evolutionary relationship with the Japan strains rather than the strains from neighboring provinces in China suggesting that JMTV might have complex transmission routes. Overall, current study, for the first time, reported that JMTV is prevalent in Jiangxi Province and provided additional information concerning JMTV distribution and evolution in China.
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- Zirui Liu
- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Animal Health, Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Animal Health, Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
- Jiangxi Engineering Research Center for Animal Health Products, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Animal Health, Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Wildlife and Plant Conservation Center, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Wildlife and Plant Conservation Center, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Academy of Forestry, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Animal Health, Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
- Jiangxi Biotechnology Vocational College, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Animal Health, Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Animal Health, Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Animal Health, Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Animal Health, Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Animal Health, Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Animal Health, Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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Wang X, Jing X, Shi J, Liu Q, Shen S, Cheung PPH, Wu J, Deng F, Gong P. A jingmenvirus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase structurally resembles the flavivirus counterpart but with different features at the initiation phase. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:3278-3290. [PMID: 38296832 PMCID: PMC11014250 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Jingmenviruses are a category of emerging segmented viruses that have garnered global attention in recent years, and are close relatives of the flaviviruses in the Flaviviridae family. One of their genome segments encodes NSP1 homologous to flavivirus NS5. NSP1 comprises both the methyltransferase (MTase) and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) modules playing essential roles in viral genome replication and capping. Here we solved a 1.8-Å resolution crystal structure of the NSP1 RdRP module from Jingmen tick virus (JMTV), the type species of jingmenviruses. The structure highly resembles flavivirus NS5 RdRP despite a sequence identity less than 30%. NSP1 RdRP enzymatic properties were dissected in a comparative setting with several representative Flaviviridae RdRPs included. Our data indicate that JMTV NSP1 produces characteristic 3-mer abortive products similar to the hepatitis C virus RdRP, and exhibits the highest preference of terminal initiation and shorter-primer usage. Unlike flavivirus NS5, JMTV RdRP may require the MTase for optimal transition from initiation to elongation, as an MTase-less NSP1 construct produced more 4-5-mer intermediate products than the full-length protein. Taken together, this work consolidates the evolutionary relationship between the jingmenvirus group and the Flaviviridae family, providing a basis to the further understanding of their viral replication/transcription process.
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- Xinyu Wang
- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 262 Jin Long Street, Wuhan, Hubei 430207, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 262 Jin Long Street, Wuhan, Hubei 430207, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.262 Jin Long Street, Wuhan, Hubei 430207, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 262 Jin Long Street, Wuhan, Hubei 430207, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.262 Jin Long Street, Wuhan, Hubei 430207, China
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- Department of Chemical Pathology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 262 Jin Long Street, Wuhan, Hubei 430207, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.262 Jin Long Street, Wuhan, Hubei 430207, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 262 Jin Long Street, Wuhan, Hubei 430207, China
- Drug Discovery Center for Infectious Diseases, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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Chen RY, Zhao T, Guo JJ, Zhu F, Zhang NN, Li XF, Liu HT, Wang F, Deng YQ, Qin CF. The infection kinetics and transmission potential of two Guaico Culex viruses in Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes. Virol Sin 2024; 39:228-234. [PMID: 38461965 PMCID: PMC11074636 DOI: 10.1016/j.virs.2024.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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Guaico Culex virus (GCXV) is a newly identified segmented Jingmenvirus from Culex spp. mosquitoes in Central and South America. The genome of GCXV is composed of four or five single-stranded positive RNA segments. However, the infection kinetics and transmission capability of GCXV in mosquitoes remain unknown. In this study, we used reverse genetics to rescue two GCXVs (4S and 5S) that contained four and five RNA segments, respectively, in C6/36 cells. Further in vitro characterization revealed that the two GCXVs exhibited comparable replication kinetics, protein expression and viral titers. Importantly, GCXV RNAs were detected in the bodies, salivary glands, midguts and ovaries of Culex quinquefasciatus at 4-10 days after oral infection. In addition, two GCXVs can colonize Cx. quinquefasciatus eggs, resulting in positive rates of 15%-35% for the second gonotrophic cycle. In conclusion, our results demonstrated that GCXVs with four or five RNA segments can be detected in Cx. quinquefasciatus eggs during the first and second gonotrophic cycles after oral infection.
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- Ru-Yi Chen
- College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China; State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, AMMS, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, AMMS, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, AMMS, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, AMMS, Beijing, 100071, China; School of Life Sciences, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, 650224, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, AMMS, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, AMMS, Beijing, 100071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, AMMS, Beijing, 100071, China
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- College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, AMMS, Beijing, 100071, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, AMMS, Beijing, 100071, China.
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Cicculli V, Colmant AMG, Piorkowski G, Amaral R, Maitre A, Decarreaux D, Thirion L, Moureau G, Falchi A, de Lamballerie X, Charrel RN, Ayhan N. First detection of Jingmen tick virus in Corsica, France and development of a real time detection system for multiple tick-associated jingmenviruses. RESEARCH SQUARE 2024:rs.3.rs-4136487. [PMID: 38585799 PMCID: PMC10996808 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4136487/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) is a recently discovered segmented RNA virus, closely related to flaviviruses. It was identified for the first time in 2014, in China and subsequently in Brazil. Following this discovery, JMTV-related sequences have been identified in arthropods, vertebrates (including humans), plants, fungus and environmental samples from Asia, America, Africa, Europe and Oceania. Several studies suggest an association between these segmented flavi-like viruses, termed jingmenviruses, and febrile illness in humans. The development of rapid diagnostic assays for these viruses is therefore crucial to be prepared for a potential epidemic, for the early detection of these viruses via vector surveillance or hospital diagnosis. In this study, we designed a RT-qPCR assay to detect tick-associated jingmenviruses, validated it and tested its range and limit of detection with six tick-associated jingmenviruses using in vitro transcripts. Then we screened ticks collected in Corsica (France) from different livestock species, in order to determine the distribution of these viruses on the island. In total, 6,269 ticks from eight species were collected from 763 cattle, 538 horses, 106 sheep and 218 wild boars and grouped in 1,715 pools. We report the first detection of JMTV in Corsica, in Rhipicephalus bursa, Hyalomma marginatum and R. sanguineus ticks collected from cattle and sheep. The highest prevalence was found in the Rhipicephalus genus. The complete genome of a Corsican JMTV was obtained from a pool of Rhipicephalus bursa ticks and shares between 94.7% and 95.1% nucleotide identity with a JMTV sequence corresponding to a human patient in Kosovo and groups phylogenetically with European JMTV strains. These results show that a Mediterranean island such as Corsica could act as a sentinel zone for future epidemics.
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- Vincent Cicculli
- Unite des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA)
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- Unite des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA)
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- Unite des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA)
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- Unite des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA)
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- ANSES, INRAE, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, UMR BIPAR, Laboratoire de Santé Animale
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- Unite des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA)
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- Unite des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA)
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- Unite des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA)
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- Unite des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA)
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- Unite des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA)
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- Unite des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA)
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- Unite des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ, Universita di Corsica, IRD 190, Inserm 1207, IRBA)
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Wang J, Wang J, Kuang G, Wu W, Yang L, Yang W, Pan H, Han X, Yang T, Shi M, Feng Y. Meta-transcriptomics for the diversity of tick-borne virus in Nujiang, Yunnan Province. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023; 13:1283019. [PMID: 38179426 PMCID: PMC10766107 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1283019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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Ticks, an arthropod known for transmitting various pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi, pose a perpetual public health concern. A total of 2,570 ticks collected from Nujiang Prefecture in Yunnan Province between 2017 and 2022 were included in the study. Through the meta-transcriptomic sequencing of four locally distributed tick species, we identified 13 RNA viruses belonging to eight viral families, namely, Phenuiviridae, Nairoviridae, Peribunyaviridae, Flaviviridae, Chuviridae, Rhabdoviridae, Orthomyxoviridae, and Totiviridae. The most prevalent viruses were members of the order Bunyavirales, including three of Phenuiviridae, two were classified as Peribunyaviridae, and one was associated with Nairoviridae. However, whether they pose a threat to human health still remains unclear. Indeed, this study revealed the genetic diversity of tick species and tick-borne viruses in Nujiang Prefecture based on COI gene and tick-borne virus research. These data clarified the genetic evolution of some RNA viruses and furthered our understanding of the distribution pattern of tick-borne pathogens, highlighting the importance and necessity of monitoring tick-borne pathogens.
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- Juan Wang
- Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Yunnan Institute of Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Systems Medicine in Inflammatory Diseases, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Yunnan Institute of Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Systems Medicine in Inflammatory Diseases, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Yunnan Institute of Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Yunnan Institute of Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Yunnan Institute of Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Yunnan Institute of Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China
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- School of Public Health, Dali University, Dali, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Medicine, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Systems Medicine in Inflammatory Diseases, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Yunnan Institute of Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Dali, China
- School of Public Health, Dali University, Dali, China
- State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Center for Global Change and Public Health, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Ergunay K, Bourke BP, Reinbold-Wasson DD, Nikolich MP, Nelson SP, Caicedo-Quiroga L, Vaydayko N, Kirkitadze G, Chunashvili T, Long LS, Blackburn JK, Cleary NG, Tucker CL, Linton YM. The expanding range of emerging tick-borne viruses in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region. Sci Rep 2023; 13:19824. [PMID: 37963929 PMCID: PMC10646066 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-46879-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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We analysed both pooled and individual tick samples collected from four countries in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region, using metagenome-based nanopore sequencing (NS) and targeted amplification. Initially, 1337 ticks, belonging to 11 species, were screened in 217 pools. Viruses (21 taxa) and human pathogens were detected in 46.5% and 7.3%, respectively. Tick-borne viral pathogens comprised Tacheng Tick Virus 2 (TTV2, 5.9%), Jingmen Tick Virus (JMTV, 0.9%) and Tacheng Tick Virus 1 (TTV1, 0.4%). An association of tick species with individual virus taxa was observed, with the exception of TTV2, which was observed in both Dermacentor and Haemaphysalis species. Individual ticks from pools with pathogen detection were then further screened by targeted amplification and then NS, which provided extensive genome data and revealed probable pathogen Haseki Tick Virus (HTV, 10.2%). Two distinct TTV2 clades were observed in phylogenetic analysis, one of which included closely related Dermacentor reticulatus Uukuviruses. JMTV detection indicated integrated virus sequences. Overall, we observed an expansion of newly documented pathogenic tick-borne viruses into Europe, with TTV1 being identified on the continent for the first time. These viruses should be included in the diagnostic assessment of symptomatic cases associated with tick bites and vector surveillance efforts. NS is shown as a useful tool for monitoring tick-associated pathogens in pooled or individual samples.
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- Koray Ergunay
- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Museum Support Center MRC-534, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD, 20746-2863, USA.
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave., Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA.
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution-National Museum of Natural History, 10th St NE and Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC, 20002, USA.
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Virology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Museum Support Center MRC-534, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD, 20746-2863, USA
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave., Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution-National Museum of Natural History, 10th St NE and Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC, 20002, USA
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- Bacterial Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA
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- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Museum Support Center MRC-534, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD, 20746-2863, USA
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave., Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution-National Museum of Natural History, 10th St NE and Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC, 20002, USA
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- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Museum Support Center MRC-534, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD, 20746-2863, USA
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave., Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution-National Museum of Natural History, 10th St NE and Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC, 20002, USA
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- Ukrainian Center of Diseases Control and Monitoring, Kyiv, 04071, Ukraine
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- U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate-Georgia (USAMRD-G), Tbilisi, Georgia
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- U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate-Georgia (USAMRD-G), Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Uniformed Services, University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA
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- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- One Health Center of Excellence, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32603, USA
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- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Museum Support Center MRC-534, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD, 20746-2863, USA
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave., Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA
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- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Museum Support Center MRC-534, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD, 20746-2863, USA
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave., Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution-National Museum of Natural History, 10th St NE and Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC, 20002, USA
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Wu Z, Zhang M, Zhang Y, Lu K, Zhu W, Feng S, Qi J, Niu G. Jingmen tick virus: an emerging arbovirus with a global threat. mSphere 2023; 8:e0028123. [PMID: 37702505 PMCID: PMC10597410 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00281-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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Jingmen tick virus (JMTV), belonging to the Flaviviridae family, is a novel segmented RNA virus identified in 2014 in the Jingmen region of Hubei Province, China. Up to now, JMTV has been detected in a variety of countries or regions in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas, involving a wide range of arthropods and mammals, and even humans. The JMTV genome is composed of four linear RNA segments, two of which are derived from flaviviruses, while the other two segments are unique to JMTV and has no matching virus. Currently, JMTV has been shown to have a pathogenic effect on humans. Humans who had been infected would develop viremia and variable degrees of clinical symptoms. However, the pathogenic mechanism of JMTV has not been elucidated yet. Therefore, it is crucial to strengthen the epidemiological surveillance and laboratory studies of JMTV.
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- Zhen Wu
- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- Tianjin Customs Port Out-Patient Department, Tianjin International Travel Healthcare Center, Tianjin, Hebei, China
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- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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Hu G, Jiang F, Luo Q, Zong K, Dong L, Mei G, Du H, Dong H, Song Q, Song J, Xia Z, Gao C, Han J. Diversity Analysis of Tick-Borne Viruses from Hedgehogs and Hares in Qingdao, China. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0534022. [PMID: 37074196 PMCID: PMC10269667 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.05340-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/20/2023] Open
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Tick-borne viruses (TBVs) have attracted increasingly global public health attention. In this study, the viral compositions of five tick species, Haemaphysalis flava, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Dermacentor sinicus, Haemaphysalis longicornis, and Haemaphysalis campanulata, from hedgehogs and hares in Qingdao, China, were profiled via metagenomic sequencing. Thirty-six strains of 10 RNA viruses belonging to 4 viral families, including 3 viruses of Iflaviridae, 4 viruses of Phenuiviridae, 2 viruses of Nairoviridae, and 1 virus of Chuviridae, were identified in five tick species. Three novel viruses of two families, namely, Qingdao tick iflavirus (QDTIFV) of the family of Iflaviridae and Qingdao tick phlebovirus (QDTPV) and Qingdao tick uukuvirus (QDTUV) of the family of Phenuiviridae, were found in this study. This study shows that ticks from hares and hedgehogs in Qingdao harbored diverse viruses, including some that can cause emerging infectious diseases, such as Dabie bandavirus. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that these tick-borne viruses were genetically related to viral strains isolated previously in Japan. These findings shed new light on the cross-sea transmission of tick-borne viruses between China and Japan. IMPORTANCE Thirty-six strains of 10 RNA viruses belonging to 4 viral families, including 3 viruses of Iflaviridae, 4 viruses of Phenuiviridae, 2 viruses of Nairoviridae, and 1 virus of Chuviridae, were identified from five tick species in Qingdao, China. A diversity of tick-borne viruses from hares and hedgehogs in Qingdao was found in this study. Phylogenetic analysis showed that most of these TBVs were genetically related to Japanese strains. These findings indicate the possibility of the cross-sea transmission of TBVs between China and Japan.
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- Geng Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Qingdao Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Qingdao Institute of Prevention Medicine, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Qingdao Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Qingdao Institute of Prevention Medicine, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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Huang L, Liu S, Chen L, Wang F, Ye P, Xia L, Jiang B, Tang H, Zhang Q, Ruan X, Chen W, Jiang J. Identification of novel Jingmen tick virus from parasitic ticks fed on a giant panda and goats in Sichuan Province, southwestern China. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1179173. [PMID: 37389347 PMCID: PMC10305807 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1179173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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Introduction Tick-borne viruses (TBVs) pose a significant risk to the health of humans and other vertebrates. A class of multisegmented flavi-like viruses, Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) was first discovered in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks collected from Jingmen of Hubei Province, China in 2010. JMTV has been confirmed to have a relatively wide distribution in vectors and hosts and is associated with human diseases. Methods Parasitic and host-seeking ticks were collected in Wolong Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province. Total RNA was extracted and then enriched the viral RNA. The DNA library was constructed and then were sequenced with MGI High-throughput Sequencing Set (PE150). After the adaptor sequences,low-quality bases and host genome were removed, resulting reads classified as a virus were subsequently de novo assembled into contigs, which were then compared to the NT database. Those annotated under the kingdom virus were initially identified as potential virus-associated sequences. Phylogenetic and Reassortment analysis of sequences were performed using MEGA and SimPlot software, respectively. Results and discussion Two host-seeking ticks and 17 ticks that fed on giant pandas and goats were collected. Through high-throughput sequencing, whole virus genomes were attained from four tick samples (PC-13, PC-16, PC-18, and PC-19) that shared 88.7-96.3% similarity with known JMTV. Phylogenetic tree showed that it was a novel JMTV-like virus, referred to as Sichuan tick virus, which also had the signals of reassortment with other JMTV strains, suggesting a cross-species transmission and co-infection of segmented flavi-like viruses among multiple tick hosts. Conclusion We discovered and confirmed one new Jingmen tick virus, Sichuan tick virus. Further investigation is required to determine the pathogenicity of Sichuan tick virus to humans and animals, as well as its epidemiological characteristics in nature.
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- Lin Huang
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Beijing Macro & Micro-test Bio-Tech Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
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- Sichuan Forestry and Grassland Pest Control and Quarantine Station, Chengdu, China
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- Wolong National Natural Reserve Administration Bureau, Wenchuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Wolong National Natural Reserve Administration Bureau, Wenchuan, China
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- Wolong National Natural Reserve Administration Bureau, Wenchuan, China
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- Academy of Inventory and Planning, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, China
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- BGI PathoGenesis Pharmaceutical Technology, BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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Ergunay K, Dincer E, Justi SA, Bourke BP, Nelson SP, Liao HM, Timurkan MO, Oguz B, Sahindokuyucu I, Gokcecik OF, Reinbold-Wasson DD, Jiang L, Achee NL, Grieco JP, Linton YM. Impact of nanopore-based metagenome sequencing on tick-borne virus detection. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1177651. [PMID: 37323891 PMCID: PMC10267750 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1177651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Introduction We evaluated metagenomic nanopore sequencing (NS) in field-collected ticks and compared findings from amplification-based assays. Methods Forty tick pools collected in Anatolia, Turkey and screened by broad-range or nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) and Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) were subjected to NS using a standard, cDNA-based metagenome approach. Results Eleven viruses from seven genera/species were identified. Miviruses Bole tick virus 3 and Xinjiang mivirus 1 were detected in 82.5 and 2.5% of the pools, respectively. Tick phleboviruses were present in 60% of the pools, with four distinct viral variants. JMTV was identified in 60% of the pools, where only 22.5% were PCR-positive. CCHFV sequences characterized as Aigai virus were detected in 50%, where only 15% were detected by PCR. NS produced a statistically significant increase in detection of these viruses. No correlation of total virus, specific virus, or targeted segment read counts was observed between PCR-positive and PCR-negative samples. NS further enabled the initial description of Quaranjavirus sequences in ticks, where human and avian pathogenicity of particular isolates had been previously documented. Discussion NS was observed to surpass broad-range and nested amplification in detection and to generate sufficient genome-wide data for investigating virus diversity. It can be employed for monitoring pathogens in tick vectors or human/animal clinical samples in hot-spot regions for examining zoonotic spillover.
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- Koray Ergunay
- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU), Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD, United States
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, MD, United States
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution–National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, DC, United States
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Virology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU), Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD, United States
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, MD, United States
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution–National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, DC, United States
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- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU), Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD, United States
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, MD, United States
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution–National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, DC, United States
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- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU), Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD, United States
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, MD, United States
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution–National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, DC, United States
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- Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC), Silver Spring, MD, United States
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ataturk University, Yakutiye, Erzurum, Türkiye
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Türkiye
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- Bornova Veterinary Control Institute, Veterinary Control Institute Directorates, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Bornova Veterinary Control Institute, Veterinary Control Institute Directorates, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Izmir, Türkiye
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- Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC), Silver Spring, MD, United States
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States
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- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU), Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD, United States
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, MD, United States
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution–National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, DC, United States
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Qu L, Li X, Huang B, Liu Y, Li Q, Shah T, Ning Y, Li J, Lu Y, Yan L, Wang B, Xia X. Identification and Characterization of Jingmen Tick Virus in Ticks from Yunnan Imported Cattle. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2023; 23:298-302. [PMID: 37172285 DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2022.0076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023] Open
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Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) is a tick-borne segmented positive-sense ssRNA virus that can cause human disease. This virus has been confirmed to be widespread, having a wide host range. In human it can cause fever, headache, lymphadenopathy, and asthenia. Therefore, JMTV poses a threat to public health. In this study, we collected 478 ticks from imported cattle on three quarantine farms near the Yunnan border to detect medically significant tick-borne viruses. Our findings show that JMTV was the only detected virus, with an incidence rate of 56.67%. Phylogenetic analysis showed that our JMTV is more closely related to previously reported JMTV strains from Yunnan Province and neighboring Laos, implying that the tick-borne virus was most likely imported from Laos. In conclusion, we identified and characterized a novel JMTV strain in tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) from Yunnan imported cattle, emphasizing the importance of arbovirus quarantine of livestock imports.
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- Linyu Qu
- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, P.R. China
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- The Third People's Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Yunnan International Travel Healthcare Center & Kunming Customs Port Outpatient Department, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, P.R. China
- Yunnan International Travel Healthcare Center & Kunming Customs Port Outpatient Department, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Yunnan International Travel Healthcare Center & Kunming Customs Port Outpatient Department, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Yunnan International Travel Healthcare Center & Kunming Customs Port Outpatient Department, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, P.R. China
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- Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, P.R. China
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Litov AG, Okhezin EV, Kholodilov IS, Belova OA, Karganova GG. Conserved Sequences in the 5' and 3' Untranslated Regions of Jingmenvirus Group Representatives. Viruses 2023; 15:v15040971. [PMID: 37112951 PMCID: PMC10141212 DOI: 10.3390/v15040971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The Jingmenvirus group (JVG), with members such as Jingmen tick virus (JMTV), Alongshan virus (ALSV), Yanggou tick virus (YGTV), and Takachi virus (TAKV), is drawing attention due to evidence of it causing disease in humans and its unique genome architecture. In the current work, complete untranslated regions (UTRs) of four strains of ALSV and eight strains of YGTV were obtained. An analysis of these sequences, as well as JVG sequences from GenBank, uncovered several regions within viral UTRs that were highly conserved for all the segments and viruses. Bioinformatics predictions suggested that the UTRs of all the segments of YGTV, ALSV, and JMTV could form similar RNA structures. The most notable feature of these structures was a stable stem-loop with one (5' UTR) or two (3' UTR) AAGU tetraloops on the end of a hairpin.
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- Alexander G Litov
- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI "Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS" (Institute of Poliomyelitis), 108819 Moscow, Russia
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Gladysheva AA, Gladysheva AV, Ternovoi VA, Loktev VB. [Structural Motifs and Spatial Structures of Helicase (NS3) and RNA-dependent RNA-polymerase (NS5) of a Flavi-like Kindia tick virus (unclassified Flaviviridae)]. Vopr Virusol 2023; 68:7-17. [PMID: 36961231 DOI: 10.36233/0507-4088-142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 03/13/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Kindia tick virus (KITV) is a novel segmented unclassified flavi-like virus of the Flaviviridae family. This virus is associated with ixodes ticks and is potentially pathogenic to humans. The main goal of this work was to search for structural motifs of viral polypeptides and to develop a 3D-structure for viral proteins of the flavi-like KITV. MATERIALS AND METHODS The complete genome sequences for KITV, Zika, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile and yellow fever viruses were retrieved from GenBank. Bioinformatics analysis was performed using the different software packages. RESULTS Analysis of the KITV structural proteins showed that they have no analogues among currently known viral proteins. Spatial models of NS3 and NS5 KITV proteins have been obtained. These models had a high level of topological similarity to the tick-borne encephalitis and dengue viral proteins. The methyltransferase and RNA-dependent RNA-polymerase domains were found in the NS5 KITV. The latter was represented by fingers, palm and thumb subdomains, and motifs A-F. The helicase domain and its main structural motifs IVI were identified in NS3 KITV. However, the protease domain typical of NS3 flaviviruses was not detected. The highly conserved amino acid motives were detected in the NS3 and NS5 KITV. Also, eight amino acid substitutions characteristic of KITV/2018/1 and KITV/2018/2 were detected, five of them being localized in alpha-helix and three in loops of nonstructural proteins. CONCLUSION Nonstructural proteins of KITV have structural and functional similarities with unsegmented flaviviruses. This confirms their possible evolutionary and taxonomic relationships.
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- A A Gladysheva
- State Scientific Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector»
- Novosibirsk National Research State University
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- State Scientific Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector»
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- State Scientific Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector»
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- State Scientific Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector»
- Novosibirsk National Research State University
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Luan Y, Gou J, Zhong D, Ma L, Yin C, Shu M, Liu G, Lin Q. The Tick-Borne Pathogens: An Overview of China's Situation. Acta Parasitol 2023; 68:1-20. [PMID: 36642777 PMCID: PMC9841149 DOI: 10.1007/s11686-023-00658-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ticks are important medical arthropods that can transmit hundreds of pathogens, such as parasites, bacteria, and viruses, leading to serious public health burdens worldwide. Unexplained fever is the most common clinical manifestation of tick-borne diseases. Since the emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases led to the hospital overload and fewer laboratory tests for tick-borne diseases. Therefore, it is essential to review the tick-borne pathogens and further understand tick-borne diseases. PURPOSE The geographic distribution and population of ticks in the Northern hemisphere have expanded while emerging tick-borne pathogens have been introduced to China continuously. This paper focused on the tick-borne pathogens that are threatening public health in the world. Their medical significant tick vectors, as well as the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control measures, are emphasized in this document. METHODS In this study, all required data were collected from articles indexed in English databases, including Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, and Google Scholar. RESULTS Ticks presented a great threat to the economy and public health. Although both infections by tick-borne pathogens and SARS-CoV-2 have fever symptoms, the history of tick bite and its associated symptoms such as encephalitis or eschar could be helpful for the differential diagnosis. Additionally, as a carrier of vector ticks, migratory birds may play a potential role in the geographical expansion of ticks and tick-borne pathogens during seasonal migration. CONCLUSION China should assess the risk score of vector ticks and clarify the potential role of migratory birds in transmitting ticks. Additionally, the individual and collective protection, vector control, comprehensive surveillance, accurate diagnosis, and symptomatic treatment should be carried out, to meet the challenge.
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- Yuxuan Luan
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.,School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Basic Medical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, 730046, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. .,State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, 730046, Gansu, China.
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Ebert CL, Söder L, Kubinski M, Glanz J, Gregersen E, Dümmer K, Grund D, Wöhler AS, Könenkamp L, Liebig K, Knoll S, Hellhammer F, Topp AK, Becher P, Springer A, Strube C, Nagel-Kohl U, Nordhoff M, Steffen I, Bauer BU, Ganter M, Feige K, Becker SC, Boelke M. Detection and Characterization of Alongshan Virus in Ticks and Tick Saliva from Lower Saxony, Germany with Serological Evidence for Viral Transmission to Game and Domestic Animals. Microorganisms 2023; 11:microorganisms11030543. [PMID: 36985117 PMCID: PMC10055853 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11030543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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The newly discovered group of Jingmenviruses has been shown to infect a wide range of hosts and has been associated with febrile illness in humans. During a survey for Jingmenviruses in ticks from Lower Saxony, Germany, Alongshan virus (ALSV) was identified in Ixodes spp. ticks. Additional virus screenings revealed the presence of ALSV in the bodies and saliva of ticks collected at several locations in Lower Saxony. Vector competence studies that included Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus validated the replication of ALSV within those tick species. In vitro feeding experiments with ALSV-injected Ixodes ricinus demonstrated effective viral transmission during blood feeding. To evaluate the potential viral transmission during a natural blood meal, sera from wild game and domestic animals were investigated. One serum sample from a red deer was found to be positive for ALSV RNA, while serological screenings in game and domestic animals revealed the presence of ALSV-specific antibodies at different locations in Lower Saxony. Overall, those results demonstrate the broad distribution of ALSV in ticks in Lower Saxony and hypothesize frequent exposure to animals based on serological investigations. Hence, its potential risk to human and animal health requires further investigation.
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- Cara Leonie Ebert
- Institute for Parasitology, Centre for Infection Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Institute for Parasitology, Centre for Infection Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Institute for Parasitology, Centre for Infection Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Institute for Parasitology, Centre for Infection Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
- Institute for Biochemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Institute for Parasitology, Centre for Infection Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Institute for Parasitology, Centre for Infection Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Institute for Parasitology, Centre for Infection Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Institute for Parasitology, Centre for Infection Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Institute for Parasitology, Centre for Infection Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Institute for Parasitology, Centre for Infection Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (LAVES), Food and Veterinary Institute Braunschweig/Hannover, Eintrachtweg 17, 30173 Hanover, Germany
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- Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (LAVES), Food and Veterinary Institute Oldenburg, Philosophenweg 38, 26121 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Clinic for Swine and Small Ruminants, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173 Hanover, Germany
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- Clinic for Swine and Small Ruminants, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173 Hanover, Germany
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- Clinic for Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 9, 30559 Hanover, Germany
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- Institute for Parasitology, Centre for Infection Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
- Correspondence: (S.C.B.); (M.B.); Tel.: +49-511-953-8717 (S.C.B.)
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- Institute for Parasitology, Centre for Infection Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
- Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, Buenteweg 17, 30559 Hanover, Germany
- Correspondence: (S.C.B.); (M.B.); Tel.: +49-511-953-8717 (S.C.B.)
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Kartashov MY, Gladysheva AV, Naidenova EV, Zakharov KS, Shvalov АN, Krivosheina EI, Senichkina AM, Bah MB, Ternovoi VA, Boumbaly S, Loktev VB. [Molecular and genetic characteristics of the multicomponent flavi-like Kindia tick virus (Flaviviridae) found in ixodes ticks on the territory of the Republic of Guinea]. Vopr Virusol 2023; 67:487-495. [PMID: 37264838 DOI: 10.36233/0507-4088-145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Ixodes ticks are vectors for pathogens of many infectious diseases. Recently, during the study of Rhipicephalus geigyi ticks collected from livestock in the Republic of Guinea, a new multicomponent flavi-like RNA virus, called Kindia tick virus (KITV), was discovered with an unusual mechanism for the implementation of genetic information. The aim of the work is to detect and study the genetic diversity of KITV in ixodes ticks collected in the territory of the Kindia province of the Republic of Guinea. MATERIAL AND METHODS In 2021, 324 specimens of ticks of the species Amblyomma variegatum, Rh. geigyi, Rh. annulatus, Rh. decoloratus, Rh. senegalensis were collected from cattle. The detection of viral RNA was carried out in individual samples of ticks by RT-PCR, followed by the determination of the nucleotide sequence and phylogenetic analysis. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION KITV detection rates in ticks of the species Rh. geigyi was 12.2%, Rh. annulatus 4.4%, Rh. decoloratus 3.3%. However, the KITV genetic material has not been identified in Am. variegatum ticks, which are one of the dominant species in West Africa. For all virus isolates, a partial nucleotide sequences of each of the four viral segments (GenBank, OK345271OK345306) were determined. The phylogenetic analysis showed a high level of identity (98.599.8%) for each of the four segments of the viral genome with those previously found in the Republic of Guinea. The obtained KITV isolates are most genetically close to Mogiana tick virus, which was previously detected in South America in Rh. microplus ticks and significantly differed from other multicomponent viruses circulating in Europe and Asia, including the Russian Federation. CONCLUSION KITV genetic material was found in three species of ixodid ticks collected from livestock in a number of prefectures of the Republic of Guinea. The infection rate in ticks was 3.312.2%. The continuation of research in this direction remains relevant.
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- M Y Kartashov
- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector»
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- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector»
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- Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute «Microbe»
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- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector»
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- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector»
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- Research Institute of Applied Biology of Guinea
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- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector»
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- Research Institute of Applied Biology of Guinea
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- State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology «Vector»
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Wu Z, Chen J, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Liu L, Niu G. Molecular evidence for potential transovarial transmission of Jingmen tick virus in Haemaphysalis longicornis fed on cattle from Yunnan Province, China. J Med Virol 2023; 95:e28357. [PMID: 36443647 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) is a novel tick-borne virus first identified from Jingmen city, Hubei Province of China in 2010. It has been proved that JMTV can cause human diseases and is widely distributed both inside and outside of China. However, the survival mode and transmission characteristics of JMTV still need further research, particularly in terms of transovarial transmission. In this study, an investigation was conducted to explore the presence of JMTV from engorged female ticks to their offspring. All engorged female adult ticks were collected from domestic cattle and allowed to lay eggs in appropriate humidity and temperature conditions. Maternal ticks, eggs and larvae were screened for JMTV RNA through real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and nested PCR methods. The results revealed the positive rate of 10.53% (10/95) in engorged ticks, 9.09% (2/22) in eggs and 8% (4/50) in larvae pools, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed that sequences from eggs and larvae had closer relationship with those isolates from maternal engorged ticks with more than 99.7% homology and JMTV manifested with evolutional conservatism. Our study has identified for the first time that JMTV could be transmitted from mother generation to offspring of Haemaphysalis Longicornis. Nonetheless, the efficiency of transovarial transmission in JMTV and the significance of ticks as amplification hosts still need to be further illustrated.
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- Zhen Wu
- School of Public Health, WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, China
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- School of Public Health, WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, China
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- School of Public Health, WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, China
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- Immune-Path Biotechnology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd, Suzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, China
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Zhang J, Zheng YC, Chu YL, Cui XM, Wei R, Bian C, Liu HB, Yao NN, Jiang RR, Huo QB, Yuan TT, Li J, Zhao L, Li LF, Wang Q, Wei W, Zhu JG, Chen MC, Gao Y, Wang F, Ye JL, Song JL, Jiang JF, Lam TTY, Ni XB, Jia N. Skin infectome of patients with a tick bite history. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023; 13:1113992. [PMID: 36923591 PMCID: PMC10008932 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1113992] [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: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Introduction Ticks are the most important obligate blood-feeding vectors of human pathogens. With the advance of high-throughput sequencing, more and more bacterial community and virome in tick has been reported, which seems to pose a great threat to people. Methods A total of 14 skin specimens collected from tick-bite patients with mild to severe symptoms were analyzed through meta-transcriptomic sequencings. Results Four bacteria genera were both detected in the skins and ticks, including Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Corynebacterium and Propionibacterium, and three tick-associated viruses, Jingmen tick virus (JMTV), Bole tick virus 4 (BLTV4) and Deer tick mononegavirales-like virus (DTMV) were identified in the skin samples. Except of known pathogens such as pathogenic rickettsia, Coxiella burnetii and JMTV, we suggest Roseomonas cervicalis and BLTV4 as potential new agents amplified in the skins and then disseminated into the blood. As early as 1 day after a tick-bite, these pathogens can transmit to skins and at most four ones can co-infect in skins. Discussion Advances in sequencing technologies have revealed that the diversity of tick microbiome and virome goes far beyond our previous understanding. This report not only identifies three new potential pathogens in humans but also shows that the skin barrier is vital in preventing horizontal transmissions of tick-associated bacteria or virus communities to the host. It is the first research on patients' skin infectome after a tick bite and demonstrates that more attention should be paid to the cutaneous response to prevent tick-borne illness.
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- Jie Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Mudanjiang Forestry Central Hospital, Mudanjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Mudanjiang Forestry Central Hospital, Mudanjiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Mudanjiang Forestry Central Hospital, Mudanjiang, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention, Chinese People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Mudanjiang Forestry Central Hospital, Mudanjiang, China
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- Institute of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical weapons (NBC) Defence, PLA Army, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Mudanjiang Forestry Central Hospital, Mudanjiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Institute of EcoHealth, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Institute of EcoHealth, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- Department of Health Quarantine, ManZhouLi Customs District, Manzhouli, China
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- Department of Health Quarantine, ManZhouLi Customs District, Manzhouli, China
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- Department of Health Quarantine, ManZhouLi Customs District, Manzhouli, China
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- Department of Health Quarantine, ManZhouLi Customs District, Manzhouli, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Mudanjiang Forestry Central Hospital, Mudanjiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Mudanjiang Forestry Central Hospital, Mudanjiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Centre of Influenza Research, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong SAR, China
- *Correspondence: Na Jia, ; Xue-Bing Ni, ; Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam,
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- State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Centre of Influenza Research, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong SAR, China
- *Correspondence: Na Jia, ; Xue-Bing Ni, ; Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam,
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Na Jia, ; Xue-Bing Ni, ; Tommy Tsan-Yuk Lam,
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Kholodilov IS, Belova OA, Ivannikova AY, Gadzhikurbanov MN, Makenov MT, Yakovlev AS, Polienko AE, Dereventsova AV, Litov AG, Gmyl LV, Okhezin EV, Luchinina SV, Klimentov AS, Karganova GG. Distribution and Characterisation of Tick-Borne Flavi-, Flavi-like, and Phenuiviruses in the Chelyabinsk Region of Russia. Viruses 2022; 14:v14122699. [PMID: 36560703 PMCID: PMC9780909 DOI: 10.3390/v14122699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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In this work, we presented data from a two-year study of flavi-, flavi-like, and phenuiviruses circulation in the population of ixodid ticks in the Chelyabinsk region. We isolated three tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) strains from I. persulcatus, which was not detected in the ticks of the genus Dermacentor. The virus prevalence ranged from 0.66% to 2.28%. The Yanggou tick virus (YGTV) is widespread in steppe and forest-steppe zones and is mainly associated with ticks of the genus Dermacentor. We isolated 26 strains from D. reticulatus, D. marginatus, and I. persulcatus ticks in the HAE/CTVM8 tick cell line. The virus prevalence ranged from 1.58% to 4.18% in D. reticulatus, ranged from 0.78% to 3.93% in D. marginatus, and was 0.66% in I. persulcatus. There was combined focus of TBEV and YGTV in the territory of the Chelyabinsk region. The Alongshan virus (ALSV) was found to be associated with I. persulcatus ticks and is spread in forest zone. We detected 12 amplicons and isolated 7 strains of ALSV in tick cells. The virus prevalence ranged from 1.13% to 6.00%. The phlebovirus Gomselga and unclassified phenuivirus Stavropol were associated with I. persulcatus and D. reticulatus ticks, respectively. Virus prevalence of the unclassified phenuivirus Stavropol in the Chelyabinsk region is lower than that in neighbouring regions.
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- Ivan S. Kholodilov
- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS, 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS, 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS, 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS, 108819 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Diagnostics and Epidemiology, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, 111123 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS, 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS, 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, FSASI Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS, 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS, 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS, 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS, 108819 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, FSASI Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS, 108819 Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, FSASI Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of RAS, 108819 Moscow, Russia
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Colmant AMG, Charrel RN, Coutard B. Jingmenviruses: Ubiquitous, understudied, segmented flavi-like viruses. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:997058. [PMID: 36299728 PMCID: PMC9589506 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.997058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Jingmenviruses are a group of viruses identified recently, in 2014, and currently classified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses as unclassified Flaviviridae. These viruses closely related to flaviviruses are unique due to the segmented nature of their genome. The prototype jingmenvirus, Jingmen tick virus (JMTV), was discovered in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks collected from China in 2010. Jingmenviruses genomes are composed of four to five segments, encoding for up to seven structural proteins and two non-structural proteins, both of which display strong similarities with flaviviral non-structural proteins (NS2B/NS3 and NS5). Jingmenviruses are currently separated into two phylogenetic clades. One clade includes tick- and vertebrate-associated jingmenviruses, which have been detected in ticks and mosquitoes, as well as in humans, cattle, monkeys, bats, rodents, sheep, and tortoises. In addition to these molecular and serological detections, over a hundred human patients tested positive for jingmenviruses after developing febrile illness and flu-like symptoms in China and Serbia. The second phylogenetic clade includes insect-associated jingmenvirus sequences, which have been detected in a wide range of insect species, as well as in crustaceans, plants, and fungi. In addition to being found in various types of hosts, jingmenviruses are endemic, as they have been detected in a wide range of environments, all over the world. Taken together, all of these elements show that jingmenviruses correspond exactly to the definition of emerging viruses at risk of causing a pandemic, since they are already endemic, have a close association with arthropods, are found in animals in close contact with humans, and have caused sporadic cases of febrile illness in multiple patients. Despite these arguments, the vast majority of published data is from metagenomics studies and many aspects of jingmenvirus replication remain to be elucidated, such as their tropism, cycle of transmission, structure, and mechanisms of replication and restriction or epidemiology. It is therefore crucial to prioritize jingmenvirus research in the years to come, to be prepared for their emergence as human or veterinary pathogens.
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Zhang Y, Li Z, Pang Z, Wu Z, Lin Z, Niu G. Identification of Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) in Amblyomma testudinarium from Fujian Province, southeastern China. Parasit Vectors 2022; 15:339. [PMID: 36167570 PMCID: PMC9513871 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-022-05478-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) is a newly discovered tick-borne virus that can cause disease in humans. This virus has been authenticated as being extremely widespread worldwide and as posing a significant threat to public health and safety. Methods We collected 35 ticks belonging to two tick species from wild boars in Nanping, Fujian Province, China. JMTV-specific genes were amplified by qRT-PCR and nested PCR to confirm the presence of this pathogen. Results More than one third of of all ticks collected (11/35) were positive for JMTV. Viral sequences were obtained from three of the JMTV-positive ticks, including the complete genomic sequence from one tick. This was the first time that JMTV was identified in the hard-bodied tick Amblyomma testudinarium. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that JMTV from Fujian Province shared > 90% identity with other isolates derived from China, but was distinct from those reported in France and Cambodia. Conclusions JMTV is characterized by relatively low mutations and has its own local adaptive characteristics in different regions. Our findings provide molecular evidence of the presence of JMTV in an overlooked tick species from an area not unrecognized as being endemic. They also suggest that JMTV occupies a wider geographical distribution than currently believed and is a potential disease vector. Graphical abstract ![]()
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13071-022-05478-2.
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- Yuli Zhang
- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China
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- Department of Public Health, Gaomi People's Hospital, Weifang, 261500, China
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- Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China
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- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China.
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- WeiFang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China.
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Integrated Jingmenvirus Polymerase Gene in Ixodes ricinus Genome. Viruses 2022; 14:v14091908. [PMID: 36146715 PMCID: PMC9501327 DOI: 10.3390/v14091908] [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: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Members of the jingmenviruses group have been found in arthropods and mammals on all continents except Australia and Antarctica. Two viruses of this group were isolated from patients with fever after a tick bite. Using a nested RT-PCR assay targeting a jingmenvirus polymerase gene fragment, we screened ticks collected in seven regions of Russia and found that the abundant jingmenvirus-positive were of Ixodes ricinus species, with the prevalence ranging from 19.8% to 34.3%. In all cases, DNase/RNase treatment suggested that the detected molecule was DNA and subsequent next generation sequencing (NGS) proved that the viral polymerase gene was integrated in the I. ricinus genome. The copy number of the integrated polymerase gene was quantified by qPCR relative to the ITS2 gene and estimated as 1.32 copies per cell. At least three different genetic variants of the integrated polymerase gene were found in the territory of Russia. Phylogenetic analysis of the integrated jingmenvirus polymerase gene showed the highest similarity with the sequence of the correspondent gene obtained in Serbia from I. ricinus.
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Pang Z, Jin Y, Pan M, Zhang Y, Wu Z, Liu L, Niu G. Geographical distribution and phylogenetic analysis of Jingmen tick virus in China. iScience 2022; 25:105007. [PMID: 36097615 PMCID: PMC9463580 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) is a novel tick-borne segmented RNA virus that is closely related to un-segmental RNA virus in evolution. It has been confirmed that JMTV could be a causative agent of human disease. In this study, a total of 3658 ticks were sampled from 7 provinces of China and then divided into 545 pools according to the location and species. QRT-PCR and nested PCR were performed to confirm the presence of JMTV. The results showed JMTV was identified in 5 out of 7 provinces with an average infection rate of 1.4% (51/3658). Phylogenetic analysis indicated that all JMTV strains identified in this study were closely related to each other and formed a well-supported sub-lineage. Our results provide molecular evidence of JMTV in different species of ticks from endemic and non-endemic regions and demonstrate that JMTV, as a natural foci pathogen, may be widely distributed all over China. JMTV was first identified in unrecognized endemic regions of China Two complete genomes and 13 partial S1 segments of JMTV were sequenced and analyzed JMTV was relatively conservative in evolution JMTV was widely distributed in China as a potential health threat to humans and animals
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Ergunay K, Mutinda M, Bourke B, Justi SA, Caicedo-Quiroga L, Kamau J, Mutura S, Akunda IK, Cook E, Gakuya F, Omondi P, Murray S, Zimmerman D, Linton YM. Metagenomic Investigation of Ticks From Kenyan Wildlife Reveals Diverse Microbial Pathogens and New Country Pathogen Records. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:932224. [PMID: 35847110 PMCID: PMC9283121 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.932224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Focusing on the utility of ticks as xenosurveillance sentinels to expose circulating pathogens in Kenyan drylands, host-feeding ticks collected from wild ungulates [buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, hartebeest, impala, rhinoceros (black and white), zebras (Grévy’s and plains)], carnivores (leopards, lions, spotted hyenas, wild dogs), as well as regular domestic and Boran cattle were screened for pathogens using metagenomics. A total of 75 host-feeding ticks [Rhipicephalus (97.3%) and Amblyomma (2.7%)] collected from 15 vertebrate taxa were sequenced in 46 pools. Fifty-six pathogenic bacterial species were detected in 35 pools analyzed for pathogens and relative abundances of major phyla. The most frequently observed species was Escherichia coli (62.8%), followed by Proteus mirabilis (48.5%) and Coxiella burnetii (45.7%). Francisella tularemia and Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) were detected in 14.2 and 13% of the pools, respectively, in ticks collected from wild animals and cattle. This is one of the first reports of JMTV in Kenya, and phylogenetic reconstruction revealed significant divergence from previously known isolates and related viruses. Eight fungal species with human pathogenicity were detected in 5 pools (10.8%). The vector-borne filarial pathogens (Brugia malayi, Dirofilaria immitis, Loa loa), protozoa (Plasmodium spp., Trypanosoma cruzi), and environmental and water-/food-borne pathogens (Entamoeba histolytica, Encephalitozoon intestinalis, Naegleria fowleri, Schistosoma spp., Toxoplasma gondii, and Trichinella spiralis) were detected. Documented viruses included human mastadenovirus C, Epstein-Barr virus and bovine herpesvirus 5, Trinbago virus, and Guarapuava tymovirus-like virus 1. Our findings confirmed that host-feeding ticks are an efficient sentinel for xenosurveillance and demonstrate clear potential for wildlife-livestock-human pathogen transfer in the Kenyan landscape.
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- Koray Ergunay
- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU), Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD, United States
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, MD, United States
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Virology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, DC, United States
- *Correspondence: Koray Ergunay,
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- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU), Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD, United States
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, MD, United States
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, DC, United States
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- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU), Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD, United States
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, MD, United States
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, DC, United States
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- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU), Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD, United States
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, MD, United States
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, DC, United States
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- One Health Centre, Institute of Primate Research (IPR), Nairobi, Kenya
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- One Health Centre, Institute of Primate Research (IPR), Nairobi, Kenya
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- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya
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- Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI), Naivasha, Kenya
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- Wildlife Research and Training Institute (WRTI), Naivasha, Kenya
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- Global Health Program, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Unit, Fort Royal, VA, United States
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- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU), Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD, United States
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, MD, United States
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, DC, United States
- Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Disease, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU), Smithsonian Institution Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD, United States
- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, MD, United States
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, DC, United States
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Li LF, Zhang MZ, Zhu JG, Cui XM, Zhang CF, Niu TY, Li J, Sun Y, Wei W, Liu HB, Yuan TT, Wei R, Wang Q, Xia LY, Zhao L, Lesley BS, Jiang BG, Jiang JF, Frans J, Jia N, Cao WC. Dermacentor silvarum, a Medically Important Tick, May Not Be a Competent Vector to Transmit Jingmen Tick Virus. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2022; 22:402-407. [PMID: 35834662 DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2021.0092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) has attracted great attention due to its potential pathogenicity in humans and its transmission by ticks. Dermacentor silvarum (D. silvarum) is one of the dominant tick species in northeastern China, and can transmit many pathogens to humans and animals. However, there have been no report of transmission of JMTV by D. silvarum. Materials and Methods: Ticks were collected from vegetation at the Aershan Port in Inner Mongolia in April 2019. And we do attempt to infect D. silvarum with JMTV by the immersion technique in laboratory conditions. The transmission of JMTV was examined by reverse transcriptase PCR, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and indirect immunofluorescence assay. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 24.0. Results: We found that JMTV may only be maintained in the tick without replication, and could not be transmitted to a host following transstadial transmission. Moreover, no virus colonization was found in the midgut or salivary glands of unfed D. silvarum; therefore, D. silvarum may not be susceptible to JMTV infection and therefore unlikely to carry and transmit JMTV. Conclusion: Our study has to some extent filled the knowledge gap regarding the possibility of JMTV transmission by a medically important tick vector, D. silvarum.
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- Lian-Feng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China.,Shanghai Institute for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China
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- ManZhouLi Customs District, Manzhouli, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China.,Center for Medical Genetics and Genomics, The Second Afliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China.,Chinese PLA Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China.,Shanghai Institute for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China.,The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China.,School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China.,School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China.,School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Infection Biology and Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Ecological and Veterinary Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China
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Ogola EO, Kopp A, Bastos ADS, Slothouwer I, Marklewitz M, Omoga D, Rotich G, Getugi C, Sang R, Torto B, Junglen S, Tchouassi DP. Jingmen Tick Virus in Ticks from Kenya. Viruses 2022; 14:1041. [PMID: 35632782 PMCID: PMC9147648 DOI: 10.3390/v14051041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) is an arbovirus with a multisegmented genome related to those of unsegmented flaviviruses. The virus first described in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks collected in Jingmen city (Hubei Province, China) in 2010 is associated with febrile illness in humans. Since then, the geographic range has expanded to include Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, and Uganda. However, the ecology of JMTV remains poorly described in Africa. We screened adult ticks (n = 4550, 718 pools) for JMTV infection by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Ticks were collected from cattle (n = 859, 18.88%), goats (n = 2070, 45.49%), sheep (n = 1574, 34.59%), and free-ranging tortoises (Leopard tortoise, Stigmochelys pardalis) (n = 47, 1.03%) in two Kenyan pastoralist-dominated areas (Baringo and Kajiado counties) with a history of undiagnosed febrile human illness. Surprisingly, ticks collected from goats (0.3%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.1-0.5), sheep (1.8%, 95% CI 1.2-2.5), and tortoise (74.5%, 95% CI 60.9-85.4, were found infected with JMTV, but ticks collected from cattle were all negative. JMTV ribonucleic acid (RNA) was also detected in blood from tortoises (66.7%, 95% CI 16.1-97.7). Intragenetic distance of JMTV sequences originating from tortoise-associated ticks was greater than that of sheep-associated ticks. Phylogenetic analyses of seven complete-coding genome sequences generated from tortoise-associated ticks formed a monophyletic clade within JMTV strains from other countries. In summary, our findings confirm the circulation of JMTV in ticks in Kenya. Further epidemiological surveys are needed to assess the potential public health impact of JMTV in Kenya.
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- Edwin O. Ogola
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi P.O. Box 30772-00100, Kenya; (E.O.O.); (D.O.); (G.R.); (C.G.); (R.S.); (B.T.)
- Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag 20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
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- Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Virology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Free University Berlin, Humboldt-University Berlin, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (A.K.); (I.S.); (M.M.)
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Associated Partner Site Charité, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag 20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
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- Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Virology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Free University Berlin, Humboldt-University Berlin, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (A.K.); (I.S.); (M.M.)
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Associated Partner Site Charité, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Virology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Free University Berlin, Humboldt-University Berlin, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (A.K.); (I.S.); (M.M.)
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Associated Partner Site Charité, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi P.O. Box 30772-00100, Kenya; (E.O.O.); (D.O.); (G.R.); (C.G.); (R.S.); (B.T.)
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi P.O. Box 30772-00100, Kenya; (E.O.O.); (D.O.); (G.R.); (C.G.); (R.S.); (B.T.)
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi P.O. Box 30772-00100, Kenya; (E.O.O.); (D.O.); (G.R.); (C.G.); (R.S.); (B.T.)
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi P.O. Box 30772-00100, Kenya; (E.O.O.); (D.O.); (G.R.); (C.G.); (R.S.); (B.T.)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Off Raila Odinga Way, Nairobi P.O. Box 54840-00200, Kenya
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi P.O. Box 30772-00100, Kenya; (E.O.O.); (D.O.); (G.R.); (C.G.); (R.S.); (B.T.)
- Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag 20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa;
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- Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Virology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Free University Berlin, Humboldt-University Berlin, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany; (A.K.); (I.S.); (M.M.)
- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Associated Partner Site Charité, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi P.O. Box 30772-00100, Kenya; (E.O.O.); (D.O.); (G.R.); (C.G.); (R.S.); (B.T.)
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Papa (Άννα Παπά) A, Marklewitz M, Paraskevopoulou (Σοφία Παρασκευοπούλου) S, Garrison AR, Alkhovsky (Альховский Сергей Владимирович) SV, Avšič-Županc T, Bente DA, Bergeron É, Burt F, Di Paola N, Ergünay K, Hewson R, Mirazimi A, Sall AA, Spengler JR, Postler TS, Palacios G, Kuhn JH. History and classification of Aigai virus (formerly Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus genotype VI). J Gen Virol 2022; 103:001734. [PMID: 35412967 PMCID: PMC10026732 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is the medically most important member of the rapidly expanding bunyaviral family Nairoviridae. Traditionally, CCHFV isolates have been assigned to six distinct genotypes. Here, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group outlines the reasons for the recent decision to re-classify genogroup VI (aka Europe-2 or AP-92-like) as a distinct virus, Aigai virus (AIGV).
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- Anna Papa (Άννα Παπά)
- National Reference Centre for Arboviruses and Haemorrhagic Fever Viruses (Εθνικό Κέντρο Αναφοράς Αρμποϊών και Αιμορραγικών πυρετών, 1st Laboratory of Microbiology (Α' Εργαστήριο Μικροβιολογίας), School of Medicine (Τμήμα Ιατρικής), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης), Thessaloniki, Greece
- The members of the 2017–2020 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group
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- Institute of Virology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- The members of the 2017–2020 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group
- United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
- The members of the 2020–2023 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Groups
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- The members of the 2017–2020 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group
- D. I. Ivanovsky Institute of Virology of the N. F. Gamaleya National Center on Epidemiology and Microbiology of Ministry of Health of Russian Federation (Институт вирусологии им. Д. И. Ивановского, входящий в состав ФГБУ «НИЦЭМ им. Н. Ф. Гамалеи» Минздрава России), Moscow, Russia
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- The members of the 2017–2020 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group
- The members of the 2020–2023 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Groups
- University of Ljubljana (Univerza v Ljubljani), Faculty of Medicine (Medicinska fakulteta), Slovenia
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- The members of the 2017–2020 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group
- University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- The members of the 2017–2020 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group
- The members of the 2020–2023 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Groups
- Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- The members of the 2017–2020 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group
- The members of the 2020–2023 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Groups
- Division of Virology, National Health Laboratory Service and Division of Virology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- The members of the 2017–2020 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group
- United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
- The members of the 2020–2023 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Groups
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- The members of the 2017–2020 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group
- The members of the 2020–2023 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Groups
- Virology Unit (Viroloji Birimi), Department of Medical Microbiology (Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı), Faulty of Medicine (Tıp Fakültesi), Hacettepe University (Hacettepe Üniversitesi), Ankara, Turkey
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- The members of the 2017–2020 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group
- The members of the 2020–2023 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Groups
- Public Health England, Porton Down, Wiltshire, Salisbury, UK
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- The members of the 2017–2020 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group
- The members of the 2020–2023 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Groups
- Folkhalsomyndigheten, Stockholm, Sweden
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- The members of the 2017–2020 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group
- Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
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- The members of the 2017–2020 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group
- Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The members of the 2017–2020 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group
- United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
- The members of the 2020–2023 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Groups
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- The members of the 2017–2020 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Group
- The members of the 2020–2023 International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Nairoviridae Study Groups
- Integrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Dinçer E, Timurkan MÖ, Oğuz B, Şahindokuyucu İ, Şahan A, Ekinci M, Polat C, Ergünay K. Several Tick-Borne Pathogenic Viruses in Circulation in Anatolia, Turkey. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 2022; 22:148-158. [PMID: 35133905 DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2021.0082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Introduction: We screened host-collected ticks for tick-borne viruses, including those recently documented as human pathogens. Methods: During 2020-2021, ticks removed form cattle, sheep, dogs, and cats in 11 provinces in 5 geographically distinct regions of Anatolia were identified, pooled, and screened using pan-nairovirus, pan-flavivirus and individual assays for Jingmen tick virus (JMTV), and Tacheng tick virus 1 and 2 (TcTV-1 and TcTV-2). Results: A total of 901 tick specimens, comprising 6 species were included. Rhipicephalus sanguineus complex was the most abundant species (44.1%), followed by Rhipicephalus bursa (38.3%), Haemaphysalis parva (7.2%), and others. The specimens were screened in 158 pools with 12 pools (7.6%) being positive. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) lineage Europe 2 (genotype VI) sequences were detected in R. bursa in five (3.2%) of the pools, with similar prevalences in central and Mediterranean Anatolian provinces. JMTV was identified in four R. bursa and one Rhipicephalus turanicus pools, collected from Mediterranean and southeastern Anatolia, with a CCHFV and JMTV coinfected R. bursa pool. The JMTV segment 1 sequences formed a separate cluster with those from Turkey and the Balkan peninsula in the maximum likelihood analysis. TcTV-2 was detected in two Dermacentor marginatus specimens (1.3%) collected in central Anatolia, with nucleocapsid sequences forming a phylogenetically segregated group among viruses from humans and ticks from China and Kazakhstan. Discussion: CCHFV Europe 2 was initially documented in ticks from central Anatolian locations, where related orthonairoviruses had been previously recorded. Ongoing activity and a wider distribution of JMTV and TcTV-2 were observed. These viruses should be screened as potential etiological agents in human infections associated with tick bites.
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- Ender Dinçer
- Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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- Bornova Veterinary Control Institute, Veterinary Control Institute Directorates, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Harran University, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Animal Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
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- Virology Unit, Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Virology Unit, Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Detection of Jingmenviruses in Japan with Evidence of Vertical Transmission in Ticks. Viruses 2021; 13:v13122547. [PMID: 34960816 PMCID: PMC8709010 DOI: 10.3390/v13122547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) and the related jingmenvirus-termed Alongshan virus are recognized as globally emerging human pathogenic tick-borne viruses. These viruses have been detected in various mammals and invertebrates, although their natural transmission cycles remain unknown. JMTV and a novel jingmenvirus, tentatively named Takachi virus (TAKV), have now been identified during a surveillance of tick-borne viruses in Japan. JMTV was shown to be distributed across extensive areas of Japan and has been detected repeatedly at the same collection sites over several years, suggesting viral circulation in natural transmission cycles in these areas. Interestingly, these jingmenviruses may exist in a host tick species-specific manner. Vertical transmission of the virus in host ticks in nature was also indicated by the presence of JMTV in unfed host-questing Amblyomma testudinarium larvae. Further epidemiological surveillance and etiological studies are necessary to assess the status and risk of jingmenvirus infection in Japan.
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Xu L, Guo M, Hu B, Zhou H, Yang W, Hui L, Huang R, Zhan J, Shi W, Wu Y. Tick virome diversity in Hubei Province, China, and the influence of host ecology. Virus Evol 2021; 7:veab089. [PMID: 34804590 PMCID: PMC8599308 DOI: 10.1093/ve/veab089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Ticks are important vector hosts of pathogens which cause human and animal
diseases worldwide. Diverse viruses have been discovered in ticks; however,
little is known about the ecological factors that affect the tick virome
composition and evolution. Herein, we employed RNA sequencing to study the
virome diversity of the Haemaphysalis longicornis and
Rhipicephalus microplus ticks sampled in Hubei Province in
China. Twelve RNA viruses with complete genomes were identified, which belonged
to six viral families: Flaviviridae, Matonaviridae, Peribunyaviridae,
Nairoviridae, Phenuiviridae, and Rhabdoviridae.
These viruses showed great diversity in their genome organization and evolution,
four of which were proposed to be novel species. The virome diversity and
abundance of R. microplus ticks fed on cattle were evidently
high. Further ecological analyses suggested that host species and feeding status
may be key factors affecting the tick virome structure. This study described a
number of novel viral species and variants from ticks and, more importantly,
provided insights into the ecological factors shaping the virome structures of
ticks, although it clearly warrants further investigation.
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- Lin Xu
- School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian 271016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Institute of Health Inspection and Testing, Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Etiology and Epidemiology of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian 271000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Institute of Health Inspection and Testing, Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan 430079, China
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- School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian 271016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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Shahhosseini N, Wong G, Babuadze G, Camp JV, Ergonul O, Kobinger GP, Chinikar S, Nowotny N. Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Asia, Africa and Europe. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9091907. [PMID: 34576803 PMCID: PMC8471816 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9091907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The global spread of ticks and various tick-borne viruses (TBVs) suggests the possibility of new tick-borne diseases emerging. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is an emerging TBV of the Nairoviridae family that causes serious disease that can be fatal in humans. CCHFV endemic foci can be found in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and South-Eastern Europe, and has spread to previously unaffected regions and nations, such as Spain, over the last two decades. In this review, we discuss the current situation of CCHFV in Asia, Africa and Europe based on existing knowledge, and we discuss driving factors in the distribution and transmission of the virus, such as the spread of tick vector species and host reservoirs.
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- Nariman Shahhosseini
- Centre for Vector-Borne Diseases, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Lethbridge, AB T1H 6P7, Canada;
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- Département de Microbiologie-Infectiologie et d’Immunologie, Université Laval, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (G.W.); (G.P.K.)
- Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Shanghai 200031, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada;
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- Center for Virology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Koç University, School of Medicine and Koç University Iş Bank Center for Infectious Diseases, Istanbul 34450, Turkey;
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- Département de Microbiologie-Infectiologie et d’Immunologie, Université Laval, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (G.W.); (G.P.K.)
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
- Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Pasteur Institute of Tehran, Tehran 1316943551, Iran
- Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, 1210 Vienna, Austria
- Correspondence: (S.C.); (N.N.)
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- Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, 1210 Vienna, Austria
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai 505055, United Arab Emirates
- Correspondence: (S.C.); (N.N.)
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Parry R, James ME, Asgari S. Uncovering the Worldwide Diversity and Evolution of the Virome of the Mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Microorganisms 2021; 9:1653. [PMID: 34442732 PMCID: PMC8398489 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9081653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, and Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, are the most significant vectors of dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya viruses globally. Studies examining host factors that control arbovirus transmission demonstrate that insect-specific viruses (ISVs) can modulate mosquitoes' susceptibility to arbovirus infection in both in vivo and in vitro co-infection models. While research is ongoing to implicate individual ISVs as proviral or antiviral factors, we have a limited understanding of the composition and diversity of the Aedes virome. To address this gap, we used a meta-analysis approach to uncover virome diversity by analysing ~3000 available RNA sequencing libraries representing a worldwide geographic range for both mosquitoes. We identified ten novel viruses and previously characterised viruses, including mononegaviruses, orthomyxoviruses, negeviruses, and a novel bi-segmented negev-like group. Phylogenetic analysis suggests close relatedness to mosquito viruses implying likely insect host range except for one arbovirus, the multi-segmented Jingmen tick virus (Flaviviridae) in an Italian colony of Ae. albopictus. Individual mosquito transcriptomes revealed remarkable inter-host variation of ISVs within individuals from the same colony and heterogeneity between different laboratory strains. Additionally, we identified striking virus diversity in Wolbachia infected Aedes cell lines. This study expands our understanding of the virome of these important vectors. It provides a resource for further assessing the ecology, evolution, and interaction of ISVs with their mosquito hosts and the arboviruses they transmit.
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- Rhys Parry
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; (M.E.J.); (S.A.)
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; (M.E.J.); (S.A.)
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Tokarz R, Lipkin WI. Discovery and Surveillance of Tick-Borne Pathogens. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2021; 58:1525-1535. [PMID: 33313662 PMCID: PMC8285023 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjaa269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Within the past 30 yr molecular assays have largely supplanted classical methods for detection of tick-borne agents. Enhancements provided by molecular assays, including speed, throughput, sensitivity, and specificity, have resulted in a rapid increase in the number of newly characterized tick-borne agents. The use of unbiased high throughput sequencing has enabled the prompt identification of new pathogens and the examination of tick microbiomes. These efforts have led to the identification of hundreds of new tick-borne agents in the last decade alone. However, little is currently known about the majority of these agents beyond their phylogenetic classification. Our article outlines the primary methods involved in tick-borne agent discovery and the current status of our understanding of tick-borne agent diversity.
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- Rafal Tokarz
- Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
- Corresponding author, e-mail:
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
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Bratuleanu BE, Temmam S, Chrétien D, Regnault B, Pérot P, Bouchier C, Bigot T, Savuța G, Eloit M. The virome of Rhipicephalus, Dermacentor and Haemaphysalis ticks from Eastern Romania includes novel viruses with potential relevance for public health. Transbound Emerg Dis 2021; 69:1387-1403. [PMID: 33840161 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Ticks are involved in the transmission of various pathogens and several tick-borne diseases cause significant problems for the health of humans and livestock. The composition of viral communities in ticks and their interactions with pathogens, is poorly understood, particularly in Eastern Europe, an area that represents a major hub for animal-arthropod vectors exchanges (e.g., via bird migrations). The aim of this study was to describe the virome of Dermacentor sp., Rhipicephalus sp. and Haemaphysalis sp. ticks collected from relatively little studied regions of Romania (Iasi and Tulcea counties) located at the intersection of various biotopes, countries and routes of migrations. We also focused the study on viruses that could potentially have relevance for human and animal health. In 2019, more than 500 ticks were collected from the vegetation and from small ruminants and analysed by high-throughput transcriptome sequencing. Among the viral communities infecting Romanian ticks, viruses belonging to the Flaviviridae, Phenuiviridae and Nairoviridae families were identified and full genomes were derived. Phylogenetic analyses placed them in clades where mammalian isolates are found, suggesting that these viruses could constitute novel arboviruses. The characterization of these communities increase the knowledge of the diversity of viruses in Eastern Europe and provides a basis for further studies about the interrelationship between ticks and tick-borne viruses.
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- Bianca Elena Bratuleanu
- Pathogen Discovery Laboratory, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.,Regional Center of Advanced Research for Emerging Diseases, Zoonoses and Food Safety (ROVETEMERG), "Ion Ionescu de la Brad", University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iasi, Romania
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- Pathogen Discovery Laboratory, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.,OIE Collaborating Centre for Detection and Identification in Humans of Emerging Animal Pathogens, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Pathogen Discovery Laboratory, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.,OIE Collaborating Centre for Detection and Identification in Humans of Emerging Animal Pathogens, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Pathogen Discovery Laboratory, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.,OIE Collaborating Centre for Detection and Identification in Humans of Emerging Animal Pathogens, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Pathogen Discovery Laboratory, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.,OIE Collaborating Centre for Detection and Identification in Humans of Emerging Animal Pathogens, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Pathogen Discovery Laboratory, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Regional Center of Advanced Research for Emerging Diseases, Zoonoses and Food Safety (ROVETEMERG), "Ion Ionescu de la Brad", University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Iasi, Romania
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- Pathogen Discovery Laboratory, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.,OIE Collaborating Centre for Detection and Identification in Humans of Emerging Animal Pathogens, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.,Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, Alfort National Veterinary School, Maisons-Alfort, France
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Paraskevopoulou S, Käfer S, Zirkel F, Donath A, Petersen M, Liu S, Zhou X, Drosten C, Misof B, Junglen S. Viromics of extant insect orders unveil the evolution of the flavi-like superfamily. Virus Evol 2021; 7:veab030. [PMID: 34026271 PMCID: PMC8129625 DOI: 10.1093/ve/veab030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Insects are the most diversified and species-rich group of animals and harbor an immense diversity of viruses. Several taxa in the flavi-like superfamily, such as the genus Flavivirus, are associated with insects; however, systematic studies on insect virus genetic diversity are lacking, limiting our understanding of the evolution of the flavi-like superfamily. Here, we examined the diversity of flavi-like viruses within the most complete and up-to-date insect transcriptome collection comprising 1,243 insect species by employing a Flaviviridae RdRp profile hidden Markov model search. We identified seventy-six viral sequences in sixty-one species belonging to seventeen insect, one entognathan, and one arachnidan orders. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that twenty-seven sequences fell within the Flaviviridae phylogeny but did not group with established genera. Despite the large diversity of insect hosts studied, we only detected one virus in a blood-feeding insect, which branched within the genus Flavivirus, indicating that this genus likely diversified only in hematophagous arthropods. Nine new jingmenviruses with novel host associations were identified. One of the jingmenviruses established a deep rooting lineage additional to the insect- and tick-associated clades. Segment co-segregation phylogenies support the separation of tick- and insect-associated groups within jingmenviruses, with evidence for segment reassortment. In addition, fourteen viruses grouped with unclassified flaviviruses encompassing genome length of up to 20 kb. Species-specific clades for Hymenopteran- and Orthopteran-associated viruses were identified. Forty-nine viruses populated three highly diversified clades in distant relationship to Tombusviridae, a plant-infecting virus family, suggesting the detection of three previously unknown insect-associated families that contributed to tombusvirus evolution.
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- Sofia Paraskevopoulou
- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Centre for Molecular Biodiversity Research, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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- Centre for Molecular Biodiversity Research, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, 17 Qinghua E Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, 17 Qinghua E Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.,German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Charité, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Centre for Molecular Biodiversity Research, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.,German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Charité, Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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Kholodilov IS, Belova OA, Morozkin ES, Litov AG, Ivannikova AY, Makenov MT, Shchetinin AM, Aibulatov SV, Bazarova GK, Bell-Sakyi L, Bespyatova LA, Bugmyrin SV, Chernetsov N, Chernokhaeva LL, Gmyl LV, Khaisarova AN, Khalin AV, Klimentov AS, Kovalchuk IV, Luchinina SV, Medvedev SG, Nafeev AA, Oorzhak ND, Panjukova EV, Polienko AE, Purmak KA, Romanenko EN, Rozhdestvenskiy EN, Saryglar AA, Shamsutdinov AF, Solomashchenko NI, Trifonov VA, Volchev EG, Vovkotech PG, Yakovlev AS, Zhurenkova OB, Gushchin VA, Karan LS, Karganova GG. Geographical and Tick-Dependent Distribution of Flavi-Like Alongshan and Yanggou Tick Viruses in Russia. Viruses 2021; 13:458. [PMID: 33799742 PMCID: PMC7998622 DOI: 10.3390/v13030458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
The genus Flavivirus includes related, unclassified segmented flavi-like viruses, two segments of which have homology with flavivirus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase NS5 and RNA helicase-protease NS3. This group includes such viruses as Jingmen tick virus, Alongshan virus, Yanggou tick virus and others. We detected the Yanggou tick virus in Dermacentor nuttalli and Dermacentor marginatus ticks in two neighbouring regions of Russia. The virus prevalence ranged from 0.5% to 8.0%. We detected RNA of the Alongshan virus in 44 individuals or pools of various tick species in eight regions of Russia. The virus prevalence ranged from 0.6% to 7.8%. We demonstrated the successful replication of the Yanggou tick virus and Alongshan virus in IRE/CTVM19 and HAE/CTVM8 tick cell lines without a cytopathic effect. According to the phylogenetic analysis, we divided the Alongshan virus into two groups: an Ixodes persulcatus group and an Ixodes ricinus group. In addition, the I. persulcatus group can be divided into European and Asian subgroups. We found amino acid signatures specific to the I. ricinus and I. persulcatus groups and also distinguished between the European and Asian subgroups of the I. persulcatus group.
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- Ivan S. Kholodilov
- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
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- Department of Molecular Diagnostics and Epidemiology, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, 111123 Moscow, Russia; (E.S.M.); (M.T.M.); (O.B.Z.); (L.S.K.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
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- Department of Molecular Diagnostics and Epidemiology, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, 111123 Moscow, Russia; (E.S.M.); (M.T.M.); (O.B.Z.); (L.S.K.)
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- Pathogenic Microorganisms Variability Laboratory, Gamaleya Federal Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 123098 Moscow, Russia; (A.M.S.); (V.A.G.)
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- Laboratory of Parasitic Arthropods, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (S.V.A.); (A.V.K.); (S.G.M.)
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology, Altai Antiplague Station of Rospotrebnadzor, 649000 Gorno-Altaisk, Russia;
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- Department of Infection Biology and Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK;
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- Laboratory for Animal and Plant Parasitology, Institute of Biology of Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences (IB KarRC RAS), 185910 Petrozavodsk, Russia; (L.A.B.); (S.V.B.)
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- Laboratory for Animal and Plant Parasitology, Institute of Biology of Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences (IB KarRC RAS), 185910 Petrozavodsk, Russia; (L.A.B.); (S.V.B.)
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- Laboratory of Ornithology, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia;
- Department of Vertebrate Zoology, St. Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
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- Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Ulyanovsk Region, 432005 Ulyanovsk, Russia; (A.N.K.); (A.A.N.); (P.G.V.)
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- Laboratory of Parasitic Arthropods, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (S.V.A.); (A.V.K.); (S.G.M.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia;
- Laboratory of Biology and Indication of Arboviruses, Department Ivanovsky Institute of Virology, Gamaleya Federal Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 123098 Moscow, Russia
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- Office of Rospotrebnadzor in the Stavropol Territory, 355008 Stavropol, Russia; (I.V.K.); (N.I.S.)
- Stavropol State Medical University, 355017 Stavropol, Russia
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- Laboratory of Parasitic Arthropods, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; (S.V.A.); (A.V.K.); (S.G.M.)
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- Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Ulyanovsk Region, 432005 Ulyanovsk, Russia; (A.N.K.); (A.A.N.); (P.G.V.)
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Science Center, Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 167982 Syktyvkar, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
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- FBIH “Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Stavropol kray”, 355008 Stavropol, Russia; (K.A.P.); (E.N.R.)
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- FBIH “Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Stavropol kray”, 355008 Stavropol, Russia; (K.A.P.); (E.N.R.)
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- Infectious Disease Hospital, 667003 Kyzyl, Russia; (N.D.O.); (A.A.S.)
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- Kazan Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of Rospotrebnadzor, 420015 Kazan, Russia; (A.F.S.); (V.A.T.)
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- Office of Rospotrebnadzor in the Stavropol Territory, 355008 Stavropol, Russia; (I.V.K.); (N.I.S.)
- FBIH “Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Stavropol kray”, 355008 Stavropol, Russia; (K.A.P.); (E.N.R.)
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- Kazan Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of Rospotrebnadzor, 420015 Kazan, Russia; (A.F.S.); (V.A.T.)
- Kazan State Medical Academy—Branch Campus of the FSBEI FPE «Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Postgraduate Education» of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 420012 Kazan, Russia
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- Institute of Living Systems Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, 236041 Kaliningrad, Russia;
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- Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Ulyanovsk Region, 432005 Ulyanovsk, Russia; (A.N.K.); (A.A.N.); (P.G.V.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
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- Department of Molecular Diagnostics and Epidemiology, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, 111123 Moscow, Russia; (E.S.M.); (M.T.M.); (O.B.Z.); (L.S.K.)
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- Pathogenic Microorganisms Variability Laboratory, Gamaleya Federal Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 123098 Moscow, Russia; (A.M.S.); (V.A.G.)
- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov MSU, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Diagnostics and Epidemiology, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, 111123 Moscow, Russia; (E.S.M.); (M.T.M.); (O.B.Z.); (L.S.K.)
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- Laboratory of Biology of Arboviruses, “Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitides” FSBSI “Chumakov FSC R&D IBP RAS”, 108819 Moscow, Russia; (I.S.K.); (O.A.B.); (A.G.L.); (A.Y.I.); (L.L.C.); (L.V.G.); (A.E.P.); (A.S.Y.)
- Institute for Translational Medicine and Biotechnology, Sechenov University, 119146 Moscow, Russia
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Sánchez-Seco MP, Sierra MJ, Estrada-Peña A, Valcárcel F, Molina R, de Arellano ER, Olmeda AS, San Miguel LG, Jiménez M, Romero LJ, Negredo A. Widespread Detection of Multiple Strains of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Ticks, Spain. Emerg Infect Dis 2021; 28:394-402. [PMID: 35076008 PMCID: PMC8798670 DOI: 10.3201/eid2802.211308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Human cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) were first detected in Spain in 2016. National human and animal health authorities organized a large, multidisciplinary study focusing on ticks as sentinels to determine the nationwide distribution of ticks with CCHF virus. Ticks were collected from animals and vegetation, samples pooled (12,584 ticks; 4,556 pools), and molecular methods used to look for the virus. We detected the virus in 135 pools from most of the regions studied, indicating that it is widespread in Spain. We found sequences of CCHF virus genotypes I, III, and IV in the tick species collected, most commonly in Hyalomma lusitanicum, suggesting this tick has a prominent role in the virus’s natural cycle. The red deer (Cervus elaphus) was the host that most frequently yielded positive ticks. Our study highlights the need for larger studies in Spain to ascertain the complete risk to public health.
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Shi J, Shen S, Wu H, Zhang Y, Deng F. Metagenomic Profiling of Viruses Associated with Rhipicephalus microplus Ticks in Yunnan Province, China. Virol Sin 2021; 36:623-635. [PMID: 33400089 DOI: 10.1007/s12250-020-00319-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Ticks are well known as vectors of many viruses which usually do great harm to human and animal health. Yunnan Province, widely covered by flourishing vegetation and mainly relying on farming husbandry, is abundant with Rhipicephalus microplus ticks. Therefore, it is of great significance to characterize the viral profile present in R. microplus parasitizing on cattle in Yunnan Province. In this study, a total of 7387 R. microplus ticks were collected from cattle and buffalo in the northwest and southeast areas of Yunnan Province from 2015 to 2017. We investigated the virome of R. microplus using next-generation sequencing (NGS) and the prevalence of important identified viruses among tick groups by RT-PCR. It revealed the presence of diverse virus concerning chu-, rhabdo-, phlebo-, flavi- and parvo- viruses in Yunnan. These viruses consist of single-stranded, circular and segmented sense RNAs, showing a greatly diversity in genomic organization. Furthermore, continuous epidemiological survey among ticks reveals broad prevalence of three viruses (Yunnan mivirus 1, Wuhan tick vrius 1 and YN tick-associated phlebovirus 1) and two possible prevalent viruses including a flavivirus-like segmented virus (Jingmen tick virus) and a bovine hokovirus 2 in Yunnan. Serological investigation among cattle indicates that these identified viruses may be infectious to cattle and can elicit corresponding antibody. Our findings on R. microplus-associated viral community will contribute to the prevention of viral disease and tracking the viral evolution. Further analysis is needed to better elucidate the pathogenicity and natural circulation of these viruses.
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- Junming Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Dali University, Dali, 671000, China.,Xianning Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xinanning, 437000, China
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Dali University, Dali, 671000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Xu X, Bei J, Xuan Y, Chen J, Chen D, Barker SC, Kelava S, Zhang X, Gao S, Chen Z. Full-length genome sequence of segmented RNA virus from ticks was obtained using small RNA sequencing data. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:641. [PMID: 32938401 PMCID: PMC7493057 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-07060-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In 2014, a novel tick-borne virus of the Flaviviridae family was first reported in the Mogiana region of Brazil and named the Mogiana tick virus (MGTV). Thereafter, the Jingmen tick virus (JMTV), Kindia tick virus (KITV), and Guangxi tick virus (GXTV)-evolutionarily related to MGTV-were reported. RESULTS In the present study, we used small RNA sequencing (sRNA-seq) to detect viruses in ticks and discovered a new MGTV strain in Amblyomma testudinarium ticks collected in China's Yunnan Province in 2016. We obtained the full-length genome sequence of this MGTV strain Yunnan2016 (GenBank: MT080097, MT080098, MT080099 and MT080100) and recommended it for its inclusion in the NCBI RefSeq database for future studies on MGTV, JMTV, KITV and GXTV. Phylogenetic analysis showed that MGTV, JMTV, KITV and GXTV are monophyletic and belong to a MGTV group. Furthermore, this MGTV group of viruses may be phylogenetically related to geographical regions that were formerly part of the supercontinents Gondwana and Laurasia. CONCLUSIONS To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study in which 5' and 3' sRNAs were used to generate full-length genome sequences of, but not limited to, RNA viruses. We also demonstrated the feasibility of using the sRNA-seq based method for the detection of viruses in pooled two and even possible one small ticks. MGTV may preserve the characteristic of ancient RNA viruses, which can be used to study the origin and evolution of RNA viruses. In addition, MGTV can be used as novel species for studies in phylogeography.
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- Xiaofeng Xu
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050024, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources Preservation and Utilization, Agro-Biological Gene Research Center, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510640, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050024, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources Preservation and Utilization, Agro-Biological Gene Research Center, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510640, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050024, People's Republic of China.
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Ergünay K, Polat C, Özkul A. Vector-borne viruses in Turkey: A systematic review and bibliography. Antiviral Res 2020; 183:104934. [PMID: 32949637 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2020.104934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Turkey serves as a natural hub for the dissemination of vector-borne viruses and provides many suitable habitats with diverse ecologies for introduction and establishment of new pathogens. This manuscript provides an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of the vector-borne viruses documented in Turkey. Following web-based identification, screening and eligibility evaluation, 291 published reports were reviewed. The publications were categorized and listed as a supplementary bibliography accompanying the manuscript. In brief, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are currently documented as prominent tick and mosquito-borne viral pathogens in Turkey. CCHFV produces a significant number of infections annually, with severe outcome or death in a portion of cases. WNV gained attention following the clustering of cases in 2010. Exposure and infections with sandfly-borne phleboviruses, such as Toscana virus, are indigenous and widespread. Epidemiology, risk factors, symptomatic infections in susceptible hosts, vectors and reservoirs for these pathogens have been explored in detail. Detection of novel viruses in mosquitoes, sandflies and ticks from several regions is of particular interest, despite scarce information on their epidemiology and pathogenicity in vertebrates. Introduction and emergence of viruses transmitted by invasive Aedes mosquitoes constitute a threat, albeit only imported infections have so far been documented. Detection of Rift valley fever virus exposure is also of concern, due to its detrimental effects on livestock and spillover infections in humans. Vigilance to identify and diagnose probable cases as well as vector surveillance for established and potential pathogens is therefore, imperative.
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- Koray Ergünay
- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Virology Unit, Ankara, 06100, Turkey.
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- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Virology Unit, Ankara, 06100, Turkey
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- Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Virology, Ankara, 06110, Turkey
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Stanojević M, Li K, Stamenković G, Ilić B, Paunović M, Pešić B, Maslovara IĐ, Šiljić M, Ćirković V, Zhang Y. Depicting the RNA Virome of Hematophagous Arthropods from Belgrade, Serbia. Viruses 2020; 12:v12090975. [PMID: 32887342 PMCID: PMC7552015 DOI: 10.3390/v12090975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Hematophagous arthropods are important vectors for zoonotic pathogens. To date, a huge number of viruses have been identified in these arthropods, with a considerable proportion of them being human pathogens. However, the viromes of hematophagous arthropods are still largely unresearched. In this study, a number of arthropods were collected from Belgrade, Serbia including mosquitoes, ticks and bedbugs. The viromes of these arthropods were identified and characterized using Illumina MiSeq sequencing. In total, 21 viruses belonging to 11 families were characterized, with 11 of them representing novel species. These results may contribute to our knowledge of RNA viruses in arthropods and the discovery of novel human pathogens.
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- Maja Stanojević
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.S.); (M.Š.); (V.C.)
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- Department of Zoonoses, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Changping, Beijing 102206, China;
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- Department for Genetic Research, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”—National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;
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- Department of Animal Development, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Zoology, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;
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- Natural History Museum in Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;
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- Institute for Biocides and Medical Ecology, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (B.P.); (I.Đ.M.)
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- Institute for Biocides and Medical Ecology, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (B.P.); (I.Đ.M.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.S.); (M.Š.); (V.C.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.S.); (M.Š.); (V.C.)
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- Department of Zoonoses, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Changping, Beijing 102206, China;
- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center & Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200432, China
- Correspondence:
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Vandegrift KJ, Kumar A, Sharma H, Murthy S, Kramer LD, Ostfeld R, Hudson PJ, Kapoor A. Presence of Segmented Flavivirus Infections in North America. Emerg Infect Dis 2020; 26:1810-1817. [PMID: 32687041 PMCID: PMC7392405 DOI: 10.3201/eid2608.190986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Identifying viruses in synanthropic animals is necessary for understanding the origin of many viruses that can infect humans and developing strategies to prevent new zoonotic infections. The white-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus, is one of the most abundant rodent species in the northeastern United States. We characterized the serum virome of 978 free-ranging P. leucopus mice caught in Pennsylvania. We identified many new viruses belonging to 26 different virus families. Among these viruses was a highly divergent segmented flavivirus whose genetic relatives were recently identified in ticks, mosquitoes, and vertebrates, including febrile humans. This novel flavi-like segmented virus was found in rodents and shares ≤70% aa identity with known viruses in the highly conserved region of the viral polymerase. Our data will enable researchers to develop molecular reagents to further characterize this virus and its relatives infecting other hosts and to curtail their spread, if necessary.
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Guo JJ, Lin XD, Chen YM, Hao ZY, Wang ZX, Yu ZM, Lu M, Li K, Qin XC, Wang W, Holmes EC, Hou W, Zhang YZ. Diversity and circulation of Jingmen tick virus in ticks and mammals. Virus Evol 2020; 6:veaa051. [PMID: 33976906 PMCID: PMC8097133 DOI: 10.1093/ve/veaa051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [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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Since its initial identification in ticks in 2010, Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) has been described in cattle, rodents, and primates. To better understand the diversity, evolution, and transmission of JMTV, we sampled 215 ticks, 104 cattle bloods, 216 bats, and 119 rodents in Wenzhou city, Zhejiang Province, China as well as 240 bats from Guizhou and Henan Provinces. JMTV was identified in 107 ticks (from two species), 54 bats (eleven species), 8 rodents (three species), and 10 cattle, with prevalence levels of 49.8, 11.8, 6.7, and 9.6 per cent, respectively, suggesting that bats may be a natural reservoir of JMTV. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that all the newly identified JMTVs were closely related to each other and to previously described viruses. Additionally, all tick and mammalian JMTV sampled in Wenzhou shared a consistent genomic structure, suggesting that the virus can cocirculate between ticks and mammals without observable variation in genome organization. All JMTVs sampled globally could be divided into two phylogenetic groups, Mantel tests suggested that geographic isolation, rather than host species, may be the main driver of JMTV diversity. However, the exact geographical origin of JMTV was difficult to determine, suggesting that this virus has a complex evolutionary history.
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- Jing-Jing Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.,Department of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Wenzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325001,China
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- Department of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China.,Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center and School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201052, China
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- Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450000, China
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- GGuizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550000, China and
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- Department of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Department of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Department of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Department of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Department of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China
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- Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center and School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201052, China.,Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Medical Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Department of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, China.,Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center and School of Life Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201052, China
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Kuivanen S, Levanov L, Kareinen L, Sironen T, Jääskeläinen AJ, Plyusnin I, Zakham F, Emmerich P, Schmidt-Chanasit J, Hepojoki J, Smura T, Vapalahti O. Detection of novel tick-borne pathogen, Alongshan virus, in Ixodes ricinus ticks, south-eastern Finland, 2019. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 24. [PMID: 31290392 PMCID: PMC6628756 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2019.24.27.1900394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The newly identified tick-borne Alongshan virus (ALSV), a segmented Jingmen virus group flavivirus, was recently associated with human disease in China. We report the detection of ALSV RNA in Ixodes ricinus ticks in south-eastern Finland. Screening of sera from patients suspected for tick-borne encephalitis for Jingmen tick virus-like virus RNA and antibodies revealed no human cases. The presence of ALSV in common European ticks warrants further investigations on its role as a human pathogen.
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- Suvi Kuivanen
- Authors contributed equally.,Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Authors contributed equally.,Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Clinical Microbiology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany.,Departments of Virology and Arbovirology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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- German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Hamburg, Germany.,Departments of Virology and Arbovirology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Authors contributed equally.,Division of Clinical Microbiology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Authors contributed equally.,Division of Clinical Microbiology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Yu ZM, Chen JT, Qin J, Guo JJ, Li K, Xu QY, Wang W, Lu M, Qin XC, Zhang YZ. Identification and characterization of Jingmen tick virus in rodents from Xinjiang, China. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2020; 84:104411. [PMID: 32531517 PMCID: PMC7283072 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) is a recently identified virus which provides an unexpected connection between segmented and unsegmented RNA viruses. Recent investigations reveal that JMTV including JMTV-like virus (Alongshan virus) could be associated with human disease, suggesting the significance of JMTV in public health. To better understand the genetic diversity and host range of JMTV, a total of 164 rodents representing 8 species were collected in Qapqal Xibe county of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, and were screened for JMTVs using RT- PCR. Consequently, JMTV was identified in 42 rodents including 23 Microtus arvalis voles (24.5%), 9 Apodemus uralensis mice (29.0%), 5 Mus musculus mice, 1 Rhombomys opimus gerbil, 1 Meriones tamariscinus gerbil, 1 Meriones libycus gerbil, 1 Cricetulus migratorius hamster and 1 Microtus gregalis vole. Interestingly, nearly complete genome sequences were successfully recovered from 7 JMTV positive samples. Although the newly identified rodent JMTVs were closely related to those previously identified in ticks from China, based on the phylogenetic analysis of the S1, S2 and S3 segments, the newly identified rodent viruses clustered into two genetic groups. One group comprised of viruses only found in M. arvalis, while another group included viruses from A. uralensis, C. migratorius and M. gregalis. However, all rodent viruses clustered together in the S4 tree. Considering rodents live in close proximity to humans, more efforts are needed to investigate the role of rodents in the evolution and transmission of JMTV in nature. Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) was found in 8 species of rodents from Xinjiang of China. Two sub-lineages of JMTVs were co-circulating in these rodents in Xinjiang. One sub-lineage of viruses was only identified in Microtus arvalis voles. Our data indicate that rodents are one of the natural hosts of JMTV.
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- Zhu-Mei Yu
- Department of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping Liuzi 5, 102206 Beijing, China
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- Department of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping Liuzi 5, 102206 Beijing, China
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- Yili Prefecture Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yili 835000, China
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- Department of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping Liuzi 5, 102206 Beijing, China
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- Department of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping Liuzi 5, 102206 Beijing, China
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- Yili Prefecture Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yili 835000, China
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- Department of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping Liuzi 5, 102206 Beijing, China
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- Department of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping Liuzi 5, 102206 Beijing, China
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- Department of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping Liuzi 5, 102206 Beijing, China
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- Department of Zoonosis, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping Liuzi 5, 102206 Beijing, China; Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Gómez GF, Isaza JP, Segura JA, Alzate JF, Gutiérrez LA. Metatranscriptomic virome assessment of Rhipicephalus microplus from Colombia. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2020; 11:101426. [PMID: 32473925 DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Revised: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ticks (Ixodida) are hematophagous ectoparasites that harbor and transmit diverse species of viruses, some of which cause serious diseases with worldwide veterinary and human health consequences. Rhipicephalus microplus is an important cattle tick in Colombia, where it causes significant economic losses. Despite the importance of this tick, its viral profile is unknown. RNA sequencing was used in this study as a surveillance method for virus detection in R. microplus. Most of the viral origin contigs were assigned to two putative viruses: one chuvirus (Wuhan tick virus 2) and one phlebovirus-like (Lihan tick virus). In addition, viral contigs corresponding to two jingmenviruses previously reported in R. microplus from China and Brazil were detected, as well as a novel putative tymovirus, named here as Antioquia tymovirus-like 1 (ATV-like 1). The presence of some of these viruses across numerous regions in the world could have several explanations, including i) a long-term association between those viruses and R. microplus and ii) a consequence of livestock historical trade. Our results shed new light on the virus diversity of this tick species and provide a basis for further studies on the evolutionary history and pathogenic potential of these interesting viruses.
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- Giovan F Gómez
- Grupo Biología de Sistemas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia.
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- Grupo Biología de Sistemas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
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- Grupo Biología de Sistemas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
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- Grupo de Parasitología, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, Centro Nacional de Secuenciación Genómica - CNSG, Sede de Investigación Universitaria - SIU, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
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- Grupo Biología de Sistemas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
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