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Cosset FL, Denolly S. Lipoprotein receptors: A little grease for enveloped viruses to open the lock? J Biol Chem 2024:107849. [PMID: 39357828 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2024] [Revised: 09/20/2024] [Accepted: 09/22/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024] Open
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Several studies recently highlighted the role of lipoprotein receptors in viral entry. These receptors are evolutionarily ancient proteins, key for transport of lipids as well as other signaling molecules across the plasma membrane. Here, we discuss the different families of lipoprotein receptors and how they are hijacked by enveloped viruses to promote their entry into infected cells. While the usage of lipoprotein receptors was known for members of Flaviviridae family and for vesicular stomatitis virus, the last four years have seen the discovery that these receptors are used by many genetically unrelated viruses. We also emphasize how viral particles interact with these receptors and the possible targeting of these host factors as antiviral strategies.
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- François-Loïc Cosset
- CIRI - Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Univ. Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Inserm, U1111, CNRS, UMR5308 ENS de Lyon, F-69007, Lyon, France.
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- CIRI - Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Univ. Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Inserm, U1111, CNRS, UMR5308 ENS de Lyon, F-69007, Lyon, France.
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Hu K, Liu T, Xu W, Liu Z, Wang Z, Ma J, Liu Q. Real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR assay for the detection of Nuomin virus - An emerging tick-borne virus. J Virol Methods 2024; 330:115032. [PMID: 39251074 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2024.115032] [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: 06/12/2024] [Revised: 09/05/2024] [Accepted: 09/06/2024] [Indexed: 09/11/2024]
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Nuomin virus (NOMV), an emerging tick-borne virus (TBVs) identified in 2020, has been associated with fever, headache, and potential liver dysfunction in infected individuals. This study presents a novel TaqMan real-time quantitative PCR method designed for the rapid, sensitive, and specific detection of NOMV, facilitating early diagnosis. Utilizing Beacon Designer software 8.0, we optimized the PCR assay including the development of primers and probes to precisely target the conserved region of the NOMV genome, followed by optimization of primer and probe concentrations and annealing temperature. The resulting assay demonstrated robust performance, with standard curve represented by the equation y=-3.29x+39.42, a high correlation coefficient (R2 = 0.995) and an efficiency 99.53 %. Importantly, the method exhibited exceptional specificity, which did not yield cross-reacting signals from other TBVs, including Songling virus (SGLV), Beiji virus (BJNV), tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), Yezo virus (YEZV), Alongshan virus (ALSV), and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome bunyavirus (SFTSV). The assay's detection limit was remarkably low, reaching 10 copies/μL, representing a 100-fold increase compared to semi-nested RT-PCR. Additionally, it demonstrated excellent repeatability, with coefficients of variation for intra- and inter-group tests consistently below 3 %. Clinical evaluations confirmed the assay's superior performance, highlighting its high specificity, sensitivity, and reproducibility for NOMV detection. In conclusion, the method developed in this study provides a valuable tool to support timely management of NOMV infections, with significant implications for clinical practice.
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- Kairao Hu
- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- 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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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528225, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, 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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Zhang XA, Ma YD, Zhang YF, Hu ZY, Zhang JT, Han S, Wang G, Li S, Wang X, Tang F, Liang WJ, Yuan HX, Zhao JQ, Jiang LF, Zhang L, Si GQ, Peng C, Wang R, Ge HH, Li N, Jiang BG, Li C, Li H, Liu W. A New Orthonairovirus Associated with Human Febrile Illness. N Engl J Med 2024; 391:821-831. [PMID: 39231344 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2313722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND In June 2019, a patient presented with persistent fever and multiple organ dysfunction after a tick bite at a wetland park in Inner Mongolia. Next-generation sequencing in this patient revealed an infection with a previously unknown orthonairovirus, which we designated Wetland virus (WELV). METHODS We conducted active hospital-based surveillance to determine the prevalence of WELV infection among febrile patients with a history of tick bites. Epidemiologic investigation was performed. The virus was isolated, and its infectivity and pathogenicity were investigated in animal models. RESULTS WELV is a member of the orthonairovirus genus in the Nairoviridae family and is most closely related to the tickborne Hazara orthonairovirus genogroup. Acute WELV infection was identified in 17 patients from Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning, China, by means of reverse-transcriptase-polymerase-chain-reaction assay. These patients presented with nonspecific symptoms, including fever, dizziness, headache, malaise, myalgia, arthritis, and back pain and less frequently with petechiae and localized lymphadenopathy. One patient had neurologic symptoms. Common laboratory findings were leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and elevated d-dimer and lactate dehydrogenase levels. Serologic assessment of convalescent-stage samples obtained from 8 patients showed WELV-specific antibody titers that were 4 times as high as those in acute-phase samples. WELV RNA was detected in five tick species and in sheep, horses, pigs, and Transbaikal zokors (Myospalax psilurus) sampled in northeastern China. The virus that was isolated from the index patient and ticks showed cytopathic effects in human umbilical-vein endothelial cells. Intraperitoneal injection of the virus resulted in lethal infections in BALB/c, C57BL/6, and Kunming mice. The Haemaphysalis concinna tick is a possible vector that can transovarially transmit WELV. CONCLUSIONS A newly discovered orthonairovirus was identified and shown to be associated with human febrile illnesses in northeastern China. (Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences.).
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- Xiao-Ai Zhang
- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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- From the State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology (X.-A.Z., Y.-D.M., Y.-F.Z., Z.-Y.H., J.-T.Z., S.H., G.W., S.L., X.W., L.Z., G.-Q.S., C.P., R.W., H.-H.G., B.-G.J., H.L., W.L.), and the Institute of Medical Prevention and Control of Public Health Emergencies, Characteristic Medical Center of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (F.T.), Beijing, Changchun Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun (Y.-D.M., N.L., C.L.), the School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (Z.-Y.H., X.W., H.L., W.L.), Medical Detachment of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Forest Fire Brigade Daxing'anling Branch, Yakeshi (W.-J.L.), the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou (H.-X.Y.), Dandong Infectious Disease Hospital, Dandong (J.-Q.Z.), and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Zhalainuoer District, Hulunbuir (L.-F.J.) - all in China
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Yu P, Li Y, Fu W, Yu X, Sui D, Xu H, Sun W. Microglia Caspase11 non-canonical inflammasome drives fever. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2024; 240:e14187. [PMID: 38864370 DOI: 10.1111/apha.14187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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AIM Animals exhibit physiological changes designed to eliminate the perceived danger, provoking similar symptoms of fever. However, a high-grade fever indicates poor clinical outcomes. Caspase11 (Casp11) is involved in many inflammatory diseases. Whether Casp11 leads to fever remains unclear. In this study, we investigate the role of the preoptic area of the hypothalamus (PO/AH) microglia Casp11 in fever. METHODS We perform experiments using a rat model of LPS-induced fever. We measure body temperature and explore the functions of peripheral macrophages and PO/AH microglia in fever signaling by ELISA, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, macrophage depletion, protein blotting, and RNA-seq. Then, the effects of macrophages on microglia in a hyperthermic environment are observed in vitro. Finally, adeno-associated viruses are used to knockdown or overexpress microglia Casp11 in PO/AH to determine the role of Casp11 in fever. RESULTS We find peripheral macrophages and PO/AH microglia play important roles in the process of fever, which is proved by macrophage and microglia depletion. By RNA-seq analysis, we find Casp11 expression in PO/AH is significantly increased during fever. Co-culture and conditioned-culture simulate the induction of microglia Casp11 activation by macrophages in a non-contact manner. Microglia Casp11 knockdown decreases body temperature, pyrogenic factors, and inflammasome, and vice versa. CONCLUSION We report that Casp11 drives fever. Mechanistically, peripheral macrophages transmit immune signals via cytokines to microglia in PO/AH, which activate the Casp11 non-canonical inflammasome. Our findings identify a novel player, the microglia Casp11, in the control of fever, providing an explanation for the transmission and amplification of fever immune signaling.
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- Ping Yu
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- Cancer Center, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of Ministry of Education, Institute of Immunology, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Noh BE, Kim GH, Lee HS, Kim H, Lee HI. The Diel Activity Pattern of Haemaphysalis longicornis and Its Relationship with Climatic Factors. INSECTS 2024; 15:568. [PMID: 39194773 DOI: 10.3390/insects15080568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2024] [Revised: 07/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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Haemaphysalis longicornis is one of the most medically important carriers of various pathogens. Although H. longicornis is an important vector, only basic ecological and biological information has been obtained, primarily focusing on its abundance and distribution. This study determined the most active time and meteorological conditions for the diel activity of H. longicornis. The diel activity pattern of H. longicornis was the highest between 10:00 and 14:00, and the lowest between 22:00 and 02:00. The major activity temperature of H. longicornis was between 25 °C and 40 °C, with the highest activity at 35 °C. The relative humidity was between 30% and 70% during the active period. Temperature had the highest correlation with diel activity (R = 0.679), followed by humidity (R = -0.649) and light intensity (R = 0.572). Our results provide basic information for the development of tick-borne disease vector control programs and tick surveillance.
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- Byung-Eon Noh
- Division of Vectors and Parasitic Diseases, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 187 Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju 28159, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Vectors and Parasitic Diseases, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 187 Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju 28159, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Vectors and Parasitic Diseases, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 187 Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju 28159, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Vectors and Parasitic Diseases, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 187 Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju 28159, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Vectors and Parasitic Diseases, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, 187 Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju 28159, Republic of Korea
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Kishimoto M, Itakura Y, Tabata K, Komagome R, Yamaguchi H, Ogasawara K, Nakao R, Qiu Y, Sato K, Kawabata H, Kajihara M, Monma N, Seto J, Shigeno A, Horie M, Sasaki M, Hall WW, Sawa H, Orba Y, Matsuno K. A wide distribution of Beiji nairoviruses and related viruses in Ixodes ticks in Japan. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2024; 15:102380. [PMID: 38996644 DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2024.102380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2024] [Revised: 06/20/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
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Beiji nairovirus (BJNV), in the family Nairoviridae, the order Bunyavirales, was recently reported as a causative agent of an emerging tick-borne zoonotic infection in China. This study investigated the prevalence of BJNV in ticks in Japan. Screening of over 2,000 ticks from multiple regions revealed a widespread distribution of BJNV and BJNV-related viruses in Japan, particularly in the northern island, and in other high altitude areas with exclusive occurrence of Ixodes ticks. Phylogenetic analysis identified three distinct groups of nairoviruses in ticks in Japan: BJNV, Yichun nairovirus (YCNV) and a newly identified Mikuni nairovirus (MKNV). BJNV and YCNV variants identified in ticks in Japan exhibited high nucleotide sequence identities to those in China and Russia with evidence of non-monophyletic evolution among BJNVs, suggesting multiple cross-border transmission events of BJNV between the Eurasian continent and Japan. Whole genome sequencing of BJNV and MKNV revealed a unique GA-rich region in the S segment, the significance of which remains to be determined. In conclusion, the present study has shown a wide distribution and diversity of BJNV-related nairoviruses in Ixodes ticks in Japan and has identified unique genomic structures. The findings demonstrate the significance of BJNV as well as related viruses in Japan and highlight the necessity of monitoring emerging nairovirus infections and their potential risks to public health.
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- Mai Kishimoto
- Division of Molecular Pathobiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathobiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; Institute for Vaccine Research and Development (HU-IVReD) , Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathobiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; Institute for Vaccine Research and Development (HU-IVReD) , Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Center for Infectious Diseases, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, Sapporo, Japan
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- Center for Infectious Diseases, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology-I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology-I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of International Research Promotion, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Infection Control, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Yamagata Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Yamagata, Japan
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- Division of Risk Analysis and Management, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology, Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan; Osaka International Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathobiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; Institute for Vaccine Research and Development (HU-IVReD) , Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Institute for Vaccine Research and Development (HU-IVReD) , Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; National Virus Reference Laboratory, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; Global Virus Network, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Molecular Pathobiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; Institute for Vaccine Research and Development (HU-IVReD) , Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; Global Virus Network, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathobiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; Institute for Vaccine Research and Development (HU-IVReD) , Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Institute for Vaccine Research and Development (HU-IVReD) , Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; Division of Risk Analysis and Management, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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Ergunay K, Bourke BP, Reinbold-Wasson DD, Caicedo-Quiroga L, Vaydayko N, Kirkitadze G, Chunashvili T, Tucker CL, Linton YM. Novel clades of tick-borne pathogenic nairoviruses in Europe. INFECTION, GENETICS AND EVOLUTION : JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2024; 121:105593. [PMID: 38636618 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2024.105593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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Members of the Orthonairovirus genus (family Nairoviridae) include many tick-borne viruses of significant human and animal health impact, with several recently-documented pathogenic viruses lacking sufficient epidemiological information. We screened 215 adult ticks of seven species collected in Bulgaria, Georgia, Latvia and Poland for orthonairoviruses, followed by nanopore sequencing (NS) for genome characterization. Initial generic amplification revealed Sulina virus (SULV, Orthonairovirus sulinaense), for which an updated amplification assay was used, revealing an overall prevalence of 2.7% in Ixodes ricinus ticks from Latvia. Three complete and additional partial SULV genomes were generated, that consistently formed a separate, distinct clade with further intragroup divergence in the maximum likelihood analyses. Comparisons with previously described viruses from Romania exhibited similar genome topologies, albeit with divergent motifs and cleavage sites on the glycoprotein precursor. Preliminary evidence of recombination involving the S segment was documented, in addition to variations in predicted viral glycoproteins. Generic screening further identified Tacheng tick virus 1 (TCTV1, Orthonairovirus tachengense), with documented human infections, in Dermacentor reticulatus ticks from Poland, with a prevalence of 0.9%. Subsequent NS and assembly provided the first complete TCTV1 genome outside of China, where it was originally described. Phylogenetic analysis of virus genome segments revealed TCTV1-Poland as a discrete taxon within the TCTV1 cluster in the Orthonairovirus genus, representing a geographically segregated clade. Comparable genome topology with TCTV1 from China was observed, aside from minor variations in the M segment. Similar to SULV, TCTV1 exhibited several mismatches on previously described screening primer binding sites, likely to prevent amplification. These findings indicate presence of novel TCTV1 and SULV clades in Eastern Europe, confirming the expansion of orthonairoviruses with pathogenic potential.
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- Koray Ergunay
- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Museum Support Center MRC-534, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD 20746, 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 & 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, 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 & 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, 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 & Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA
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- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - Europe - Middle East, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - Europe - Middle East, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - Europe - Middle East, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Museum Support Center MRC-534, Smithsonian Institution, 4210 Silver Hill Rd., Suitland, MD 20746, 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, 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 & Constitution Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA
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Ullah Khan N, Sadiq A, Khan J, Basharat N, Hassan ZU, Ali I, Shah TA, Bourhia M, Bin Jardan YA, Wondmie GF. Molecular characterization of plasma virome of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. AMB Express 2024; 14:46. [PMID: 38664337 PMCID: PMC11045709 DOI: 10.1186/s13568-024-01696-2] [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: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) stands as the most common cancer type, arising from various causes, and responsible for a substantial number of cancer-related fatalities. Recent advancements in viral metagenomics have empowered scientists to delve into the intricate diversity of the virosphere, viral evolution, interactions between viruses and their hosts, and the identification of viral causes behind disease outbreaks, the development of specific symptoms, and their potential role in altering the host's physiology. The present study had the objective of "Molecular Characterization of HBV, HCV, anelloviruses, CMV, SENV-D, SENV-H, HEV, and HPV viruses among individuals suffering from HCC." A total of 381 HCC patients contributed 10 cc of blood each for this study. The research encompassed the assessment of tumor markers, followed by molecular characterization of HBV, HCV, Anelloviruses (TTV, TTMV, and TTMDV), SENV-H and SENV-D viruses, HEV, CMV, and HPV, as well as histopathological examinations. The outcomes of this study revealed that majority of the HCC patients 72.4% (276/381) were male as compared to females. HCV infection, at 76.4% (291 out of 381), exhibited a significant association (p < 0.05) with HCC. Most patients displayed singular lesions in the liver, with Child Pugh Score Type B being the predominant finding in 45.2% of cases. Plasma virome analysis indicated the prevalence of TTMDV (75%), followed by TTMV (70%) and TTV (42.1%) among anelloviruses in HCC patients. Similarly, SENV-H (52%) was followed by SENV-D (20%), with co-infections at 15%. The presence of CMV and HEV among the HCC patients was recorded 5% each however 3.5% of the patients showed the presence of HPV. In conclusion, this study underscores that HCC patients serve as reservoirs for various pathogenic and non-pathogenic viruses, potentially contributing to the development, progression, and severity of the disease.
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- Niamat Ullah Khan
- Molecular Virology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Department of Allied Health Sciences, Iqra University, Chak Shahzad Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Allied Health Sciences, Iqra University, Chak Shahzad Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Center for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics (CAMB), Gulf University for Science and Technology, West Mishref, Kuwait
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- College of Agriculture Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, China
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Natural Resources Valorization, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, 80060, Morocco.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Xiao J, Yao X, Guan X, Xiong J, Fang Y, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Moming A, Su Z, Jin J, Ge Y, Wang J, Fan Z, Tang S, Shen S, Deng F. Viromes of Haemaphysalis longicornis reveal different viral abundance and diversity in free and engorged ticks. Virol Sin 2024; 39:194-204. [PMID: 38360150 PMCID: PMC11074643 DOI: 10.1016/j.virs.2024.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks, commonly found in East Asia, can transmit various pathogenic viruses, including the severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) that has caused febrile diseases among humans in Hubei Province. However, understanding of the viromes of H. longicornis was limited, and the prevalence of viruses among H. longicornis ticks in Hubei was not well clarified. This study investigates the viromes of both engorged (fed) and free (unfed) H. longicornis ticks across three mountainous regions in Hubei Province from 2019 to 2020. RNA-sequencing analysis identified viral sequences that were related to 39 reference viruses belonging to unclassified viruses and seven RNA viral families, namely Chuviridae, Nairoviridae, Orthomyxoviridae, Parvoviridae, Phenuiviridae, Rhabdoviridae, and Totiviridae. Viral abundance and diversity in these ticks were analysed, and phylogenetic characteristics of the Henan tick virus (HNTV), Dabieshan tick virus (DBSTV), Okutama tick virus (OKTV), and Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) were elucidated based on their full genomic sequences. Prevalence analysis demonstrated that DBSTV was the most common virus found in individual H. longicornis ticks (12.59%), followed by HNTV (0.35%), whereas JMTV and OKTV were not detected. These results improve our understanding of H. longicornis tick viromes in central China and highlight the role of tick feeding status and geography in shaping the viral community. The findings of new viral strains and their potential impact on public health raise the need to strengthen surveillance efforts for comprehensively assessing their spillover potentials.
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- Jian Xiao
- Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101408, China
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- Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China; Current address: Department of Medical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 57000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Vector-borne Infectious Diseases, Urumqi, 830002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China; Hubei Jiangxia Laboratory, Wuhan, 430200, China; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Vector-borne Infectious Diseases, Urumqi, 830002, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Virology and Biosafety and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Ariizumi T, Tabata K, Itakura Y, Kobayashi H, Hall WW, Sasaki M, Sawa H, Matsuno K, Orba Y. Establishment of a lethal mouse model of emerging tick-borne orthonairovirus infections. PLoS Pathog 2024; 20:e1012101. [PMID: 38502642 PMCID: PMC10980201 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1012101] [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: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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Emerging and reemerging tick-borne virus infections caused by orthonairoviruses (family Nairoviridae), which are genetically distinct from Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, have been recently reported in East Asia. Here, we have established a mouse infection model using type-I/II interferon receptor-knockout mice (AG129 mice) both for a better understanding of the pathogenesis of these infections and validation of antiviral agents using Yezo virus (YEZV), a novel orthonairovirus causing febrile illnesses associated with tick bites in Japan and China. YEZV-inoculated AG129 mice developed hepatitis with body weight loss and died by 6 days post infection. Blood biochemistry tests showed elevated liver enzyme levels, similar to YEZV-infected human patients. AG129 mice treated with favipiravir survived lethal YEZV infection, demonstrating the anti-YEZV effect of this drug. The present mouse model will help us better understand the pathogenicity of the emerging tick-borne orthonairoviruses and the development of specific antiviral agents for their treatment.
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- Takuma Ariizumi
- Division of Molecular Pathobiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Institute for Vaccine Research and Development, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Institute for Vaccine Research and Development, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathobiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Institute for Vaccine Research and Development, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- National Virus Reference Laboratory, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, 4, Ireland
- Global Virus Network, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathobiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- Institute for Vaccine Research and Development, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathobiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- Institute for Vaccine Research and Development, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- Global Virus Network, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Institute for Vaccine Research and Development, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- Division of Risk Analysis and Management, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathobiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- Institute for Vaccine Research and Development, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
- One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Wu Y, Zhou Q, Mao M, Chen H, Qi R. Diversity of species and geographic distribution of tick-borne viruses in China. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1309698. [PMID: 38476950 PMCID: PMC10929907 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1309698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Introduction Tick-borne pathogens especially viruses are continuously appearing worldwide, which have caused severe public health threats. Understanding the species, distribution and epidemiological trends of tick-borne viruses (TBVs) is essential for disease surveillance and control. Methods In this study, the data on TBVs and the distribution of ticks in China were collected from databases and literature. The geographic distribution of TBVs in China was mapped based on geographic locations of viruses where they were prevalent or they were detected in vector ticks. TBVs sequences were collected from The National Center for Biotechnology Information and used to structure the phylogenetic tree. Results Eighteen TBVs from eight genera of five families were prevalent in China. Five genera of ticks played an important role in the transmission of TBVs in China. According to phylogenetic analysis, some new viral genotypes, such as the Dabieshan tick virus (DTV) strain detected in Liaoning Province and the JMTV strain detected in Heilongjiang Province existed in China. Discussion TBVs were widely distributed but the specific ranges of viruses from different families still varied in China. Seven TBVs belonging to the genus Orthonairovirus of the family Nairoviridae such as Nairobi sheep disease virus (NSDV) clustered in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and northeastern areas of China. All viruses of the family Phenuiviridae except Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) were novel viruses that appeared in the last few years, such as Guertu virus (GTV) and Tacheng tick virus 2 (TcTV-2). They were mainly distributed in the central plains of China. Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) was distributed in at least fourteen provinces and had been detected in more than ten species of tick such as Rhipicephalus microplus and Haemaphysalis longicornis, which had the widest distribution and the largest number of vector ticks among all TBVs. Parainfluenza virus 5 (PIV5) and Lymphatic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) were two potential TBVs in Northeast China that could cause serious diseases in humans or animals. Ixodes persulcatus carried the highest number of TBVs, followed by Dermacentor nuttalli and H. longicornis. They could carry as many as ten TBVs. Three strains of Tick-borne encephalitis (TBEV) from Inner Mongolia Province clustered with ones from Russia, Japan and Heilongjiang Province, respectively. Several SFTSV strains from Zhejiang Province clustered with strains from Korea and Japan. Specific surveillance of dominant TBVs should be established in different areas in China.
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- Institute of Microbiome Frontiers and One Health, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Wang G, Tian X, Peng R, Huang Y, Li Y, Li Z, Hu X, Luo Z, Zhang Y, Cui X, Niu L, Lu G, Yang F, Gao L, Chan JFW, Jin Q, Yin F, Tang C, Ren Y, Du J. Genomic and phylogenetic profiling of RNA of tick-borne arboviruses in Hainan Island, China. Microbes Infect 2024; 26:105218. [PMID: 37714509 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2023.105218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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Ticks act as vectors and hosts of numerous arboviruses. Examples of medically important arboviruses include the tick-borne encephalitis virus, Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever, and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome. Recently, some novel arboviruses have been identified in blood specimens of patients with unexplained fever and a history of tick bites in Inner Mongolia. Consequently, tick-borne viruses are a major focus of infectious disease research. However, the spectrum of tick-borne viruses in subtropical areas of China has yet to be sufficiently characterized. In this study, we collected 855 ticks from canine and bovine hosts in four locations in Hainan Province. The ticks were combined into 18 pools according to genus and location. Viral RNA-sequence libraries were subjected to transcriptome sequencing analysis. Molecular clues from metagenomic analyses were used to classify sequence reads into virus species, genera, or families. The diverse viral reads closely associated with mammals were assigned to 12 viral families and important tick-borne viruses, such as Jingmen, Beiji nairovirus, and Colorado tick fever. Our virome and phylogenetic analyses of the arbovirus strains provide basic data for preventing and controlling human infectious diseases caused by tick-borne viruses in the subtropical areas of China.
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- Gaoyu Wang
- Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, China
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- Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, China
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- Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, China
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- Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, China
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- Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China; Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, China
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- Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 570216, China
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- Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, China
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- Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, China
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- Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, China
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- Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China
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- Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, China
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- Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, China.
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- Haikou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Haikou, 570102, China.
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China; Hainan Medical University-The University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Tropical Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Tropical Translational Medicine of Ministry of Education, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, China.
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Moming A, Bai Y, Chen S, Wu Q, Wang J, Jin J, Tang S, Sun S, Zhang Y, Shen S, Deng F. Epidemiological surveys revealed the risk of TAMV spill-over from ticks to hosts. Infect Dis (Lond) 2024; 56:59-65. [PMID: 37850325 DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2023.2270677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Tick-borne viral diseases have become an increasingly important public health concern. Tamdy virus (TAMV) is a tick-borne virus of the genus Orthonairovirus in the family Nairoviridae. While some studies have suggested that TAMV is a pathogen associated with human febrile illness, its epidemiology and the risk of TAMV spill-over remain poorly understood. METHODS Ticks were collected in Xinjiang, China, and grouped into pools. RT-PCR assays were used to detect TAMV RNA in these pools. The seroprevalence of TAMV was investigated using Immunofluorescence assays, Western blotting, and Luciferase immunoprecipitation system (LIPS) assays. RESULTS TAMV RNA was detected in 17 out of 363 tick pools, resulting in a minimum infection rate (MIR) of 4.7%. Hyalomma asiaticum and Dermacentor nuttalli were identified as major tick vectors of TAMV. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that TAMV strains from Xinjiang are closely related to strains from other countries. Seroprevalence studies showed that TAMV exposure has been occurring in Xinjiang since at least 2006. Antibody responses to TAMV were detected in 1.1% (26/2296) of animals, including domestic animals and wild rodents. The seropositivity rates were as follows: sheep (1.7%), dog (2.3%), Marmota monax (0.8%), Meriones meridianus (3.5%). CONCLUSIONS The research findings reveal that TAMV can be transmitted by ticks to various animal species, posing a significant public health risk. The wide distribution of TAMV and its tick vectors emphasise the importance of early preparedness and control measures. This study highlights the necessity for maintaining vigilance in addressing emerging zoonotic diseases transmitted by ticks.
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- Abulimiti Moming
- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China
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- Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Jiangxia Laboratory, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Center, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Lin Y, Pascall DJ. Characterisation of putative novel tick viruses and zoonotic risk prediction. Ecol Evol 2024; 14:e10814. [PMID: 38259958 PMCID: PMC10800298 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Tick-associated viruses remain a substantial zoonotic risk worldwide, so knowledge of the diversity of tick viruses has potential health consequences. Despite their importance, large amounts of sequences in public data sets from tick meta-genomic and -transcriptomic projects remain unannotated, sequence data that could contain undocumented viruses. Through data mining and bioinformatic analysis of more than 37,800 public meta-genomic and -transcriptomic data sets, we found 83 unannotated contigs exhibiting high identity with known tick viruses. These putative viral contigs were classified into three RNA viral families (Alphatetraviridae, Orthomyxoviridae and Chuviridae) and one DNA viral family (Asfarviridae). After manual checking of quality and dissimilarity towards other sequences in the data set, these 83 contigs were reduced to five contigs in the Alphatetraviridae from four putative viruses, four in the Orthomyxoviridae from two putative viruses and one in the Chuviridae which clustered with known tick-associated viruses, forming a separate clade within the viral families. We further attempted to assess which previously known tick viruses likely represent zoonotic risks and thus deserve further investigation. We ranked the human infection potential of 133 known tick-associated viruses using a genome composition-based machine learning model. We found five high-risk tick-associated viruses (Langat virus, Lonestar tick chuvirus 1, Grotenhout virus, Taggert virus and Johnston Atoll virus) that have not been known to infect human and two viral families (Nairoviridae and Phenuiviridae) that contain a large proportion of potential zoonotic tick-associated viruses. This adds to the knowledge of tick virus diversity and highlights the importance of surveillance of newly emerging tick-associated diseases.
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- Yuting Lin
- MRC Biostatistics UnitUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
- Royal Veterinary CollegeUniversity of LondonLondonUK
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Wang R, Liu S, Sun H, Xu C, Wen Y, Wu X, Zhang W, Nie K, Li F, Fu S, Yin Q, He Y, Xu S, Liang G, Deng L, Wei Q, Wang H. Metatranscriptomics Reveals the RNA Virome of Ixodes Persulcatus in the China-North Korea Border, 2017. Viruses 2023; 16:62. [PMID: 38257762 PMCID: PMC10819109 DOI: 10.3390/v16010062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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In recent years, numerous viruses have been identified from ticks, and some have been linked to clinical cases of emerging tick-borne diseases. Chinese northeast frontier is tick infested. However, there is a notable lack of systematic monitoring efforts to assess the viral composition in the area, leaving the ecological landscape of viruses carried by ticks not clear enough. Between April and June 2017, 7101 ticks were collected to perform virus surveillance on the China-North Korea border, specifically in Tonghua, Baishan, and Yanbian. A total of 2127 Ixodes persulcatus were identified. Further investigation revealed the diversity of tick-borne viruses by transcriptome sequencing of Ixodes persulcatus. All ticks tested negative for tick-borne encephalitis virus. Transcriptome sequencing expanded 121 genomic sequence data of 12 different virus species from Ixodes persulcatus. Notably, a new segmented flavivirus, named Baishan Forest Tick Virus, were identified, closely related to Alongshan virus and Harz mountain virus. Therefore, this new virus may pose a potential threat to humans. Furthermore, the study revealed the existence of seven emerging tick-borne viruses dating back to 2017. These previously identified viruses included Mudanjiang phlebovirus, Onega tick phlebovirus, Sara tick phlebovirus, Yichun mivirus, and three unnamed viruses (one belonging to the Peribunyaviridae family and the other two belonging to the Phenuiviridae family). The existence of these emerging tick-borne viruses in tick samples collected in 2017 suggests that their history may extend further than previously recognized. This study provides invaluable insights into the virome of Ixodes persulcatus in the China-North Korea border region, enhancing our ongoing efforts to manage the risks associated with tick-borne viruses.
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- Ruichen Wang
- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; (R.W.); (S.L.); (C.X.); (Y.W.); (W.Z.); (K.N.); (F.L.); (S.F.); (Q.Y.); (Y.H.); (S.X.); (G.L.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; (R.W.); (S.L.); (C.X.); (Y.W.); (W.Z.); (K.N.); (F.L.); (S.F.); (Q.Y.); (Y.H.); (S.X.); (G.L.)
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- Changchun Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd., Changchun 130012, China; (H.S.); (X.W.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; (R.W.); (S.L.); (C.X.); (Y.W.); (W.Z.); (K.N.); (F.L.); (S.F.); (Q.Y.); (Y.H.); (S.X.); (G.L.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; (R.W.); (S.L.); (C.X.); (Y.W.); (W.Z.); (K.N.); (F.L.); (S.F.); (Q.Y.); (Y.H.); (S.X.); (G.L.)
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- Changchun Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd., Changchun 130012, China; (H.S.); (X.W.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; (R.W.); (S.L.); (C.X.); (Y.W.); (W.Z.); (K.N.); (F.L.); (S.F.); (Q.Y.); (Y.H.); (S.X.); (G.L.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; (R.W.); (S.L.); (C.X.); (Y.W.); (W.Z.); (K.N.); (F.L.); (S.F.); (Q.Y.); (Y.H.); (S.X.); (G.L.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; (R.W.); (S.L.); (C.X.); (Y.W.); (W.Z.); (K.N.); (F.L.); (S.F.); (Q.Y.); (Y.H.); (S.X.); (G.L.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; (R.W.); (S.L.); (C.X.); (Y.W.); (W.Z.); (K.N.); (F.L.); (S.F.); (Q.Y.); (Y.H.); (S.X.); (G.L.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; (R.W.); (S.L.); (C.X.); (Y.W.); (W.Z.); (K.N.); (F.L.); (S.F.); (Q.Y.); (Y.H.); (S.X.); (G.L.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; (R.W.); (S.L.); (C.X.); (Y.W.); (W.Z.); (K.N.); (F.L.); (S.F.); (Q.Y.); (Y.H.); (S.X.); (G.L.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; (R.W.); (S.L.); (C.X.); (Y.W.); (W.Z.); (K.N.); (F.L.); (S.F.); (Q.Y.); (Y.H.); (S.X.); (G.L.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; (R.W.); (S.L.); (C.X.); (Y.W.); (W.Z.); (K.N.); (F.L.); (S.F.); (Q.Y.); (Y.H.); (S.X.); (G.L.)
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- School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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- National Pathogen Resource Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China; (R.W.); (S.L.); (C.X.); (Y.W.); (W.Z.); (K.N.); (F.L.); (S.F.); (Q.Y.); (Y.H.); (S.X.); (G.L.)
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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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Li Y, Bai Y, Liu W, Li J, Tian F, Han X, Liu L, Tong Y. Diversity analysis of tick-associated viruses in northeast China. Virol Sin 2023; 38:961-965. [PMID: 37832718 PMCID: PMC10786652 DOI: 10.1016/j.virs.2023.10.003] [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: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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•This study identified eleven tick-borne viruses in Liaoning Province and Inner Mongolia. •Tacheng tick virus 2 is for the first time detected outside Xinjiang and in a novel tick species D. niveus. •The Alongshan virus and Tacheng tick virus 2 identified in this study can be considered as novel species.
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- Yang Li
- Jiamusi University School of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi, 154007, China; College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Jiamusi University School of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi, 154007, China; College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China; Institute of Analysis and Testing, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology (Beijing Center for Physical & Chemical Analysis), Beijing, 100094, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, China.
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- Jiamusi University School of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi, 154007, China.
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- Jiamusi University School of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi, 154007, China; College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Ali SL, Ali A, Alamri A, Baiduissenova A, Dusmagambetov M, Abduldayeva A. Genomic annotation for vaccine target identification and immunoinformatics-guided multi-epitope-based vaccine design against Songling virus through screening its whole genome encoded proteins. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1284366. [PMID: 38090579 PMCID: PMC10715409 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1284366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Songling virus (SGLV), a newly discovered tick-borne orthonairovirus, was recently identified in human spleen tissue. It exhibits cytopathic effects in human hepatoma cells and is associated with clinical symptoms including headache, fever, depression, fatigue, and dizziness, but no treatments or vaccines exist for this pathogenic virus. In the current study, immunoinformatics techniques were employed to identify potential vaccine targets within SGLV by comprehensively analyzing SGLV proteins. Four proteins were chosen based on specific thresholds to identify B-cell and T-cell epitopes, validated through IFN-γ epitopes. Six overlap MHC-I, MHC-II, and B cell epitopes were chosen to design a comprehensive vaccine candidate, ensuring 100% global coverage. These structures were paired with different adjuvants for broader protection against international strains. Vaccine constructions' 3D models were high-quality and validated by structural analysis. After molecular docking, SGLV-V4 was selected for further research due to its lowest binding energy (-66.26 kcal/mol) and its suitable immunological and physiochemical properties. The vaccine gene is expressed significantly in E. coli bacteria through in silico cloning. Immunological research and MD simulations supported its molecular stability and robust immune response within the host cell. These findings can potentially be used in designing safer and more effective experimental SGLV-V4 vaccines.
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- S. Luqman Ali
- Department of Biochemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Microbiology and Virology, Astana Medical University, Astana, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Microbiology and Virology, Astana Medical University, Astana, Kazakhstan
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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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Ma R, Li C, Tian H, Zhang Y, Feng X, Li J, Hu W. The current distribution of tick species in Inner Mongolia and inferring potential suitability areas for dominant tick species based on the MaxEnt model. Parasit Vectors 2023; 16:286. [PMID: 37587525 PMCID: PMC10428659 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05870-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Ticks are known to transmit a wide range of diseases, including those caused by bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. The expansion of tick habitats has been intensified in recent years due to various factors such as global warming, alterations in microclimate, and human activities. Consequently, the probability of human exposure to diseases transmitted by ticks has increased, leading to a higher degree of risk associated with such diseases. METHODS In this study, we conducted a comprehensive review of domestic and international literature databases to determine the current distribution of tick species in Inner Mongolia. Next, we employed the MaxEnt model to analyze vital climatic and environmental factors influencing dominant tick distribution. Subsequently, we predicted the potential suitability areas of these dominant tick species under the near current conditions and the BCC-CSM2.MR model SSP245 scenario for the future periods of 2021-2040, 2041-2060, 2061-2080, and 2081-2100. RESULTS Our study revealed the presence of 23 tick species from six genera in Inner Mongolia, including four dominant tick species (Dermacentor nuttalli, Ixodes persulcatus, Dermacentor silvarum, and Hyalomma asiaticum). Dermacentor nuttalli, D. silvarum, and I. persulcatus are predominantly found in regions such as Xilin Gol and Hulunbuir. Temperature seasonality (Bio4), elevation (elev), and precipitation seasonality (Bio15) were the primary variables impacting the distribution of three tick species. In contrast, H. asiaticum is mainly distributed in Alxa and Bayannur and demonstrates heightened sensitivity to precipitation and other climatic factors. Our modeling results suggested that the potential suitability areas of these tick species would experience fluctuations over the four future periods (2021-2040, 2041-2060, 2061-2080, and 2081-2100). Specifically, by 2081-2100, the centroid of suitable habitat for D. nuttalli, H. asiaticum, and I. persulcatus was predicted to shift westward, with new suitability areas emerging in regions such as Chifeng and Xilin Gol. The centroid of suitable habitat for H. asiaticum will move northeastward, and new suitability areas are likely to appear in areas such as Ordos and Bayannur. CONCLUSIONS This study provided a comprehensive overview of the tick species distribution patterns in Inner Mongolia. Our research has revealed a significant diversity of tick species in the region, exhibiting a wide distribution but with notable regional disparities. Our modeling results suggested that the dominant tick species' suitable habitats will significantly expand in the future compared to their existing distribution under the near current conditions. Temperature and precipitation are the primary variables influencing these shifts in distribution. These findings can provide a valuable reference for future research on tick distribution and the surveillance of tick-borne diseases in the region.
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- Rui Ma
- College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China
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- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology of China Ministry of Health, WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases, Joint Research Laboratory of Genetics and Ecology on Parasite-Host Interaction, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200025, China.
- School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 20025, China.
- One Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University-The University of Edinburgh, Shanghai, 20025, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China.
- Basic Medical College, Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medical University, Nanning, 530005, Guangxi, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010070, China.
- National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology of China Ministry of Health, WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases, Joint Research Laboratory of Genetics and Ecology on Parasite-Host Interaction, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200025, China.
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, 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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Li F, Li J, Song J, Yin Q, Nie K, Xu S, He Y, Fu S, Liang G, Wei Q, Wang H. Novel Orthonairovirus Isolated from Ticks near China-North Korea Border. Emerg Infect Dis 2023; 29:1254-1257. [PMID: 37209692 PMCID: PMC10202851 DOI: 10.3201/eid2906.230056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023] Open
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We isolated a new orthonairovirus from Dermacentor silvarum ticks near the China-North Korea border. Phylogenetic analysis showed 71.9%-73.0% nucleic acid identity to the recently discovered Songling orthonairovirus, which causes febrile illness in humans. We recommend enhanced surveillance for infection by this new virus among humans and livestock.
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Zhou H, Xu L, Shi W. The human-infection potential of emerging tick-borne viruses is a global public health concern. Nat Rev Microbiol 2023; 21:215-217. [PMID: 36526809 DOI: 10.1038/s41579-022-00845-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Hong Zhou
- School of Clinical and Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China
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- School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Ji'nan, China. .,Department of Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. .,Shanghai Institute of Virology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Low DH, Ch'ng L, Su YC, Linster M, Zhang R, Yan Z, Kwak ML, Borthwick SA, Hitch A, Smith GJ, Mendenhall IH. Cencurut virus: A novel Orthonairovirus from Asian house shrews (Suncus murinus) in Singapore. One Health 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Yang Z, Wang H, Yang S, Wang X, Shen Q, Ji L, Zeng J, Zhang W, Gong H, Shan T. Virome diversity of ticks feeding on domestic mammals in China. Virol Sin 2023; 38:208-221. [PMID: 36781125 PMCID: PMC10176445 DOI: 10.1016/j.virs.2023.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/13/2023] Open
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Ticks are considered the second most common pathogen vectors transmitting a broad range of vital human and veterinary viruses. From 2017 to 2018, 640 ticks were collected in eight different provinces in central and western China. Six species were detected, including H.longicornis, De.everestianus, Rh.microplus, Rh.turanicus, Rh.sanguineous, and Hy.asiaticum. Sixty-four viral metagenomic libraries were constructed on the MiSeq Illumina platform, resulting in 13.44 G (5.88 × 107) of 250-bp-end reads, in which 2,437,941 are viral reads. We found 27 nearly complete genome sequences, including 16 genome sequences encoding entire protein-coding regions (lack of 3' or 5' end non-coding regions) and complete viral genomes, distributed in the arboviral family (Chuviridae, Rhabdoviridae, Nairoviridae, Phenuiviridae, Flaviviridae, Iflaviridae) as well as Parvoviridae and Polyomaviridae that cause disease in mammals and even humans. In addition, 13 virus sequences found in Chuviridae, Nairoviridae, Flaviviridae, Iflaviridae, Hepeviridae, Parvoviridae, and Polyomaviridae were identified as belonging to a new virus species in the identified viral genera. Besides, an epidemiological survey shows a high prevalence (9.38% and 15.63%) of two viruses (Ovine Copiparvovirus and Bovine parvovirus 2) in the tick cohort.
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- Zijun Yang
- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 200241, China; Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China; Center of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Huai'an Hospital, Xuzhou Medical University, Huai'an, 223002, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 200241, China.
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 200241, China.
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Liu Y, Guo L, Wang G, Gao F, Tu Z, Xu D, Sun L, Yi L, Zhu G, Tu C, He B. DNA virome of ticks in the Northeast and Hubei provinces of China reveals diverse single-stranded circular DNA viruses. Parasit Vectors 2023; 16:61. [PMID: 36759895 PMCID: PMC9912487 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05684-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Ticks are medically important vectors capable of transmitting a variety of pathogens to and between host species. Although the spectrum of tick-borne RNA viruses has been frequently investigated, the diversity of tick-borne DNA viruses remains largely unknown. METHODS A total of 1571 ticks were collected from forests and infested animals, and the diversity of the viruses they harbored was profiled using a DNA-specific virome method. The viromic data were phylogenetically analyzed and validated by PCR assays. RESULTS Although diverse and abundant prokaryotic viruses were identified in the collected ticks, only eukaryotic DNA viruses with single-stranded circular genomes covering the anelloviruses and circular replication-associated (Rep) protein-encoding single-stranded (CRESS) DNA viruses were recovered from ticks. Anelloviruses were detected only in two tick pools, but CRESS DNA viruses were prevalent across these ticks except in one pool of Dermacentor spp. ticks. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that these tick-borne CRESS DNA viruses were related to viruses recovered from animal feces, tissues and even environmental samples, suggesting that their presence may be largely explained by environmental factors rather than by tick species and host blood meals. CONCLUSIONS Based on the results, tick-borne eukaryotic DNA viruses appear to be much less common than eukaryotic RNA viruses. Investigations involving a wider collection area and more diverse tick species are required to further support this speculation.
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- Yuhang Liu
- grid.268415.cJiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu China ,grid.410727.70000 0001 0526 1937Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin China
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- grid.454880.50000 0004 0596 3180Division of Wildlife and Plant Conservation, State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Changchun, Jilin China
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- grid.410727.70000 0001 0526 1937Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin China
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- Section of Wildlife Conservation, Greater Xing’an Mountains Forestry Group Corporation, Jiagedaqi, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.410727.70000 0001 0526 1937Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin China
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- Forestry Bureau of Linjiang City, Linjiang, Jilin China
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- Provincial Wildlife Disease Monitoring Station of Shuanghe, Xunke, Heilongjiang China
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- grid.410727.70000 0001 0526 1937Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin China
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- grid.268415.cJiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu China
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- grid.268415.cJiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu China ,grid.410727.70000 0001 0526 1937Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin China
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- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. .,Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China.
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Qin T, Shi M, Zhang M, Liu Z, Feng H, Sun Y. Diversity of RNA viruses of three dominant tick species in North China. Front Vet Sci 2023; 9:1057977. [PMID: 36713863 PMCID: PMC9880493 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.1057977] [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: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background A wide range of bacterial pathogens have been identified in ticks, yet the diversity of viruses in ticks is largely unexplored. Methods Here, we used metagenomic sequencing to characterize the diverse viromes in three principal tick species associated with pathogens, Haemaphysalis concinna, Dermacentor silvarum, and Ixodes persulcatus, in North China. Results A total of 28 RNA viruses were identified and belonged to more than 12 viral families, including single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses (Flaviviridae, Picornaviridae, Luteoviridae, Solemoviridae, and Tetraviridae), negative-sense RNA viruses (Mononegavirales, Bunyavirales, and others) and double-stranded RNA viruses (Totiviridae and Partitiviridae). Of these, Dermacentor pestivirus-likevirus, Chimay-like rhabdovirus, taiga tick nigecruvirus, and Mukawa virus are presented as novel viral species, while Nuomin virus, Scapularis ixovirus, Sara tick-borne phlebovirus, Tacheng uukuvirus, and Beiji orthonairovirus had been established as human pathogens with undetermined natural circulation and pathogenicity. Other viruses include Norway mononegavirus 1, Jilin partitivirus, tick-borne tetravirus, Pico-like virus, Luteo-like virus 2, Luteo-likevirus 3, Vovk virus, Levivirus, Toti-like virus, and Solemo-like virus as well as others with unknown pathogenicity to humans and wild animals. Conclusion In conclusion, extensive virus diversity frequently occurs in Mononegavirales and Bunyavirales among the three tick species. Comparatively, I. persulcatus ticks had been demonstrated as such a kind of host with a significantly higher diversity of viral species than those of H. concinna and D. silvarum ticks. Our analysis supported that ticks are reservoirs for a wide range of viruses and suggested that the discovery and characterization of tick-borne viruses would have implications for viral taxonomy and provide insights into tick-transmitted viral zoonotic diseases.
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- Tong Qin
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China,Medical Corps, Naval Logistics Academy, PLA, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China,*Correspondence: Yi Sun ✉
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Bai Y, Li Y, Liu W, Li J, Tian F, Liu L, Han X, Tong Y. Analysis of the diversity of tick-borne viruses at the border areas in Liaoning Province, China. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1179156. [PMID: 37200913 PMCID: PMC10187663 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1179156] [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: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
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Ticks play a significant role in transmitting arboviruses, which pose a risk to human and animal health. The region of Liaoning Province, China, with abundant plant resources with multiple tick populations, has reported several tick-borne diseases. However, there remains a scarcity of research on the composition and evolution of the tick virome. In this study, we conducted the metagenomic analysis of 561 ticks in the border area of Liaoning Province in China and identified viruses related to known diseases in humans and animals, including severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) and nairobi sheep disease virus (NSDV). Moreover, the groups of tick viruses were also closely related to the families of Flaviviridae, Parvoviridae, Phenuiviridae, and Rhabdoviridae. Notably, the Dabieshan tick virus (DBTV) of the family Phenuiviridae was prevalent in these ticks, with the minimum infection rate (MIR) of 9.09%, higher than previously reported in numerous provinces in China. In addition, sequences of tick-borne viruses of the family Rhabdoviridae have first been reported from the border area of Liaoning Province, China, after being described from Hubei Province, China. This research furthered the insight into pathogens carried by ticks in the northeastern border areas of China, offering epidemiological information for possible forthcoming outbreaks of infectious diseases. Meanwhile, we provided an essential reference for assessing the risk of tick bite infection in humans and animals, as well as for exploring into the evolution of the virus and the mechanisms of species transmission.
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- Yu Bai
- Jiamusi University School of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi, China
- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- Jiamusi University School of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi, China
- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- Jiamusi University School of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi, China
- *Correspondence: Lei Liu,
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- Key Laboratory of Livestock Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
- Xiaohu Han,
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- Jiamusi University School of Basic Medicine, Jiamusi, China
- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
- Yigang Tong,
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Matsuno K. [Research on tick-borne bunyaviruses]. Uirusu 2023; 73:105-112. [PMID: 39343516 DOI: 10.2222/jsv.73.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/01/2024]
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Since the identification of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) and its pathogen, a tick-borne bunyavirus, SFTS virus, there has been increasing interest in emerging viral infections caused by previously unknown viruses in ticks. This study aims to develop a comprehensive detection method for tick-borne bunyaviruses, conduct genetic analysis, isolate the detected viruses, and perform biological characterization. Through these studies, novel tick-borne bunyaviruses that have caused or may cause emerging infectious diseases were discovered. Tick-borne infections often occur sporadically, making their occurrence difficult to recognize. Therefore, continuous exploration of viruses in ticks and assessment of their potential risks causing human and animal diseases is required.
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- Keita Matsuno
- Division of Risk Analysis and Management, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University
- International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University
- One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University
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Chang Q, Chen Z, von Fricken ME, Liu Q. Editorial: New infectious agents in arthropod vectors. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1105082. [PMID: 36569089 PMCID: PMC9780654 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1105082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China,School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China,*Correspondence: Quan Liu
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Li Z, Wang W, Xiao Y, Du S, Chen Z, Li B, Zhou ZW, Liu K, Gao F, Sun L. Discovery of a small-molecule inhibitor targeting the ovarian tumor domain of a novel Tamdy orthonairoviruse associated with human febrile illness. J Med Virol 2022; 94:5954-5964. [PMID: 36002383 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28089] [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: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Tick-borne orthonairoviruses have been characterized as a global health threat to humans and animals. Tacheng Tick virus 1 (TcTV-1) from this family was provided as evidence that is associated with the febrile illness syndrome. Here, we first identify and demonstrate that the ovarian tumor (OTU) domain of TcTV-1 has remarkable deubiquitinating activity both in vitro and in vivo. By solving the crystal structure of TcTV-1 OTU (tcOTU) domain and comparing it to that of human deubiquitinating enzymes, we found that overall structures of tcOTU and human OTU family are similar, but the residues involved in the catalytic pocket vary widely. Based on the tcOTU domain we screened 5090 bioactive compounds and found mecobalamin had a good effect on suppressing the deubiquitinating activity. The structural model of tcOTU and mecobalamin suggests that mecobalamin occupies the site of the substrate Ub, by blocking the substrate binding to the enzyme. Thus, our results showed OTU domain of TcTV-1 has a robust deubiquitinating activity and mecobalamin or its derivatives might be promising candidates for the treatment or prevention of disease caused by the TcTV-1 virus.
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- Zan Li
- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Laboratory of Protein Engineering and Vaccines, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Tianjin, China
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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Liu Z, Li L, Xu W, Yuan Y, Liang X, Zhang L, Wei Z, Sui L, Zhao Y, Cui Y, Yin Q, Li D, Li Q, Hou Z, Wei F, Liu Q, Wang Z. Extensive diversity of RNA viruses in ticks revealed by metagenomics in northeastern China. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2022; 16:e0011017. [PMID: 36542659 PMCID: PMC9836300 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ticks act as important vectors of infectious agents, and several emerging tick-borne viruses have recently been identified to be associated with human diseases in northeastern China. However, little is known about the tick virome in northeastern China. METHODS Ticks collected from April 2020 to July 2021 were pooled for metagenomic analysis to investigate the virome diversity in northeastern China. RESULTS In total, 22 RNA viruses were identified, including four each in the Nairoviridae and Phenuiviridae families, three each in the Flaviviridae, Rhabdoviridae, and Solemoviridae families, two in the Chuviridae family, and one each in the Partitiviridae, Tombusviridae families and an unclassified virus. Of these, eight viruses were of novel species, belonging to the Nairoviridae (Ji'an nairovirus and Yichun nairovirus), Phenuiviridae (Mudanjiang phlebovirus), Rhabdoviridae (Tahe rhabdovirus 1-3), Chuviridae (Yichun mivirus), and Tombusviridae (Yichun tombus-like virus) families, and five members were established human pathogens, including Alongshan virus, tick-borne encephalitis virus, Songling virus, Beiji nairovirus, and Nuomin virus. I. persulcatus ticks had significant higher number of viral species than H. japonica, H. concinna, and D. silvarum ticks. Significant differences in tick viromes were observed among Daxing'an, Xiaoxing'an and Changbai mountains. CONCLUSIONS These findings showed an extensive diversity of RNA viruses in ticks in northeastern China, revealing potential public health threats from the emerging tick-borne viruses. Further studies are needed to explain the natural circulation and pathogenicity of these viruses.
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- Ziyan Liu
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, State Key Laboratory of Zoonotic Diseases, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
- Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, State Key Laboratory of Zoonotic Diseases, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, State Key Laboratory of Zoonotic Diseases, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, State Key Laboratory of Zoonotic Diseases, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Tonghua Normal University, Tonghua, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, State Key Laboratory of Zoonotic Diseases, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, State Key Laboratory of Zoonotic Diseases, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
- Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
- School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, State Key Laboratory of Zoonotic Diseases, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
- Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin Province, People’s Republic of China
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Lu M, Meng C, Zhang B, Wang X, Tian J, Tang G, Wang W, Li N, Li M, Xu X, Sun Y, Duan C, Qin X, Li K. Prevalence of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia and Candidatus Lariskella in Multiple Tick Species from Guizhou Province, China. Biomolecules 2022; 12:1701. [PMID: 36421715 PMCID: PMC9688252 DOI: 10.3390/biom12111701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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Rickettsiales (Rickettsia spp., Ehrlichia spp., and Anaplasma spp., etc.) are generally recognized as potentially emerging tick-borne pathogens. However, some bacteria and areas in China remain uninvestigated. In this study, we collected 113 ticks from mammals in Guizhou Province, Southwest China, and screened for the Rickettsiales bacteria. Subsequently, two spotted fever group Rickettsia species and one Candidatus Lariskella sp. were detected and characterized. "Candidatus Rickettsia jingxinensis" was detected in Rhipicephalus microplus (1/1), Haemaphysalis flava (1/3, 33.33%), Haemaphysalis kitaokai (1/3), and Ixodes sinensis (4/101, 3.96%), whereas Rickettsia monacensis was positive in H. flava (1/3), H. kitaokai (2/3), and I. sinensis ticks (74/101, 73.27%). At least two variants/sub-genotypes were identified in the R. monacensis isolates, and the strikingly high prevalence of R. monacensis may suggest a risk of human infection. Unexpectedly, a Candidatus Lariskella sp. belonging to the family Candidatus Midichloriaceae was detected from Ixodes ovatus (1/4) and I. sinensis (10/101, 9.90%). The gltA and groEL gene sequences were successfully obtained, and they show the highest (74.63-74.89% and 73.31%) similarities to "Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii", respectively. Herein, we name the species "Candidatus Lariskella guizhouensis". These may be the first recovered gltA and groEL sequences of the genus Candidatus Lariskella.
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- Miao Lu
- National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping District, Beijing 102206, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Tai’an 271016, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China
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- The Military General Hospital of Xinjiang PLA, Urumqi 830000, China
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- Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan 430024, China
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- Guizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang 550004, China
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- National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping District, Beijing 102206, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Tai’an 271016, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Tai’an 271016, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Tai’an 271016, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Tai’an 271016, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Tai’an 271016, China
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- National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping District, Beijing 102206, China
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- National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping District, Beijing 102206, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Food and Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Commerce, Beichen District, Tianjin 300134, China
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Blood-sucking ticks are obligate parasites and vectors of a variety of human and animal viruses. Some tick-borne viruses have been identified as pathogens of infectious diseases in humans or animals, potentially imposing significant public health burdens and threats to the husbandry industry. Therefore, identifying the profiles of tick-borne viruses will provide valuable information about the evolution and pathogen ecology of tick-borne viruses. In this study, we investigated the viromes of parasitic ticks collected from the body surfaces of herbivores in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, two regions in northwest China. By using a metatranscriptomic approach, 17 RNA viruses with high diversity in genomic organization and evolution were identified. Among them, nine are proposed to be novel species. The classified viruses belonged to six viral families, including Phenuiviridae, Rhabdoviridae, Peribunyaviridae, Lispiviridae, Chuviridae, and Reoviridae, and unclassified viruses were also identified. In addition, although some viruses from different sampling locations shared significant similarities, the abundance and diversity of viruses notably varied among the different collection locations. This study demonstrates the diversity of tick-borne viruses in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia and provides informative data for further study of the evolution and pathogenicity of these RNA viruses. IMPORTANCE Ticks are widely distributed in pastoral areas in northwestern China and act as vectors that carry and transmit a variety of pathogens, especially viruses. Our study revealed the diversity of tick viruses in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia and uncovered the phylogenetic relationships of some RNA viruses, especially the important zoonotic tick-borne severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in Inner Mongolia. These data suggest a complex and diverse evolutionary history and potential ecological factors associated with pathogenic viruses. The pathogenicity of these tick-borne viruses currently remains unclear. Therefore, future research should focus on evaluating the transmissability and pathogenicity of these tick-borne viruses.
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Zhao Y, Wu P, Liu L, Ma B, Pan M, Huang Y, Du N, Yu H, Sui L, Wang ZD, Hou Z, Liu Q. Characterization and subcellular localization of Alongshan virus proteins. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1000322. [PMID: 36238596 PMCID: PMC9551281 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1000322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Alongshan virus (ALSV) in the Jingmenvirus group within the family Flaviviridae is a newly discovered tick-borne virus associated with human disease, whose genome includes four segments and encodes four structural proteins (VP1a, VP1b, VP2, VP3, and VP4) and two non-structural proteins (NSP1 and NSP2). Here, we characterized the subcellular distribution and potential function of ALSV proteins in host cells. We found that viral proteins exhibited diverse subcellular distribution in multiple tissue-deriving cells and induced various morphological changes in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and NSP2, VP1b, VP2, and VP4 were all co-localized in the ER. The nuclear transfer and co-localization of VP4 and calnexin (a marker protein of ER), which were independent of their interaction, were unique to HepG2 cells. Expression of NSP1 could significantly reduce mitochondria quantity by inducing mitophagy. These findings would contribute to better understanding of the pathogenesis of emerging segmented flaviviruses.
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- Yinghua Zhao
- College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
- *Correspondence: Zhijun Hou,
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- College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Center of Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
- School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- Quan Liu,
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Zhang X, Li HY, Shao JW, Pei MC, Cao C, Huang FQ, Sun MF. Genomic characterization and phylogenetic analysis of a novel Nairobi sheep disease genogroup Orthonairovirus from ticks, Southeastern China. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:977405. [PMID: 36090082 PMCID: PMC9453679 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.977405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The increasing prevalence and transmission of tick-borne diseases, especially those emerging ones, have posed a significant threat to public health. Thus, the discovery of neglected pathogenic agents carried and transmitted by ticks is urgently needed. Using unbiased high-throughput sequencing, a novel Orthonairovirus designated as Meihua Mountain virus (MHMV), was identified in bloodsucking ticks collected from cattle and wild boars in Fujian province, Southeastern China. The full-length genome was determined by RT-PCR and RACE. Genomic architecture of MHMV shares typical features with orthonairoviruses. Phylogenetic analyses suggested that MHMV is clustered into the Nairobi sheep disease (NSD) genogroup of the genus Orthonairovirus and is closely related to the Hazara virus. The RdRp, GPC, and N protein of MHMV shares 62.3%–83.5%, 37.1%–66.1%, and 53.4%–77.3% amino acid identity with other NSD genogroup viruses, respectively, representing a novel species. The overall pooled prevalence of MHMV in ticks was 2.53% (95% CI: 1.62%–3.73%, 22 positives of 134 tick pools), with 7.38% (95% CI: 3.84%–12.59%, 11 positives of 18 pools) in Haemaphysalis hystricis, 6.02% (95% CI: 1.85%–14.22%, four positives of eight pools) in H. formosensis, 25.03% (95% CI: 9.23%–54.59%, six positive of eight pools) in Dermacentor taiwanensis, and 0.16% (95% CI: 0.01%–0.72%, one positive of 100 pools) in Rhipicephalus microplus. This study presented the first report of tick-carried Orthonairovirus in Fujian province and highlighted the broad geographic distribution and high genetic diversity of orthonairoviruses in China.
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- Xu Zhang
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for the Prevention and Control of Animal Infectious Diseases and Biotechnology, Longyan, China
- Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Longyan University, Longyan, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- *Correspondence: Fu-Qiang Huang,
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- Zhaoqing/Maoming Branch Center of Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agricultural Science and Technology, Zhaoqing, China
- Key Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Avian Influenza and Other Major Poultry Diseases Prevention and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Ming-Fei Sun,
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Guo L, Ma J, Lin J, Chen M, Liu W, Zha J, Jin Q, Hong H, Huang W, Zhang L, Zhang K, Wei Z, Liu Q. Virome of Rhipicephalus ticks by metagenomic analysis in Guangdong, southern China. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:966735. [PMID: 36033874 PMCID: PMC9403862 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.966735] [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: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Tick-borne viruses (TBVs) have increasingly caused a global public health concern. This study collected Rhipicephalus ticks in Guangdong, southern China to identify RNA viruses. Meta-transcriptome analysis revealed the virome in Rhipicephalus ticks, resulting in the discovery of 10 viruses, including Lihan tick virus, Brown dog tick phlebovirus 1 and 2 in the family Phenuiviridae, Mivirus and Wuhan tick virus 2 in the family Chuviridae, Wuhan tick virus 1 in the family Rhabdoviridae, bovine hepacivirus in the family Flaviviridae, Guangdong tick quaranjavirus (GTQV) in the family Orthomyxoviridae, Guangdong tick orbivirus (GTOV) in the family Reoviridae, and Guangdong tick Manly virus (GTMV) of an unclassified family. Phylogenetic analysis showed that most of these TBVs were genetically related to the strains in countries outside China, and GTQV, GTOV, and GTMV may represent novel viral species. These findings provided evidence of the long-distance spread of these TBVs in Guangdong, southern China, suggesting the necessity and importance of TBV surveillance.
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- Luanying Guo
- School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- Jieyang Animal Health Supervision Institute, Jieyang, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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- Agricultural and Rural Bureau of Huilai County, Jieyang, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- Zhengkai Wei,
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- School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China
- Center for Infectious Diseases and Pathogen Biology, International Center of Future Science, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Shi W, Shi M, Que TC, Cui XM, Ye RZ, Xia LY, Hou X, Zheng JJ, Jia N, Xie X, Wu WC, He MH, Wang HF, Wei YJ, Wu AQ, Zhang SF, Pan YS, Chen PY, Wang Q, Li SS, Zhong YL, Li YJ, Tan LH, Zhao L, Jiang JF, Hu YL, Cao WC. Trafficked Malayan pangolins contain viral pathogens of humans. Nat Microbiol 2022; 7:1259-1269. [PMID: 35918420 PMCID: PMC9352580 DOI: 10.1038/s41564-022-01181-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Pangolins are the most trafficked wild animal in the world according to the World Wildlife Fund. The discovery of SARS-CoV-2-related coronaviruses in Malayan pangolins has piqued interest in the viromes of these wild, scaly-skinned mammals. We sequenced the viromes of 161 pangolins that were smuggled into China and assembled 28 vertebrate-associated viruses, 21 of which have not been previously reported in vertebrates. We named 16 members of Hunnivirus, Pestivirus and Copiparvovirus pangolin-associated viruses. We report that the l-protein has been lost from all hunniviruses identified in pangolins. Sequences of four human-associated viruses were detected in pangolin viromes, including respiratory syncytial virus, Orthopneumovirus, RotavirusA and Mammalian orthoreovirus. The genomic sequences of five mammal-associated and three tick-associated viruses were also present. Notably, a coronavirus related to HKU4-CoV, which was originally found in bats, was identified. The presence of these viruses in smuggled pangolins identifies these mammals as a potential source of emergent pathogenic viruses. Multiple pathogenic viruses are identified in a large set of pangolins, which shows that trading pangolins for scales or flesh may increase the risk of emergence of viral infections.
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- Wenqiang Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P. R. China
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- School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Terrestrial Wildlife Rescue and Epidemic Diseases Surveillance Center of Guangxi, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P. R. China.,Research Unit of Discovery and Tracing of Natural Focus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Institute of EcoHealth, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P. R. China.,Institute of EcoHealth, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P. R. China.,College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 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.,Research Unit of Discovery and Tracing of Natural Focus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- School of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Terrestrial Wildlife Rescue and Epidemic Diseases Surveillance Center of Guangxi, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- Center for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- Terrestrial Wildlife Rescue and Epidemic Diseases Surveillance Center of Guangxi, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- Terrestrial Wildlife Rescue and Epidemic Diseases Surveillance Center of Guangxi, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 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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- Terrestrial Wildlife Rescue and Epidemic Diseases Surveillance Center of Guangxi, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P. R. China.,Institute of EcoHealth, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Terrestrial Wildlife Rescue and Epidemic Diseases Surveillance Center of Guangxi, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- Terrestrial Wildlife Rescue and Epidemic Diseases Surveillance Center of Guangxi, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- Terrestrial Wildlife Rescue and Epidemic Diseases Surveillance Center of Guangxi, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- Terrestrial Wildlife Rescue and Epidemic Diseases Surveillance Center of Guangxi, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China
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- Institute of EcoHealth, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P. R. China. .,Research Unit of Discovery and Tracing of Natural Focus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.
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- Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China. .,Center for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Genomic and Personalized Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, P. R. China. .,Research Unit of Discovery and Tracing of Natural Focus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China. .,Institute of EcoHealth, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China.
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Teng AY, Che TL, Zhang AR, Zhang YY, Xu Q, Wang T, Sun YQ, Jiang BG, Lv CL, Chen JJ, Wang LP, Hay SI, Liu W, Fang LQ. Mapping the viruses belonging to the order Bunyavirales in China. Infect Dis Poverty 2022; 11:81. [PMID: 35799306 PMCID: PMC9264531 DOI: 10.1186/s40249-022-00993-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Viral pathogens belonging to the order Bunyavirales pose a continuous background threat to global health, but the fact remains that they are usually neglected and their distribution is still ambiguously known. We aim to map the geographical distribution of Bunyavirales viruses and assess the environmental suitability and transmission risk of major Bunyavirales viruses in China. METHODS We assembled data on all Bunyavirales viruses detected in humans, animals and vectors from multiple sources, to update distribution maps of them across China. In addition, we predicted environmental suitability at the 10 km × 10 km pixel level by applying boosted regression tree models for two important Bunyavirales viruses, including Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) and Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV). Based on model-projected risks and air travel volume, the imported risk of RVFV was also estimated from its endemic areas to the cities in China. RESULTS Here we mapped all 89 species of Bunyavirales viruses in China from January 1951 to June 2021. Nineteen viruses were shown to infect humans, including ten species first reported as human infections. A total of 447,848 cases infected with Bunyavirales viruses were reported, and hantaviruses, Dabie bandavirus and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) had the severest disease burden. Model-predicted maps showed that Xinjiang and southwestern Yunnan had the highest environmental suitability for CCHFV occurrence, mainly related to Hyalomma asiaticum presence, while southern China had the highest environmental suitability for Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) transmission all year round, mainly driven by livestock density, mean precipitation in the previous month. We further identified three cities including Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai, with the highest imported risk of RVFV potentially from Egypt, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Kenya. CONCLUSIONS A variety of Bunyavirales viruses are widely distributed in China, and the two major neglected Bunyavirales viruses including CCHFV and RVFV, both have the potential for outbreaks in local areas of China. Our study can help to promote the understanding of risk distribution and disease burden of Bunyavirales viruses in China, and the risk maps of CCHFV and RVFV occurrence are crucial to the targeted surveillance and control, especially in seasons and locations at high risk.
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- Ai-Ying Teng
- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, 20 Dong-Da Street, Fengtai, Beijing, 100071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, 20 Dong-Da Street, Fengtai, Beijing, 100071, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Research, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, 20 Dong-Da Street, Fengtai, Beijing, 100071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, 20 Dong-Da Street, Fengtai, Beijing, 100071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, 20 Dong-Da Street, Fengtai, Beijing, 100071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, 20 Dong-Da Street, Fengtai, Beijing, 100071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, 20 Dong-Da Street, Fengtai, Beijing, 100071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, 20 Dong-Da Street, Fengtai, Beijing, 100071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, 20 Dong-Da Street, Fengtai, Beijing, 100071, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Early-Warning on Infectious Disease, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Health Metrics Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98121, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, 20 Dong-Da Street, Fengtai, Beijing, 100071, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, 20 Dong-Da Street, Fengtai, Beijing, 100071, People's Republic of China.
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Plasma Virome Reveals Blooms and Transmission of Anellovirus in Intravenous Drug Users with HIV-1, HCV, and/or HBV Infections. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0144722. [PMID: 35758682 PMCID: PMC9431549 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01447-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Intravenous drug users (IDUs) are a high-risk group for HIV-1, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections, which are the leading causes of death in IDUs. However, the plasma virome of IDUs and how it is influenced by above viral infections remain unclear. Using viral metagenomics, we determined the plasma virome of IDUs and its association with HIV-1, HCV, and/or HBV infections. Compared with healthy individuals, IDUs especially those with major viral infections had higher viral abundance and diversity. Anelloviridae dominated plasma virome. Coinfections of multiple anelloviruses were common, and anelloviruses from the same genus tended to coexist together. In this study, 4,487 anellovirus ORF1 sequences were identified, including 1,620 (36.1%) with less than 69% identity to any known sequences, which tripled the current number. Compared with healthy controls (HC), more anellovirus sequences were observed in neg-IDUs, and HIV-1, HCV, and/or HBV infections further expanded the sequence number in IDUs, which was characterized by the emergence of novel divergent taxons and blooms of resident anelloviruses. Pegivirus was mainly identified in infected IDUs. Five main pegivirus transmission clusters (TCs) were identified by phylogenetic analysis, suggesting a transmission link. Similar anellovirus profiles were observed in IDUs within the same TC, suggesting transmission of anellome among IDUs. Our data suggested that IDUs suffered higher plasma viral burden especially anelloviruses, which was associated with HIV-1, HCV, and/or HBV infections. Blooms in abundance and unprecedented diversity of anellovirus highlighted active evolution and replication of this virus in blood circulation, and an uncharacterized role it may engage with the host. IMPORTANCE Virome is associated with immune status and determines or influences disease progression through both pathogenic and resident viruses. Increased viral burden in IDUs especially those with major viral infections indicated the suboptimal immune status and high infection risks of these population. Blooms in abundance and unprecedented diversity of anellovirus highlighted its active evolution and replication in the blood circulation, and sensitive response to other viral infections. In addition, transmission cluster analysis revealed the transmission link of pegivirus among IDUs, and the individuals with transmission links shared similar anellome profiles. In-depth monitoring of the plasma virome in high-risk populations is not only needed for surveillance for emerging viruses and transmission networks of major and neglected bloodborne viruses, but also important for a better understanding of commensal viruses and their role it may engage with immune system.
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Freitas N, Legros V, Cosset FL. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever: a growing threat to Europe. C R Biol 2022; 345:17-36. [DOI: 10.5802/crbiol.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mishra AK, Hellert J, Freitas N, Guardado-Calvo P, Haouz A, Fels JM, Maurer DP, Abelson DM, Bornholdt ZA, Walker LM, Chandran K, Cosset FL, McLellan JS, Rey FA. Structural basis of synergistic neutralization of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus by human antibodies. Science 2022; 375:104-109. [PMID: 34793197 PMCID: PMC9771711 DOI: 10.1126/science.abl6502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is the most widespread tick-borne zoonotic virus, with a 30% case fatality rate in humans. Structural information is lacking in regard to the CCHFV membrane fusion glycoprotein Gc—the main target of the host neutralizing antibody response—as well as antibody–mediated neutralization mechanisms. We describe the structure of prefusion Gc bound to the antigen-binding fragments (Fabs) of two neutralizing antibodies that display synergy when combined, as well as the structure of trimeric, postfusion Gc. The structures show the two Fabs acting in concert to block membrane fusion, with one targeting the fusion loops and the other blocking Gc trimer formation. The structures also revealed the neutralization mechanism of previously reported antibodies against CCHFV, providing the molecular underpinnings essential for developing CCHFV–specific medical countermeasures for epidemic preparedness.
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- Akaash K. Mishra
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA 78712
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- Structural Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3569, 25-28 rue du Docteur Roux, Cedex 15, Paris, France 75724
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- CIRI-Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Inserm, U1111, CNRS, UMR5308, ENS Lyon, 46 allée d’Italie, Lyon, France 69007
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- Structural Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3569, 25-28 rue du Docteur Roux, Cedex 15, Paris, France 75724
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- Crystallography Platform C2RT, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3528, 25-28 rue du Docteur Roux, Cedex 15, Paris, France 75724
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA 10461
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA 10461
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- CIRI-Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Inserm, U1111, CNRS, UMR5308, ENS Lyon, 46 allée d’Italie, Lyon, France 69007
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA 78712,Correspondence: (J.S.M.); (F.A.R)
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- Structural Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur, CNRS UMR 3569, 25-28 rue du Docteur Roux, Cedex 15, Paris, France 75724,Correspondence: (J.S.M.); (F.A.R)
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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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Zhang Y, Hu B, Agwanda B, Fang Y, Wang J, Kuria S, Yang J, Masika M, Tang S, Lichoti J, Fan Z, Shi Z, Ommeh S, Wang H, Deng F, Shen S. Viromes and surveys of RNA viruses in camel-derived ticks revealing transmission patterns of novel tick-borne viral pathogens in Kenya. Emerg Microbes Infect 2021; 10:1975-1987. [PMID: 34570681 PMCID: PMC8525980 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2021.1986428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Tick-borne viruses (TBVs) capable of transmitting between ticks and hosts have been increasingly recognized as a global public health concern. In this study, Hyalomma ticks and serum samples from camels were collected using recorded sampling correlations in eastern Kenya. Viromes of pooled ticks were profiled by metagenomic sequencing, revealing a diverse community of viruses related to at least 11 families. Five highly abundant viruses, including three novel viruses (Iftin tick virus, Mbalambala tick virus [MATV], and Bangali torovirus [BanToV]) and new strains of previously identified viruses (Bole tick virus 4 [BLTV4] and Liman tick virus [LMTV]), were characterized in terms of genome sequences, organizations, and phylogeny, and their molecular prevalence was investigated in individual ticks. Moreover, viremia and antibody responses to these viruses have been investigated in camels. MATV, BLTV4, LMTV, and BanToV were identified as viral pathogens that can potentially cause zoonotic diseases. The transmission patterns of these viruses were summarized, suggesting three different types according to the sampling relationships between viral RNA-positive ticks and camels positive for viral RNA and/or antibodies. They also revealed the frequent transmission of BanToV and limited but effective transmission of other viruses between ticks and camels. Furthermore, follow-up surveys on TBVs from tick, animal, and human samples with definite sampling relationships are suggested. The findings revealed substantial threats from the emerging TBVs and may guide the prevention and control of TBV-related zoonotic diseases in Kenya and in other African countries.
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- You Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Centre, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Zoology, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Centre, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Centre, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Institute For Biotechnology Research (IBR), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi, Kenya
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Centre, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi Nairobi, Kenya
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Centre, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Directorate of Veterinary Services, State Department of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation, Nairobi, Kenya
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Centre, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- Institute For Biotechnology Research (IBR), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi, Kenya
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Centre, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Centre, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and National Virus Resource Centre, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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Kodama F, Yamaguchi H, Park E, Tatemoto K, Sashika M, Nakao R, Terauchi Y, Mizuma K, Orba Y, Kariwa H, Hagiwara K, Okazaki K, Goto A, Komagome R, Miyoshi M, Ito T, Yamano K, Yoshii K, Funaki C, Ishizuka M, Shigeno A, Itakura Y, Bell-Sakyi L, Edagawa S, Nagasaka A, Sakoda Y, Sawa H, Maeda K, Saijo M, Matsuno K. A novel nairovirus associated with acute febrile illness in Hokkaido, Japan. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5539. [PMID: 34545081 PMCID: PMC8452618 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25857-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The increasing burden of tick-borne orthonairovirus infections, such as Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, is becoming a global concern for public health. In the present study, we identify a novel orthonairovirus, designated Yezo virus (YEZV), from two patients showing acute febrile illness with thrombocytopenia and leukopenia after tick bite in Hokkaido, Japan, in 2019 and 2020, respectively. YEZV is phylogenetically grouped with Sulina virus detected in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Romania. YEZV infection has been confirmed in seven patients from 2014–2020, four of whom were co-infected with Borrelia spp. Antibodies to YEZV are found in wild deer and raccoons, and YEZV RNAs have been detected in ticks from Hokkaido. In this work, we demonstrate that YEZV is highly likely to be the causative pathogen of febrile illness, representing the first report of an endemic infection associated with an orthonairovirus potentially transmitted by ticks in Japan. Here, Kodama et al. describe the discovery, isolation and characterization of a novel tick-borne orthonairovirus, designated Yezo virus (YEZV), from patients with an acute febrile illness in Japan. Serological testing of wildlife and molecular screening of ticks suggest an endemic circulation of YEZV in Japan.
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- Fumihiro Kodama
- Sapporo City General Hospital, 060-8604, Sapporo, Japan.,Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital, 940-2085, Nagaoka, Japan
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- Center of Infectious Diseases, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, 060-0819, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Science, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 162-8640, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Science, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 162-8640, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Wildlife Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, 060-0818, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, 060-0818, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, 060-0818, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, 060-0818, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathobiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, 001-0020, Sapporo, Japan.,International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, 001-0020, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, 060-0818, Sapporo, Japan
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, 069-8501, Ebetsu, Japan
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, 061-0293, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Japan
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- Center of Infectious Diseases, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, 060-0819, Sapporo, Japan
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- Center of Infectious Diseases, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, 060-0819, Sapporo, Japan
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- Center of Infectious Diseases, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, 060-0819, Sapporo, Japan
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- Center of Infectious Diseases, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, 060-0819, Sapporo, Japan
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- Center of Infectious Diseases, Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, 060-0819, Sapporo, Japan
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- National Research Center for the Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases, Nagasaki University, 852-8521, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathobiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, 001-0020, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathobiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, 001-0020, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Risk Analysis and Management, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, 001-0020, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathobiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, 001-0020, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Infection Biology and Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L3 5RF, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, 060-0818, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Pathobiology, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, 001-0020, Sapporo, Japan.,International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, 001-0020, Sapporo, Japan.,One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University, 060-0818, Sapporo, Japan.,Global Virus Network, MD 21201, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Science, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 162-8640, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Virology 1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 162-8640, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- International Collaboration Unit, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, 001-0020, Sapporo, Japan. .,Division of Risk Analysis and Management, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, 001-0020, Sapporo, Japan. .,One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University, 060-0818, Sapporo, Japan.
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Li X, Ji H, Wang D, Che L, Zhang L, Li L, Yin Q, Liu Q, Wei F, Wang Z. Molecular detection and phylogenetic analysis of tick-borne encephalitis virus in ticks in northeastern China. J Med Virol 2021; 94:507-513. [PMID: 34453752 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is an important causative agent that causes neurological infections in humans and animals. In recent years, only few epidemiological surveys on TBEV have been conducted in China. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and subtype of TBEV in ticks in northeastern (NE) China. A total of 3799 questing ticks were collected in NE China between April 2015 and June 2016. Ticks were pooled and tested for TBEV RNA using semi-nested reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Positive pools were used to isolate the virus and amplify complete sequences, followed by sequence identity and phylogenetic analysis. TBEV RNA was detected in Ixodes persulcatus ticks at a total prevalence of 2.9% (6/143; 95% confidence interval: 1.2%-5.9%). Three TBEV strains were isolated (JL-T75, HLB-T74, and DXAL-T83) and showed 93.9%-99.1% nucleotide identities and 97.1%-99.5% amino acid identities in Far Eastern (FE) TBEV subtypes, and 82.9%-87.6% nucleotide identities and 92.9%-96.4% amino acid identities in other subtypes. For polyprotein, the JL-T75, HLB-T74, and DXAL-T83 strains showed 29, 50, and 55 amino acid residues, respectively, different from those in the TBEV vaccine (Senzhang) strain in China. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that these viruses were clustered in the FE-TBEV branch but formed distinct clades depending on the natural foci. The results of this study suggest that the FE-TBEV subtype is still endemic in I. persulcatus ticks in NE China, and the viruses in different natural foci in NE China are more likely to have genetic differences.
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- Xiaohui Li
- Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Military Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Center for Pathogen Biology and Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Military Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Military Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, China
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- Center for Pathogen Biology and Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Center for Pathogen Biology and Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China.,Laboratory of Emerging Vector-borne diseases, School of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Laboratory of Pathogen Microbiology and Immunology, College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Jilin Province for Zoonosis Prevention and Control, Military Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, China.,Center for Pathogen Biology and Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of the Ministry of Education, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Agwunobi DO, Zhang M, Shi X, Zhang S, Zhang M, Wang T, Masoudi A, Yu Z, Liu J. DNA Methyltransferases Contribute to Cold Tolerance in Ticks Dermacentor silvarum and Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari: Ixodidae). Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:726731. [PMID: 34513977 PMCID: PMC8426640 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.726731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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DNA methylation, mediated by DNA methyltransferases (Dnmts), is a typical epigenetic process that plays an important role in affecting organism acclimatization and adaptation to environmental changes. However, information about Dnmts and their associations with the cold tolerance of ticks remains meager. Hence, in the present study, the Dnmts in important vector ticks Dermacentor silvarum and Haemaphysalis longicornis were cloned and identified, and their functions in cold response were further explored. Results showed that the length of DsDnmt and DsDnmt1 in D. silvarum, and HlDnmt1 and HlDnmt in H. longicornis were 1,284, 549, 1,500, and 1,613 bp, respectively. Bioinformatics in protein analysis revealed that they were all unstable hydrophilic proteins and were mainly characterized with Dcm (DNA cytosine methyltransferase domain), Dnmt1-RFD (DNA methyltransferase replication foci domain), zf-CXXC (zinc finger-CXXC domain), and BAH (Bromo adjacent homology domain). The relative expression of these Dnmts was reduced after cold treatment for 3 days (P < 0.05), and increased with the extension of treatment. Western blot revealed that Dnmt1 decreased first and then increased significantly (P < 0.05) in both tick species, whereas other Dnmts fluctuated at varying degrees. RNA interference significantly silenced the genes Dnmts (P < 0.01), and mortality increased significantly (P < 0.05), when exposed to sub-lethal temperature, underscoring the important roles of Dnmts during the cold response of D. silvarum and H. longicornis. The above results lay the foundation for further understanding of the epigenetic regulation of DNA methylation in cold acclimatization and adaptation of ticks.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
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Viral RNA Metagenomics of Hyalomma Ticks Collected from Dromedary Camels in Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia. Viruses 2021; 13:v13071396. [PMID: 34372602 PMCID: PMC8310382 DOI: 10.3390/v13071396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Arthropod-borne infections are a medical and economic threat to humans and livestock. Over the last three decades, several unprecedented viral outbreaks have been recorded in the Western part of the Arabian Peninsula. However, little is known about the circulation and diversity of arthropod-borne viruses in this region. To prepare for new outbreaks of vector-borne diseases, it is important to detect which viruses circulate in each vector population. In this study, we used a metagenomics approach to characterize the RNA virome of ticks infesting dromedary camels (Camelus dromedaries) in Makkah province, Saudi Arabia. Two hundred ticks of species Hyalomma dromedarii (n = 196) and Hyalomma impeltatum (n = 4) were collected from the Alkhurma district in Jeddah and Al-Taif city. Virome analysis showed the presence of several tick-specific viruses and tick-borne viruses associated with severe illness in humans. Some were identified for the first time in the Arabian Peninsula. The human disease-associated viruses detected included Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic fever virus and Tamdy virus (family Nairoviridae), Guertu virus (family Phenuiviridae), and a novel coltivirus that shares similarities with Tarumizu virus, Tai forest reovirus and Kundal virus (family Reoviridae). Furthermore, Alkhurma hemorrhagic virus (Flaviviridae) was detected in two tick pools by specific qPCR. In addition, tick-specific viruses in families Phenuiviridae (phleboviruses), Iflaviridae, Chuviridae, Totiviridae and Flaviviridae (Pestivirus) were detected. The presence of human pathogenetic viruses warrants further efforts in tick surveillance, xenosurveillence, vector control, and sero-epidemiological investigations in human and animal populations to predict, contain and mitigate future outbreaks in the region.
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Wang YC, Wei Z, Lv X, Han S, Wang Z, Fan C, Zhang X, Shao J, Zhao YH, Sui L, Chen C, Liao M, Wang B, Jin N, Li C, Ma J, Hou ZJ, Yang Z, Han Z, Zhang Y, Niu J, Wang W, Wang Y, Liu Q. A new nairo-like virus associated with human febrile illness in China. Emerg Microbes Infect 2021; 10:1200-1208. [PMID: 34044749 PMCID: PMC8212832 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2021.1936197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Several nairo-like viruses have been discovered in ticks in recent years, but their relevance to public health remains unknown. Here, we found a patient who had a history of tick bite and suffered from a febrile illness was infected with a previously discovered RNA virus, Beiji nairovirus (BJNV), in the nairo-like virus group of the order Bunyavirales. We isolated the virus by cell culture assay. BJNV could induce cytopathic effects in the baby hamster kidney and human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Negative-stain electron microscopy revealed enveloped and spherical viral particles, morphologically similar to those of nairoviruses. We identified 67 patients as BJNV infection in 2017–2018. The median age of patients was 48 years (interquartile range 41–53 years); the median incubation period was 7 days (interquartile range 3–12 days). Most patients were men (70%), and a few (10%) had underlying diseases. Common symptoms of infected patients included fever (100%), headache (99%), depression (63%), coma (63%), and fatigue (54%), myalgia or arthralgia (45%); two (3%) patients became critically ill and one died. BJNV could cause growth retardation, viremia and histopathological changes in infected suckling mice. BJNV was also detected in sheep, cattle, and multiple tick species. These findings demonstrated that the newly discovered nairo-like virus may be associated with a febrile illness, with the potential vectors of ticks and reservoirs of sheep and cattle, highlighting its public health significance and necessity of further investigation in the tick-endemic areas worldwide.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yan-Chun Wang
- Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China.,Military Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, People's Republic of China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities, Inner Mongolia General Forestry Hospital, Yakeshi, People's Republic of China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities, Inner Mongolia General Forestry Hospital, Yakeshi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China.,Military Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- National and Regional Joint Engineering Laboratory for Medicament of Zoonoses Prevention and Control, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
| | - Bo Wang
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities, Inner Mongolia General Forestry Hospital, Yakeshi, People's Republic of China
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- Military Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- Military Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, People's Republic of China
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- College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia University for the Nationalities, Inner Mongolia General Forestry Hospital, Yakeshi, People's Republic of China
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- National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, People's Republic of China
| | - Quan Liu
- Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China.,Military Veterinary Institute, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Changchun, People's Republic of China.,College of Life Sciences and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, People's Republic of China.,College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, People's Republic of China
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