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Parsons J, Korsman S, Smuts H, Hsiao NY, Valley-Omar Z, Gelderbloem T, Hardie D. Human Parainfluenza Virus (HPIV) Detection in Hospitalized Children with Acute Respiratory Tract Infection in the Western Cape, South Africa during 2014-2022 Reveals a Shift in Dominance of HPIV 3 and 4 Infections. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:2576. [PMID: 37568938 PMCID: PMC10417174 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13152576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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The epidemiology of human parainfluenza viruses (HPIV), particularly its role as a cause of acute respiratory infection (ARI) in infants, has not been formally studied in South Africa. We evaluated HPIV prevalence in diagnostic samples from hospitalized children from public sector hospitals in the Western Cape between 2014 and 2022. HPIV infection was detected in 2-10% of patients, with the majority of infections detected in children less than 1 year of age. Prior to 2020, HPIV 4 (40%) and HPIV 3 (34%) were the most prevalent types, with seasonal peaks in late winter/spring for HPIV 3 and autumn/winter for HPIV 4. HPIV 4A and 4B co-circulated during the seasonal activity between 2014 and 2017. Pandemic restrictions in 2020 had a profound effect on HPIV circulation and the rebound was dominated by waves of HPIV 3, accounting for 66% of detections and a sustained decline in the circulation of HPIV 1, 2 and 4. An immunity gap could account for the surge in HPIV 3 infections, but the decline in prior HPIV 4 dominance is unexplained and requires further study.
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- Jane Parsons
- Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa; (J.P.); (S.K.); (H.S.); (N.-Y.H.); (Z.V.-O.)
- National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa;
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- Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa; (J.P.); (S.K.); (H.S.); (N.-Y.H.); (Z.V.-O.)
- National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa;
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- Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa; (J.P.); (S.K.); (H.S.); (N.-Y.H.); (Z.V.-O.)
- National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa;
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- Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa; (J.P.); (S.K.); (H.S.); (N.-Y.H.); (Z.V.-O.)
- National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa;
- Wellcome Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Africa, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa
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- Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa; (J.P.); (S.K.); (H.S.); (N.-Y.H.); (Z.V.-O.)
- National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa;
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- Division of Medical Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7700, South Africa; (J.P.); (S.K.); (H.S.); (N.-Y.H.); (Z.V.-O.)
- National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa;
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Gandhi L, Maisnam D, Rathore D, Chauhan P, Bonagiri A, Venkataramana M. Respiratory illness virus infections with special emphasis on COVID-19. Eur J Med Res 2022; 27:236. [PMID: 36348452 PMCID: PMC9641310 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-022-00874-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Viruses that emerge pose challenges for treatment options as their uniqueness would not know completely. Hence, many viruses are causing high morbidity and mortality for a long time. Despite large diversity, viruses share common characteristics for infection. At least 12 different respiratory-borne viruses are reported belonging to various virus taxonomic families. Many of these viruses multiply and cause damage to the upper and lower respiratory tracts. The description of these viruses in comparison with each other concerning their epidemiology, molecular characteristics, disease manifestations, diagnosis and treatment is lacking. Such information helps diagnose, differentiate, and formulate the control measures faster. The leading cause of acute illness worldwide is acute respiratory infections (ARIs) and are responsible for nearly 4 million deaths every year, mostly in young children and infants. Lower respiratory tract infections are the fourth most common cause of death globally, after non-infectious chronic conditions. This review aims to present the characteristics of different viruses causing respiratory infections, highlighting the uniqueness of SARS-CoV-2. We expect this review to help understand the similarities and differences among the closely related viruses causing respiratory infections and formulate specific preventive or control measures.
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- Lekha Gandhi
- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India.
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Han JY, Suh W, Han SB. Seasonal epidemiological and clinical characteristics of pediatric patients with human parainfluenza virus infection by serotype: a retrospective study. Virol J 2022; 19:141. [PMID: 36064562 PMCID: PMC9444704 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-022-01875-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The development of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test promoted the evaluation of the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of human parainfluenza virus (HPIV) type 4, which has been rarely studied using conventional diagnostic methods. This study aimed to determine the seasonal epidemiological and clinical characteristics of all four HPIV serotypes (HPIV-1, HPIV-2, HPIV-3, and HPIV-4) during the era of PCR testing. METHODS The medical records of hospitalized pediatric patients diagnosed with HPIV infections by a multiplex PCR test between 2015 and 2021 were retrospectively reviewed to determine the seasonal distributions of each HPIV serotype. For patients with a single HPIV infection, the clinical characteristics of each HPIV serotype were evaluated and compared with one another. RESULTS Among the 514 cases of HPIV infection, HPIV-1, HPIV-2, HPIV-3, and HPIV-4 were identified in 27.2%, 11.9%, 42.6%, and 18.3% of cases, respectively. HPIV-3 was most prevalent in spring, and the other three serotypes were most prevalent in autumn. For patients with a single HPIV infection, those infected by HPIV-1 and HPIV-3 were younger than those infected by HPIV-2 and HPIV-4 (P < 0.001). Croup and lower respiratory tract infection (LRI) were most frequently diagnosed in patients infected by HPIV-1 (P < 0.001) and HPIV-4 (P = 0.002), respectively. During 2020-2021, HPIV-3 was most prevalent in autumn and caused fewer LRIs (P = 0.009) and more seizures (P < 0.001) than during 2015-2019. CONCLUSIONS Each HPIV serotype exhibited a distinct seasonal predominance, and some differences in the clinical characteristics of the HPIV serotypes were observed. HPIV-4 acted as an important cause of LRI. Considering the recent changes in the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of HPIV-3, more time-series analyses should be conducted.
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- Ji Yoon Han
- Department of Pediatrics, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, 12 Beodeunaru-ro 7-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, 07247, Republic of Korea.
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Rafeek RAM, Divarathna MVM, Morel AJ, Noordeen F. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of children with human parainfluenza virus associated acute respiratory infection in a general hospital in Sri Lanka. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY PLUS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcvp.2021.100049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Shao N, Liu B, Xiao Y, Wang X, Ren L, Dong J, Sun L, Zhu Y, Zhang T, Yang F. Genetic Characteristics of Human Parainfluenza Virus Types 1-4 From Patients With Clinical Respiratory Tract Infection in China. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:679246. [PMID: 34335501 PMCID: PMC8320325 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.679246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIV1–4) cause acute respiratory tract infections, thereby impacting human health worldwide. However, there are no current effective antivirals or licensed vaccines for infection prevention. Moreover, sequence information for human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs) circulating in China is inadequate. Therefore, to shed light on viral genetic diversity and evolution, we collected samples from patients infected with HPIV1–4 in China from 2012 to 2018 to sequence the viruses. We obtained 24 consensus sequences, comprising 1 for HPIV1, 2 for HPIV2, 19 for HPIV3, and 2 for HPIV4A. Phylogenetic analyses classified the 1 HPIV1 into clade 2, and the 2 HPIV4 sequences into cluster 4A. Based on the hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) gene, a new sub-cluster was identified in one of the HPIV2, namely G1c, and the 19 HPIV3 sequences were classified into the genetic lineages of C3f and C3a. The results indicated that HPIV1–4 were co-circulated in China. Further, the lineages of sub-cluster C3 of HPIV3 were co-circulated in China. A recombination analysis indicated that a putative recombination event may have occurred in the HN gene of HPIV3. In the obtained sequences of HPIV3, we found that two amino acid substitution sites (R73K in the F protein of PUMCH14028/2014 and A281V in the HN protein of PUMCH13961/2014) and a negative selection site (amino acid position 398 in the F protein) corresponded to the previously reported neutralization-related sites. Moreover, amino acid substitution site (K108E) corresponded to the negative selection site (amino acid position 108) in the 10 F proteins of HPIV3. However, no amino acid substitution site corresponded to the glycosylation site in the obtained HPIV3 sequences. These results might help in studying virus evolution, developing vaccines, and monitoring HPIV-related respiratory diseases.
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- Nan Shao
- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens and Christophe Mérieux Laboratory, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease Pathogenomics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens and Christophe Mérieux Laboratory, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens and Christophe Mérieux Laboratory, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease Pathogenomics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Oh DY, Biere B, Grenz M, Wolff T, Schweiger B, Dürrwald R, Reiche J. Virological Surveillance and Molecular Characterization of Human Parainfluenzavirus Infection in Children with Acute Respiratory Illness: Germany, 2015-2019. Microorganisms 2021; 9:1508. [PMID: 34361941 PMCID: PMC8307145 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9071508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs) are important causes of respiratory illness, especially in young children. However, surveillance for HPIV is rarely performed continuously, and national-level epidemiologic and genetic data are scarce. Within the German sentinel system, to monitor acute respiratory infections (ARI), 4463 respiratory specimens collected from outpatients < 5 years of age between October 2015 and September 2019 were retrospectively screened for HPIV 1-4 using real-time PCR. HPIV was identified in 459 (10%) samples. HPIV-3 was the most common HPIV-type, with 234 detections, followed by HPIV-1 (113), HPIV-4 (61), and HPIV-2 (49). HPIV-3 was more frequently associated with age < 2 years, and HPIV-4 was more frequently associated with pneumonia compared to other HPIV types. HPIV circulation displayed distinct seasonal patterns, which appeared to vary by type. Phylogenetic characterization clustered HPIV-1 in Clades 2 and 3. Reclassification was performed for HPIV-2, provisionally assigning two distinct HPIV-2 groups and six clades, with German HPIV-2s clustering in Clade 2.4. HPIV-3 clustered in C1, C3, C5, and, interestingly, in A. HPIV-4 clustered in Clades 2.1 and 2.2. The results of this study may serve to inform future approaches to diagnose and prevent HPIV infections, which contribute substantially to ARI in young children in Germany.
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- Djin-Ye Oh
- Unit 17, Department of Infectious Diseases, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, National Influenza Centre, Robert Koch Institute, Seestraße 10, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Unit 17, Department of Infectious Diseases, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, National Influenza Centre, Robert Koch Institute, Seestraße 10, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Consultant Laboratory for RSV, PIV and HMPV, Unit 17, Department of Infectious Diseases, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, Robert Koch Institute, Seestraße 10, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Unit 17, Department of Infectious Diseases, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, National Influenza Centre, Robert Koch Institute, Seestraße 10, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Unit 17, Department of Infectious Diseases, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, National Influenza Centre, Robert Koch Institute, Seestraße 10, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Unit 17, Department of Infectious Diseases, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, National Influenza Centre, Robert Koch Institute, Seestraße 10, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Consultant Laboratory for RSV, PIV and HMPV, Unit 17, Department of Infectious Diseases, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, Robert Koch Institute, Seestraße 10, D-13353 Berlin, Germany
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Zhou S, Mao N, Zhang Y, Cui A, Zhu Z, Hu R, Xu J, Xu W. Genetic analysis of human parainfluenza virus type 4 associated with severe acute respiratory infection in children in Luohe City, Henan Province, China, during 2017-2018. Arch Virol 2021; 166:2585-2590. [PMID: 34231027 PMCID: PMC8321989 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-05154-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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During 2017–2018, nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPAs) from 627 hospitalized patients with severe acute respiratory infection at Luohe Center Hospital were tested by RT-PCR for human parainfluenza virus 4 (HPIV-4). Fourteen (2.2%) of the 627 samples were positive for HPIV-4. The complete HN gene was amplified from nine positive samples and sequenced. Sequence comparisons showed that the HPIV-4 strains circulating in the city of Luohe are closely related to HPIV-4A strains. Our study indicated that there were multiple lineages of HPIV-4 circulating in Henan Province in China during the study period. This will improve our understanding of the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of HPIV-4.
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- Shanshan Zhou
- Inner Mongolia Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Jinshan Avenue, Jinshan Development Zone, Hohhot, 010059, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Measles/Rubella Laboratory, NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases (National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 155# Changbai Road, Changping District, Beijing, 102200, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Measles/Rubella Laboratory, NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases (National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 155# Changbai Road, Changping District, Beijing, 102200, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Measles/Rubella Laboratory, NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases (National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 155# Changbai Road, Changping District, Beijing, 102200, China
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Measles/Rubella Laboratory, NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases (National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 155# Changbai Road, Changping District, Beijing, 102200, China
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- Inner Mongolia Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Jinshan Avenue, Jinshan Development Zone, Hohhot, 010059, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.
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- Henan Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 105# Nongye South Road, Zhengzhou, 450000, Henan, China.
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- WHO WPRO Regional Reference Measles/Rubella Laboratory, NHC Key Laboratory of Medical Virology and Viral Diseases (National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 155# Changbai Road, Changping District, Beijing, 102200, China.
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Waghmare A, Englund JA, Boeckh M. Parainfluenza Virus 3-Specific T Cells: Opportunity for Intervention? J Infect Dis 2018; 216:147-149. [PMID: 28472318 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Alpana Waghmare
- Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.,Seattle Children's Hospital.,Pediatrics
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- Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.,Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
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Álvarez-Argüelles ME, Rojo-Alba S, Pérez Martínez Z, Leal Negredo Á, Boga Riveiro JA, Alonso Álvarez MA, Rodríguez Súarez J, de Oña Navarro M, Melón García S. New clinical and seasonal evidence of infections by Human Parainfluenzavirus. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2018; 37:2211-2217. [PMID: 30143939 PMCID: PMC7088353 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-018-3363-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Human Parainfluenzaviruses (PIVs) account for a significant proportion of viral acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in children, and are also associated with morbidity and mortality in adults, including nosocomial infections. This work aims to describe PIV genotypes and their clinical and epidemiological distribution. Between December 2016 and December 2017, 6121 samples were collected, and submitted to viral culture and genomic quantification, specifically Parainfluenza 1–4 (PIV1–4), Influenza A and B, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) A and B, Adenovirus, Metapneumovirus, Coronavirus, Rhinovirus, and Enterovirus. Normalized viral load, as (log10) copies/103 cells, was calculated as virus Ct, determined by multiple qRT-PCR, as a function of the Ct of β-globin. PIV was confirmed in 268 cases (4.37%), and linked to both upper and lower respiratory tract disease, being more frequent in children than in adults (5.23 and 2.43%, respectively). PIV1 and PIV3 were most common (31 and 32.5%, of total PIV positive samples, respectively), with distribution being similar in children and adults, as was viral load. PIV type was correlated with seasonality: PIV3 being more frequent in winter and spring, PIV1 in summer, and PIV 4 in fall. No correlation between vial load and clinical severity was found. Novel findings were that PIV viral load was higher in fall than in other seasons, and PIV4, classically linked to mild respiratory symptoms, was circulating, in children and adults, at all levels of symptoms throughout the year.
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- Marta E Álvarez-Argüelles
- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain. .,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.,Morphology and Cellular Biology Department, Oviedo University, Oviedo, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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Oda K, Nishimura H, Watanabe O, Kubo T, Shindo S. A case report on parainfluenza virus type 4a infection in a 1-year-old boy with biphasic fever. J Thorac Dis 2018; 10:S2305-S2308. [PMID: 30116609 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.05.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A 1-year-old boy was infected with parainfluenza virus type 4a (PIV4a) during an influenza epidemic in January 2016. His body temperature was 38.2 °C on day 1 of the illness followed by an intermittent phase of 36.5 °C on days 2 and 3, and it rose again on day 3 and peaked at 39.6 °C on day 4, of which the fever pattern was reminiscent of an influenza case with biphasic fever. However, results of rapid influenza virus (IFV) antigen tests performed at the first clinical visit and during the second fever phase on day 4 were both negative. The PIV4a was isolated from all the nasal aspirate specimens on days 1, 4, and 7. Other common respiratory viruses were negative in all the specimens in the viral isolation trials using the multiplex cell culture system and RT-PCR tests. The fever disappeared within 5 days after the onset without any antibiotic treatment, which strongly suggested the PIV4a as the causative agent of the patient's illness. On the basis of the incubation period required for the appearance of the cytopathic effect (CPE) in the infected cells, from specimen inoculation to the cells, the viral load in the nasal cavity was speculated to be greatest on day 4. His cough started on day 1 and persisted until day 9, and the viral isolation indicated that the shedding of the active virus continued with the coughing even after the termination of fever.
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- Keiko Oda
- Department of Health Management, College of Healthcare Management, Miyama, Japan.,Virus Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Sendai Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Sendai, Japan
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- Virus Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Sendai Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Sendai, Japan
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- Virus Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Sendai Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Sendai, Japan
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- Virus Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Sendai Medical Center, National Hospital Organization, Sendai, Japan.,Nagasaki Genbaku Isahaya Hospital, Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan.,Department of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
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Anaconda paramyxovirus infection in an adult green anaconda after prolonged incubation: Pathological characterization and whole genome sequence analysis. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2017; 51:239-244. [PMID: 28404483 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2017.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Revised: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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From July 2011 to June 2012, 31 out of 33 green anaconda juveniles from an oceanarium in Hong Kong died over a 12-month period. These anacondas were progeny of a female anaconda purchased from Japan and added to the collection in May 2011. The juvenile anacondas were born in July 2011. A novel paramyxovirus, named anaconda paramyxovirus (AnaPV), was isolated from these affected juvenile anacondas. In July 2015, one of the remaining two anacondas, that survived the cluster of fatal infections, died at the age of four. Pathologically, both the death of the four-year-old anaconda and the previous deaths of the anaconda juveniles involved multiple, similar organs. However, the organ that was primarily affected in the juvenile anacondas that died in 2011 was the kidney, whereas the most remarkable lesions in the four-year-old anaconda involved the lungs. Granulomas previously observed in the juvenile anacondas with AnaPV infections were not obvious in the four-year-old anaconda. RT-PCR for the L gene of AnaPV was positive for the lungs, kidneys, ovary, spleen, liver, tracheal content and gall bladder of the four-year-old anaconda, with a median viral load of 1.32×106AnaPVRNAcopies/mg. Complete genome sequencing revealed that there were only 12-14 nucleotide changes in the AnaPV genome of the four-year old anaconda compared to those of the AnaPV found in anaconda juveniles in 2011/2012. Among these nucleotide changes, only four were non-synonymous mutations, with one in the N gene, one in the M gene and two in the HN gene. Both epidemiological and molecular data supported that the four-year-old green anaconda probably acquired the AnaPV from its mother or its siblings that died 3-4years ago, and its death is a result of an unprecedented extended incubation period or latency of AnaPV followed by a subsequent manifestation of clinical disease and death.
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Bulavaitė A, Lasickienė R, Tamošiūnas PL, Simanavičius M, Sasnauskas K, Žvirblienė A. Synthesis of human parainfluenza virus 4 nucleocapsid-like particles in yeast and their use for detection of virus-specific antibodies in human serum. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:2991-3004. [PMID: 28102432 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8104-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Revised: 12/26/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The aim of this study was to produce human parainfluenza virus type 4 (HPIV4) nucleocapsid (N) protein in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae expression system, to explore its structural and antigenic properties and to evaluate its applicability in serology. The use of an optimized gene encoding HPIV4 N protein amino acid (aa) sequence GenBank AGU90031.1 allowed high yield of recombinant N protein forming nucleocapsid-like particles (NLPs) in yeast. A substitution L332D disrupted self-assembly of NLPs, confirming the role of this position in the N proteins of Paramyxovirinae. Three monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were generated against the NLP-forming HPIV4 N protein. They recognised HPIV4-infected cells, demonstrating the antigenic similarity between the recombinant and virus-derived N proteins. HPIV4 N protein was used as a coating antigen in an indirect IgG ELISA with serum specimens of 154 patients with respiratory tract infection. The same serum specimens were tested with previously generated N protein of a closely related HPIV2, another representative of genus Rubulavirus. Competitive ELISA was developed using related yeast-produced viral antigens to deplete the cross-reactive serum antibodies. In the ELISA either without or with competition using heterologous HPIV (2 or 4) N or mumps virus N proteins, the seroprevalence of HPIV4 N-specific IgG was, respectively, 46.8, 39.6 and 40.3% and the seroprevalence of HPIV2 N-specific IgG-47.4, 39.0 and 37.7%. In conclusion, yeast-produced HPIV4 N protein shares structural and antigenic properties of the native virus nucleocapsids. Yeast-produced HPIV4 and HPIV2 NLPs are prospective tools in serology.
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- Aistė Bulavaitė
- Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio 7, LT-10257, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio 7, LT-10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio 7, LT-10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio 7, LT-10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio 7, LT-10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Wang F, Zhao LQ, Zhu RN, Deng J, Sun Y, Ding YX, Tian R, Qian Y. Parainfluenza Virus Types 1, 2, and 3 in Pediatric Patients with Acute Respiratory Infections in Beijing During 2004 to 2012. Chin Med J (Engl) 2016; 128:2726-30. [PMID: 26481737 PMCID: PMC4736895 DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.167297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although human parainfluenza virus (HPIV) has been determined as an important viral cause of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in infants and young children, data on long-term investigation are still lacking to disclose the infection pattern of HPIV in China. METHODS Nasopharyngeal aspirates were collected from 25,773 hospitalized pediatric patients with ARIs from January 2004 through December 2012 for respiratory virus screen by direct immuno-fluorescence assay. RESULTS Out of these specimens, 1675 (6.50%, 1675/25,773) showed HPIV positive, including 261 (1.01%, 261/25,773) for HPIV1, 28 (0.11%, 28/25,773) for HPIV2, and 1388 (5.39%, 1388/25,773) for HPIV3, 2 of the samples were positive for both HPIV1 and HPIV3, and 36 were co-detected with other viruses. The positive rates of HPIVs were higher in those younger than 3 years old. HPIV3 was detected from all age groups, predominantly from patients under 3 years of age, and the highest frequency was found in those 6 months to 1-year old (352/4077, 8.63%). HPIV3 was the dominant type in each of the years detected between May and July. HPIV1 showed a peak in every odd year, mainly in August or September. HPIV was detected most frequently from patients with upper respiratory infection (12.49%, 157/1257), followed by bronchitis (11.13%, 176/2479), asthma (9.31%, 43/462), bronchiolitis (5.91%, 150/2536), pneumonia (6.06%, 1034/17,068), and those with underlying diseases (1.0%, 15/1506). HPIV3 is the dominant type in these six disease groups referred above, especially in the asthma group. CONCLUSIONS HPIV is one of the important viral causes of ARIs in infants and young children in Beijing based on the data from the hospitalized children covering a 9-year term. HPIV3 is the predominant type in all these years and in most of the disease groups. HPIVs with different types show different seasonality.
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- Laboratory of Virology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Etiology of Viral Diseases, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China
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Comparative genome and evolutionary analysis of naturally occurring Beilong virus in brown and black rats. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2016; 45:311-319. [PMID: 27663719 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2016.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Recently, we reported the presence of Beilong virus in spleen and kidney samples of brown rats and black rats, suggesting that these rodents could be natural reservoirs of Beilong virus. In this study, four genomes of Beilong virus from brown rats and black rats were sequenced. Similar to the Beilong virus genome sequenced from kidney mesangial cell line culture, those of J-virus from house mouse and Tailam virus from Sikkim rats, these four genomes from naturally occurring Beilong virus also contain the eight genes (3'-N-P/V/C-M-F-SH-TM-G-L-5'). In these four genomes, the attachment glycoprotein encoded by the G gene consists of 1046 amino acids; but for the original Beilong virus genome sequenced from kidney mesangial cell line, the G CDS was predicted to be prematurely terminated at position 2205 (TGG→TAG), resulting in a 734-amino-acid truncated G protein. This phenomenon of a lack of nonsense mutation in naturally occurring Beilong viruses was confirmed by sequencing this region of 15 additional rodent samples. Phylogenetic analyses showed that the cell line and naturally occurring Beilong viruses were closely clustered, without separation into subgroups. In addition, these viruses were further clustered with J-virus and Tailam virus, with high bootstrap supports of >90%, forming a distinct group in Paramyxoviridae. Brown rats and black rats are natural reservoirs of Beilong virus. Our results also supports that the recently proposed genus, Jeilongvirus, should encompass Beilong virus, J-virus and Tailam virus as members.
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Fathima S, Simmonds K, Invik J, Scott AN, Drews S. Use of laboratory and administrative data to understand the potential impact of human parainfluenza virus 4 on cases of bronchiolitis, croup, and pneumonia in Alberta, Canada. BMC Infect Dis 2016; 16:402. [PMID: 27514690 PMCID: PMC4982406 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1748-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background Human Parainfluenza Virus (hPIV) causes severe respiratory illness in infants and adults. Our study describes the association of hPIV1–4 with bronchiolitis, croup, and pneumonia using retrospective laboratory, administrative and public health data. Due to issues including the historic lack of hPIV4 in some commercial respiratory virus panels, the description of the impact of hPIV4 on croup, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia at population levels has often been limited. This study will use routine clinical laboratory data, and administrative data to provide a preliminary description of the impact of hPIV4 on these diseases in our population. Methods A three year cohort of patients positive for hPIV was linked with data from physician visits and hospital admissions to define cases and hospitalization status. International Classification of Disease (ICD-9) codes were used to determine if cases had croup, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia. We also looked at differences in hospitalization status, age and gender among hPIV1–4. All statistical analysis was done using SPSS (Version 19.0.0, IBM Corp© 2010) and Graphpad Prism V6 (GraphPad Software, Inc., 2012). Results Only hPIV1 and hPIV4 specimens had positivity rates greater than 5 % of all specimens sent for respiratory virus panel testing. hPIV1 exhibited a biennial pattern while the pattern for hPIV3 was less interpretable due to lower positivity rates. Circulation patterns for hPIV2 and hPIV4 were not assessed due to the low positivity rates of theses specimens. From 2010 to 2013, there were 2300 hPIV cases with hPIV3 (46 %) being the most common, followed by hPIV1 (27 %), hPIV4 (16 %) and hPIV2 (11 %). The median age was 2 years for all hPIV types. Males were slightly greater than females for hPIV1 and hPIV2, with an equal distribution for hPIV3 and slightly more females than males for hPIV4. hPIV1 and hPIV2 had the highest or proportion of croup while hPIV3 and hPIV4 had the highest proportion of pneumonia. Within hPIV4 cases, distributions of diseases were; pneumonia (21 %, 95 % CI 17.1–25.7), bronchiolitis (18 %, 95 % CI 14.3–22.5), croup (2 %, 95 % CI 0.8–3.9), mixed illness of any of pneumonia, bronchiolitis or croup (4 %, 95 % CI 2.5–7.0) or other respiratory diseases (54 %, 95 % CI 49.1–59.6). Conclusions We used laboratory and administrative data to undertake a descriptive analysis of the association of hPIV1–4 with croup, bronchiolitis and pneumonia. hPIV4 appears to be more associated more with bronchiolitis and pneumonia and less with croup in our population.
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- Sumana Fathima
- Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (ProvLab), Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Alberta Health, Edmonton, AB, Canada.,University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (ProvLab), Calgary, AB, Canada.,University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. .,Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (ProvLab), Edmonton, AB, 2B1.03 WMC, Canada. .,University of Alberta Hospital, 8440-112 St, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2J2, Canada.
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Xiao NG, Duan ZJ, Xie ZP, Zhong LL, Zeng SZ, Huang H, Gao HC, Zhang B. Human parainfluenza virus types 1-4 in hospitalized children with acute lower respiratory infections in China. J Med Virol 2016; 88:2085-2091. [PMID: 27197630 PMCID: PMC7166804 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs) are an important cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRTIs). HPIV-4, a newly identified virus, has been associated with severe ALRTIs recently. A total of 771 nasopharyngeal aspirate samples were collected from hospitalized children between March 2010 and February 2011. HPIVs were detected by Nest-PCR, and other known respiratory viruses were detected by RT-PCR and PCR. All amplification products were sequenced. HPIVs were detected in 151 (19.58%) patients, of whom 28 (3.63%) were positive for HPIV-4, 12(1.55%) for HPIV-1, 4 (0.51%) for HPIV-2, and 107 (13.87%) for HPIV-3. Only three were found to be co-infected with different types of HPIVs. All HPIV-positive children were under 5 years of age, with the majority being less than 1 year. Only the detection rate of HPIV-3 had a significant statistical difference (χ2 = 29.648, P = 0.000) between ages. HPIV-3 and HPIV-4 were detected during the summer. Sixty (39.74%) were co-infected with other respiratory viruses, and human rhinovirus (HRV) was the most common co-infecting virus. The most frequent clinical diagnosis was bronchopneumonia, and all patients had cough; some patients who were infected with HPIV-3 and HPIV-4 had polypnea and cyanosis. No significant difference was found in clinical manifestations between those who were infected with HPIV-4 and HPIV-3. Two genotypes for HPIV-4 were prevalent, although HPIV-4a dominated. HPIV-4 is an important virus for children hospitalized with ALRTIs in China. HRV was the most common co-infecting virus. Two genotypes for HPIV-4 are prevalent, HPIV-4a dominated. J. Med. Virol. 88:2085-2091, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Ni-Guang Xiao
- Department of Pediatrics, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Hunan Provincial, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Hunan Provincial, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Hunan Provincial, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Hunan Provincial, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Hunan Provincial, China.
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Abiko C, Mizuta K, Aoki Y, Ikeda T, Itagaki T, Noda M, Kimura H, Ahiko T. An outbreak of parainfluenza virus type 4 infections among children with acute respiratory infections during the 2011-2012 winter season in Yamagata, Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis 2015; 66:76-8. [PMID: 23429092 DOI: 10.7883/yoken.66.76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Chieko Abiko
- Department of Microbiology, Yamagata Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Yamagata 990-0031, Japan
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First report of severe parainfluenza virus 4B and rhinovirus C coinfection in a liver transplant recipient treated with immunoglobulin. J Clin Virol 2014; 61:611-4. [PMID: 25453574 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Revised: 09/19/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We describe the first reported case of severe pneumonia due to coinfection by parainfluenza virus type 4B and rhinovirus C in a liver transplant recipient. The patient responded promptly to intravenous immunoglobulin and timely infection control measures prevented spreading of the infections. This report highlights respiratory viral coinfections as a possible cause of severe morbidity in transplant recipients and the importance of efficient molecular diagnostic technologies with major impact on clinical practice in a transplant center. It also describes a potential therapeutic strategy for such patients.
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Fatal systemic necrotizing infections associated with a novel paramyxovirus, anaconda paramyxovirus, in green anaconda juveniles. J Clin Microbiol 2014; 52:3614-23. [PMID: 25078906 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01653-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Beginning in July 2011, 31 green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) juveniles from an oceanarium in Hong Kong died over a 12-month period. Necropsy revealed at least two of the following features in 23 necropsies: dermatitis, severe pan-nephritis, and/or severe systemic multiorgan necrotizing inflammation. Histopathological examination revealed severe necrotizing inflammation in various organs, most prominently the kidneys. Electron microscopic examination of primary tissues revealed intralesional accumulations of viral nucleocapsids with diameters of 10 to 14 nm, typical of paramyxoviruses. Reverse transcription (RT)-PCR results were positive for paramyxovirus (viral loads of 2.33 × 10(4) to 1.05 × 10(8) copies/mg tissue) in specimens from anaconda juveniles that died but negative in specimens from the two anaconda juveniles and anaconda mother that survived. None of the other snakes in the park was moribund, and RT-PCR results for surveillance samples collected from other snakes were negative. The virus was isolated from BHK21 cells, causing cytopathic effects with syncytial formation. The virus could also replicate in 25 of 27 cell lines of various origins, in line with its capability for infecting various organs. Electron microscopy with cell culture material revealed enveloped virus with the typical "herringbone" appearance of helical nucleocapsids in paramyxoviruses. Complete genome sequencing of five isolates confirmed that the infections originated from the same clone. Comparative genomic and phylogenetic analyses and mRNA editing experiments revealed a novel paramyxovirus in the genus Ferlavirus, named anaconda paramyxovirus, with a typical Ferlavirus genomic organization of 3'-N-U-P/V/I-M-F-HN-L-5'. Epidemiological and genomic analyses suggested that the anaconda juveniles acquired the virus perinatally from the anaconda mother rather than from other reptiles in the park, with subsequent interanaconda juvenile transmission.
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Bialasiewicz S, McVernon J, Nolan T, Lambert SB, Zhao G, Wang D, Nissen MD, Sloots TP. Detection of a divergent Parainfluenza 4 virus in an adult patient with influenza like illness using next-generation sequencing. BMC Infect Dis 2014; 14:275. [PMID: 24885416 PMCID: PMC4038074 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Accepted: 04/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Human Parainfluenza viruses are a common cause of both upper and lower respiratory tract infections, particularly in children. Of the four Parainfluenza virus serotypes, Parainfluenza 4 is least well characterised from both the clinical, epidemiological and genetic perspectives. METHODS Flocked nose or throat swabs from a previous study investigating viral prevalence in community-based adults suffering from influenza like illness were used as the basis for this study. Samples in which no virus was detected using a 16 viral respiratory pathogen real-time PCR panel were barcoded and pyrosequenced using the Roche 454 GS FLX Titanium chemistry. The sequences were analysed using the VirusHunter bioinformatic pipeline. Sanger sequencing was used to complete the detected Parainfluenza 4 coding region. RESULTS A variant Parainfluenza 4 subtype b strain (QLD-01) was discovered in an otherwise healthy adult who presented with influenza like illness. Strain QLD-01 shared genomic similarities with both a and b subtypes. The extent of divergence of this genome from the 5 available whole Parainfluenza 4 genomes impacted the predicted binding efficiencies of the majority of published Parainfluenza 4 PCR assays. CONCLUSIONS These findings further support a possible role for Parainfluenza 4 in the aetiology of adult respiratory disease within the community setting, and highlight the caution needed to be used in designing PCR assays from limited sequence information or in using proprietary commercial PCR assays.
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- Seweryn Bialasiewicz
- Queensland Children’s Medical Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
- Queensland Paediatric Infectious Diseases Laboratory, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
- Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre, Building C28, Back Rd, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute & Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute & Melbourne School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia
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- Queensland Children’s Medical Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Queensland Children’s Medical Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
- Queensland Paediatric Infectious Diseases Laboratory, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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- Queensland Children’s Medical Research Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
- Queensland Paediatric Infectious Diseases Laboratory, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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Roy Mukherjee T, Chanda S, Mullick S, De P, Dey‐Sarkar M, Chawla‐Sarkar M. Spectrum of respiratory viruses circulating in eastern India: prospective surveillance among patients with influenza-like illness during 2010-2011. J Med Virol 2013; 85:1459-65. [PMID: 23765782 PMCID: PMC7166942 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In developing countries, viruses causing respiratory disease are a major concern of public health. During January 2010-December 2011, 2,737 patients with acute respiratory infection from the outpatient departments as well as patients admitted to hospitals were screened for different respiratory viruses. Nasal and or throat swabs were collected and transported to the laboratory where initial screening of influenza A and influenza B viruses was performed. The samples were tested further for influenza C virus, parainfluenza viruses 1-4, human rhinovirus, metapneumovirus and respiratory syncytial virus by conventional RT- PCR. The study revealed that the majority of the patients were under 5 years of age; both due to their higher susceptibility to respiratory infections and presentation to hospitals. Out of 2,737 patients enrolled in this study, 59% were found positive for one or more respiratory viruses. Influenza B infection was detected in 12% of patients followed by influenza A (11.7%), respiratory syncytial virus (7.1%), parainfluenza virus-2 (6%), metapneumovirus (3%), parainfluenza virus-3 (1%), parainfluenza virus-4 (0.6%), parainfluenza virus-1 (0.3%), influenza C (0.2%) and human rhinovirus (0.2%). Distinct seasonal infection was observed only for influenza A and influenza B viruses.
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- National Institute of Cholera and Enteric DiseasesBeliaghata, KolkataIndia
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- National Institute of Cholera and Enteric DiseasesBeliaghata, KolkataIndia
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- National Institute of Cholera and Enteric DiseasesBeliaghata, KolkataIndia
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- National Institute of Cholera and Enteric DiseasesBeliaghata, KolkataIndia
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Lau SKP, Woo PCY, Wu Y, Wong AYP, Wong BHL, Lau CCY, Fan RYY, Cai JP, Tsoi HW, Chan KH, Yuen KY. Identification and characterization of a novel paramyxovirus, porcine parainfluenza virus 1, from deceased pigs. J Gen Virol 2013; 94:2184-2190. [PMID: 23918408 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.052985-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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We describe the discovery and characterization of a novel paramyxovirus, porcine parainfluenza virus 1 (PPIV-1), from swine. The virus was detected in 12 (3.1 %) of 386 nasopharyngeal and two (0.7 %) of 303 rectal swab samples from 386 deceased pigs by reverse transcription-PCR, with viral loads of up to 10(6) copies ml(-1). Complete genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis showed that PPIV-1 represented a novel paramyxovirus within the genus Respirovirus, being most closely related to human parainfluenza virus 1 (HPIV-1) and Sendai virus (SeV). In contrast to HPIV-1, PPIV-1 possessed a mRNA editing function in the phosphoprotein gene. Moreover, PPIV-1 was unique among respiroviruses in having two G residues instead of three to five G residues following the A6 run at the editing site. Nevertheless, PPIV-1, HPIV-1 and SeV share common genomic features and may belong to a separate group within the genus Respirovirus. The presence of PPIV-1 in mainly respiratory samples suggests a possible association with respiratory disease, similar to HPIV-1 and SeV.
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- Susanna K P Lau
- Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China.,Carol Yu Center for Infection, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China.,State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China.,Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China.,Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China.,Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China.,Carol Yu Center for Infection, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China.,Carol Yu Center for Infection, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China.,Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China.,Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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Alquezar-Planas DE, Mourier T, Bruhn CAW, Hansen AJ, Vitcetz SN, Mørk S, Gorodkin J, Nielsen HA, Guo Y, Sethuraman A, Paxinos EE, Shan T, Delwart EL, Nielsen LP. Discovery of a divergent HPIV4 from respiratory secretions using second and third generation metagenomic sequencing. Sci Rep 2013; 3:2468. [PMID: 24002378 PMCID: PMC3760282 DOI: 10.1038/srep02468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Molecular detection of viruses has been aided by high-throughput sequencing, permitting the genomic characterization of emerging strains. In this study, we comprehensively screened 500 respiratory secretions from children with upper and/or lower respiratory tract infections for viral pathogens. The viruses detected are described, including a divergent human parainfluenza virus type 4 from GS FLX pyrosequencing of 92 specimens. Complete full-genome characterization of the virus followed, using Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT) sequencing. Subsequent "primer walking" combined with Sanger sequencing validated the RS platform's utility in viral sequencing from complex clinical samples. Comparative genomics reveals the divergent strain clusters with the only completely sequenced HPIV4a subtype. However, it also exhibits various structural features present in one of the HPIV4b reference strains, opening questions regarding their lifecycle and evolutionary relationships among these viruses. Clinical data from patients infected with the strain, as well as viral prevalence estimates using real-time PCR, is also described.
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- David E. Alquezar-Planas
- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Virology, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for non-coding RNA in Technology and Health, Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Science, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 3, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Center for non-coding RNA in Technology and Health, Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Science, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 3, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Pacific Biosciences, Menlo Park, California, USA
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- Department of Swine Infectious Disease, Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute (SHVRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
- Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, California
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- Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, California
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Virology, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
- Aalborg University, Department of Health Sciences, Aalborg, Denmark
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Woo PCY, Lau SKP, Wong BHL, Wu Y, Lam CSF, Yuen KY. Novel variant of Beilong Paramyxovirus in rats, China. Emerg Infect Dis 2012; 18:1022-4. [PMID: 22607652 PMCID: PMC3358166 DOI: 10.3201/eid1806.111901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Mao N, Ji Y, Xie Z, Wang H, Wang H, An J, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Zhu Z, Cui A, Xu S, Shen K, Liu C, Yang W, Xu W. Human parainfluenza virus-associated respiratory tract infection among children and genetic analysis of HPIV-3 strains in Beijing, China. PLoS One 2012; 7:e43893. [PMID: 22937119 PMCID: PMC3429441 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2011] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The relevance of human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs) to the epidemiology of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in China is unclear. From May 2008 to September 2010, 443 nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPAs) from hospitalized pediatric patients (age from 1 to 93 months) in Beijing were collected and screened for HPIVs and other common respiratory viruses by real-time RT-PCR. Sixty-two of 443 samples were positive for HPIVs with 4 positive for HPIV-2 and 58 positive for HPIV-3, indicating that HPIV-3 was the predominant virus present during the study period. A phylogenetic tree based on all the available HN (hemagglutinin-neuraminidase) sequences of HPIV-3 indicated that three distinct clusters (A,B, and C) were circulating with some temporal and regional clustering. Cluster C was further divided into sub-clusters, C1, C2, C3 and C4. HPIV-3 from Beijing isolates belonged to sub-cluster C3, and were grouped with the isolates from two Provinces of China and the neighboring country of Japan. Genetic analysis based on entire HN gene revealed that the HPIV-3 isolates from Beijing were highly similar with 97.2%-100% identity at the nucleotide level and these could be divided into two closely related lineages, C3a and C3b. These findings suggested that there was co-circulation of multiple lineages of HPIV-3 in the Beijing region during the study period. This is the first study to describe the epidemiology and molecular characterization of HPIVs in China.
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- Naiying Mao
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific Regional Reference Measles Lab and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific Regional Reference Measles Lab and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific Regional Reference Measles Lab and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
- Department of Neurobiology, Taishan Medical College, Taian, Shandong, China
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific Regional Reference Measles Lab and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
- Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific Regional Reference Measles Lab and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific Regional Reference Measles Lab and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
- Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific Regional Reference Measles Lab and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific Regional Reference Measles Lab and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific Regional Reference Measles Lab and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific Regional Reference Measles Lab and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Office for Disease Control and Emergency Response, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific Regional Reference Measles Lab and State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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Lednicky JA, Waltzek TB, Halpern MD, Hamilton SB. Comparative Analysis of the Full-Length Genome Sequence of a Clinical Isolate of Human Parainfluenza Virus 4B. SCIENTIFICA 2012; 2012:871201. [PMID: 24278751 PMCID: PMC3820592 DOI: 10.6064/2012/871201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2012] [Accepted: 07/02/2012] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We are engaged in airborne transmission and epidemiology studies of respiratory pathogens, with particular interest in human parainfluenza virus type 4 (hPIV-4) and other lesser studied viruses. In this paper, hPIV-4 was detected in primary rhesus monkey kidney (PRMK) cells that had been inoculated with nasopharyngeal swab material obtained from a child with a mild upper respiratory tract illness. Attempts to isolate the virus in pure culture were hampered by the presence of a fast-growing simian spumavirus that was a contaminant of the PRMK cells. Total RNA was extracted from the PRMK cell culture, and PCR followed by sequencing of a subgenomic section of the fusion protein gene suggested the hPIV-4 was subtype 4B. At the time of this work, two complete but dissimilar hPIV-4B genomes had been deposited by others in GenBank. To gain better insights on hPIV-4B, and to test methods that we are developing for viral forensics, the entire genomic sequence of our virus was determined from archived RNA. The hPIV-4B genomic sequence that we determined conforms to the paramyxovirus "rule of six." Here, we compare and contrast the genetic features of the three completely sequenced hPIV-4B genomes currently present in GenBank.
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- John A. Lednicky
- Department of Environmental and Global Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, P.O. Box 100188, Gainesville, FL 32610-0188, USA
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Global Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, P.O. Box 100188, Gainesville, FL 32610-0188, USA
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- GenSol Diagnostics, 4945 Apollo Avenue, St. Cloud, FL 34773, USA
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- Medical Countermeasures Division, MRIGlobal, 425 Volker Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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Feline morbillivirus, a previously undescribed paramyxovirus associated with tubulointerstitial nephritis in domestic cats. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:5435-40. [PMID: 22431644 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1119972109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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We describe the discovery and isolation of a paramyxovirus, feline morbillivirus (FmoPV), from domestic cat (Felis catus). FmoPV RNA was detected in 56 (12.3%) of 457 stray cats (53 urine, four rectal swabs, and one blood sample) by RT-PCR. Complete genome sequencing of three FmoPV strains showed genome sizes of 16,050 bases, the largest among morbilliviruses, because of unusually long 5' trailer sequences of 400 nt. FmoPV possesses identical gene contents (3'-N-P/V/C-M-F-H-L-5') and is phylogenetically clustered with other morbilliviruses. IgG against FmoPV N protein was positive in 49 sera (76.7%) of 56 RT-PCR-positive cats, but 78 (19.4%) of 401 RT-PCR-negative cats (P < 0.0001) by Western blot. FmoPV was isolated from CRFK feline kidney cells, causing cytopathic effects with cell rounding, detachment, lysis, and syncytia formation. FmoPV could also replicate in subsequent passages in primate Vero E6 cells. Infected cell lines exhibited finely granular and diffuse cytoplasmic fluorescence on immunostaining for FmoPV N protein. Electron microscopy showed enveloped virus with typical "herringbone" appearance of helical N in paramyxoviruses. Histological examination of necropsy tissues in two FmoPV-positive cats revealed interstitial inflammatory infiltrate and tubular degeneration/necrosis in kidneys, with decreased cauxin expression in degenerated tubular epithelial cells, compatible with tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN). Immunohistochemical staining revealed FmoPV N protein-positive renal tubular cells and mononuclear cells in lymph nodes. A case-control study showed the presence of TIN in seven of 12 cats with FmoPV infection, but only two of 15 cats without FmoPV infection (P < 0.05), suggesting an association between FmoPV and TIN.
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Wang CYT, Arden KE, Greer R, Sloots TP, Mackay IM. A novel duplex real-time PCR for HPIV-4 detects co-circulation of both viral subtypes among ill children during 2008. J Clin Virol 2012; 54:83-5. [PMID: 22361219 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2012] [Accepted: 01/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The two subtypes of the human parainfluenzavirus type 4 (HPIV-4) are rarely sought in testing for acute respiratory illness (ARI) and this may be confounding our understanding of its role. This study presents a novel duplex real-time RT-PCR assay targeting the P gene that can detect and differentiate the two subtypes in a single reaction. Subtype-specific synthetic RNA positive controls were prepared and used to determine an analytical sensitivity of 10 copies per reaction with an 8log(10) dynamic range. The assays were validated using 1140 clinical specimens mostly nasopharyngeal aspirates collected from children during 2008. These included specimens previously determined to be positive for all commonly considered respiratory viruses. The novel assay did not cross-reaction with any other virus. Fourteen HPIV-4 positives, ten detected in the absence of any co-detections (four with rhinovirus), were identified in 2008 and their subtype confirmed by conventional RT-PCR and sequencing of P gene fragments. Most detections were in children two years of age or younger. Our assay proved suitably sensitive and specific for inclusion in future studies seeking to better understand the role HPIV-4 and other respiratory viruses in children with ARI.
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- C Y T Wang
- Queensland paediatric infectious diseases Laboratory, Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre, Children's Health Services District, University of Queensland, Australia
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Studies of parainfluenza virus type 4 (PIV-4) have been limited by difficulty in culturing. We prospectively studied a cohort of 225 young children attending daycare followed for 165 child-years, using polymerase chain reaction to detect 12 viruses, including PIV-4. PIV-4 was second only to PIV-3, occurring in 9 of 87 (10%) PIV+ illnesses. PIV-4 illnesses were not more severe and not associated with a specific clinical syndrome.
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[Pneumonia as a result of infection with parainfluenza virus type 4 and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura]. Med Intensiva 2011; 36:235. [PMID: 21683478 PMCID: PMC7131695 DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2011.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2011] [Accepted: 05/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ren L, Gonzalez R, Xie Z, Xiong Z, Liu C, Xiang Z, Xiao Y, Li Y, Zhou H, Li J, Yang Q, Zhang J, Chen L, Wang W, Vernet G, Paranhos-Baccalà G, Shen K, Wang J. Human parainfluenza virus type 4 infection in Chinese children with lower respiratory tract infections: a comparison study. J Clin Virol 2011; 51:209-12. [PMID: 21636318 PMCID: PMC7185386 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2011.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2011] [Revised: 04/13/2011] [Accepted: 05/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs) are a leading cause of acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs). Although HPIV-4 has been associated with mild ARTIs for years, recent investigations have also associated HPIV-4 infection with severe respiratory syndromes and with outbreaks of ARTIs in children. OBJECTIVES To characterize the role of HPIV-4 and its clinical features in children with acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRTIs) in Beijing, China. STUDY DESIGN Nasopharyngeal aspirates were collected from 2009 hospitalized children with ALRTIs between March 2007 and April 2010. RT-PCR and PCR analyses were used to identify HPIV types and other known respiratory viruses. RESULTS HPIVs were detected in 246 (12.2%) patients, of whom 25 (10.2%) were positive for HPIV-4, 11 (4.5%) for HPIV-2, 51 (20.7%) for HPIV-1, 151 (61.4%) for HPIV-3, and 8 (3.3%) were co-detected with different types of HPIVs. Like HPIV-3, HPIV-4 was detected in spring, summer, and late fall over the study period. Seasonal incidence varied for HPIV-1 and -2. The median patient age was 20 months for HPIV-4 infections and 7-11 months for HPIV-1, -2, and -3 infections, but the clinical manifestations did not differ significantly between HPIV-1, -2, -3, and -4 infections. Moreover, co-detection of HPIV-4 (44%) with other respiratory viruses was lower than that of HPIV-1 (62.7%), HPIV-2 (63.6%), and HPIV-3 (72.7%). CONCLUSIONS HPIV-4 plays an important role in Chinese paediatric ALRTIs. The epidemiological and clinical characteristics reported here improve our understanding of the pathogenesis associated with HPIV-4.
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- Lili Ren
- State Key Laboratory for Molecular Virology and Genetic Engineering and Dr. Christophe Mérieux Laboratory, IPB, CAMS-Fondation Mérieux, Institute of Pathogen Biology (IPB), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Lau SKP, Woo PCY, Wong BHL, Wong AYP, Tsoi HW, Wang M, Lee P, Xu H, Poon RWS, Guo R, Li KSM, Chan KH, Zheng BJ, Yuen KY. Identification and complete genome analysis of three novel paramyxoviruses, Tuhoko virus 1, 2 and 3, in fruit bats from China. Virology 2010; 404:106-16. [PMID: 20537670 PMCID: PMC7111929 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2010.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2010] [Revised: 02/03/2010] [Accepted: 03/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Among 489 bats of 11 species in China, three novel paramyxoviruses [Tuhokovirus 1, 2 and 3 (ThkPV-1, ThkPV-2 and ThkPV-3)] were discovered in 15 Leschenault's rousettes. Phylogenetically, the three viruses are most closely related to Menangle and Tioman virus. Genome analysis showed that their 3'-leader sequences are unique by possessing GA instead of AG at the 5th and 6th positions. Unlike Menangle and Tioman virus, key amino acids for neuraminidase activity characteristic of rubulavirus attachment proteins are present. The genome of ThkPV-1 represents the largest rubulavirus genome. Unique features between the three viruses include perfect complementary 5'-trailer and 3'-leader sequence and a unique cysteine pair in attachment protein of ThkPV-1, G at + 1 position in all predicted mRNA sequences of ThkPV-2, and amino acid substitutions in the conserved N-terminal motif of nucleocapsid of ThkPV-3. Analysis of phosphoprotein gene mRNA products confirmed mRNA editing. Antibodies to the viruses were detected in 48–60% of Leschenault's rousettes.
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- Susanna K P Lau
- Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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