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Islam A, Abdullah M, Tazeen A, Naqvi IH, Kazim SN, Ahmed A, Alamery SF, Malik A, Parveen S. Circulation of dengue virus serotypes in hyperendemic region of New Delhi, India during 2011-2017. J Infect Public Health 2020; 13:1912-1919. [PMID: 33148496 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Dengue fever has become a hampering menace in New Delhi India, since the disease has become hyperendemic, due to circulation of multiple serotypes of dengue virus (DENV). This hyperendemicity poses a greater risk of secondary infections in human health system. This is a major issue which leads to apprehension amongst the researchers and health organizations and thus requires regular epidemiological surveillance. METHODS We analyzed the prevalence and serotypic distribution of dengue fever cases reported from the Southern part of New Delhi during continued surveillance from 2011 to 2017. The blood samples for the investigation were obtained from the patients suspected with dengue fever attending the OPD at a local Health Centre. The data for 2011-2016 was already published from our laboratory. The samples collected during 2017 were serotyped and characterized in the present study. RESULTS A total of 565 samples (59%) were positive for DENV of 958 samples tested by RT-PCR during 7 years (2011-2017). Our study has shown that most infections were caused by DENV-2 during 2011-2015. The data has shown occurrence of all four serotypes of DENV during 2015 and predominance of DENV-3 in 2016 and 2017. Further, predominant combination of DENV-1 and DENV-2 was found in most of the co-infections. To the best of our knowledge this is the first study showing the epidemiological trend of dengue fever in reference to the circulating DENV serotypes and co-infections from a hyperendemic region of New Delhi during 2011-2017. CONCLUSIONS This hyperendemic pattern of DENV and instantaneous shift in circulation of its serotypes is likely pose a greater risk of secondary infections. Inclusion of comprehensive community and hospital surveillance of dengue fever will assist in formulation and implementation of effective control measures.
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- Arshi Islam
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Dr. M.A. Ansari Health Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Dr. M.A. Ansari Health Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Centre of Excellence in Biotechnology Research, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Protein Research Chair, Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre of Excellence in Biotechnology Research, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Protein Research Chair, Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
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Serotype‐specific differences in the laboratory parameters among hospitalized children with dengue and genetic diversity of dengue viruses circulating in Tamil Nadu, India during 2017. J Med Virol 2019; 92:1013-1022. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.25639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Yergolkar PN, Cherian SS, Jadhav S, Raut CG, Mourya DT. Genetic characterization of dengue virus types 1 and 2 in India, with emphasis on the viruses circulating in Karnataka. Indian J Med Res 2018; 146:662-665. [PMID: 29512610 PMCID: PMC5861479 DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_452_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Prasanna N Yergolkar
- ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Bengaluru Unit, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune 411 001, Maharashtra, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune 411 001, Maharashtra, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Bengaluru Unit, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune 411 001, Maharashtra, India
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Sittivicharpinyo T, Wonnapinij P, Surat W. Phylogenetic analyses of DENV-3 isolated from field-caught mosquitoes in Thailand. Virus Res 2017; 244:27-35. [PMID: 29126872 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Dengue virus serotype 3 (DENV-3) can cause all forms of dengue diseases and is a predominant serotype in many countries. This serotype is classified into five genotypes: I-V. Genotypes I-III have widely spread throughout the world, whereas genotypes IV and V are rare. Despite the impact on the spread of dengue diseases, only a few studies have reported the characteristics of DENV present in mosquito vectors. Hence, this study aimed to identify DENV-3 genotypes and reveal genetic variation of this virus presented in field-caught mosquitoes collected from endemic areas in Thailand during 2011-2015. First, we examined the effectiveness of the E gene sequence on DENV-3 genotyping, with results supporting the use of this gene for genotype identification. Then, we sequenced this gene in ten DENV-3 strains isolated from mosquitoes. The results showed that eight and two samples were genotypes III and V, respectively, and that they are closely related to DENV-3 isolated from Southeast and East Asian samples. The translated E gene sequences showed 25 unique amino acid (AA) residues located at 23 positions. Eight out of 25 residues have different chemical properties compared to the conserved AAs that are distributed across the three domains functioning in virus-host interaction. Hence, our study reports the first DENV-3 genotype V in Thailand, with these viruses potentially influencing both the disease severity and epidemic potential of DENV-3.
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- Thikhumporn Sittivicharpinyo
- Evolutionary Genetics and Computational Biology Research Unit, Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand
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- Evolutionary Genetics and Computational Biology Research Unit, Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand; Centre for Advanced Studies in Tropical Natural Resources, National Research University-Kasetsart University, Kasetsart University (CASTNAR, NRU-KU), Thailand
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- Evolutionary Genetics and Computational Biology Research Unit, Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand; Centre for Advanced Studies in Tropical Natural Resources, National Research University-Kasetsart University, Kasetsart University (CASTNAR, NRU-KU), Thailand.
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Pooja S, Sabeena S, Revti B, Sanjay R, Anjali A, Rajendra K, Aswathyraj S, Giselle D, Hindol M, Arunkumar G. Circulating Genotypes of Dengue-1 Virus in South West India, 2014-2015. Jpn J Infect Dis 2017; 70:663-665. [PMID: 28890510 DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2017.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Dengue is the most prevalent arboviral disease affecting humans, with tropical and subtropical regions having the highest risk of dengue virus infections. The clinical symptoms often range from mild fever to fever with hemorrhagic manifestations and shock. Since 2010, India has been witnessing a marked increase in the number of dengue virus serotype 1 (DENV-1) infections, apart from those of serotypes 2 (DENV-2) and 3 (DENV-3). The present study was undertaken to understand the circulating genotypes of DENV-1 in South West India, by sequencing the envelope gene of DENV-1 samples representative of the 2014-2015 time period. The extracted RNAs from dengue NS1 antigen ELISA-positive samples, archived at the APEX Referral Laboratory for Arboviruses (National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, Manipal Centre for Virus Research), were used for the study. The currently circulating genotypes of DENV-1 identified from the study area belong to genotypes V and I. Multicentric laboratory-based studies analyzing the envelope gene of all dengue serotypes are required from endemic countries like India.
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- Shetty Pooja
- Manipal Centre for Virus Research, Manipal University
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- Manipal Centre for Virus Research, Manipal University
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- Manipal Centre for Virus Research, Manipal University
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- Manipal Centre for Virus Research, Manipal University
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Co-circulation and co-infections of all dengue virus serotypes in Hyderabad, India 2014. Epidemiol Infect 2017; 145:2563-2574. [DOI: 10.1017/s0950268817001479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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SUMMARYThe burden of dengue virus infections increased globally during recent years. Though India is considered as dengue hyper-endemic country, limited data are available on disease epidemiology. The present study includes molecular characterization of dengue virus strains occurred in Hyderabad, India, during the year 2014. A total of 120 febrile cases were recruited for this study, which includes only children and 41 were serologically confirmed for dengue positive infections using non-structural (NS1) and/or IgG/IgM ELISA tests. RT-PCR, nucleotide sequencing and evolutionary analyses were carried out to identify the circulating serotypes/genotypes. The data indicated a high percent of severe dengue (63%) in primary infections. Simultaneous circulation of all four serotypes and co-infections were observed for the first time in Hyderabad, India. In total, 15 patients were co-infected with more than one dengue serotype and 12 (80%) of them had severe dengue. One of the striking findings of the present study is the identification of serotype Den-1 as the first report from this region and this strain showed close relatedness to the Thailand 1980 strains but not to any of the strains reported from India until now. Phylogenetically, all four strains of the present study showed close relatedness to the strains, which are reported to be high virulent.
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Añez G, Volkova E, Jiang Z, Heisey DAR, Chancey C, Fares RCG, Rios M. Collaborative study to establish World Health Organization international reference reagents for dengue virus Types 1 to 4 RNA for use in nucleic acid testing. Transfusion 2017; 57:1977-1987. [PMID: 28653459 DOI: 10.1111/trf.14130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dengue is the most important reemerging mosquito-borne viral disease worldwide. Caused by dengue virus (DENV), a member of the genus Flavivirus in the Flaviviridae family, dengue can be asymptomatic (approx. 80% of cases) or symptomatic, ranging from a flu-like illness known as dengue fever, to a life-threatening form called severe dengue. DENV is primarily transmitted from human to human through the bite of mosquitoes of the genus Aedes; however, it is also transmissible by transfusion of blood and blood components and by solid organ transplant. Nucleic acid test (NAT) assays are considered the most appropriate approach for blood donor screening for recent DENV infections, but there is no Food and Drug Administration-approved assay for the screening of blood for DENV. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS An international collaborative study was conducted to assess the suitability of reference reagent (RR) candidates for DENV Types 1 to 4 RNA for use in NAT-based assays. RESULTS Two sets of RR candidates were prepared for each DENV type, one liquid frozen (Set 1) and one lyophilized (Set 2). A total of 28 laboratories from 20 countries agreed to participate in the study, of which 21 submitted the results for qualitative and/or quantitative assessments. CONCLUSION The World Health Organization has established the lyophilized materials as international RRs for DENV RNA with a unitage of 13,500, 69,200, 23,400, and 33,900 units/mL for DENV-1 to -4, respectively.
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- Germán Añez
- Office of Blood Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Office of Blood Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Office of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland, United State of America
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- Office of Blood Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Office of Blood Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Office of Blood Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Office of Blood Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Choudhary MC, Gupta E, Sharma S, Hasnain N, Agarwala P. Genetic signatures coupled with lineage shift characterise endemic evolution of Dengue virus serotype 2 during 2015 outbreak in Delhi, India. Trop Med Int Health 2017; 22:871-880. [DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Department of Virology; Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences; New Delhi India
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- Molecular and Cellular Medicine Department; Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences; New Delhi India
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- Department of Virology; Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences; New Delhi India
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- Department of Virology; Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences; New Delhi India
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Neumayr A, Muñoz J, Schunk M, Bottieau E, Cramer J, Calleri G, López-Vélez R, Angheben A, Zoller T, Visser L, Serre-Delcor N, Genton B, Castelli F, Van Esbroeck M, Matteelli A, Rochat L, Sulleiro E, Kurth F, Gobbi F, Norman F, Torta I, Clerinx J, Poluda D, Martinez M, Calvo-Cano A, Sanchez-Seco MP, Wilder-Smith A, Hatz C, Franco L. Sentinel surveillance of imported dengue via travellers to Europe 2012 to 2014: TropNet data from the DengueTools Research Initiative. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 22:30433. [PMID: 28080959 PMCID: PMC5388098 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2017.22.1.30433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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We describe the epidemiological pattern and genetic characteristics of 242 acute dengue infections imported to Europe by returning travellers from 2012 to 2014. The overall geographical pattern of imported dengue (South-east Asia > Americas > western Pacific region > Africa) remained stable compared with 1999 to 2010. We isolated the majority of dengue virus genotypes and epidemic lineages causing outbreaks and epidemics in Asia, America and Africa during the study period. Travellers acted as sentinels for four unusual dengue outbreaks (Madeira, 2012–13; Luanda, 2013; Dar es Salaam, 2014; Tokyo, 2014). We were able to characterise dengue viruses imported from regions where currently no virological surveillance data are available. Up to 36% of travellers infected with dengue while travelling returned during the acute phase of the infection (up to 7 days after symptom onset) or became symptomatic after returning to Europe, and 58% of the patients with acute dengue infection were viraemic when seeking medical care. Epidemiological and virological data from dengue-infected international travellers can add an important layer to global surveillance efforts. A considerable number of dengue-infected travellers are viraemic after arrival back home, which poses a risk for dengue introduction and autochthonous transmission in European regions where suitable mosquito vectors are prevalent.
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- Andreas Neumayr
- Department of Medicine and Diagnostics, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.,University of Basel, Switzerland
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the Ludwig-Maximilian-University (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Section Tropical Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Clinical Research, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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- Travel Medicine Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital- ASLTO2, Torino, Italy
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- National Referral Unit for Tropical Diseases, Infectious Diseases Department, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Tropical Diseases, Sacro Cuore - Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Italy
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- University of Basel, Switzerland.,Clinical Research Unit, Department of Medicine and Diagnostics, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Tropical Medicine and International Health Unit Vall d'Hebron-Drassanes. PROSICS. Hospital Vall d'Hebron. Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
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- Infectious Disease Service & Department of Ambulatory Care, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- University Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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- University Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Travel Clinic, Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Microbiology Department, Hospital Vall d´Hebron. PROSICS Barcelona. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, Germany
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- Centre for Tropical Diseases, Sacro Cuore - Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Italy
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- National Referral Unit for Tropical Diseases, Infectious Diseases Department, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain
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- Travel Medicine Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital- ASLTO2, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Centre of the Ludwig-Maximilian-University (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Public Health, University of Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Global Health and Epidemiology, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine and Diagnostics, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.,University of Basel, Switzerland
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- National Centre for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Spain.,Gorgas Memorial Institute, Panama, Panama
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Luo ZF, Hu B, Zhang FY, Lin XH, Xie XY, Pan KY, Li HY, Ren RW, Zhao WZ. Laboratory and Molecular Characterization of Dengue Viruses in a 2014 Outbreak in Guangfo Region, Southern China. Jpn J Infect Dis 2017; 70:528-535. [DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2016.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Zhao-Fan Luo
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
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- The Emergency Technology Research Center of Guangdong Province for Arbovirus Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangzhou Military Command
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Family Planning Research Institute of Guangdong
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First study of complete genome of Dengue-3 virus from Rajasthan, India: genomic characterization, amino acid variations and phylogenetic analysis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virep.2016.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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First dengue co-infection in a Belgian traveler returning from Thailand, July 2013. J Clin Virol 2014; 61:597-9. [PMID: 25453334 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 10/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We report a dengue virus (DENV) co-infection in a Belgian traveler after a three-weeks holiday to Thailand. The patient recovered well without any complication. The infection was diagnosed by NS1 antigen testing and the concurrent presence of serotype DENV1 and DENV2 was demonstrated by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in acute phase serum sampled three days after symptoms onset. The predominant DENV1 serotype was identified as genotype I, lineage Asia-3 by sequencing. To our knowledge, this is the first time that a dengue co-infection is reported in a European traveler. The co-infection accounts for 1.0% of the total number of RT-PCR-positive samples (n=105) diagnosed in the reference laboratory of Belgium between 2008 and 2013. We expect that the number of reports on acute co-infections will increase in the coming years considering the increasing number of regions that are progressively becoming hyperendemic, especially in Southeast Asia.
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Dash PK, Sharma S, Soni M, Agarwal A, Sahni AK, Parida M. Complete genome sequencing and evolutionary phylogeography analysis of Indian isolates of Dengue virus type 1. Virus Res 2014; 195:124-34. [PMID: 25197040 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2014.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Revised: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Dengue is now hyper-endemic in most parts of south and southeast Asia including India. The northern India particularly national capital New Delhi witnessed major Dengue outbreaks with Dengue virus type 1 (DENV-1) as the dominant serotype since last five years. This study was initiated to decipher the complete genome information of recently circulating DENV-1 (2009-2011) along with the prototype Indian DENV-1, isolated in 1956. Further extensive ML phylogenetic and Bayesian phylogeography analysis was carried out to investigate the evolution of this virus and understand its spatiotemporal diffusion across the globe. The complete genome analysis revealed deletion of a unique 21-nucleotide stretch in the 3' un-translated region of recent Indian DENV-1. The north Indian DENV-1 revealed up to 5.2% nucleotide sequence difference compared to recent isolates from southern India. Selection pressure analysis revealed positive selection in few amino acid sites of both structural and non-structural proteins. The molecular phylogeny classified the Indian DENV-1 into genotype III, which is also known as cosmopolitan genotype. The northern and southern Indian DENV-1 were grouped into distinct clades. The molecular clock analysis estimated a mean evolutionary rate of 7.08×10(-4) substitutions/site/year for cosmopolitan genotype. The phylogeography analysis revealed that the cosmopolitan genotype DENV-1 originated ∼1938 in India and subsequently spread globally. The diffusion of virus from India to Caribbean and South America was confirmed through SPREAD analysis. This study also confirmed the temporal displacement of different clades of DENV-1 in India over last five decades.
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- Paban Kumar Dash
- Division of Virology, Defence R&D Establishment (DRDE), Jhansi Road, Gwalior 474002, MP, India.
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- Division of Virology, Defence R&D Establishment (DRDE), Jhansi Road, Gwalior 474002, MP, India
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- Division of Virology, Defence R&D Establishment (DRDE), Jhansi Road, Gwalior 474002, MP, India
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- Division of Virology, Defence R&D Establishment (DRDE), Jhansi Road, Gwalior 474002, MP, India
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- Department of Microbiology & Pathology, Army Research & Referral (R&R) Hospital, Delhi Cantt, Delhi, India
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- Division of Virology, Defence R&D Establishment (DRDE), Jhansi Road, Gwalior 474002, MP, India
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Grange L, Simon-Loriere E, Sakuntabhai A, Gresh L, Paul R, Harris E. Epidemiological risk factors associated with high global frequency of inapparent dengue virus infections. Front Immunol 2014; 5:280. [PMID: 24966859 PMCID: PMC4052743 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Dengue is a major international public health concern, and the number of outbreaks has escalated greatly. Human migration and international trade and travel are constantly introducing new vectors and pathogens into novel geographic areas. Of particular interest is the extent to which dengue virus (DENV) infections are subclinical or inapparent. Not only may such infections contribute to the global spread of DENV by human migration, but also seroprevalence rates in naïve populations may be initially high despite minimal numbers of detectable clinical cases. As the probability of severe disease is increased in secondary infections, populations may thus be primed, with serious public health consequences following introduction of a new serotype. In addition, pre-existing immunity from inapparent infections may affect vaccine uptake, and the ratio of clinically apparent to inapparent infection could affect the interpretation of vaccine trials. We performed a literature search for inapparent DENV infections and provide an analytical review of their frequency and associated risk factors. Inapparent rates were highly variable, but “inapparent” was the major outcome of infection in all prospective studies. Differences in the epidemiological context and type of surveillance account for much of the variability in inapparent infection rates. However, one particular epidemiological pattern was shared by four longitudinal cohort studies: the rate of inapparent DENV infections was positively correlated with the incidence of disease the previous year, strongly supporting an important role for short-term heterotypic immunity in determining the outcome of infection. Primary and secondary infections were equally likely to be inapparent. Knowledge of the extent to which viruses from inapparent infections are transmissible to mosquitoes is urgently needed. Inapparent infections need to be considered for their impact on disease severity, transmission dynamics, and vaccine efficacy and uptake.
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- Laura Grange
- Unité de la Génétique Fonctionnelle des Maladies Infectieuses, Institut Pasteur , Paris , France ; URA3012, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique , Paris , France
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- Unité de la Génétique Fonctionnelle des Maladies Infectieuses, Institut Pasteur , Paris , France ; URA3012, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique , Paris , France
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- Unité de la Génétique Fonctionnelle des Maladies Infectieuses, Institut Pasteur , Paris , France ; URA3012, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique , Paris , France
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- Sustainable Sciences Institute , Managua , Nicaragua
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- Unité de la Génétique Fonctionnelle des Maladies Infectieuses, Institut Pasteur , Paris , France ; URA3012, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique , Paris , France
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California , Berkeley, CA , USA
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Walimbe AM, Lotankar M, Cecilia D, Cherian SS. Global phylogeography of Dengue type 1 and 2 viruses reveals the role of India. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2014; 22:30-9. [PMID: 24418211 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Revised: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Patterns in virus dispersal and epidemiology of viral diseases can be revealed by phylogeographic studies. Currently knowledge about phylogeography of Dengue virus (DENV) Types 1 and 2 is limited. We carried out the phylogeographic analyses for DENV-1 and DENV-2, by the Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) approach, with emphasis on Indian isolates in relation to the global evolutionary dynamics of the viruses. More than 250 E-gene sequences of each virus, available in GenBank, were used for the analyses. The study was focused on understanding the most likely geographical origin for the major genotypes and sub-lineages of DENV-1/DENV-2 and also the possible pathways in the dispersal of the virus. The results showed that for DENV-1, Southeast Asia was the most likely geographical origin and India was determined to be the ancestral location of the Cosmopolitan genotype circulating in India, Sri Lanka, West and East Africa, Caribbean region, East and Southeast Asia. For DENV-2, the ancestral source could not be precisely inferred. Further, in spite of the earliest isolate from Trinidad-1953 of the American genotype, it was depicted that India may have been the probable ancestor of this genotype. India was also determined to be the ancestral location of a subgroup of the Cosmopolitan genotype. It was noted that DENV-1 and DENV-2 were introduced into India during 1940s and 1910s respectively. Subsequently, dispersal of both the viruses between India and different regions including West, East and Central Africa, Southeast and East Asia and Caribbean was inferred. Overall, the current study provides insight into the spatial as well as temporal dynamics of dengue virus serotypes 1 and 2.
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- Atul M Walimbe
- Bioinformatics and Data Management Group, National Institute of Virology, 20-A, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Post Box No. 11, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India.
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- Bioinformatics and Data Management Group, National Institute of Virology, 20-A, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Post Box No. 11, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India.
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- Dengue Group, National Institute of Virology, 20-A, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Post Box No. 11, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India.
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- Bioinformatics and Data Management Group, National Institute of Virology, 20-A, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Post Box No. 11, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India.
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Pandey BD, Nabeshima T, Pandey K, Rajendra SP, Shah Y, Adhikari BR, Gupta G, Gautam I, Tun MMN, Uchida R, Shrestha M, Kurane I, Morita K. First isolation of dengue virus from the 2010 epidemic in Nepal. Trop Med Health 2013; 41:103-11. [PMID: 24155651 PMCID: PMC3801155 DOI: 10.2149/tmh.2012-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Dengue is an emerging disease in Nepal and was first observed as an outbreak in nine lowland districts in 2006. In 2010, however, a large epidemic of dengue occurred with 4,529 suspected and 917 serologically-confirmed cases and five deaths reported in government hospitals in Nepal. The collection of demographic information was performed along with an entomological survey and clinical evaluation of the patients. A total of 280 serum samples were collected from suspected dengue patients. These samples were subjected to routine laboratory investigations and IgM-capture ELISA for dengue serological identification, and 160 acute serum samples were used for virus isolation, RT-PCR, sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. The results showed that affected patients were predominately adults, and that 10% of the cases were classified as dengue haemorrhagic fever/ dengue shock syndrome. The genetic characterization of dengue viruses isolated from patients in four major outbreak areas of Nepal suggests that the DENV-1 strain was responsible for the 2010 epidemic. Entomological studies identified Aedes aegypti in all epidemic areas. All viruses belonged to a monophyletic single clade which is phylogenetically close to Indian viruses. The dengue epidemic started in the lowlands and expanded to the highland areas. To our knowledge, this is the first dengue isolation and genetic characterization reported from Nepal.
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- Basu D Pandey
- Sukra Raj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, Nepal ; Everest International Clinic and Research Center, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Manakkadan A, Joseph I, Prasanna RR, Kunju RI, Kailas L, Sreekumar E. Lineage shift in Indian strains of Dengue virus serotype-3 (Genotype III), evidenced by detection of lineage IV strains in clinical cases from Kerala. Virol J 2013; 10:37. [PMID: 23360780 PMCID: PMC3598737 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-10-37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2012] [Accepted: 01/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Local epidemiology of Dengue is defined by the genetic diversity of the circulating Dengue virus (DENV) strains. This important information is not available for the virus strains from most parts of the Indian subcontinent. The present study focused on the genetic diversity of the serotype 3 DENV strains (DENV-3) from India. Results A total of 22 DENV-3 strains identified by reverse-transcription PCR analysis of serum samples from 709 patients were studied. These samples were collected over a period of 4 years (2008–2011) from dengue fever suspected patients from Kerala, a dengue endemic state in South India. Comparison of a 1740bp nucleotide sequence of the viral Capsid-Pre-membrane-Envelope coding region of our strains and previously reported DENV-3 strains from India, South Asia and South America revealed non-synonymous substitutions that were genotype III-specific as well as sporadic. Evidence of positive selection was detected in the I81 amino acid residue of the envelope protein. Out of the 22 samples, three had I81A and 18 had I81V substitutions. In the phylogenetic analysis by maximum likelihood method the strains from Kerala clustered in two different lineages (lineage III and IV) within genotype III clade of DENV-3 strains. The ten strains that belonged to lineage IV had a signature amino acid substitution T219A in the envelope protein. Interestingly, all these strains were found to be closely related to a Singapore strain GU370053 isolated in 2007. Conclusions Our study identifies for the first time the presence of lineage IV strains in the Indian subcontinent. Results indicate the possibility of a recent exotic introduction and also a shift from the existing lineage III strains to lineage IV. Lineage shifts in DENV-3 strains have been attributed to dramatic increase in disease severity in many parts of the world. Hence the present observation could be significant in terms of the clinical severity of future dengue cases in the region.
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- Anoop Manakkadan
- Viral Disease Biology Program, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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Anoop M, Mathew AJ, Jayakumar B, Issac A, Nair S, Abraham R, Anupriya MG, Sreekumar E. Complete genome sequencing and evolutionary analysis of dengue virus serotype 1 isolates from an outbreak in Kerala, South India. Virus Genes 2012; 45:1-13. [PMID: 22729802 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-012-0756-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2012] [Accepted: 05/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In this study, dengue virus (DENV) isolates from a localized, small-scale, non-seasonal dengue outbreak were genetically characterized. The outbreak occurred during the pre-monsoon months (April-May) in a medical college campus in Kerala, South India in 2009 affecting 76 people. Analysis of 39 viral RNA positive serum samples by a serotype specific reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction identified dengue virus serotype 1 (DENV1) as the causative strain. Formation of a distinct genetic clade was revealed in the initial phylogenetic analysis using nucleotide sequences of a partial (303 bp) Capsid-Pre-membrane protein (C-PrM) coding region of 37 outbreak strains. The sequences of these strains clustered with that of the Genotype III DENV-1 strains from India, and 32 among them formed a single major sub-clade. Whole-genome sequencing (10,693 bp) of two strains (RGCB585/2009 and RGCB592/2009) selected from this major sub-clade, and subsequent phylogenetic analysis using the full-length coding region sequence showed that the sequences grouped with that of the isolates from Thailand (1980), Comoros (1993), Singapore (1993), and Brunei (2005) among the Indo-Pacific isolates. The sequences of the two strains had a nucleotide identity of 97-98 % and an amino acid identity of 98-99 % with these closely related strains. Maximum amino acid similarity was shown with the Singapore 8114/93 isolate (99.6 %). Four mutations-L46M in the capsid, D278N in the NS1, L123I, and L879S in the NS5 protein coding regions-were seen as signature substitutions uniformly in RGCB585/2009 and RGCB592/2009; in another isolate from Kerala (RGCB419/2008) and in the Brunei isolate (DS06-210505). These four isolates also had in common a 21-nucleotide deletion in the hyper-variable region of the 3'-non-translated region. This first report on the complete genome characterization of DENV-1 isolates from India reveals a dengue outbreak caused by a genetically different viral strain. The results point to the possibility of exotic introduction of these circulating viral strains in the region.
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- Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thycaud PO, Thiruvananthapuram, 695014 Kerala, India
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Méndez JA, Usme-Ciro JA, Domingo C, Rey GJ, Sánchez JA, Tenorio A, Gallego-Gomez JC. Phylogenetic reconstruction of dengue virus type 2 in Colombia. Virol J 2012; 9:64. [PMID: 22405440 PMCID: PMC3349600 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-9-64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 03/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Dengue fever is perhaps the most important viral re-emergent disease especially in tropical and sub-tropical countries, affecting about 50 million people around the world yearly. In Colombia, dengue virus was first detected in 1971 and still remains as a major public health issue. Although four viral serotypes have been recurrently identified, dengue virus type 2 (DENV-2) has been involved in the most important outbreaks during the last 20 years, including 2010 when the fatality rate highly increased. As there are no major studies reviewing virus origin and genotype distribution in this country, the present study attempts to reconstruct the phylogenetic history of DENV-2 using a sequence analysis from a 224 bp PCR-amplified product corresponding to the carboxyl terminus of the envelope (E) gene from 48 Colombian isolates. Results As expected, the oldest isolates belonged to the American genotype (subtype V), but the strains collected since 1990 represent the American/Asian genotype (subtype IIIb) as previously reported in different American countries. Interestingly, the introduction of this genotype coincides with the first report of dengue hemorrhagic fever in Colombia at the end of 1989 and the increase of cases during the next years. Conclusion After replacement of the American genotype, several lineages of American/Asian subtype have rapidly spread all over the country evolving in new clades. Nevertheless, the direct association of these new variants in the raise of lethality rate observed during the last outbreak has to be demonstrated.
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- Jairo A Méndez
- Laboratorio de Virología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Avenida/Calle 26 No, 51-20, Bogotá, D.C.,Colombia.
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Patil J, Cherian S, Walimbe A, Patil B, Sathe P, Shah P, Cecilia D. Evolutionary dynamics of the American African genotype of dengue type 1 virus in India (1962–2005). INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2011; 11:1443-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2011] [Revised: 05/04/2011] [Accepted: 05/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Domingo C, Niedrig M, Gascón J, Palacios G, Reyes N, Malo MJ, Wichmann O, Ruiz J, Schultze D, Schunk M, Puente S, Vinner L, Van Esbroeck M, Schuffenecker I, Grandadam M, López-Vélez R, Tenorio A. Molecular surveillance of circulating dengue genotypes through European travelers. J Travel Med 2011; 18:183-90. [PMID: 21539658 DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00501.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dengue viruses (DENV) are the most widespread arthropod-borne viruses, which have shown an unexpected geographic expansion, as well as an increase in number and severity of outbreaks in the last decades. Although the emergence of dengue is considered to be due to a number of complex factors, epidemiological studies have shown that some strains of dengue might be associated with increased severity and higher transmission rates than others. In this context, surveillance and identification of the appearance or introduction of more virulent strains, along with fluctuation of DENV among endemic areas are now considered essential public health activities. METHODS Samples from travelers returning from the tropics with acute dengue infections were analyzed to obtain up-dated information on circulating dengue strains. A short nucleotide fragment located in the carboxyl terminus of the dengue E gene was used for the characterization of DENV strains and the identification of their sero- and genotype. RESULTS One hundred eighty-six new dengue strains have been classified into 12 distinct genotype groups within the four dengue serotypes. The identification of the emergence of different sero- and genotypes, the appearance of new clades correlating with outbreaks, and the identification of a dengue-4 genotype not previously reported have been achieved. Interestingly, African strains characterized in this study have provided valuable data on dengue circulation on the continent. CONCLUSIONS This work demonstrates the convenience of routine application of molecular epidemiology analyses in dengue diagnosis laboratories. The use of molecular epidemiology tools on the analysis of imported dengue infections strengthens data acquisition on dengue strain movements correlating with epidemiological changes. The importance of surveillance of imported diseases contributing data for the epidemiological knowledge of infectious diseases in endemic areas has been once more demonstrated.
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- Cristina Domingo
- Diagnostic Microbiology, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
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Orbiviruses infect a wide range of hosts, including humans. The ability to detect them has been hampered by their diversity. Here we present a simple consensus reverse transcription (RT)-PCR method targeting the polymerase gene for orbivirus recognition and characterization. Phylogenetic assignment is achieved by automated Web-based sequence analysis of amplification products.
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Collao X, Palacios G, de Ory F, Sanbonmatsu S, Pérez-Ruiz M, Navarro JM, Molina R, Hutchison SK, Lipkin WI, Tenorio A, Sánchez-Seco MP. Granada virus: a natural phlebovirus reassortant of the sandfly fever Naples serocomplex with low seroprevalence in humans. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2010. [PMID: 20889862 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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A new member of the phlebovirus genus, tentatively named Granada virus, was detected in sandflies collected in Spain. By showing the presence of specific neutralizing antibodies in human serum collected in Granada, we show that Granada virus infects humans. The analysis of the complete genome of Granada virus revealed that this agent is likely to be a natural reassortant of the recently described Massilia virus (donor of the long and short segments) with a yet unidentified phlebovirus (donor of the medium segment).
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- Ximena Collao
- Department of Virology, National Center of Microbiology, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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Collao X, Palacios G, de Ory F, Sanbonmatsu S, Pérez-Ruiz M, Navarro JM, Molina R, Hutchison SK, Lipkin WI, Tenorio A, Sánchez-Seco MP. Granada virus: a natural phlebovirus reassortant of the sandfly fever Naples serocomplex with low seroprevalence in humans. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2010; 83:760-5. [PMID: 20889862 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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A new member of the phlebovirus genus, tentatively named Granada virus, was detected in sandflies collected in Spain. By showing the presence of specific neutralizing antibodies in human serum collected in Granada, we show that Granada virus infects humans. The analysis of the complete genome of Granada virus revealed that this agent is likely to be a natural reassortant of the recently described Massilia virus (donor of the long and short segments) with a yet unidentified phlebovirus (donor of the medium segment).
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- Ximena Collao
- Department of Virology, National Center of Microbiology, Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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Domingo C, Niedrig M, Teichmann A, Kaiser M, Rumer L, Jarman RG, Donoso-Mantke O. 2nd International external quality control assessment for the molecular diagnosis of dengue infections. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2010; 4. [PMID: 20957194 PMCID: PMC2950135 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2010] [Accepted: 09/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Currently dengue viruses (DENV) pose an increasing threat to over 2.5 billion people in over 100 tropical and sub-tropical countries worldwide. International air travel is facilitating rapid global movement of DENV, increasing the risk of severe dengue epidemics by introducing different serotypes. Accurate diagnosis is critical for early initiation of preventive measures. Different reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) methods are available, which should be evaluated and standardized. Epidemiological and laboratory-based surveillance is required to monitor and guide dengue prevention and control programmes, i.e., by mosquito control or possible vaccination (as soon as an effective and safe vaccine becomes available). Objective The purpose of the external quality assurance (EQA) study described is to assess the efficiency and accuracy of dengue molecular diagnosis methods applied by expert laboratories. Study Design A panel of 12 human plasma samples was distributed and tested for DENV-specific RNA. The panel comprised 9 samples spiked with different DENV serotypes (DENV-1 to DENV-4), including 10-fold dilution series of DENV-1 and DENV-3. Two specificity controls consisted of a sample with a pool of 4 other flaviviruses and a sample with chikungunya virus. A negative control sample was also included. Results Thirty-seven laboratories (from Europe, Middle East Asia, Asia, the Americas/Caribbean, and Africa) participated in this EQA study, and reports including 46 sets of results were returned. Performance among laboratories varied according to methodologies used. Only 5 (10.9%) data sets met all criteria with optimal performance, and 4 (8.7%) with acceptable performance, while 37 (80.4%) reported results showed the need for improvement regarding accomplishment of dengue molecular diagnosis. Failures were mainly due to lack of sensitivity and the presence of false positives. Conclusions The EQA provides information on each laboratory's efficacy of RT-PCR techniques for dengue diagnosis and indicates for most laboratories an urgent need to improve sensitivity and specificity. Dengue viruses (DENV) are the most widespread arthropod-borne viruses which have shown an unexpected geographic expansion, as well as an increase in the number and severity of outbreaks in the last decades. In this context, the accurate diagnosis and reliable surveillance of dengue infections are essential. The laboratory diagnosis of dengue relies on the use of several methods detecting markers of DENV infection present in patient serum. Molecular diagnosis methods are usually rapid, sensitive, and simple when correctly standardized. Moreover, PCR-based diagnosis techniques are able to readily detect DENV during the acute phase of the disease and may assume an important role in dengue diagnosis and surveillance. Different reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) methods have been developed and are currently available and should be standardized in each laboratory to maintain high quality performance. In this work an External quality assessment (EQA) activity has been carried out to evaluate the accuracy and quality of laboratory data for the molecular diagnosis and surveillance of dengue, which involved worldwide dengue reference laboratories. In conclusion, RT-PCR techniques for dengue diagnosis applied by the participating laboratories demonstrated the need of further improvement in most laboratories.
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- United States Army Medical Component of the Armed Forces Research Institute of the Medical Sciences (USAMC-AFRIMS), Bangkok, Thailand
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Mendez JA, Usme-Ciro JA, Domingo C, Rey GJ, Sanchez JA, Tenorio A, Gallego-Gomez JC. Phylogenetic history demonstrates two different lineages of dengue type 1 virus in Colombia. Virol J 2010; 7:226. [PMID: 20836894 PMCID: PMC2944171 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-7-226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2010] [Accepted: 09/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Dengue Fever is one of the most important viral re-emergent diseases affecting about 50 million people around the world especially in tropical and sub-tropical countries. In Colombia, the virus was first detected in the earliest 70's when the disease became a major public health concern. Since then, all four serotypes of the virus have been reported. Although most of the huge outbreaks reported in this country have involved dengue virus serotype 1 (DENV-1), there are not studies about its origin, genetic diversity and distribution. Results We used 224 bp corresponding to the carboxyl terminus of envelope (E) gene from 74 Colombian isolates in order to reconstruct phylogenetic relationships and to estimate time divergences. Analyzed DENV-1 Colombian isolates belonged to the formerly defined genotype V. Only one virus isolate was clasified in the genotype I, likely representing a sole introduction that did not spread. The oldest strains were closely related to those detected for the first time in America in 1977 from the Caribbean and were detected for two years until their disappearance about six years later. Around 1987, a split up generated 2 lineages that have been evolving separately, although not major aminoacid changes in the analyzed region were found. Conclusion DENV-1 has been circulating since 1978 in Colombia. Yet, the phylogenetic relationships between strains isolated along the covered period of time suggests that viral strains detected in some years, although belonging to the same genotype V, have different recent origins corresponding to multiple re-introduction events of viral strains that were circulating in neighbor countries. Viral strains used in the present study did not form a monophyletic group, which is evidence of a polyphyletic origin. We report the rapid spread patterns and high evolution rate of the different DENV-1 lineages.
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- Jairo A Mendez
- Laboratorio de Virología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Avenida/Calle 26 No, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
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Perez-Ramirez G, Diaz-Badillo A, Camacho-Nuez M, Cisneros A, Munoz MDL. Multiple recombinants in two dengue virus, serotype-2 isolates from patients from Oaxaca, Mexico. BMC Microbiol 2009; 9:260. [PMID: 20003526 PMCID: PMC2804599 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-9-260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2009] [Accepted: 12/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background Dengue (DEN) is a serious cause of mortality and morbidity in the world including Mexico, where the infection is endemic. One of the states with the highest rate of dengue cases is Oaxaca. The cause of DEN is a positive-sense RNA virus, the dengue virus (DENV) that evolves rapidly increasing its variability due to the absence of a repair mechanism that leads to approximately one mutational event per genome replication; which results in enhancement of viral adaptation, including the escape from host immune responses. Additionally, recombination may play a role in driving the evolution of DENV, which may potentially affect virulence and cause host tropism changes. Recombination in DENV has not been described in Mexican strains, neither has been described the relevance in virus evolution in an endemic state such as Oaxaca where the four serotypes of DENV are circulating. Results To study whether there are isolates from Oaxaca having recombination, we obtained the sequence of 6 different isolates of DENV-2 Asian/American genotype from the outbreak 2005-6, one clone of the C(91)-prM-E-NS1(2400) structural genes, and 10 clones of the E gene from the isolate MEX_OAX_1656_05. Evidence of recombination was found by using different methods along with two softwares: RDP3 and GARD. The Oaxaca MEX_OAX_1656_05 and MEX_OAX_1038_05 isolates sequenced in this study were recombinant viruses that incorporate the genome sequence from the Cosmopolitan genotype. Furthermore, the clone of the E gene namely MEX_OAX_165607_05 from this study was also recombinant, incorporating genome sequence from the American genotype. Conclusions This is the first report of recombination in DENV-2 in Mexico. Given such a recombinant activity new genomic combinations were produced, this could play a significant role in the DENV evolution and must be considered as a potentially important mechanism generating genetic variation in this virus with serious implications for the vaccines and drugs formulation as occurs for other viruses like poliovirus, influenza and HIV.
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- Gerardo Perez-Ramirez
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Av, Instituto Politecnico Nacional 2508, San Pedro Zacatenco, Mexico.
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Dengue virus serotype 2 from a sylvatic lineage isolated from a patient with dengue hemorrhagic fever. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2009; 3:e423. [PMID: 19399166 PMCID: PMC2669127 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2008] [Accepted: 03/27/2009] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Dengue viruses circulate in both human and sylvatic cycles. Although dengue viruses (DENV) infecting humans can cause major epidemics and severe disease, relatively little is known about the epidemiology and etiology of sylvatic dengue viruses. A 20-year-old male developed dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) with thrombocytopenia (12,000/ul) and a raised hematocrit (29.5% above baseline) in January 2008 in Malaysia. Dengue virus serotype 2 was isolated from his blood on day 4 of fever. A phylogenetic analysis of the complete genome sequence revealed that this virus was a member of a sylvatic lineage of DENV-2 and most closely related to a virus isolated from a sentinel monkey in Malaysia in 1970. This is the first identification of a sylvatic DENV circulating in Asia since 1975. Dengue viruses are mosquito-borne RNA viruses that cause a spectrum of illness from mild disease to life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Dengue viruses exist in two separate cycles in nature, circulating in either non-human primates or humans. The viruses that are endemic in humans today most likely evolved from non-human primate dengue viruses a few hundred years ago and have since established themselves as four distinct serotypes in human populations, causing periodic epidemics and severe disease. During the course of routine surveillance for dengue transmission in Malaysia during 2008, a sylvatic dengue virus type 2 was isolated from a young human male with DHF. The complete genome sequence of the virus was determined and found to be closely related to that isolated from a monkey in a similar region of Malaysia in 1970. This is the first sylvatic dengue virus isolated in Asia for more than 30 years.
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Osman O, Fong MY, Sekaran SD. Genetic characterization of dengue virus type 1 isolated in Brunei in 2005-2006. J Gen Virol 2009; 90:678-686. [PMID: 19218214 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.005306-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The full-length genomes of two DENV-1 viruses isolated during the 2005-2006 dengue incidents in Brunei were sequenced. Twenty five primer sets were designed to amplify contiguous overlapping fragments of approximately 500-600 base pairs spanning the entire sequence of the genome. The amplified PCR products were sent to a commercial laboratory for sequencing and the nucleotides and the deduced amino acids were determined. Sequence analysis of the envelope gene at the nucleotide and amino acid levels between the two isolates showed 92 and 96 % identity, respectively. Comparison of the envelope gene sequences with 68 other DENV-1 viruses of known genotypes placed the two isolates into two different genotypic groups. Isolate DS06/210505 belongs to genotype V together with some of the recent isolates from India (2003) and older isolates from Singapore (1990) and Burma (1976), while isolate DS212/110306 was clustered in genotype IV with the prototype Nauru strain (1974) and with some of the recent isolates from Indonesia (2004) and the Philippines (2002, 2001). In the full-length genome analysis at the nucleotide level, isolate DS06/210505 showed 94 % identity to the French Guyana strain (1989) in genotype V while isolate DS212/110306 had 96 % identity to the Nauru Island strain (1974) in genotype IV. This work constitutes the first complete genetic characterization of not only Brunei DENV-1 virus isolates, but also the first strain from Borneo Island. This study was the first to report the isolation of dengue virus in the country.
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- Osmali Osman
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia
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Dengue viruses (DENV) are the most important human arboviral pathogens. Transmission in tropical and subtropical regions of the world includes a sylvatic, enzootic cycle between nonhuman primates and arboreal mosquitoes of the genus Aedes, and an urban, endemic/epidemic cycle principally between Aedes aegypti, a mosquito that exploits peridomestic water containers as its larval habitats, and human reservoir hosts that are preferred for blood feeding. Genetic studies suggest that all four serotypes of endemic/epidemic DENV evolved independently from ancestral, sylvatic viruses and subsequently became both ecologically and evolutionarily distinct. The independent evolution of these four serotypes was accompanied by the expansion of the sylvatic progenitors' host range in Asia to new vectors and hosts, which probably occurred gradually over a period of several hundred years. Although many emerging viral pathogens adapt to human replication and transmission, the available evidence indicates that adaptation to humans is probably not a necessary component of sylvatic DENV emergence. These findings imply that the sylvatic DENV cycles in Asia and West Africa will remain a potential source of re-emergence. Sustained urban vector control programs and/or human vaccination will be required to control DEN because the enzootic vectors and primate reservoir hosts are not amenable to interventions.
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- Nikos Vasilakis
- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0609, USA
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Kukreti H, Dash PK, Parida M, Chaudhary A, Saxena P, Rautela RS, Mittal V, Chhabra M, Bhattacharya D, Lal S, Rao PVL, Rai A. Phylogenetic studies reveal existence of multiple lineages of a single genotype of DENV-1 (genotype III) in India during 1956-2007. Virol J 2009; 6:1. [PMID: 19126194 PMCID: PMC2667167 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-6-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2008] [Accepted: 01/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dengue virus type 1 (DENV-1) have been mostly circulating silently with dominant serotypes DENV-2 and DENV-3 in India. However recent times have marked an increase in DENV-1 circulation in yearly outbreaks. Many studies have not been carried out on this virus type, leaving a lacunae pertaining to the circulating genotypes, since its earliest report in India. In the present study, we sequenced CprM gene junction of 13 DENV-1 isolated from Delhi and Gwalior (North India) between 2001-2007 and one 1956 Vellore isolate as reference. For comparison, we retrieved 11 other Indian and 70 global reference sequences from NCBI database, making sure that Indian and global isolates from all decades are available for comparative analysis. RESULTS The region was found to be AT rich with no insertion or deletion. Majority of the nucleotide substitutions were silent, except 3 non-conservative amino acid changes (I --> T, A --> T and L --> S at amino acid positions 59,114 and 155 respectively) in the Indian DENV-1 sequences, sequenced in this study. Except two 1997-98 Delhi isolates, which group in genotype I; all other Indian isolates group in genotype III. All Indian genotype III DENV-1 exhibited diversity among them, giving rise to at least 4 distinct lineages (India 1-4) showing proximity to isolates from diverse geographic locations. CONCLUSION The extensive phylogenetic analysis revealed consistent existence of multiple lineages of DENV-1 genotype III during the last 5 decades in India.
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- Himani Kukreti
- National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Delhi, India.
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Usme-Ciro JA, Mendez JA, Tenorio A, Rey GJ, Domingo C, Gallego-Gomez JC. Simultaneous circulation of genotypes I and III of dengue virus 3 in Colombia. Virol J 2008; 5:101. [PMID: 18764951 PMCID: PMC2553081 DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-5-101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2008] [Accepted: 09/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dengue is a major health problem in tropical and subtropical regions. In Colombia, dengue viruses (DENV) cause about 50,000 cases annually, 10% of which involve Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever/Dengue Shock Syndrome. The picture is similar in other surrounding countries in the Americas, with recent outbreaks of severe disease, mostly associated with DENV serotype 3, strains of the Indian genotype, introduced into the Americas in 1994. RESULTS The analysis of the 3'end (224 bp) of the envelope gene from 32 DENV-3 strains recently recovered in Colombia confirms the circulation of the Indian genotype, and surprisingly the co-circulation of an Asian-Pacific genotype only recently described in the Americas. CONCLUSION These results have important implications for epidemiology and surveillance of DENV infection in Central and South America. Molecular surveillance of the DENV genotypes infecting humans could be a very valuable tool for controlling/mitigating the impact of the DENV infection.
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- Jose A Usme-Ciro
- Viral Biology, PECET, Sede de Investigación Universitaria, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
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Emergence of an independent lineage of dengue virus type 1 (DENV-1) and its co-circulation with predominant DENV-3 during the 2006 dengue fever outbreak in Delhi. Int J Infect Dis 2008; 12:542-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2007] [Revised: 02/27/2008] [Accepted: 02/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Huhtamo E, Uzcátegui NY, Siikamäki H, Saarinen A, Piiparinen H, Vaheri A, Vapalahti O. Molecular epidemiology of dengue virus strains from Finnish travelers. Emerg Infect Dis 2008; 14:80-3. [PMID: 18258084 PMCID: PMC2600155 DOI: 10.3201/eid1401.070865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Molecular Epidemiology of Dengue Virus Strains from Finnish Travelers We characterized 11 dengue virus (DENV) isolates obtained from Finnish travelers during 2000–2005 using monoclonal antibodies and phylogenetic analysis. The analysis of DENV isolated from travelers contributes to the global picture of strain distribution and circulation. The isolates included all serotypes, including a DENV-2 isolate from Ghana.
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- Eili Huhtamo
- Department of Virology, Haartman Institute, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 3, Helsinki, Finland.
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Aaskov J, Buzacott K, Field E, Lowry K, Berlioz-Arthaud A, Holmes EC. Multiple recombinant dengue type 1 viruses in an isolate from a dengue patient. J Gen Virol 2007; 88:3334-3340. [PMID: 18024903 PMCID: PMC2884982 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.83122-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2007] [Accepted: 07/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Between 2000 and 2004, dengue virus type 1 (DENV-1) genotypes I and II from Asia were introduced into the Pacific region and co-circulated in some localities. Envelope protein gene sequences of DENV-1 from 12 patients infected on the island of New Caledonia were obtained, five of which carried genotype I viruses and six, genotype II viruses. One patient harboured a mixed infection, containing viruses assigned to both genotypes I and II, as well as a number of inter-genotypic recombinants. This is the first report of a population of dengue viruses isolated from a patient containing both parental and recombinant viruses.
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- John Aaskov
- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Department of Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, Mueller Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802, USA
- Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Zhai J, Palacios G, Towner JS, Jabado O, Kapoor V, Venter M, Grolla A, Briese T, Paweska J, Swanepoel R, Feldmann H, Nichol ST, Lipkin WI. Rapid molecular strategy for filovirus detection and characterization. J Clin Microbiol 2006; 45:224-6. [PMID: 17079496 PMCID: PMC1828965 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01893-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Filoviruses have the capacity to cause lethal outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever in primates. Here we present a simple consensus reverse transcription-PCR method for filovirus recognition and characterization and demonstrate its utility with all known filovirus strains. Phylogenetic assignment is achieved by automated web-based sequence analysis of amplification products.
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- Junhui Zhai
- Jerome L. and Dawn Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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