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Bikangui R, Parkouda S, More A, Magossou Mbadinga MV, Boussoukou IPM, Ondo GN, Nkoma AMM, Adamou R, Honkpehedji YJ, Rossatanga EG, Ushijima Y, Abe H, Lell B, Dejon-Agobé JC, Yasuda J, Adegnika AA. Molecular surveillance for dengue serotypes among the population living in Moyen-Ogooué province, Gabon; evidence of the presence of dengue serotype 1. Virol J 2024; 21:141. [PMID: 38902719 PMCID: PMC11191199 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-024-02406-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Despite dengue virus (DENV) outbreak in Gabon a decade ago, less is known on the potential circulation of DENV serotypes in the country. Previous studies conducted in some areas of the country, are limited to hospital-based surveys which reported the presence of some cases of serotype 2 and 3 seven years ago and more recently the serotype 1. As further investigation, we extend the survey to the community of Moyen Ogooué region with the aim to assess the presence of the dengue virus serotypes, additionally to characterize chikungunya (CHIKV) infection and describe the symptomatology associated with infections. METHOD A cross-sectional survey was conducted from April 2020 to March 2021. The study included participants of both sexes and any age one year and above, with fever or history of fever in the past seven days until blood collection. Eligible volunteers were clinically examined, and blood sample was collected for the detection of DENV and CHIKV using RT-qPCR. Positive samples were selected for the target sequencing. RESULTS A total of 579 volunteers were included. Their mean age (SD) was 20 (20) years with 55% of them being female. Four cases of DENV infection were diagnosed giving a prevalence of 0.7% (95%CI: 0.2-1.8) in our cohort while no case of CHIKV was detected. The common symptoms and signs presented by the DENV cases included fatigue, arthralgia myalgia, cough, and loss of appetite. DENV-1was the only virus detected by RT-qPCR. CONCLUSION Our results confirm the presence of active dengue infection in the region, particularly DENV-1, and could suggest the decline of DENV-2 and DENV-3. Continuous surveillance remains paramount to comprehensively describe the extent of dengue serotypes distribution in the Moyen-Ogooué region of Gabon.
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- Rodrigue Bikangui
- Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Lambaréné, Gabon.
- École doctorale régionale d'Afrique centrale en Infectiologie tropicale, Franceville, Gabon.
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- Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Lambaréné, Gabon
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- Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Lambaréné, Gabon
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- Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Lambaréné, Gabon
- Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands
- Fondation pour la Recherche Scientifique (FORS), Cotonou, Benin
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- Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
- Division of Biomedical Science, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Vietnam Research Station, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Lambaréné, Gabon
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine 1, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine (NEKKEN), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
- National Research Center for the Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases (CCPID), Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Lambaréné, Gabon
- École doctorale régionale d'Afrique centrale en Infectiologie tropicale, Franceville, Gabon
- Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands
- Fondation pour la Recherche Scientifique (FORS), Cotonou, Benin
- Institut für Tropenmedizin, Universität Tübingen, and German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Tübingen, Germany
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Doshi RH, Mukadi PK, Casey RM, Kizito GM, Gao H, Nguete U B, Laven J, Sabi L, Kaba DK, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Hyde TB, Ahuka-Mundeke S, Staples JE. Immunological response to fractional-dose yellow fever vaccine administered during an outbreak in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: results 5 years after vaccination from a prospective cohort study. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2024; 24:611-618. [PMID: 38335976 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(23)00809-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND In 2016, outbreaks of yellow fever in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo led to a global vaccine shortage. A fractional dose of 17DD yellow fever vaccine (containing one-fifth [0·1 ml] of the standard dose) was used during a pre-emptive mass campaign in August, 2016, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo among children aged 2 years and older and non-pregnant adults (ie, those aged 18 years and older). 1 year following vaccination, 97% of participants were seropositive; however, the long-term durability of the immune response is unknown. We aimed to conduct a prospective cohort study and invited participants enrolled in the previous evaluation to return 5 years after vaccination to assess durability of the immune response. METHODS Participants returned to one of six health facilities in Kinshasa in 2021, where study staff collected a brief medical history and blood specimen. We assessed neutralising antibody titres against yellow fever virus using a plaque reduction neutralisation test with a 50% cutoff (PRNT50). Participants with a PRNT50 titre of 10 or higher were considered seropositive. The primary outcome was the proportion of participants seropositive at 5 years. FINDINGS Among the 764 participants enrolled, 566 (74%) completed the 5-year visit. 5 years after vaccination, 539 (95·2%, 95% CI 93·2-96·7) participants were seropositive, including 361 (94·3%, 91·5-96·2) of 383 who were seronegative and 178 (97·3%, 93·8-98·8) of 183 who were seropositive at baseline. Geometric mean titres (GMTs) differed significantly across age groups for those who were initially seronegative with the lowest GMT among those aged 2-5 years and highest among those aged 13 years and older. INTERPRETATION A fractional dose of the 17DD yellow fever vaccine induced an immunologic response with detectable titres at 5 years among the majority of participants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These findings support the use of fractional-dose vaccination for outbreak prevention with the potential for sustained immunity. FUNDING Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance through the CDC Foundation. TRANSLATION For the French translation of the abstract see Supplementary Materials section.
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- Reena H Doshi
- Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation, Atlanta, GA, USA; Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Kinshasa School of Public Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Kinshasa School of Public Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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Pajor MJ, Long B, Liang SY. Dengue: A focused review for the emergency clinician. Am J Emerg Med 2024; 82:82-87. [PMID: 38820810 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.05.022] [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: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 05/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024] Open
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Dengue is an arbovirus transmitted by the Aedes spp. mosquito. Approximately 390 million infections occur annually per World Health Organization estimates, with significant increases in infections throughout the last decade. The disease is endemic in warmer climates throughout the world, though cases may also be imported to non-endemic regions by returning travelers. Patients experience a wide variety of symptoms ranging from asymptomatic infection to severe disease requiring critical care. Emergency clinicians should consider the diagnosis of dengue in patients from endemic areas presenting with a flu-like illness, rash, and evidence of bleeding.
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- Michael J Pajor
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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Howell MM, Olajiga OM, Cardenas JC, Parada-Higuera CA, Gonzales-Pabon MU, Gutierrez-Silva LY, Jaimes-Villamizar L, Werner BM, Shaffer JG, Manuzak JA, Londono-Renteria B. Mosquito Salivary Antigens and Their Relationship to Dengue and P. vivax Malaria. Pathogens 2024; 13:52. [PMID: 38251359 PMCID: PMC10818852 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13010052] [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: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
Abstract
In tropical areas, the simultaneous transmission of multiple vector-borne diseases is common due to ecological factors shared by arthropod vectors. Malaria and dengue virus, transmitted by Anopheles and Aedes mosquitoes, respectively, are among the top vector-borne diseases that cause significant morbidity and mortality in endemic areas. Notably, tropical areas often have suitable conditions for the co-existence of these mosquito species, highlighting the importance of identifying markers that accurately indicate the risk of acquiring each specific disease entity. Aedes are daytime-biting mosquitoes, while Anopheles preferentially bite during the night. These biting patterns raise the possibility of concurrent exposure to bites from both species. This is important because mosquito saliva, deposited in the skin during blood feeding, induces immune responses that modulate pathogen establishment and infection. Previous studies have focused on characterizing such effects on the vector-pathogen interface for an individual pathogen and its mosquito vector. In this study, we evaluated associations between immune responses to salivary proteins from non-dengue and non-malaria vector mosquito species with clinical characteristics of malaria and dengue, respectively. Surprisingly, antibody responses against Anopheles antigens in dengue patients correlated with red blood cell count and hematocrit, while antibody responses against Aedes proteins were associated with platelet count in malaria patients. Our data indicate that concurrent exposure to multiple disease-carrying mosquito vectors and their salivary proteins with differing immunomodulatory properties could influence the transmission, pathogenesis, and clinical presentation of malaria, dengue fever, and other vector-borne illnesses.
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- McKenna M. Howell
- Arbovirology Laboratory, Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; (M.M.H.); (J.C.C.)
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- Arbovirology Laboratory, Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; (M.M.H.); (J.C.C.)
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- Arbovirology Laboratory, Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; (M.M.H.); (J.C.C.)
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- College of Science and Technology, Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE 68005, USA;
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA;
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- Division of Immunology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA 70433, USA;
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- Arbovirology Laboratory, Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; (M.M.H.); (J.C.C.)
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Gebremariam TT, Schallig HDFH, Kurmane ZM, Danquah JB. Correction: Increasing prevalence of malaria and acute dengue virus coinfection in Africa: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of cross-sectional studies. Malar J 2023; 22:331. [PMID: 37924087 PMCID: PMC10623762 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-023-04771-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2023] Open
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- Tewelde T Gebremariam
- School of Graduate Studies and Research, Frantz Fanon University, Hargeisa, Somaliland.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- School of Medical Laboratory, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Animal Research Institute, Animal Health Division, Accra, Ghana
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