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Gallian P, Dupont I, Lacoste M, Brisbarre N, Isnard C, Delouane I, Richard P, Morel P, Laperche S, de Lamballerie X. Evaluation of assays for nucleic acid testing for the prevention of chikungunya and dengue virus transmission by blood transfusion. Transfusion 2024; 64:1503-1508. [PMID: 38877832 DOI: 10.1111/trf.17921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND The large dengue (DENV) and chikungunya (CHIKV) outbreaks observed during the last decade across the world, as well as local transmissions in non-endemic areas are a growing concern for blood safety. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the sensitivity of nucleic acid tests (NAT) detecting DENV and CHIKV RNA. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using DENV 1 to 4 International Standards, the limits of detection (LODs) calculated by probit analysis of two NAT assays; the cobas CHIKV/DENV assay (Roche Diagnostics) and the Procleix Dengue Virus Assay (Grifols) were compared. In addition, CHIKV-RNA LOD of the cobas CHIKV/DENV assay was evaluated. RESULTS For dengue, the 95% LOD of the cobas assay ranged between 4.10 [CI95%: 2.70-8.19] IU/mL (DENV-2) and 7.07 [CI95%: 4.34-14.89] IU/mL (DENV-4), and between 2.19 [CI95%: 1.53-3.83] IU/mL (DENV-3) and 5.84 [CI95%: 3.84-10.77] IU/mL (DENV-1) for Procleix assay. The Procleix assay had a significant lower LOD for DENV-3 (2.19 vs. 5.89 IU/mL) when compared to the cobas assay (p = 0.005). The 95% LOD for CHIKV-RNA detection of the cobas assay was 4.76 [CI95%: 3.08-8.94] IU/mL. DISCUSSION The two NAT assays developed for blood donor screening evaluated in this study demonstrated high and similar analytical performance. Subject to an appropriate risk-benefit assessment, they can be used to support blood safety during outbreaks in endemic areas or in non-endemic areas as an alternative to deferring blood donors during local transmission likely to affect the blood supply. The development of multiplex assays is expected to optimize laboratory organization.
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- Pierre Gallian
- Etablissement Français du Sang, La Plaine Saint Denis, France
- Unité des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ-IRD 190-Inserm 1207), Marseille, France
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- Unité des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ-IRD 190-Inserm 1207), Marseille, France
- Etablissement Français du Sang Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur et Corse, Marseille, France
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- Unité des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ-IRD 190-Inserm 1207), Marseille, France
- Etablissement Français du Sang Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur et Corse, Marseille, France
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- Établissement français du sang, La Réunion-Océan Indien. St-Denis, Réunion, France
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- Etablissement Français du Sang, La Plaine Saint Denis, France
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- Etablissement Français du Sang, La Plaine Saint Denis, France
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- Etablissement Français du Sang, La Plaine Saint Denis, France
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- Unité des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ-IRD 190-Inserm 1207), Marseille, France
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Ackermann-Gäumann R, Dentand A, Lienhard R, Saeed M, Speiser DE, MacDonald MR, Coste AT, Cagno V. A reporter virus particle seroneutralization assay for tick-borne encephalitis virus overcomes ELISA limitations. J Med Virol 2024; 96:e29843. [PMID: 39092814 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.29843] [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: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus is the most prevalent tick-transmitted orthoflavivirus in Europe. Due to the nonspecific nature of its symptoms, TBE is primarily diagnosed by ELISA-based detection of specific antibodies in the patient serum. However, cross-reactivity between orthoflaviviruses complicates the diagnosis. Specificity issues may be mitigated by serum neutralization assays (SNT), although the handling of clinically relevant orthoflaviviruses requires biosafety level (BSL) 3 conditions and they have highly divergent viral kinetics and cell tropisms. In the present study, we established a reporter virus particle (RVP)-based SNT in which the infectivity is measured by luminescence and that can be performed under BSL-2 conditions. The RVP-based SNT for TBEV exhibited a highly significant correlation with the traditional virus-based SNT (R2 = 0.8637, p < 0.0001). The RVP-based assay demonstrated a sensitivity of 92.3% (95% CI: 79.7%-97.4%) and specificity of 100% (95% CI: 81.6%-100%). We also tested the cross-reactivity of serum samples in RVP-based assays against other orthoflaviviruses (yellow fever virus, dengue virus type 2, Zika virus, West Nile virus and Japanese encephalitis virus). Interestingly, all serum samples which had tested TBEV-positive by ELISA but negative by RVP-based SNT were reactive for antibodies against other orthoflaviviruses. Thus, the RVP-based seroneutralization assay provides an added value in clinical diagnostics as well as in epidemiological studies.
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- Rahel Ackermann-Gäumann
- Swiss National Reference Centre for Tick-Transmitted Diseases, Lausanne, Switzerland
- ADMED Microbiologie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Swiss National Reference Centre for Tick-Transmitted Diseases, Lausanne, Switzerland
- ADMED Microbiologie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA
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- Swiss National Reference Centre for Tick-Transmitted Diseases, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Swiss National Reference Centre for Tick-Transmitted Diseases, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Institute of Microbiology, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Parfut A, Gantner P, Hoellinger B, Ferreira L, Biry M, Hansmann Y, Filisetti D, Fafi-Kremer S, Brunet J, Velay A. Underdiagnosis of arbovirus infections in returned travelers in an area with growing circulation of Aedes albopictus in North-Eastern France. Infect Dis Now 2024; 54:104956. [PMID: 39043249 DOI: 10.1016/j.idnow.2024.104956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Revised: 07/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Vector-borne diseases such as malaria and arboviruses are common etiologies of post-travel fever. METHODS After excluding malaria, we retrospectively analyzed the diagnosis of dengue virus (DENV), chikungunya virus (CHIKV), and zika virus (ZIKV) infections following recent travel by patients treated at the Strasbourg University Hospital between 2014 and 2023. Available serums (n = 35) sampled in 2023 were retrospectively tested for DENV, CHIKV, and ZIKV infections. RESULTS Our results showed that 78% of the 915 malaria-negative patients without changes over the course of ten years had not undergone arbovirus infection testing. Retrospective testing revealed missing arbovirus infections: two DENV infections and one CHIKV infection, representing 8.6% (3/35) of patients for whom no mandatory declaration or vector control could be undertaken. CONCLUSION Our results highlight the need for early case detection, particularly in the context of the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games.
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- Assilina Parfut
- Virology Laboratory, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Virology Laboratory, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France; INSERM, IRM UMR-S 1109, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg France
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- Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases Department, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Pediatric Department, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Parasitology and Mycology Laboratory, Strasbourg University Hospitals, Strasbourg, France
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- Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases Department, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Parasitology and Mycology Laboratory, Strasbourg University Hospitals, Strasbourg, France
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- Virology Laboratory, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France; INSERM, IRM UMR-S 1109, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg France
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- Medical Parasitology and Mycology Laboratory, Strasbourg University Hospitals, Strasbourg, France
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- Virology Laboratory, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France; INSERM, IRM UMR-S 1109, Strasbourg University, Strasbourg France.
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Frasca F, Sorrentino L, Fracella M, D’Auria A, Coratti E, Maddaloni L, Bugani G, Gentile M, Pierangeli A, d’Ettorre G, Scagnolari C. An Update on the Entomology, Virology, Pathogenesis, and Epidemiology Status of West Nile and Dengue Viruses in Europe (2018-2023). Trop Med Infect Dis 2024; 9:166. [PMID: 39058208 PMCID: PMC11281579 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed9070166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Revised: 07/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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In recent decades, increases in temperature and tropical rainfall have facilitated the spread of mosquito species into temperate zones. Mosquitoes are vectors for many viruses, including West Nile virus (WNV) and dengue virus (DENV), and pose a serious threat to public health. This review covers most of the current knowledge on the mosquito species associated with the transmission of WNV and DENV and their geographical distribution and discusses the main vertebrate hosts involved in the cycles of WNV or DENV. It also describes virological and pathogenic aspects of WNV or DENV infection, including emerging concepts linking WNV and DENV to the reproductive system. Furthermore, it provides an epidemiological analysis of the human cases of WNV and DENV reported in Europe, from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2023, with a particular focus on Italy. The first autochthonous cases of DENV infection, with the most likely vector being Aedes albopictus, have been observed in several European countries in recent years, with a high incidence in Italy in 2023. The lack of treatments and effective vaccines is a serious challenge. Currently, the primary strategy to prevent the spread of WNV and DENV infections in humans remains to limit the spread of mosquitoes.
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- Federica Frasca
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (L.S.); (M.F.); (A.D.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (A.P.); (C.S.)
- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (L.M.); (G.B.); (G.d.)
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (L.S.); (M.F.); (A.D.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (A.P.); (C.S.)
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (L.S.); (M.F.); (A.D.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (A.P.); (C.S.)
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (L.S.); (M.F.); (A.D.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (A.P.); (C.S.)
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (L.S.); (M.F.); (A.D.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (A.P.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (L.M.); (G.B.); (G.d.)
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (L.M.); (G.B.); (G.d.)
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (L.S.); (M.F.); (A.D.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (A.P.); (C.S.)
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (L.S.); (M.F.); (A.D.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (A.P.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (L.M.); (G.B.); (G.d.)
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (L.S.); (M.F.); (A.D.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (A.P.); (C.S.)
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Camous L, Markowicz S, Loraux C, Jabot J, Pommier JD. High frequency of severe liver dysfunction in critically ill Dengue patients in the French West Indies. JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE MEDICINE 2024; 4:403-404. [PMID: 39035615 PMCID: PMC11258495 DOI: 10.1016/j.jointm.2023.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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- Laurent Camous
- Réanimation Médicale et Chirurgicale, CHU de Guadeloupe, Chemin Chauvel, Les Abymes, 97139 Guadeloupe, France
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- Service de Maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU de Guadeloupe, Chemin Chauvel, Les Abymes, 97139 Guadeloupe, France
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- Service de Microbiologie, CHU de Guadeloupe, Chemin Chauvel, Les Abymes, 97139 Guadeloupe, France
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- Médecine Intensive et Réanimation Centre hospitalier universitaire de la Réunion, 97460 Saint-Paul, France
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- Réanimation Médicale et Chirurgicale, CHU de Guadeloupe, Chemin Chauvel, Les Abymes, 97139 Guadeloupe, France
- Institut Pasteur de la Guadeloupe, Morne Jolivière, 97183 Abymes, France
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van Daalen KR, Tonne C, Semenza JC, Rocklöv J, Markandya A, Dasandi N, Jankin S, Achebak H, Ballester J, Bechara H, Beck TM, Callaghan MW, Carvalho BM, Chambers J, Pradas MC, Courtenay O, Dasgupta S, Eckelman MJ, Farooq Z, Fransson P, Gallo E, Gasparyan O, Gonzalez-Reviriego N, Hamilton I, Hänninen R, Hatfield C, He K, Kazmierczak A, Kendrovski V, Kennard H, Kiesewetter G, Kouznetsov R, Kriit HK, Llabrés-Brustenga A, Lloyd SJ, Batista ML, Maia C, Martinez-Urtaza J, Mi Z, Milà C, Minx JC, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Palamarchuk J, Pantera DK, Quijal-Zamorano M, Rafaj P, Robinson EJZ, Sánchez-Valdivia N, Scamman D, Schmoll O, Sewe MO, Sherman JD, Singh P, Sirotkina E, Sjödin H, Sofiev M, Solaraju-Murali B, Springmann M, Treskova M, Triñanes J, Vanuytrecht E, Wagner F, Walawender M, Warnecke L, Zhang R, Romanello M, Antó JM, Nilsson M, Lowe R. The 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: unprecedented warming demands unprecedented action. Lancet Public Health 2024; 9:e495-e522. [PMID: 38749451 PMCID: PMC11209670 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(24)00055-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/30/2024]
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- Kim R van Daalen
- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain; British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; Interdisciplinary Center of Scientific Computing, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- School of Government, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Government, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), Paris, France
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC), Berlin, Germany
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- Energy Efficiency Group, Institute for Environmental Sciences (ISE), University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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- The Zeeman Institute and School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC), Venice, Italy; Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, UK
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; Interdisciplinary Center of Scientific Computing, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Political Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain; European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF), Bonn, Germany
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- Energy Institute, University College London, London, UK
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Helsinki, Finland
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- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology (HeiGIT), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London, London, UK
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- European Centre for Environment and Health, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Bonn, Germany
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- Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Pollution Management Research Group, Energy, Climate, and Environment Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
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- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; Interdisciplinary Center of Scientific Computing, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain; Medical School of Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Associate Laboratory in Translation and Innovation Towards Global Health (LA-REAL), Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, UNL, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London, London, UK
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC), Berlin, Germany
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Pollution Management Research Group, Energy, Climate, and Environment Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria
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- Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, UK
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- Institute for Sustainable Resources, University College London, London, UK
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- European Centre for Environment and Health, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Bonn, Germany
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- Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Political Science, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Helsinki, Finland
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- Centre for Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK; Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; Interdisciplinary Center of Scientific Computing, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Electronics and Computer Science, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago, Spain
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- The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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- University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain; Centre for Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK; Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain.
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Lee SY, Shih HI, Lo WC, Lu TH, Chien YW. Discrepancies in dengue burden estimates: a comparative analysis of reported cases and global burden of disease study, 2010-2019. J Travel Med 2024; 31:taae069. [PMID: 38696416 PMCID: PMC11149719 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taae069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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BACKGROUND Dengue is a significant mosquito-borne disease. Several studies have utilized estimates from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study to assess the global, regional or national burden of dengue over time. However, our recent investigation suggests that GBD's estimates for dengue cases in Taiwan are unrealistically high. The current study extends the scope to compare reported dengue cases with GBD estimates across 30 high-burden countries and territories, aiming to assess the accuracy and interpretability of the GBD's dengue estimates. METHODS Data for this study were sourced from the GBD 2019 study and various national and international databases documenting reported dengue cases. The analysis targeted the top 30 countries and territories with the highest 10-year average of reported cases from 2010 to 2019. Discrepancies were quantified by computing absolute differences and ratios between the 10-year average of reported cases and GBD estimates. Coefficients of variation (CV) and estimated annual percentage changes (EAPCs) were calculated to assess variations and trends in the two data sources. RESULTS Significant discrepancies were noted between reported data and GBD estimates in the number of dengue cases, incidence rates, and EAPCs. GBD estimates were substantially higher than reported cases for many entities, with the most notable differences found in China (570.0-fold), India (303.0-fold), Bangladesh (115.4-fold), Taiwan (85.5-fold) and Indonesia (23.2-fold). Furthermore, the GBD's estimates did not accurately reflect the extensive yearly fluctuations in dengue outbreaks, particularly in non-endemic regions such as Taiwan, China and Argentina, as evidenced by high CVs. CONCLUSIONS This study reveals substantial discrepancies between GBD estimates and reported dengue cases, underscoring the imperative for comprehensive analysis in areas with pronounced disparities. The failure of GBD estimates to represent the considerable annual fluctuations in dengue outbreaks highlights the critical need for improvement in disease burden estimation methodologies for dengue.
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- Sin Yee Lee
- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 138, Sheng Li Road, Tainan 704, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Master Program in Applied Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, No. 301, Yuantong Road, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 138, Sheng Li Road, Tainan 704, Taiwan
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Napit R, Ngono AE, Mihindukulasuriya KA, Pradhan A, Khadka B, Shrestha S, Droit L, Paredes A, Karki L, Khatiwada R, Tamang M, Chalise BS, Rawal M, Jha B, Wang D, Handley SA, Shresta S, Manandhar KD. Dengue Virus Surveillance in Nepal Yields the First On-Site Whole Genome Sequences of Isolates from the 2022 Outbreak. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.06.02.597008. [PMID: 38895410 PMCID: PMC11185532 DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.02.597008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Background The 4 serotypes of dengue virus (DENV1-4) can each cause potentially deadly dengue disease, and are spreading globally from tropical and subtropical areas to more temperate ones. Nepal provides a microcosm of this global phenomenon, having met each of these grim benchmarks. To better understand DENV transmission dynamics and spread into new areas, we chose to study dengue in Nepal and, in so doing, to build the onsite infrastructure needed to manage future, larger studies. Methods and Results During the 2022 dengue season, we enrolled 384 patients presenting at a hospital in Kathmandu with dengue-like symptoms; 79% of the study participants had active or recent DENV infection (NS1 antigen and IgM). To identify circulating serotypes, we screened serum from 50 of the NS1 + participants by RT-PCR and identified DENV1, 2, and 3 - with DENV1 and 3 codominant. We also performed whole-genome sequencing of DENV, for the first time in Nepal, using our new on-site capacity. Sequencing analysis demonstrated the DENV1 and 3 genomes clustered with sequences reported from India in 2019, and the DENV2 genome clustered with a sequence reported from China in 2018. Conclusion These findings highlight DENV's geographic expansion from neighboring countries, identify China and India as the likely origin of the 2022 DENV cases in Nepal, and demonstrate the feasibility of building onsite capacity for more rapid genomic surveillance of circulating DENV. These ongoing efforts promise to protect populations in Nepal and beyond by informing the development and deployment of DENV drugs and vaccines in real time.
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Cloherty APM, Rader AG, Patel KS, Eisden TJTHD, van Piggelen S, Schreurs RRCE, Ribeiro CMS. Dengue virus exploits autophagy vesicles and secretory pathways to promote transmission by human dendritic cells. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1260439. [PMID: 38863700 PMCID: PMC11165123 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1260439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
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Dengue virus (DENV), transmitted by infected mosquitoes, is a major public health concern, with approximately half the world's population at risk for infection. Recent decades have increasing incidence of dengue-associated disease alongside growing frequency of outbreaks. Although promising progress has been made in anti-DENV immunizations, post-infection treatment remains limited to non-specific supportive treatments. Development of antiviral therapeutics is thus required to limit DENV dissemination in humans and to help control the severity of outbreaks. Dendritic cells (DCs) are amongst the first cells to encounter DENV upon injection into the human skin mucosa, and thereafter promote systemic viral dissemination to additional human target cells. Autophagy is a vesicle trafficking pathway involving the formation of cytosolic autophagosomes, and recent reports have highlighted the extensive manipulation of autophagy by flaviviruses, including DENV, for viral replication. However, the temporal profiling and function of autophagy activity in DENV infection and transmission by human primary DCs remains poorly understood. Herein, we demonstrate that mechanisms of autophagosome formation and extracellular vesicle (EV) release have a pro-viral role in DC-mediated DENV transmission. We show that DENV exploits early-stage canonical autophagy to establish infection in primary human DCs. DENV replication enhanced autophagosome formation in primary human DCs, and intrinsically-heightened autophagosome biogenesis correlated with relatively higher rates of DC susceptibility to DENV. Furthermore, our data suggest that viral replication intermediates co-localize with autophagosomes, while productive DENV infection introduces a block at the late degradative stages of autophagy in infected DCs but not in uninfected bystander cells. Notably, we identify for the first time that approximately one-fourth of DC-derived CD9/CD81/CD63+ EVs co-express canonical autophagy marker LC3, and demonstrate that DC-derived EV populations are an alternative, cell-free mechanism by which DCs promote DENV transmission to additional target sites. Taken together, our study highlights intersections between autophagy and secretory pathways during viral infection, and puts forward autophagosome accumulation and viral RNA-laden EVs as host determinants of DC-mediated DENV infection in humans. Host-directed therapeutics targeting autophagy and exocytosis pathways thus have potential to enhance DC-driven resistance to DENV acquisition and thereby limit viral dissemination by initial human target cells following mosquito-to-human transmission of DENV.
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- Alexandra P. M. Cloherty
- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Demirhan S, Escobar Lee K, Herold BC. Visual Hallucinations and Headache in a Returning Adolescent Traveler. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2024:99228241254607. [PMID: 38767296 DOI: 10.1177/00099228241254607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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- Salih Demirhan
- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, The Children Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, The Children Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, The Children Hospital at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Thoresen D, Matsuda K, Urakami A, Ngwe Tun MM, Nomura T, Moi ML, Watanabe Y, Ishikawa M, Hau TTT, Yamamoto H, Suzaki Y, Ami Y, Smith JF, Matano T, Morita K, Akahata W. A tetravalent dengue virus-like particle vaccine induces high levels of neutralizing antibodies and reduces dengue replication in non-human primates. J Virol 2024; 98:e0023924. [PMID: 38647327 PMCID: PMC11092354 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00239-24] [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: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Dengue virus (DENV) represents a significant global health burden, with 50% of the world's population at risk of infection, and there is an urgent need for next-generation vaccines. Virus-like particle (VLP)-based vaccines, which mimic the antigenic structure of the virus but lack the viral genome, are an attractive approach. Here, we describe a dengue VLP (DENVLP) vaccine which generates a neutralizing antibody response against all four DENV serotypes in 100% of immunized non-human primates for up to 1 year. Additionally, DENVLP vaccination produced no ADE response against any of four DENV serotypes in vitro. DENVLP vaccination reduces viral replication in a non-human primate challenge model. We also show that transfer of purified IgG from immunized monkeys into immunodeficient mice protects against subsequent lethal DENV challenge, indicating a humoral mechanism of protection. These results indicate that this DENVLP vaccine is immunogenic and can be considered for clinical evaluation. Immunization of non-human primates with a tetravalent DENVLP vaccine induces high levels of neutralizing antibodies and reduces the severity of infection for all four dengue serotypes.IMPORTANCEDengue is a viral disease that infects nearly 400 million people worldwide and causes dengue hemorrhagic fever, which is responsible for 10,000 deaths each year. Currently, there is no therapeutic drug licensed to treat dengue infection, which makes the development of an effective vaccine essential. Virus-like particles (VLPs) are a safe and highly immunogenic platform that can be used in young children, immunocompromised individuals, as well as healthy adults. In this study, we describe the development of a dengue VLP vaccine and demonstrate that it induces a robust immune response against the dengue virus for over 1 year in monkeys. The immunity induced by this vaccine reduced live dengue infection in both murine and non-human primate models. These results indicate that our dengue VLP vaccine is a promising vaccine candidate.
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- Department of Tropical Viral Vaccine Development, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
- Department of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
- Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
- Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Management Department of Biosafety, Laboratory Animal, and Pathogen Bank, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Management Department of Biosafety, Laboratory Animal, and Pathogen Bank, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
- Joint Research Center for Human Retrovirus Infection, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
- Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Tropical Viral Vaccine Development, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
- Department of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
- DEJIMA Infectious Disease Research Alliance, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Frumence E, Wilkinson DA, Klitting R, Vincent M, Mnemosyme N, Grard G, Traversier N, Li-Pat-Yuen G, Heaugwane D, Souply L, Giry C, Paty MC, Collet L, Gérardin P, Thouillot F, De Lamballerie X, Jaffar-Bandjee MC. Dynamics of emergence and genetic diversity of dengue virus in Reunion Island from 2012 to 2022. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2024; 18:e0012184. [PMID: 38768248 PMCID: PMC11142707 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Dengue is a major public health concern in Reunion Island, marked by recurrent epidemics, including successive outbreaks of dengue virus serotypes 1 and 2 (DENV1 and DENV2) with over 70,000 cases confirmed since 2017. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In this study, we used Oxford Nanopore NGS technology for sequencing virologically-confirmed samples and clinical isolates collected between 2012 and 2022 to investigate the molecular epidemiology and evolution of DENV in Reunion Island. Here, we generated and analyzed a total of 499 DENV1, 360 DENV2, and 18 DENV3 sequences. By phylogenetic analysis, we show that different genotypes and variants of DENV have circulated in the past decade that likely originated from Seychelles, Mayotte and Southeast Asia and highly affected areas in Asia and Africa. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE DENV sequences from Reunion Island exhibit a high genetic diversity which suggests regular introductions of new viral lineages from various Indian Ocean islands. The insights from our phylogenetic analysis may inform local health authorities about the endemicity of DENV variants circulating in Reunion Island and may improve dengue management and surveillance. This work emphasizes the importance of strong local coordination and collaboration to inform public health stakeholders in Reunion Island, neighboring areas, and mainland France.
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- Etienne Frumence
- Centre National de Référence Arbovirus Associé, CHU de la Réunion Site Nord, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
- Laboratoire de microbiologie, CHU de la Réunion-Site Nord, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
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- UMR ASTRE, CIRAD, INRAE, Université de Montpellier, Plateforme technologique CYROI, Sainte-Clotilde, Réunion, France
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- Unité des Virus Émergents (UVE), Aix-Marseille Univ, IRD 190, INSERM 1207, Marseille, France
- CNR des Arbovirus, Marseille, France
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- Laboratoire de microbiologie, CHU de la Réunion-Site Nord, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
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- Centre National de Référence Arbovirus Associé, CHU de la Réunion Site Nord, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
- Laboratoire de microbiologie, CHU de la Réunion-Site Nord, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
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- Centre National de Référence Arbovirus Associé, CHU de la Réunion Site Nord, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
- Laboratoire de microbiologie, CHU de la Réunion-Site Nord, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
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- Laboratoire de microbiologie, CHU de la Réunion-Site Nord, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
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- Laboratoire de microbiologie, CHU de la Réunion-Site Nord, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
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- Centre National de Référence Arbovirus Associé, CHU de la Réunion Site Nord, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
- Laboratoire de microbiologie, CHU de la Réunion-Site Nord, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
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- INSERM CIC 1410, CHU de la Réunion, Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France
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- Unité des Virus Émergents (UVE), Aix-Marseille Univ, IRD 190, INSERM 1207, Marseille, France
- CNR des Arbovirus, Marseille, France
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- Centre National de Référence Arbovirus Associé, CHU de la Réunion Site Nord, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
- Laboratoire de microbiologie, CHU de la Réunion-Site Nord, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
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Varga Z, Bueno-Marí R, Risueño Iranzo J, Kurucz K, Tóth GE, Zana B, Zeghbib S, Görföl T, Jakab F, Kemenesi G. Accelerating targeted mosquito control efforts through mobile West Nile virus detection. Parasit Vectors 2024; 17:140. [PMID: 38500161 PMCID: PMC10949795 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-024-06231-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Different mosquito control strategies have been implemented to mitigate or prevent mosquito-related public health situations. Modern mosquito control largely relies on multiple approaches, including targeted, specific treatments. Given this, it is becoming increasingly important to supplement these activities with rapid and mobile diagnostic capacities for mosquito-borne diseases. We aimed to create and test the applicability of a rapid diagnostic system for West Nile virus that can be used under field conditions. METHODS In this pilot study, various types of adult mosquito traps were applied within the regular mosquito monitoring activity framework for mosquito control. Then, the captured specimens were used for the detection of West Nile virus RNA under field conditions with a portable qRT-PCR approach within 3-4 h. Then, positive samples were subjected to confirmatory RT-PCR or NGS sequencing in the laboratory to obtain genome information of the virus. We implemented phylogenetic analysis to characterize circulating strains. RESULTS A total of 356 mosquito individuals representing 7 species were processed in 54 pools, each containing up to 20 individuals. These pools were tested for the presence of West Nile virus, and two pools tested positive, containing specimens from the Culex pipiens and Anopheles atroparvus mosquito species. As a result of subsequent sequencing, we present the complete genome of West Nile virus and Bagaza virus. CONCLUSIONS The rapid identification of infected mosquitoes is the most important component of quick response adulticide or larvicide treatments to prevent human cases. The conceptual framework of real-time surveillance can be optimized for other pathogens and situations not only in relation to West Nile virus. We present an early warning system for mosquito-borne diseases and demonstrate its application to aid rapid-response mosquito control actions.
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- Zsaklin Varga
- National Laboratory of Virology, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Research and Development, Laboratorios Lokímica, Valencia, Spain
- Parasite & Health Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Research and Development, Laboratorios Lokímica, Valencia, Spain
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- National Laboratory of Virology, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- National Laboratory of Virology, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- National Laboratory of Virology, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- National Laboratory of Virology, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- National Laboratory of Virology, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- National Laboratory of Virology, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- National Laboratory of Virology, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
- Institute of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
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Sohail A, Anders KL, McGuinness SL, Leder K. The epidemiology of imported and locally acquired dengue in Australia, 2012-2022. J Travel Med 2024; 31:taae014. [PMID: 38243558 PMCID: PMC10911064 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taae014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND Dengue is the most important arboviral disease globally and poses ongoing challenges for control including in non-endemic countries with competent mosquito vectors at risk of local transmission through imported cases. We examined recent epidemiological trends in imported and locally acquired dengue in Australia, where the Wolbachia mosquito population replacement method was implemented throughout dengue-prone areas of northern Queensland between 2011 and 2019. METHODS We analysed dengue cases reported to the Australian National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System between January 2012 and December 2022, and Australian traveller movement data. RESULTS Between 2012 and 2022, 13 343 dengue cases were reported in Australia (median 1466 annual cases); 12 568 cases (94.2%) were imported, 584 (4.4%) were locally acquired and 191 (1.4%) had no origin recorded. Locally acquired cases decreased from a peak in 2013 (n = 236) to zero in 2021-22. Annual incidence of imported dengue ranged from 8.29/100 000 (n = 917 cases) to 22.10/100 000 (n = 2203) annual traveller movements between 2012 and 2019, decreased in 2020 (6.74/100 000 traveller movements; n = 191) and 2021 (3.32/100 000 traveller movements; n = 10) during COVID-19-related border closures, then rose to 34.79/100 000 traveller movements (n = 504) in 2022. Imported cases were primarily acquired in Southeast Asia (n = 9323; 74%), Southern and Central Asia (n = 1555; 12%) and Oceania (n = 1341; 11%). Indonesia (n = 5778; 46%) and Thailand (n = 1483; 12%) were top acquisition countries. DENV-2 (n = 2147; 42%) and DENV-1 (n = 1526; 30%) were predominant serotypes. CONCLUSION Our analysis highlights Australia's successful control of locally acquired dengue with Wolbachia. Imported dengue trends reflect both Australian travel destinations and patterns and local epidemiology in endemic countries.
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- Asma Sohail
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
- Infectious Diseases Department, Grampians Health Service, 1 Drummond Street North, Ballarat, Victoria 3350, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
- World Mosquito Program, Monash University, 12 Innovation Walk, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
- Infectious Diseases Department, Alfred Health, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
- Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Melbourne Health, 300 Grattan Street, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia
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Paz-Bailey G, Adams LE, Deen J, Anderson KB, Katzelnick LC. Dengue. Lancet 2024; 403:667-682. [PMID: 38280388 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)02576-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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Dengue, caused by four closely related viruses, is a growing global public health concern, with outbreaks capable of overwhelming health-care systems and disrupting economies. Dengue is endemic in more than 100 countries across tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, and the expanding range of the mosquito vector, affected in part by climate change, increases risk in new areas such as Spain, Portugal, and the southern USA, while emerging evidence points to silent epidemics in Africa. Substantial advances in our understanding of the virus, immune responses, and disease progression have been made within the past decade. Novel interventions have emerged, including partially effective vaccines and innovative mosquito control strategies, although a reliable immune correlate of protection remains a challenge for the assessment of vaccines. These developments mark the beginning of a new era in dengue prevention and control, offering promise in addressing this pressing global health issue.
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Viral Epidemiology and Immunity Unit, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Diarra YM, Maillard O, Vague A, Guihard B, Gérardin P, Bertolotti A. Diagnostic performance of the WHO definition of probable dengue within the first 5 days of symptoms on Reunion Island. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0295260. [PMID: 38358967 PMCID: PMC10868786 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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The relevance of the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for defining probable dengue had not yet been evaluated in the context of dengue endemicity on Reunion Island. The objective of this retrospective diagnostic study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the 2009 WHO definition of probable dengue and to propose an improvement thereof. From the medical database, we retrieved the data of subjects admitted to the emergency department of the University Hospital of Reunion Island in 2019 with suspected dengue fever (DF) within a maximum of 5 days post symptom onset, and whose diagnosis was confirmed by a Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). The intrinsic characteristics of probable dengue definitions were reported in terms of sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR+ and LR-), using RT-PCR as the gold standard. Of the 1,181 subjects who exhibited a positive RT-PCR, 652 (55%) were classified as probable dengue. The WHO definition of probable dengue yielded a sensitivity of 64% (95%CI 60-67%), a specificity of 57% (95%CI 52-61%), a LR+ of 1.49 (95%CI 1.33-1.67), and a LR- of 0.63 (95%CI 0.56-0.72). The sensitivity and LR- for diagnosing and ruling out probable dengue could be improved by the addition of lymphopenia on admission (74% [95%CI: 71-78%] and 0.54 [95%CI: 0.46-0.63] respectively), at the cost of slight reductions of specificity and LR+ (48% [95%CI: 44-53%] and 1.42 [95%CI: 1.29-1.57], respectively). In the absence of, or when rapid diagnostic testing is unreliable, the use of the improved 2009 WHO definition of probable dengue could facilitate the identification of subjects who require further RT-PCR testing, which should encourage the development of patient management, while also optimizing the count and quarantine of cases, and guiding disease control.
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- Yves Marie Diarra
- UMR Processus Infectieux en Milieux Insulaire Tropical (CNRS 9192, INSERM U1187, IRD 249, Université de La Réunion), Sainte Clotilde, La Réunion, France
- INSERM, CIC 1410, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
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- INSERM, CIC 1410, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
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- Service d’Accueil des Urgences, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
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- Service d’Aide Médicale Urgente, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint-Denis, France
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- INSERM, CIC 1410, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
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- INSERM, CIC 1410, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
- Service des Maladies Infectieuses - Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint Pierre, La Réunion, France
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Paronyan L, Babayan L, Vardanyan H, Manucharyan A, Papapostolou KM, Balaska S, Vontas J, Mavridis K. Molecular monitoring of insecticide resistance in major disease vectors in Armenia. Parasit Vectors 2024; 17:54. [PMID: 38321481 PMCID: PMC10848433 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-024-06139-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Armenia is considered particularly vulnerable to life-threatening vector-borne diseases (VBDs) including malaria, West Nile virus disease and leishmaniasis. However, information relevant for the control of the vectors of these diseases, such as their insecticide resistance profile, is scarce. The present study was conducted to provide the first evidence on insecticide resistance mechanisms circulating in major mosquito and sand fly populations in Armenia. METHODS Sampling sites were targeted based mainly on previous historical records of VBD occurrences in humans and vertebrate hosts. Initially, molecular species identification on the collected vector samples was performed. Subsequently, molecular diagnostic assays [polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Sanger sequencing, PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), quantitative PCR (qPCR)] were performed to profile for major insecticide resistance mechanisms, i.e. target site insensitivity in voltage-gated sodium channel (vgsc) associated with pyrethroid resistance, acetylcholinesterase (ace-1) target site mutations linked to organophosphate (OP) and carbamate (CRB) resistance, chitin synthase (chs-1) target site mutations associated with diflubenzuron (DFB) resistance and gene amplification of carboxylesterases (CCEs) associated with resistance to the OP temephos. RESULTS Anopheles mosquitoes were principally represented by Anopheles sacharovi, a well-known malaria vector in Armenia, which showed no signs of resistance mechanisms. Contrarily, the knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations V1016G and L1014F/C in the vgsc gene were detected in the arboviral mosquito vectors Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens, respectively. The kdr mutation L1014S was also detected in the sand fly, vectors of leishmaniasis, Phlebotomus papatasi and P. tobbi, whereas no mutations were found in the remaining collected sand fly species, P. sergenti, P. perfiliewi and P. caucasicus. CONCLUSIONS This is the first study to report on molecular mechanisms of insecticide resistance circulating in major mosquito and sand fly disease vectors in Armenia and highlights the need for the establishment of systematic resistance monitoring practices for the implementation of evidence-based control applications.
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- Lusine Paronyan
- National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, MOH, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia.
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- National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, MOH, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
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- National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, MOH, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
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- National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, MOH, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 70013, Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 70013, Heraklion, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 70013, Heraklion, Greece
- Department of Crop Science, Pesticide Science Laboratory, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, 70013, Heraklion, Greece.
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Doran Á, Colvin CL, McLaughlin E. What can we learn from historical pandemics? A systematic review of the literature. Soc Sci Med 2024; 342:116534. [PMID: 38184966 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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What are the insights from historical pandemics for policymaking today? We carry out a systematic review of the literature on the impact of pandemics that occurred since the Industrial Revolution and prior to Covid-19. Our literature searches were conducted between June 2020 and September 2023, with the final review encompassing 169 research papers selected for their relevance to understanding either the demographic or economic impact of pandemics. We include literature from across disciplines to maximise our knowledge base, finding many relevant articles in journals which would not normally be on the radar of social scientists. Our review identifies two gaps in the literature: (1) the need to study pandemics and their effects more collectively rather than looking at them in isolation; and (2) the need for more study of pandemics besides 1918 Spanish Influenza, especially milder pandemic episodes. These gaps are a consequence of academics working in silos, failing to draw on the skills and knowledge offered by other disciplines. Synthesising existing knowledge on pandemics in one place provides a basis upon which to identify the lessons in preparing for future catastrophic disease events.
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- Áine Doran
- Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Ulster University, 2-24 York Street, Belfast, BT15 1AP, UK.
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- Department of Economics, Queen's University Belfast, Riddel Hall, 185 Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5EE, UK.
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- Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK.
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Fortuna C, Severini F, Marsili G, Toma L, Amendola A, Venturi G, Argentini C, Casale F, Bernardini I, Boccolini D, Fiorentini C, Hapuarachchi HC, Montarsi F, Di Luca M. Assessing the Risk of Dengue Virus Local Transmission: Study on Vector Competence of Italian Aedes albopictus. Viruses 2024; 16:176. [PMID: 38399952 PMCID: PMC10893310 DOI: 10.3390/v16020176] [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: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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The frequency of locally transmitted dengue virus (DENV) infections has increased in Europe in recent years, facilitated by the invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus, which is well established in a large area of Europe. In Italy, the first indigenous dengue outbreak was reported in August 2020 with 11 locally acquired cases in the Veneto region (northeast Italy), caused by a DENV-1 viral strain closely related to a previously described strain circulating in Singapore and China. In this study, we evaluated the vector competence of two Italian populations of Ae. albopictus compared to an Ae. aegypti lab colony. We performed experimental infections using a DENV-1 strain that is phylogenetically close to the strain responsible for the 2020 Italian autochthonous outbreak. Our results showed that local Ae. albopictus is susceptible to infection and is able to transmit the virus, confirming the relevant risk of possible outbreaks starting from an imported case.
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- Claudia Fortuna
- National Reference Laboratory for Arboviruses, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (G.M.); (A.A.); (G.V.); (C.A.); (C.F.)
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- Unit of Vector-Borne Diseases and International Health, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (F.S.); (L.T.); (F.C.); (I.B.); (D.B.); (M.D.L.)
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- National Reference Laboratory for Arboviruses, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (G.M.); (A.A.); (G.V.); (C.A.); (C.F.)
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- Unit of Vector-Borne Diseases and International Health, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (F.S.); (L.T.); (F.C.); (I.B.); (D.B.); (M.D.L.)
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- National Reference Laboratory for Arboviruses, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (G.M.); (A.A.); (G.V.); (C.A.); (C.F.)
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- National Reference Laboratory for Arboviruses, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (G.M.); (A.A.); (G.V.); (C.A.); (C.F.)
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- National Reference Laboratory for Arboviruses, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (G.M.); (A.A.); (G.V.); (C.A.); (C.F.)
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- Unit of Vector-Borne Diseases and International Health, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (F.S.); (L.T.); (F.C.); (I.B.); (D.B.); (M.D.L.)
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- Unit of Vector-Borne Diseases and International Health, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (F.S.); (L.T.); (F.C.); (I.B.); (D.B.); (M.D.L.)
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- Unit of Vector-Borne Diseases and International Health, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (F.S.); (L.T.); (F.C.); (I.B.); (D.B.); (M.D.L.)
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- National Reference Laboratory for Arboviruses, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (G.M.); (A.A.); (G.V.); (C.A.); (C.F.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, 35020 Legnaro, Italy;
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- Unit of Vector-Borne Diseases and International Health, Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy; (F.S.); (L.T.); (F.C.); (I.B.); (D.B.); (M.D.L.)
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Principi N, Esposito S. Development of Vaccines against Emerging Mosquito-Vectored Arbovirus Infections. Vaccines (Basel) 2024; 12:87. [PMID: 38250900 PMCID: PMC10818606 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12010087] [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: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Among emergent climate-sensitive infectious diseases, some mosquito-vectored arbovirus infections have epidemiological, social, and economic effects. Dengue virus (DENV), West Nile virus (WNV), and Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) disease, previously common only in the tropics, currently pose a major risk to global health and are expected to expand dramatically in the near future if adequate containment measures are not implemented. The lack of safe and effective vaccines is critical as it seems likely that emerging mosquito-vectored arbovirus infections will be con-trolled only when effective and safe vaccines against each of these infections become available. This paper discusses the clinical characteristics of DENV, WNV, and CHIKV infections and the state of development of vaccines against these viruses. An ideal vaccine should be able to evoke with a single administration a prompt activation of B and T cells, adequate concentrations of protecting/neutralizing antibodies, and the creation of a strong immune memory capable of triggering an effective secondary antibody response after new infection with a wild-type and/or mutated infectious agent. Moreover, the vaccine should be well tolerated, safe, easily administrated, cost-effective, and widely available throughout the world. However, the development of vaccines against emerging mosquito-vectored arbovirus diseases is far from being satisfactory, and it seems likely that it will take many years before effective and safe vaccines for all these infections are made available worldwide.
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- Pediatric Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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Laverdeur J, Desmecht D, Hayette MP, Darcis G. Dengue and chikungunya: future threats for Northern Europe? FRONTIERS IN EPIDEMIOLOGY 2024; 4:1342723. [PMID: 38456075 PMCID: PMC10911022 DOI: 10.3389/fepid.2024.1342723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Arthropod-borne viral diseases are likely to be affected by the consequences of climate change with an increase in their distribution and intensity. Among these infectious diseases, chikungunya and dengue viruses are two (re)emergent arboviruses transmitted by Aedes species mosquitoes and which have recently demonstrated their capacity for rapid expansion. They most often cause mild diseases, but they can both be associated with complications and severe forms. In Europe, following the establishment of invasive Aedes spp, the first outbreaks of autochtonous dengue and chikungunya have already occurred. Northern Europe is currently relatively spared, but climatic projections show that the conditions are permissive for the establishment of Aedes albopictus (also known as the tiger mosquito) in the coming decades. It is therefore essential to question and improve the means of surveillance in northern Europe, at the dawn of inevitable future epidemics.
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- Justine Laverdeur
- Department of General Practice, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Animal Pathology, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Zardini A, Menegale F, Gobbi A, Manica M, Guzzetta G, d'Andrea V, Marziano V, Trentini F, Montarsi F, Caputo B, Solimini A, Marques-Toledo C, Wilke ABB, Rosà R, Marini G, Arnoldi D, Pastore Y Piontti A, Pugliese A, Capelli G, Della Torre A, Teixeira MM, Beier JC, Rizzoli A, Vespignani A, Ajelli M, Merler S, Poletti P. Estimating the potential risk of transmission of arboviruses in the Americas and Europe: a modelling study. Lancet Planet Health 2024; 8:e30-e40. [PMID: 38199719 DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00252-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Estimates of the spatiotemporal distribution of different mosquito vector species and the associated risk of transmission of arboviruses are key to design adequate policies for preventing local outbreaks and reducing the number of human infections in endemic areas. In this study, we quantified the abundance of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti and the local transmission potential for three arboviral infections at an unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution in areas where no entomological surveillance is available. METHODS We developed a computational model to quantify the daily abundance of Aedes mosquitoes, leveraging temperature and precipitation records. The model was calibrated on mosquito surveillance data collected in 115 locations in Europe and the Americas between 2007 and 2018. Model estimates were used to quantify the reproduction number of dengue virus, Zika virus, and chikungunya in Europe and the Americas, at a high spatial resolution. FINDINGS In areas colonised by both Aedes species, A aegypti was estimated to be the main vector for the transmission of dengue virus, Zika virus, and chikungunya, being associated with a higher estimate of R0 when compared with A albopictus. Our estimates highlighted that these arboviruses were endemic in tropical and subtropical countries, with the highest risks of transmission found in central America, Venezuela, Colombia, and central-east Brazil. A non-negligible potential risk of transmission was also estimated for Florida, Texas, and Arizona (USA). The broader ecological niche of A albopictus could contribute to the emergence of chikungunya outbreaks and clusters of dengue autochthonous cases in temperate areas of the Americas, as well as in mediterranean Europe (in particular, in Italy, southern France, and Spain). INTERPRETATION Our results provide a comprehensive overview of the transmission potential of arboviral diseases in Europe and the Americas, highlighting areas where surveillance and mosquito control capacities should be prioritised. FUNDING EU and Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca, Italy (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza Extended Partnership initiative on Emerging Infectious Diseases); EU (Horizon 2020); Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca, Italy (Progetti di ricerca di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale programme); Brazilian National Council of Science, Technology and Innovation; Ministry of Health, Brazil; and Foundation of Research for Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Agnese Zardini
- Center for Health Emergencies, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy
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- Center for Health Emergencies, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy; Department of Mathematics, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Digital Industry Center, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy
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- Center for Health Emergencies, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy; Epilab-Joint Research Unit, Fondazione Edmund Mach-Fondazione Bruno Kessler Joint Research Unit, Trento, Italy
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- Center for Health Emergencies, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy; Epilab-Joint Research Unit, Fondazione Edmund Mach-Fondazione Bruno Kessler Joint Research Unit, Trento, Italy
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- Center for Health Emergencies, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy
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- Center for Health Emergencies, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy; Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy; Department of Decision Sciences, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Computational Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Trento, Italy; Center Agriculture Food Environment, University of Trento, San Michele all'Adige, Trento, Italy
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- Epilab-Joint Research Unit, Fondazione Edmund Mach-Fondazione Bruno Kessler Joint Research Unit, Trento, Italy; Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Trento, Italy
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- Epilab-Joint Research Unit, Fondazione Edmund Mach-Fondazione Bruno Kessler Joint Research Unit, Trento, Italy; Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Trento, Italy
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- Laboratory for the Modeling of Biological and Socio-technical Systems, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Epilab-Joint Research Unit, Fondazione Edmund Mach-Fondazione Bruno Kessler Joint Research Unit, Trento, Italy; Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige, Trento, Italy
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- Laboratory for the Modeling of Biological and Socio-technical Systems, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Laboratory for Computational Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Center for Health Emergencies, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy; Epilab-Joint Research Unit, Fondazione Edmund Mach-Fondazione Bruno Kessler Joint Research Unit, Trento, Italy
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- Center for Health Emergencies, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy; Epilab-Joint Research Unit, Fondazione Edmund Mach-Fondazione Bruno Kessler Joint Research Unit, Trento, Italy.
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Merakou C, Amendola A, Fortuna C, Marsili G, Fiorentini C, Argentini C, Benedetti E, Rezza G, Maraglino F, Del Manso M, Bella A, Pezzotti P, Riccardo F, Palamara AT, Venturi G, Group TAW. Diagnosis of Imported Dengue and Zika Virus Infections in Italy from November 2015 to November 2022: Laboratory Surveillance Data from a National Reference Laboratory. Viruses 2023; 16:50. [PMID: 38257751 PMCID: PMC10818496 DOI: 10.3390/v16010050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Dengue (DENV) and Zika (ZIKV) viruses are mosquito-borne human pathogens. In Italy, the presence of the competent vector Aedes albopictus increases the risk of autochthonous transmission, and a national plan for arboviruses prevention, surveillance, and response (PNA 2020-2025) is in place. The results of laboratory diagnosis of both viruses by the National Reference Laboratory for arboviruses (NRLA) from November 2015 to November 2022 are presented. Samples from 655 suspected cases were tested by both molecular and serological assays. Virus and antibody kinetics, cross-reactivity, and diagnostic performance of IgM ELISA systems were analysed. Of 524 cases tested for DENV, 146 were classified as confirmed, 7 as probable, while 371 were excluded. Of 619 cases tested for ZIKV, 44 were classified as confirmed, while 492 were excluded. All cases were imported. Overall, 75.3% (110/146) of DENV and 50% (22/44) of ZIKV cases were confirmed through direct virus detection methods. High percentages of cross reactivity were observed between the two viruses. The median lag time from symptoms onset to sample collection was 7 days for both DENV molecular (range 0-20) and NS1 ELISA (range 0-48) tests, with high percentages of positivity also after 7 days (39% and 67%, respectively). For ZIKV, the median lag time was 5 days (range 0-22), with 16% positivity after 7 days. Diagnostic performance was assessed with negative predictive values ranging from 92% to 95% for the anti-DENV systems, and of 97% for the ZIKV one. Lower positive predictive values were seen in the tested population (DENV: 55% to 91%, ZIKV: 50%). DENV and ZIKV diagnosis by molecular test is the gold standard, but sample collection time is a limitation. Serological tests, including Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test, are thus necessary. Co-circulation and cross-reactivity between the two viruses increase diagnostic difficulty. Continuous evaluation of diagnostic strategies is essential to improve laboratory testing.
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- Christina Merakou
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy (A.A.); (C.A.); (A.B.)
- ECDC Fellowship Programme, Public Health Microbiology Path (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), 16973 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy (A.A.); (C.A.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy (A.A.); (C.A.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy (A.A.); (C.A.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy (A.A.); (C.A.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy (A.A.); (C.A.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy (A.A.); (C.A.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy (A.A.); (C.A.); (A.B.)
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- General Directorate for Health Prevention, Prevention of the Communicable Diseases and International Prophylaxis, Ministry of Health, 00144 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy (A.A.); (C.A.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy (A.A.); (C.A.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy (A.A.); (C.A.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy (A.A.); (C.A.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy (A.A.); (C.A.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy (A.A.); (C.A.); (A.B.)
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Nazareth T, Seixas G, Lourenço J, Bettencourt PJG. Aedes albopictus arrives in Lisbon: an emerging public health threat. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1332334. [PMID: 38169710 PMCID: PMC10758473 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1332334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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- Teresa Nazareth
- Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rio de Mouro, Portugal
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rio de Mouro, Portugal
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- Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Associate Laboratory in Translation and Innovation Towards Global Health, LA-REAL, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (IHMT/UNL), Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rio de Mouro, Portugal
- Católica Biomedical Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rio de Mouro, Portugal
- Climate Amplified Diseases and Epidemics (CLIMADE), Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rio de Mouro, Portugal
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rio de Mouro, Portugal
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Gibb R, Colón-González FJ, Lan PT, Huong PT, Nam VS, Duoc VT, Hung DT, Dong NT, Chien VC, Trang LTT, Kien Quoc D, Hoa TM, Tai NH, Hang TT, Tsarouchi G, Ainscoe E, Harpham Q, Hofmann B, Lumbroso D, Brady OJ, Lowe R. Interactions between climate change, urban infrastructure and mobility are driving dengue emergence in Vietnam. Nat Commun 2023; 14:8179. [PMID: 38081831 PMCID: PMC10713571 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43954-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Dengue is expanding globally, but how dengue emergence is shaped locally by interactions between climatic and socio-environmental factors is not well understood. Here, we investigate the drivers of dengue incidence and emergence in Vietnam, through analysing 23 years of district-level case data spanning a period of significant socioeconomic change (1998-2020). We show that urban infrastructure factors (sanitation, water supply, long-term urban growth) predict local spatial patterns of dengue incidence, while human mobility is a more influential driver in subtropical northern regions than the endemic south. Temperature is the dominant factor shaping dengue's distribution and dynamics, and using long-term reanalysis temperature data we show that warming since 1950 has expanded transmission risk throughout Vietnam, and most strongly in current dengue emergence hotspots (e.g., southern central regions, Ha Noi). In contrast, effects of hydrometeorology are complex, multi-scalar and dependent on local context: risk increases under either short-term precipitation excess or long-term drought, but improvements in water supply mitigate drought-associated risks except under extreme conditions. Our findings challenge the assumption that dengue is an urban disease, instead suggesting that incidence peaks in transitional landscapes with intermediate infrastructure provision, and provide evidence that interactions between recent climate change and mobility are contributing to dengue's expansion throughout Vietnam.
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- Rory Gibb
- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Dynamics, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
- Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
- Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London, London, UK.
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Dynamics, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Data for Science and Health, Wellcome Trust, London, UK
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- General Department of Preventative Medicine (GDPM), Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- General Department of Preventative Medicine (GDPM), Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), Hanoi, Vietnam
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- National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Pasteur Institute Nha Trang, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
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- Tay Nguyen Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (TIHE), Buon Ma Thuot, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam
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- Tay Nguyen Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (TIHE), Buon Ma Thuot, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam
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- Pasteur Institute Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Center for Disease Control, Dong Nai Province, Vietnam
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Dynamics, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Dynamics, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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Zatta M, Brichler S, Vindrios W, Melica G, Gallien S. Autochthonous Dengue Outbreak, Paris Region, France, September-October 2023. Emerg Infect Dis 2023; 29:2538-2540. [PMID: 37967048 PMCID: PMC10683815 DOI: 10.3201/eid2912.231472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2023] Open
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We describe clinical and laboratory findings of 3 autochthonous cases of dengue in the Paris Region, France, during September-October 2023. Increasing trends in cases, global warming, and growth of international travel mean that such infections likely will increase during warm seasons in France, requiring stronger arbovirus surveillance networks.
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- Henri Mondor University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France (M. Zatta, W. Vindrios, G. Melica, S. Gallien)
- Avicenne University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France (S. Brichler)
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- Henri Mondor University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France (M. Zatta, W. Vindrios, G. Melica, S. Gallien)
- Avicenne University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France (S. Brichler)
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- Henri Mondor University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France (M. Zatta, W. Vindrios, G. Melica, S. Gallien)
- Avicenne University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France (S. Brichler)
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Fournet N, Voiry N, Rozenberg J, Bassi C, Cassonnet C, Karch A, Durand G, Grard G, Modenesi G, Lakoussan SB, Tayliam N, Zatta M, Gallien S, Noël H, Brichler S, Tarantola A. A cluster of autochthonous dengue transmission in the Paris region - detection, epidemiology and control measures, France, October 2023. Euro Surveill 2023; 28:2300641. [PMID: 38062947 PMCID: PMC10831405 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2023.28.49.2300641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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A cluster of three confirmed autochthonous dengue cases was detected in October 2023 in the Val-de-Marne department neighbouring Paris, France. This marks the northernmost transmission of dengue in Europe reported to date. The epidemiological and microbiological investigations and the vector control measures are described. This event confirms the need for early case detection and response to contain dengue in Europe, especially given the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, when millions of visitors will visit the Greater Paris area.
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- Nelly Fournet
- Santé publique France (French National Public Health Agency), Saint-Denis, France
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- Regional Health Agency of Île-de-France (ARS Île-de-France), Saint-Denis, France
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- Regional Health Agency of Île-de-France (ARS Île-de-France), Saint-Denis, France
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- Regional Health Agency of Île-de-France (ARS Île-de-France), Créteil, France
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- Regional Health Agency of Île-de-France (ARS Île-de-France), Créteil, France
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- Agence régionale de Démoustication, Rosny-sous-Bois, France
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- National Reference Center for Arboviruses, National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) and French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA), Marseille, France
- Unité des Virus Émergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ-IRD 190-Inserm 1207), Marseille, France
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- National Reference Center for Arboviruses, National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) and French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA), Marseille, France
- Unité des Virus Émergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ-IRD 190-Inserm 1207), Marseille, France
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- Santé publique France (French National Public Health Agency), Saint-Denis, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Santé publique France (French National Public Health Agency), Saint-Maurice, France
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- Laboratory of virology, Avicenne University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Bobigny, France
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- Santé publique France (French National Public Health Agency), Saint-Denis, France
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Carrieri M, Albieri A, Angelini P, Soracase M, Dottori M, Antolini G, Bellini R. Effects of the Weather on the Seasonal Population Trend of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Northern Italy. INSECTS 2023; 14:879. [PMID: 37999078 PMCID: PMC10672383 DOI: 10.3390/insects14110879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, has become a prevalent pest in Italy, causing severe nuisance and posing a threat of transmission of arboviruses introduced by infected travelers. In this study, we investigated the influence of weather parameters on the seasonal population density of Aedes albopictus. METHODS A Bayesian approach was employed to identify the best meteorological predictors of species trend, using the eggs collected monthly from 2010 to 2022 by the Emilia-Romagna regional monitoring network. RESULTS The findings show that the winter-spring period (January to May) plays a crucial role in the size of the first generation and seasonal development of the species. CONCLUSIONS A temperate winter and a dry and cold March, followed by a rainy and hot spring and a rainy July, seem to favor the seasonal development of Ae. albopictus.
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- Marco Carrieri
- Centro Agricoltura Ambiente “G.Nicoli”, Sanitary Entomology & Zoology Department, 40014 Crevalcore, Italy; (M.C.); (R.B.)
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- Centro Agricoltura Ambiente “G.Nicoli”, Sanitary Entomology & Zoology Department, 40014 Crevalcore, Italy; (M.C.); (R.B.)
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- Regional Health Authority of Emilia-Romagna, 40127 Bologna, Italy; (P.A.); (M.S.)
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- Regional Health Authority of Emilia-Romagna, 40127 Bologna, Italy; (P.A.); (M.S.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Lombardia e Dell’Emilia Romagna “B. Ubertini” (IZSLER), 25124 Brescia, Italy;
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- Environmental Protection Agency of Emilia-Romagna, Hydro-Meteo-Climate Service (ARPAE-SIMC), 40122 Bologna, Italy;
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- Centro Agricoltura Ambiente “G.Nicoli”, Sanitary Entomology & Zoology Department, 40014 Crevalcore, Italy; (M.C.); (R.B.)
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Kobayashi D, Kai I, Faizah AN, Moi ML, Tajima S, Takasaki T, Sasaki T, Isawa H. Comparative analysis of the susceptibility of Aedes aegypti and Japanese Aedes albopictus to all dengue virus serotypes. Trop Med Health 2023; 51:61. [PMID: 37919794 PMCID: PMC10621184 DOI: 10.1186/s41182-023-00553-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Dengue fever, caused by the dengue virus (DENV), is the most common viral infection transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes (mainly Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus) worldwide. Aedes aegypti is not currently established in Japan, and Ae. albopictus is the primary vector mosquito for DENV in the country, but knowledge of its viral susceptibility is limited. Therefore, we aimed to clarify the status of DENV susceptibility by comparing the infection and dissemination dynamics of Japanese Ae. albopictus to all known DENV serotypes with those of Ae. aegypti. METHODS After propagation of each DENV serotype in Vero cells, the culture supernatants were mixed with defibrinated rabbit blood and adenosine triphosphate, and the mixture was artificially blood-sucked by two colonies of Ae. albopictus from Japan and one colony of Ae. aegypti from a dengue-endemic country (Vietnam). After 14 days of sucking, the mosquito body was divided into two parts (thorax/abdomen and head/wings/legs) and total RNA was extracted from each sample. DENV RNA was detected in these extracted RNA samples using a quantitative RT-PCR method specific for each DENV serotype, and infection and dissemination rates were analyzed. RESULTS The Japanese Ae. albopictus colonies were susceptible to all DENV serotypes. Its infection and dissemination rates were significantly lower than those of Ae. aegypti. However, the number of DENV RNA copies in Ae. albopictus was almost not significantly different from that in Ae. aegypti. Furthermore, Japanese Ae. albopictus differed widely in their susceptibility to each DENV serotype. CONCLUSIONS In Japanese Ae. albopictus, once DENV overcame the midgut infection barrier, the efficiency of subsequent propagation and dissemination of the virus in the mosquito body was comparable to that of Ae. aegypti. Based on the results of this study and previous dengue outbreak trends, Ae. albopictus is predicted to be highly compatible with DENV-1, suggesting that this serotype poses a high risk for future epidemics in Japan.
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- Daisuke Kobayashi
- Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
- Management Department of Biosafety, Laboratory Animal, and Pathogen Bank, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Virology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Virology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Virology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
- BML, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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Ferraguti M, Martínez-de la Puente J, Brugueras S, Millet JP, Rius C, Valsecchi A, Figuerola J, Montalvo T. Spatial distribution and temporal dynamics of invasive and native mosquitoes in a large Mediterranean city. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 896:165322. [PMID: 37414178 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Mosquitoes, including invasive species like the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus, alongside native species Culex pipiens s.l., pose a significant nuisance to humans and serve as vectors for mosquito-borne diseases in urban areas. Understanding the impact of water infrastructure characteristics, climatic conditions, and management strategies on mosquito occurrence and effectiveness of control measures to assess their implications on mosquito occurrence is crucial for effective vector control. In this study, we examined data collected during the local vector control program in Barcelona, Spain, focusing on 234,225 visits to 31,334 different sewers, as well as 1817 visits to 152 fountains between 2015 and 2019. We investigated both the colonization and recolonization processes of mosquito larvae within these water infrastructures. Our findings revealed higher larval presence in sandbox-sewers compared to siphonic or direct sewers, and the presence of vegetation and the use of naturalized water positively influenced larval occurrence in fountains. The application of larvicidal treatment significantly reduced larvae presence; however, recolonization rates were negatively affected by the time elapsed since treatment. Climatic conditions played a critical role in the colonization and recolonization of sewers and urban fountains, with mosquito occurrence exhibiting non-linear patterns and, generally, increasing at intermediate temperatures and accumulated rainfall levels. This study emphasizes the importance of considering sewers and fountains characteristics and climatic conditions when implementing vector control programs to optimize resources and effectively reduce mosquito populations.
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- M Ferraguti
- Department of Wetland Ecology, Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC), Avda. Américo Vespucio 26, E-41092, Seville, Spain; CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Parasitology, University of Granada (UGR), Granada, Spain; CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Wetland Ecology, Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC), Avda. Américo Vespucio 26, E-41092, Seville, Spain; CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Barcelona, Spain; CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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Allen T, Crouch A, Russell TL, Topp SM. Factors influencing the community participation approaches used in Aedes mosquito management in the Torres Strait, Australia. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1993. [PMID: 37828569 PMCID: PMC10571230 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16942-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Aedes-borne disease risk is increasing in tropical and sub-tropical regions across the globe. While Aedes-borne disease continues to disproportionally affect low- and middle-income countries, parts of high-income countries, such as the Torres Strait region in Australia are also at risk. The Torres Strait is a group of islands located between Cape York Peninsula in far north Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea. The Torres Strait has both Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti and is close to Papua New Guinea where dengue fever is endemic. Managing Aedes-borne disease risk requires a range of strategies, including community participation. Existing research shows that high-income countries tend to favour government-led (top-down) informing approaches when engaging communities in Aedes mosquito management. Little is known about the factors that influence the choice of community participation approaches in Aedes mosquito management particularly in a high-income country setting, such as Australia. This research contributes to filling this knowledge gap by exploring the community participation approaches used in Aedes mosquito management and the factors influencing these choices in the Torres Strait. METHODS 16 semi-structured interviews were conducted with local government and state government agencies working in Aedes mosquito management in the Torres Strait. Six key mosquito management plans and policies were also reviewed. Thematic analysis was used to identify, analyse and attribute meaning from the data collected. RESULTS A range of community participation approaches were used within the two main Aedes mosquito management programs (Aedes albopictus Elimination Program and the Torres Strait Island Regional Council, Environmental Health Program) in the Torres Strait. These approaches included door-to-door inspections, awareness raising strategies, and community clean-up events. Approaches were chosen for reasons related to regulations, attitude and beliefs, and resourcing. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed the use of both top-down and bottom-up approaches to engaging the community in Aedes mosquito management in the Torres Strait. These findings contribute to a better understanding of why bottom-up approaches are used, which is valuable for shaping future policy decisions. This study also provides suggestions on ways to enhance community participation in the Torres Strait, which could also be considered in other similar tropical regions.
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- Tammy Allen
- College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia.
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- Department of Rural Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia
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- College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia
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Dammermann W, Haller IE, Singethan K, Vinnemeier CD, Hentschel F. Asymptomatic arbovirus and campylobacter infections in German travelers to Asia. Arch Virol 2023; 168:254. [PMID: 37728769 PMCID: PMC10511557 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-023-05870-y] [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: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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The true risk for many travel diseases is unknown because most studies do not detect asymptomatic infections. In this study, we performed ELISA for dengue virus (DENV), chikungunya virus (CHIKV), Zika virus (ZIKV), hepatitis E virus (HEV), and Campylobacter jejuni on samples from 81 healthy Germans before and after they traveled to Asia. ELISA found five seroconversions for C. jejuni, two for DENV, one for ZIKV, and zero for HEV. For CHIKV, three subjects were positive before travel and negative afterwards. None had symptoms. These infections would have gone unnoticed by retrospective studies. Therefore, the risk for these infections may be higher than previously estimated.
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- Werner Dammermann
- Brandenburg Medical School (Theodor Fontane), Brandenburg, Germany
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Brandenburg Medical School (Theodor Fontane), Brandenburg, Germany
- Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany
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- Brandenburg Medical School (Theodor Fontane), Brandenburg, Germany.
- Zentrum für Innere Medizin II Hochschulklinikum Brandenburg der MHB, Hochstr. 29, 14770, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany.
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Kouroupis D, Charisi K, Pyrpasopoulou A. The Ongoing Epidemic of West Nile Virus in Greece: The Contribution of Biological Vectors and Reservoirs and the Importance of Climate and Socioeconomic Factors Revisited. Trop Med Infect Dis 2023; 8:453. [PMID: 37755914 PMCID: PMC10536956 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8090453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Emerging infectious diseases have inflicted a significant health and socioeconomic burden upon the global population and governments worldwide. West Nile virus, a zoonotic, mosquito-borne flavivirus, was originally isolated in 1937 from a febrile patient in the West Nile Province of Uganda. It remained confined mainly to Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Europe and Australia until 1999, circulating in an enzootic mosquito-bird transmission cycle. Since the beginning of the 21st century, a new, neurotropic, more virulent strain was isolated from human outbreaks initially occurring in North America and later expanding to South and South-eastern Europe. Since 2010, when the first epidemic was recorded in Greece, annual incidence has fluctuated significantly. A variety of environmental, biological and socioeconomic factors have been globally addressed as potential regulators of the anticipated intensity of the annual incidence rate; circulation within the zoonotic reservoirs, recruitment and adaptation of new potent arthropod vectors, average winter and summer temperatures, precipitation during the early summer months, and socioeconomic factors, such as the emergence and progression of urbanization and the development of densely populated areas in association with insufficient health policy measures. This paper presents a review of the biological and socioenvironmental factors influencing the dynamics of the epidemics of West Nile virus (WNV) cases in Greece, one of the highest-ranked European countries in terms of annual incidence. To date, WNV remains an unpredictable opponent as is also the case with other emerging infectious diseases, forcing the National Health systems to develop response strategies, control the number of infections, and shorten the duration of the epidemics, thus minimizing the impact on human and material resources.
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- Dimitrios Kouroupis
- 2nd Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Konstantinoupoleos 49, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hippokration Hospital, Konstantinoupoleos 49, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- 2nd Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Konstantinoupoleos 49, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece;
- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hippokration Hospital, Konstantinoupoleos 49, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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Cassaniti I, Ferrari G, Senatore S, Rossetti E, Defilippo F, Maffeo M, Vezzosi L, Campanini G, Sarasini A, Paolucci S, Piralla A, Lelli D, Moreno A, Bonini M, Tirani M, Cerutti L, Paglia S, Regazzetti A, Farioli M, Lavazza A, Faccini M, Rovida F, Cereda D, Baldanti F. Preliminary results on an autochthonous dengue outbreak in Lombardy Region, Italy, August 2023. Euro Surveill 2023; 28:2300471. [PMID: 37707980 PMCID: PMC10687988 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2023.28.37.2300471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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In August 2023, six locally acquired dengue virus 1 infections were detected in Lodi province, Lombardy Region, in northern Italy, where the vector Aedes albopictus is present. Four cases were hospitalised, none died. The viruses clustered with Peruvian and Brazilian strains collected between 2021 and 2023. This preliminary report highlights the importance of continued integrated surveillance of imported vector-borne virus infections and the potential for tropical disease outbreaks in highly populated regions of northern Italy where competent vectors are present.
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- Irene Cassaniti
- Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- These authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship
- SC Microbiology and Virology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- These authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship
- SC Microbiology and Virology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Prevention, Health Protection Agency, Metropolitan Area of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Prevention, Health Protection Agency, Metropolitan Area of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Virology Department, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia ed Emilia Romagna, Brescia, Italy
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- Postgraduate School in Public Health, Department Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Department of Hygiene and Health Prevention, Health Protection Agency Val Padana, Mantova, Italy
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Prevention, Health Protection Agency Val Padana, Mantova, Italy
- General Directorate of Welfare, Regione Lombardia, Milan, Italy
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- SC Microbiology and Virology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- SC Microbiology and Virology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- SC Microbiology and Virology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- SC Microbiology and Virology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Virology Department, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia ed Emilia Romagna, Brescia, Italy
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- Virology Department, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia ed Emilia Romagna, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Prevention, Health Protection Agency, Metropolitan Area of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- General Directorate of Welfare, Regione Lombardia, Milan, Italy
- Health Director Staff, Health Protection Agency, Metropolitan Area of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- SC Chemical-Clinical Analysis and Microbiology Laboratory, ASST Lodi, Lodi, Italy
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- Department of Emergency and Urgency, ASST Lodi, Lodi, Italy
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- General Directorate of Welfare, Regione Lombardia, Milan, Italy
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- Virology Department, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia ed Emilia Romagna, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Hygiene and Health Prevention, Health Protection Agency, Metropolitan Area of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- SC Microbiology and Virology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- These authors contributed equally to this work and share last authorship
- General Directorate of Welfare, Regione Lombardia, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- These authors contributed equally to this work and share last authorship
- SC Microbiology and Virology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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Caputo B, Moretti R, Virgillito C, Manica M, Lampazzi E, Lombardi G, Serini P, Pichler V, Beebe NW, Della Torre A, Calvitti M. A bacterium against the tiger: further evidence of the potential of noninundative releases of males with manipulated Wolbachia infection in reducing fertility of Aedes albopictus field populations in Italy. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2023; 79:3167-3176. [PMID: 37022600 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Incompatible insect technique (IIT) is a population suppression approach based on the release of males with manipulated Wolbachia infection inducing egg inviability in wild females. We here present results of multiple field releases of incompatible ARwP males carried out in 2019 in a 2.7-ha green area within urban Rome (Italy) to assess the effect on Aedes albopictus egg viability. Data are compared with results obtained in 2018, when the approach was tested for the first time in Europe. RESULTS An average of 4674 ARwP males were released weekly for 7 weeks, resulting in a mean ARwP:wild male ratio of 1.1:1 (versus 0.7:1 in 2018). Egg-viability dynamics in ovitraps significantly varied between treated and control sites, with an estimated overall reduction of 35% (versus 15% in 2018). The estimated proportion of females classified as mated with ARwP males was 41.8% and the viability rate of eggs laid by these females (9.5%) was on average significantly lower than that of females only mated with wild males (87.8%); however, high variability in fertility was observed. Values of ARwP male competitiveness were 0.36 and 0.73 based on the overall viability rate of eggs in ovitraps and on female fertility, respectively; thus, well above the conventional 0.2 threshold for an effective suppressive impact in the field. CONCLUSIONS Results further support the potential of IIT as a tool to contribute to Ae. albopictus control in the urban context, stressing the need for larger field trials to evaluate the cost-efficacy of the approach in temperate regions. © 2023 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Beniamino Caputo
- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Biotechnology and Agroindustry Division, ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), Casaccia Research Center, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Health Emergencies, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy
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- Biotechnology and Agroindustry Division, ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), Casaccia Research Center, Rome, Italy
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- Biotechnology and Agroindustry Division, ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), Casaccia Research Center, Rome, Italy
- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, & CSIRO, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Biotechnology and Agroindustry Division, ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), Casaccia Research Center, Rome, Italy
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Pozzetto B, Grard G, Durand G, Paty MC, Gallian P, Lucas-Samuel S, Diéterlé S, Fromage M, Durand M, Lepelletier D, Chidiac C, Hoen B, Nicolas de Lamballerie X. Arboviral Risk Associated with Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Grafts: The Prophylactic Answers Proposed by the French High Council of Public Health in a National Context. Viruses 2023; 15:1783. [PMID: 37766192 PMCID: PMC10536626 DOI: 10.3390/v15091783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Diseases caused by arboviruses are on the increase worldwide. In addition to arthropod bites, most arboviruses can be transmitted via accessory routes. Products of human origin (labile blood products, solid organs, hematopoietic stem cells, tissues) present a risk of contamination for the recipient if the donation is made when the donor is viremic. Mainland France and its overseas territories are exposed to a complex array of imported and endemic arboviruses, which differ according to their respective location. This narrative review describes the risks of acquiring certain arboviral diseases from human products, mainly solid organs and hematopoietic stem cells, in the French context. The main risks considered in this study are infections by West Nile virus, dengue virus, and tick-borne encephalitis virus. The ancillary risks represented by Usutu virus infection, chikungunya, and Zika are also addressed more briefly. For each disease, the guidelines issued by the French High Council of Public Health, which is responsible for mitigating the risks associated with products of human origin and for supporting public health policy decisions, are briefly outlined. This review highlights the need for a "One Health" approach and to standardize recommendations at the international level in areas with the same viral epidemiology.
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- Bruno Pozzetto
- Haut Conseil de la Santé Publique, Ministère de la Santé et de la Prévention, 75007 Paris, France; (M.D.); (D.L.); (C.C.); (B.H.)
- GIMAP Team, CIRI-Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Université Jean Monnet de Saint-Etienne, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Inserm, U1111, CNRS, 42023 Saint-Etienne, France
- Department of Infectious Agents and Hygiene, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France
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- National Reference Center for Arboviruses, National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), 13005 Marseille, France; (G.G.); (G.D.); (X.N.d.L.)
- French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA), Valérie-André, 91220 Brétigny-sur-Orge, France
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- National Reference Center for Arboviruses, National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), 13005 Marseille, France; (G.G.); (G.D.); (X.N.d.L.)
- French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA), Valérie-André, 91220 Brétigny-sur-Orge, France
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- Santé Publique France, The French Public Health Agency, 94410 Saint-Maurice, France;
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- Etablissement Français du Sang, 93218 Saint-Denis, France;
- Unité des Virus Émergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ-IRD 190-Inserm 1207), 13385 Marseille, France
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- Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé (ANSM), 93200 Saint-Denis, France;
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- Haut Conseil de la Santé Publique, Ministère de la Santé et de la Prévention, 75007 Paris, France; (M.D.); (D.L.); (C.C.); (B.H.)
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- Haut Conseil de la Santé Publique, Ministère de la Santé et de la Prévention, 75007 Paris, France; (M.D.); (D.L.); (C.C.); (B.H.)
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- Haut Conseil de la Santé Publique, Ministère de la Santé et de la Prévention, 75007 Paris, France; (M.D.); (D.L.); (C.C.); (B.H.)
- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University Hospital of Lyon, 69002 Lyon, France
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- Haut Conseil de la Santé Publique, Ministère de la Santé et de la Prévention, 75007 Paris, France; (M.D.); (D.L.); (C.C.); (B.H.)
- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Nancy, 54500 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- National Reference Center for Arboviruses, National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), 13005 Marseille, France; (G.G.); (G.D.); (X.N.d.L.)
- French Armed Forces Biomedical Research Institute (IRBA), Valérie-André, 91220 Brétigny-sur-Orge, France
- Unité des Virus Émergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Univ-IRD 190-Inserm 1207), 13385 Marseille, France
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Cevidanes A, Goiri F, Barandika JF, Vázquez P, Goikolea J, Zuazo A, Etxarri N, Ocio G, García-Pérez AL. Invasive Aedes mosquitoes in an urban-peri-urban gradient in northern Spain: evidence of the wide distribution of Aedes japonicus. Parasit Vectors 2023; 16:234. [PMID: 37452412 PMCID: PMC10349466 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-05862-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The expansion of invasive mosquitoes throughout Europe has increased in recent decades. In northern Spain, Aedes albopictus was detected for the first time in 2014, and Aedes japonicus was detected in the three Basque provinces in 2020. This study aimed to evaluate the distribution of these mosquito species and their association with factors related to urbanization. METHODS In 2021, a total of 568 ovitraps were deployed in 113 sampling sites from 45 municipalities with > 10,000 inhabitants. Oviposition substrate sticks were replaced each fortnight and examined for Aedes eggs from June to November. Aedes eggs were counted, and the eggs from a selection of positive oviposition sticks, encompassing at least one stick from each positive ovitrap, were hatched following their life cycle until the adult stage. When egg hatching was not successful, PCR targeting the COI gene and sequencing of amplicons were carried out. RESULTS Eggs were detected in 66.4% of the sampling sites and in 32.4% of the ovitraps distributed in the three provinces of the Basque Country. Aedes albopictus and Ae. japonicus were widespread in the studied area, confirming their presence in 23 and 26 municipalities, respectively. Co-occurrence of both species was observed in 11 municipalities. The analysis of the presence of Aedes invasive mosquitoes and the degree of urbanization (urban, suburban, peri-urban) revealed that Ae. albopictus showed a 4.39 times higher probability of being found in suburban areas than in peri-urban areas, whereas Ae. japonicus had a higher probability of being found in peri-urban areas. Moreover, the presence of Ae. albopictus was significantly associated with municipalities with a higher population density (mean = 2983 inh/km2), whereas Ae. japonicus was associated with lower population density (mean = 1590 inh/km2). CONCLUSIONS The wide distribution of Ae. albopictus and Ae. japonicus observed confirmed the spread and establishment of these species in northern Spain. A new colonization area of Ae. japonicus in Europe was confirmed. Due to the potential impact of Aedes invasive mosquitoes on public health and according to our results, surveillance programs and control plans should be designed considering different urbanization gradients, types of environments, and population density.
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- Aitor Cevidanes
- Animal Health Department, NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Bizkaia Spain
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- Animal Health Department, NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Bizkaia Spain
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- Animal Health Department, NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Bizkaia Spain
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- Animal Health Department, NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Bizkaia Spain
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- Subdirección de Salud Pública de Gipuzkoa, Eusko Jaurlaritza-Gobierno Vasco, Donostia, Gipuzkoa Spain
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- Dirección de Sanidad Ambiental e Higiene Urbana, Área de Salud y Consumo del Ayuntamiento de Bilbao, Bilbao, Bizkaia Spain
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- Dirección de Medio Ambiente, Sección de Sanidad Alimentaria y Zoonosis del Ayuntamiento de Donostia, Donostia, Gipuzkoa Spain
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- Departamento de Deporte y Salud, Servicio de Salud Pública, Unidad Sanitaria de Consumo del Ayuntamiento de Vitoria-Gasteiz, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Araba Spain
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- Animal Health Department, NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Bizkaia Spain
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Modahl CM, Chowdhury A, Low DHW, Manuel MC, Missé D, Kini RM, Mendenhall IH, Pompon J. Midgut transcriptomic responses to dengue and chikungunya viruses in the vectors Aedes albopictus and Aedes malayensis. Sci Rep 2023; 13:11271. [PMID: 37438463 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-38354-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023] Open
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Dengue (DENV) and chikungunya (CHIKV) viruses are among the most preponderant arboviruses. Although primarily transmitted through the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, Aedes albopictus and Aedes malayensis are competent vectors and have an impact on arbovirus epidemiology. Here, to fill the gap in our understanding of the molecular interactions between secondary vectors and arboviruses, we used transcriptomics to profile the whole-genome responses of A. albopictus to CHIKV and of A. malayensis to CHIKV and DENV at 1 and 4 days post-infection (dpi) in midguts. In A. albopictus, 1793 and 339 genes were significantly regulated by CHIKV at 1 and 4 dpi, respectively. In A. malayensis, 943 and 222 genes upon CHIKV infection, and 74 and 69 genes upon DENV infection were significantly regulated at 1 and 4 dpi, respectively. We reported 81 genes that were consistently differentially regulated in all the CHIKV-infected conditions, identifying a CHIKV-induced signature. We identified expressed immune genes in both mosquito species, using a de novo assembled midgut transcriptome for A. malayensis, and described the immune architectures. We found the JNK pathway activated in all conditions, generalizing its antiviral function to Aedines. Our comprehensive study provides insight into arbovirus transmission by multiple Aedes vectors.
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- Cassandra M Modahl
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, U.K
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Toronto Centre for Liver Disease, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- MIVEGEC, Univ. Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
- MIVEGEC, Univ. Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France.
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Issop A, Bertolotti A, Diarra YM, Maïza JC, Jarlet É, Cogne M, Doussiet É, Magny É, Maillard O, Nobécourt E, Gérardin P. Dengue clinical features and harbingers of severity in the diabetic patient: A retrospective cohort study on Reunion island, 2019. Travel Med Infect Dis 2023; 54:102586. [PMID: 37286121 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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AIM Diabetes mellitus is associated with both the risks of severe dengue and dengue-related deaths, however the factors characterizing dengue in the diabetic patient are ill-recognized. The objective of this hospital-based cohort study was to identify the factors characterizing dengue and those able to early identify dengue severity in the diabetic patient. METHODS We retrospectively analysed demographic, clinical and biological parameters at admission in the cohort of patients who consulted at the university hospital between January and June 2019 with confirmed dengue. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted. RESULTS Of 936 patients, 184 patients (20%) were diabetic. One hundred and eighty-eight patients (20%) developed severe dengue according to the WHO 2009 definition. Diabetic patients were older and had more comorbidities than non-diabetics. In an age-adjusted logistic regression model, loss of appetite, altered mental status, high neutrophil to platelet ratios (>14.7), low haematocrit (≤ 38%), upper-range serum creatinine (>100 µmol/l) and high urea to creatinine ratio (>50) were indicative of dengue in the diabetic patient. A modified Poisson regression model identified four key independent harbingers of severe dengue in the diabetic patient: presence of diabetes complications, non-severe bleeding, altered mental status and cough. Among diabetes complications, diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy, but not diabetic nephropathy nor diabetic foot, were associated with severe dengue. CONCLUSION At hospital first presentation, dengue in the diabetic patient is characterized by deteriorations in appetite, mental and renal functioning, while severe dengue can be early identified by presence of diabetes complications, dengue-related non-severe haemorrhages, cough, and dengue-related encephalopathy.
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- Azizah Issop
- Service d'Endocrinologie et Diabétologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint Pierre, La Réunion, France
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- INSERM, CIC 1410, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France; Service des Maladies Infectieuses, Médecine Interne, Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint Pierre, La Réunion, France
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- INSERM, CIC 1410, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France; UMR PIMIT (CNRS 9192, INSERM U1187, IRD 249, Université de La Réunion), Sainte Clotilde, La Réunion, France
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- Service d'Endocrinologie et Diabétologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint Pierre, La Réunion, France
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- Service d'Endocrinologie et Diabétologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint Pierre, La Réunion, France
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- Service d'Endocrinologie et Diabétologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint Pierre, La Réunion, France
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- Service d'Endocrinologie et Diabétologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint Pierre, La Réunion, France; Plateforme de Recherche Clinique et Translationnelle, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
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- Service de Biochimie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint Pierre, La Réunion, France
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- INSERM, CIC 1410, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France
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- Service d'Endocrinologie et Diabétologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint Pierre, La Réunion, France; INSERM, CIC 1410, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France; UMR Diabète Athérothrombose Thérapies Réunion Océan Indien (DéTROI) (INSERM U1188), Plateforme CYROI, University of La Réunion, Sainte Clotilde, La Réunion, France
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- INSERM, CIC 1410, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France; Plateforme de Recherche Clinique et Translationnelle, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Réunion, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion, France.
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Vincent M, Paty MC, Gerardin P, Balleydier E, Etienne A, Daoudi J, Thouillot F, Jaffar-Bandjee MC, Menudier L. From dengue outbreaks to endemicity: Reunion Island, France, 2018 to 2021. Euro Surveill 2023; 28:2200769. [PMID: 37470738 PMCID: PMC10360367 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2023.28.29.2200769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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BackgroundAfter 40 years of limited viral circulation, Reunion Island has since 2018 experienced recurrent dengue outbreaks of increasing intensity and severity.AimWe aimed to report on the epidemiology and characteristics of dengue in Reunion Island between 2018 and 2021.MethodsBetween 2018 and August 2021, we systematically collected data on dengue cases via an automated transmission system between the health authorities and the medical laboratories. We set up additional surveillance systems for dengue-related activity in primary care, in emergency departments and in inpatient departments.ResultsUntil 2020, despite numerous cases, outbreaks had a limited public health impact because of few severe cases, low lethality and no heavy burden for the health care system. In 2021, however, the number of severe cases increased (from 0.4% of all cases in 2018 to 0.8% in 2021), as did the number of paediatric cases (from 8% in 2018 to 15% in 2021) and atypical clinical forms of dengue (108 cases of post-dengue maculopathy). Of note, haemorrhagic forms were rare and multi-organ failure was the most frequent severity throughout the study period. In parallel, the dominant serotype switched from DENV2 to DENV1 in 2020 and DENV1 became the only serotype detected in 2021.ConclusionThese findings indicate that dengue is becoming endemic in Reunion Island. Since comorbidities associated with severity of dengue are common in the population, health authorities should carefully consider the impact of dengue when addressing public health policies.
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- Santé Publique France, Saint Denis, Réunion, France
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- Service de Lutte Anti-Vectorielle, ARS Réunion, Saint Denis, Réunion, France
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Veronesi E, Paslaru A, Ettlin J, Ravasi D, Flacio E, Tanadini M, Guidi V. Estimating the Impact of Consecutive Blood Meals on Vector Competence of Aedes albopictus for Chikungunya Virus. Pathogens 2023; 12:849. [PMID: 37375539 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12060849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The continuous expansion of Aedes albopictus in Europe and the increases in autochthonous arboviruses transmissions in the region urge a better understanding of the virus transmission dynamic. Recent work described enhanced chikungunya virus (CHIKV) dissemination in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes exposed to a virus-free blood meal three days after their infection with CHIKV. Our study investigated the impact of a second blood meal on the vector competence of Ae. albopictus from southern Switzerland infected with CHIKV. Seven-day-old Ae. albopictus females were exposed to CHIKV-spiked blood and incubated at constant (27 °C) and fluctuating (14-28 °C) temperatures. Four days post-infection (dpi), some of these females were re-fed with a non-infectious blood meal. Virus infectivity, dissemination, transmission rate, and efficiency were investigated at seven and ten dpi. No enhanced dissemination rate was observed among females fed a second time; however, re-fed females have shown higher transmission efficiency than those fed only once after seven days post-infection and incubated under a fluctuating temperature regime. Vector competence for CHIKV was confirmed in Ae. albopictus from southern Switzerland. We did not observe an increase in dissemination rates among mosquitoes fed a second time (second blood meal), regardless of the temperature regime.
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- Eva Veronesi
- Institute of Microbiology, Department for Environment Constructions and Design, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), 6850 Mendrisio, Switzerland
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- National Centre for Vector Entomology, Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich (UZH), 5404 Zürich, Switzerland
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- National Centre for Vector Entomology, Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich (UZH), 5404 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department for Environment Constructions and Design, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), 6850 Mendrisio, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department for Environment Constructions and Design, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), 6850 Mendrisio, Switzerland
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- Zurich Data Scientists GmbH, Sihlquai 131, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department for Environment Constructions and Design, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), 6850 Mendrisio, Switzerland
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Wint GRW, Balenghien T, Berriatua E, Braks M, Marsboom C, Medlock J, Schaffner F, Van Bortel W, Alexander N, Alten B, Czwienczek E, Dhollander S, Ducheyne E, Gossner CM, Hansford K, Hendrickx G, Honrubia H, Matheussen T, Mihalca AD, Petric D, Richardson J, Sprong H, Versteirt V, Briet O. VectorNet: collaborative mapping of arthropod disease vectors in Europe and surrounding areas since 2010. Euro Surveill 2023; 28:2200666. [PMID: 37382886 PMCID: PMC10311950 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2023.28.26.2200666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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BackgroundArthropod vectors such as ticks, mosquitoes, sandflies and biting midges are of public and veterinary health significance because of the pathogens they can transmit. Understanding their distributions is a key means of assessing risk. VectorNet maps their distribution in the EU and surrounding areas.AimWe aim to describe the methodology underlying VectorNet maps, encourage standardisation and evaluate output.Methods: Vector distribution and surveillance activity data have been collected since 2010 from a combination of literature searches, field-survey data by entomologist volunteers via a network facilitated for each participating country and expert validation. Data were collated by VectorNet members and extensively validated during data entry and mapping processes.ResultsAs of 2021, the VectorNet archive consisted of ca 475,000 records relating to > 330 species. Maps for 42 species are routinely produced online at subnational administrative unit resolution. On VectorNet maps, there are relatively few areas where surveillance has been recorded but there are no distribution data. Comparison with other continental databases, namely the Global Biodiversity Information Facility and VectorBase show that VectorNet has 5-10 times as many records overall, although three species are better represented in the other databases. In addition, VectorNet maps show where species are absent. VectorNet's impact as assessed by citations (ca 60 per year) and web statistics (58,000 views) is substantial and its maps are widely used as reference material by professionals and the public.ConclusionVectorNet maps are the pre-eminent source of rigorously validated arthropod vector maps for Europe and its surrounding areas.
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- G R William Wint
- Environmental Research Group Oxford Ltd, c/o Department of Biology, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Unité Microbiologie, immunologie et maladies contagieuses, Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco
- ASTRE, University of Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Montpellier, France
- CIRAD, UMR ASTRE, Rabat, Morocco
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- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Regional Campus of International Excellence "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Centre for Zoonoses and Environmental Microbiology, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Avia-GIS, Agro-Veterinary Information and Analysis, Zoersel, Belgium
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- Medical Entomology & Zoonoses Ecology, UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down, United Kingdom
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- Unit Entomology and the Outbreak Research Team, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Environmental Research Group Oxford Ltd, c/o Department of Biology, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ecology Division, VERG Laboratories, Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey
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- Johnson and Johnson, Beerse, Belgium
- Avia-GIS, Agro-Veterinary Information and Analysis, Zoersel, Belgium
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- Disease Programme Unit, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Medical Entomology & Zoonoses Ecology, UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down, United Kingdom
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- Avia-GIS, Agro-Veterinary Information and Analysis, Zoersel, Belgium
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- Public Health Functions Unit, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Avia-GIS, Agro-Veterinary Information and Analysis, Zoersel, Belgium
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- Parasitology Consultancy Group, Corușu, Romania
- Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos, Havenlaan 88, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
- Avia-GIS, Agro-Veterinary Information and Analysis, Zoersel, Belgium
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- Disease Programme Unit, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
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Boucheikhchoukh M, Lafri I, Chamssidine Combo A, Regalado C, Barthés C, Leulmi H. Assessing the Effectiveness of Qista Baited Traps in Capturing Mosquito Vectors of Diseases in the Camargue Region (France) and Investigating Their Diversity. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:1809. [PMID: 37409687 DOI: 10.3390/ani13111809] [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: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
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Nuisance, allergy, and vector role: mosquitoes are responsible for numerous inconveniences. Several strategies have been employed to fight against this confirmed vector. To record the diversity of mosquito vectors in Camargue (France) and assess the effectiveness of the Qista trap, six BAMs were deployed as a belt barrier to protect the Espeyran Castle (Saint-Gilles, Camargue). Prior to evaluating the reduction in the nuisance rate, recovery nets from the traps and human landing catches (HLC) were utilized twice a week in the treated and control areas. Overall, 85,600 mosquitoes were captured, belonging to eleven species, namely Aedes albopictus, Aedes caspius, Aedes detritus, Aedes dorsalis, Aedes rossicus, Aedes vexans, Anopheles maculipennis, Culex pipiens, Culex modestus, Culiseta annulata and Culiseta longiareolata. The six BAM devices trapped 84,461 mosquitoes. The average capture rate per BAM is 76.92 mosquitoes per day. The rate of nuisance has decreased from 4.33 ± 2.88 before the deployment to 1.59 ± 2.77 after BAM implantation. The Qista BAM trap seems to be an excellent tool for reducing the nuisance rate and may help researchers to optimize trapping methods by obtaining more significant sample sizes. It may also allow the updating of the host-seeking mosquito species' reported biodiversity in the south of France.
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- Mehdi Boucheikhchoukh
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Chadli Bendjedid El Tarf University, PB 73, El-Tarf 36000, Algeria
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Blida 1 University, Blida 09000, Algeria
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- Department of "Licence Sciences et Technologies", Université Grenoble Alpes, 480 Avenue Centrale Domaine Universitaire, 38400 Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
- Department of "Génie Biologique", Aix-Marseille Université, 19 Boulevard Saint Jean Chrysostome, 04000 Digne les Bains, France
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- Qista Techno BAM, 130 Lubéron Avenue, 13560 Sénas, France
- Department of "Génie Biologique", Université de Caen Basse Normandie-Campus 2, Boulevard du Maréchal Juin, CEDEX 5, 14032 Caen, France
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- Qista Techno BAM, 130 Lubéron Avenue, 13560 Sénas, France
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Bonifay T, Le Turnier P, Epelboin Y, Carvalho L, De Thoisy B, Djossou F, Duchemin JB, Dussart P, Enfissi A, Lavergne A, Mutricy R, Nacher M, Rabier S, Talaga S, Talarmin A, Rousset D, Epelboin L. Review on Main Arboviruses Circulating on French Guiana, An Ultra-Peripheric European Region in South America. Viruses 2023; 15:1268. [PMID: 37376570 PMCID: PMC10302420 DOI: 10.3390/v15061268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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French Guiana (FG), a French overseas territory in South America, is susceptible to tropical diseases, including arboviruses. The tropical climate supports the proliferation and establishment of vectors, making it difficult to control transmission. In the last ten years, FG has experienced large outbreaks of imported arboviruses such as Chikungunya and Zika, as well as endemic arboviruses such as dengue, Yellow fever, and Oropouche virus. Epidemiological surveillance is challenging due to the differing distributions and behaviors of vectors. This article aims to summarize the current knowledge of these arboviruses in FG and discuss the challenges of arbovirus emergence and reemergence. Effective control measures are hampered by the nonspecific clinical presentation of these diseases, as well as the Aedes aegypti mosquito's resistance to insecticides. Despite the high seroprevalence of certain viruses, the possibility of new epidemics cannot be ruled out. Therefore, active epidemiological surveillance is needed to identify potential outbreaks, and an adequate sentinel surveillance system and broad virological diagnostic panel are being developed in FG to improve disease management.
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- Timothee Bonifay
- Centre d’Investigation Clinique Antilles-Guyane, Inserm 1424, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana, France; (T.B.); (P.L.T.)
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- Centre d’Investigation Clinique Antilles-Guyane, Inserm 1424, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana, France; (T.B.); (P.L.T.)
- Infectious Diseases Department, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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- Microbiota of Insect Vectors Group, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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- Santé Publique France, Cellule Guyane, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Virus-Hôtes, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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- Infectious Diseases Department, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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- Unité d’Entomologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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- Laboratoire de Virologie, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Virus-Hôtes, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana, France
- Laboratoire de Virologie, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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- Emergency Department, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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- Centre d’Investigation Clinique Antilles-Guyane, Inserm 1424, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana, France; (T.B.); (P.L.T.)
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- Centre d’Investigation Clinique Antilles-Guyane, Inserm 1424, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana, France; (T.B.); (P.L.T.)
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- Unité d’Entomologie Médicale, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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- Unité Transmission, Réservoir et Diversité des Pathogènes, Institut Pasteur de Guadeloupe, 97139 Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
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- Laboratoire de Virologie, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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- Centre d’Investigation Clinique Antilles-Guyane, Inserm 1424, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana, France; (T.B.); (P.L.T.)
- Infectious Diseases Department, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana, France
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Perrin A, Schaffner F, Christe P, Glaizot O. Relative effects of urbanisation, deforestation, and agricultural development on mosquito communities. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY 2023; 38:1527-1536. [PMID: 37229481 PMCID: PMC10203030 DOI: 10.1007/s10980-023-01634-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Context Despite numerous studies that showed negative effects of landscape anthropisation on species abundance and diversity, the relative effects of urbanisation, deforestation, and agricultural development as well as the spatial extent at which they act are much less studied. This is particularly the case for mosquitoes, which are the most important arthropods affecting human health. Objectives We determined the scale of effect of these three landscape anthropisation components on mosquito abundance and diversity. We then assessed which landscape variables had the most effect as well as their independent positive or negative effects. Methods We used mosquito data collected by Schaffner and Mathis (2013) in 16 sampling sites in Switzerland. We measured forest, urban and agricultural amounts in 485 concentric landscapes (from 150 to 5000 m radius) around each sampling site. We then identified the spatial extent at which each landscape metric best predicted abundance and diversity of mosquito species and compared the effect size of each landscape component on each response variable. Results In Switzerland, urbanisation and deforestation have a greater influence on mosquito diversity than agricultural development, and do not act at the same scale. Conversely, the scale of effect on mosquito abundance is relatively similar across the different landscape anthropisation components or across mosquito species, except for Culex pipiens. However, the effect size of each landscape component varies according to mosquito species. Conclusion The scale of management must be selected according to the conservation concern. In addition, a multi-scale approach is recommended for effective mosquito community management. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10980-023-01634-w.
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- Antoine Perrin
- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, UNIL-Sorge, Biophore, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- National Centre for Vector Entomology, Institute of Parasitology, University of Zürich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
- Francis Schaffner Consultancy, 4125 Riehen, Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, UNIL-Sorge, Biophore, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, UNIL-Sorge, Biophore, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Museum of Zoology, 1014 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Giunti G, Becker N, Benelli G. Invasive mosquito vectors in Europe: From bioecology to surveillance and management. Acta Trop 2023; 239:106832. [PMID: 36642256 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.106832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Invasive mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) play a key role in the spread of a number of mosquito-borne diseases worldwide. Anthropogenic changes play a significant role in affecting their distribution. Invasive mosquitoes usually take advantage from biotic homogenization and biodiversity reduction, therefore expanding in their distribution range and abundance. In Europe, climate warming and increasing urbanization are boosting the spread of several mosquito species of high public health importance. The present article contains a literature review focused on the biology and ecology of Aedes albopictus, Ae. aegypti, Ae. japonicus japonicus, Ae. koreicus, Ae. atropalpus and Ae. triseriatus, outlining their distribution and public health relevance in Europe. Bioecology insights were tightly connected with vector surveillance and control programs targeting these species. In the final section, a research agenda aiming for the effective and sustainable monitoring and control of invasive mosquitoes in the framework of Integrated Vector Management and One Health is presented. The WHO Vector Control Advisory Group recommends priority should be given to vector control tools with proven epidemiological impact.
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- Giulia Giunti
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, SA 84084, Italy
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- Faculty of Biosciences, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 230, Heidelberg 69120, Germany; Institute of Dipterology (IfD), Georg-Peter-Süß-Str. 3, Speyer 67346, Germany; IcyBac-Biologische Stechmückenbekämpfung GmbH (ICYBAC), Georg-Peter-Süß-Str. 1, Speyer 67346, Germany
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, via del Borghetto 80, Pisa 56124, Italy.
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CRIVEI LA, MOUTAILLER S, GONZALEZ G, LOWENSKI S, CRIVEI IC, POREA D, ANITA DC, RATOI IA, ZIENTARA S, OSLOBANU LE, TOMAZATOS A, SAVUTA G, LECOLLINET S. Detection of West Nile Virus Lineage 2 in Eastern Romania and First Identification of Sindbis Virus RNA in Mosquitoes Analyzed using High-Throughput Microfluidic Real-Time PCR. Viruses 2023; 15:186. [PMID: 36680227 PMCID: PMC9860827 DOI: 10.3390/v15010186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The impact of mosquito-borne diseases on human and veterinary health is being exacerbated by rapid environmental changes caused mainly by changing climatic patterns and globalization. To gain insight into mosquito-borne virus circulation from two counties in eastern and southeastern Romania, we have used a combination of sampling methods in natural, urban and peri-urban sites. The presence of 37 mosquito-borne viruses in 16,827 pooled mosquitoes was analyzed using a high-throughput microfluidic real-time PCR assay. West Nile virus (WNV) was detected in 10/365 pools of Culex pipiens (n = 8), Culex modestus (n = 1) and Aedes vexans (n = 1) from both studied counties. We also report the first molecular detection of Sindbis virus (SINV) RNA in the country in one pool of Culex modestus. WNV infection was confirmed by real-time RT-PCR (10/10) and virus isolation on Vero or C6/36 cells (four samples). For the SINV-positive pool, no cytopathic effectwas observed after infection of Vero or C6/36 cells, but no amplification was obtained in conventional SINV RT-PCR. Phylogenetic analysis of WNV partial NS5 sequences revealed that WNV lineage 2 of theCentral-Southeast European clade, has a wider circulation in Romania than previously known.
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- Luciana Alexandra CRIVEI
- Regional Center of Advanced Research for Emerging Diseases, Zoonoses and Food Safety, Iași University of Life Sciences, 700490 Iași, Romania
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- ANSES, INRAE, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, UMR BIPAR, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France
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- ANSES, INRAE, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, UMR VIROLOGIE, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France
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- ANSES, INRAE, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, UMR VIROLOGIE, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Regional Center of Advanced Research for Emerging Diseases, Zoonoses and Food Safety, Iași University of Life Sciences, 700490 Iași, Romania
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- Regional Center of Advanced Research for Emerging Diseases, Zoonoses and Food Safety, Iași University of Life Sciences, 700490 Iași, Romania
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- Regional Center of Advanced Research for Emerging Diseases, Zoonoses and Food Safety, Iași University of Life Sciences, 700490 Iași, Romania
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- Regional Center of Advanced Research for Emerging Diseases, Zoonoses and Food Safety, Iași University of Life Sciences, 700490 Iași, Romania
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- ANSES, INRAE, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, UMR VIROLOGIE, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Regional Center of Advanced Research for Emerging Diseases, Zoonoses and Food Safety, Iași University of Life Sciences, 700490 Iași, Romania
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- Department of Arbovirology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
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- Regional Center of Advanced Research for Emerging Diseases, Zoonoses and Food Safety, Iași University of Life Sciences, 700490 Iași, Romania
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- ANSES, INRAE, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, UMR VIROLOGIE, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France
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Laporta GZ, Potter AM, Oliveira JFA, Bourke BP, Pecor DB, Linton YM. Global Distribution of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in a Climate Change Scenario of Regional Rivalry. INSECTS 2023; 14:49. [PMID: 36661976 PMCID: PMC9860750 DOI: 10.3390/insects14010049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Arboviral mosquito vectors are key targets for the surveillance and control of vector-borne diseases worldwide. In recent years, changes to the global distributions of these species have been a major research focus, aimed at predicting outbreaks of arboviral diseases. In this study, we analyzed a global scenario of climate change under regional rivalry to predict changes to these species' distributions over the next century. Using occurrence data from VectorMap and environmental variables (temperature and precipitation) from WorldClim v. 2.1, we first built fundamental niche models for both species with the boosted regression tree modelling approach. A scenario of climate change on their fundamental niche was then analyzed. The shared socioeconomic pathway scenario 3 (regional rivalry) and the global climate model Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Earth System Model v. 4.1 (GFDL-ESM4.1; gfdl.noaa.gov) were utilized for all analyses, in the following time periods: 2021-2040, 2041-2060, 2061-2080, and 2081-2100. Outcomes from these analyses showed that future climate change will affect Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus distributions in different ways across the globe. The Northern Hemisphere will have extended Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus distributions in future climate change scenarios, whereas the Southern Hemisphere will have the opposite outcomes. Europe will become more suitable for both species and their related vector-borne diseases. Loss of suitability in the Brazilian Amazon region further indicated that this tropical rainforest biome will have lower levels of precipitation to support these species in the future. Our models provide possible future scenarios to help identify locations for resource allocation and surveillance efforts before a significant threat to human health emerges.
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- Gabriel Z. Laporta
- Graduate Research and Innovation Program, Centro Universitario FMABC, Santo André 09060-870, SP, Brazil
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- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Smithsonian Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD 20746, USA
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution—National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, DC 20560, USA
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- Graduate Research and Innovation Program, Centro Universitario FMABC, Santo André 09060-870, SP, Brazil
- Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Campus Crajubar, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato 63105-010, CE, Brazil
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- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Smithsonian Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD 20746, USA
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution—National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, DC 20560, USA
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- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Smithsonian Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD 20746, USA
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution—National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, DC 20560, USA
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- One Health Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
- Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Smithsonian Museum Support Center, Suitland, MD 20746, USA
- Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution—National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, DC 20560, USA
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Kolimenakis A, Tsesmelis D, Richardson C, Balatsos G, Milonas PG, Stefopoulou A, Horstick O, Yakob L, Papachristos DP, Michaelakis A. Knowledge, Attitudes and Perception of Mosquito Control in Different Citizenship Regimes within and Surrounding the Malakasa Open Accommodation Refugee Camp in Athens, Greece. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:16900. [PMID: 36554780 PMCID: PMC9779083 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192416900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The study aims to evaluate the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception (KAP) of different societal groups concerning the implementation of targeted community-based mosquito surveillance and control interventions in different citizenship regimes. Targeted surveys were carried out within Malakasa camp for migrants and refugees, neighboring residential areas and urban areas in the wider Athens metropolitan area to investigate different knowledge levels and the role that both local and migrant communities can play in the implementation of community-based interventions based on their attitudes and perceptions. A scoring system was used to rate the collected responses. Results indicate different levels of KAP among the various groups of respondents and different priorities that should be considered in the design and execution of community interventions. Findings indicate a lower level of Knowledge Attitudes and Perceptions for the migrants, while the rate of correct answers for Perception significantly improved for migrants following a small-scale information session. The study highlights disparities in the levels of knowledge for certain public health issues and the feasibility of certain approaches for alleviating health-related challenges such as mosquito-borne diseases. Findings suggest that essential preparedness is needed by public authorities to respond to public health challenges related to migration and the spread of vector-borne diseases.
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- Antonios Kolimenakis
- Scientific Directorate of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 145 61 Kifisia, Greece
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- School of Applied Arts and Sustainable Design, Hellenic Open University, 263 35 Patra, Greece
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- Department of Economic and Regional Development, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, 176 71 Athina, Greece
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- Scientific Directorate of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 145 61 Kifisia, Greece
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- Scientific Directorate of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 145 61 Kifisia, Greece
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- Scientific Directorate of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 145 61 Kifisia, Greece
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- Research to Practice Group, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Scientific Directorate of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 145 61 Kifisia, Greece
| | - Antonios Michaelakis
- Scientific Directorate of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 145 61 Kifisia, Greece
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