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Sánchez CA, Phelps KL, Frank HK, Geldenhuys M, Griffiths ME, Jones DN, Kettenburg G, Lunn TJ, Moreno KR, Mortlock M, Vicente-Santos A, Víquez-R LR, Kading RC, Markotter W, Reeder DM, Olival KJ. Advances in understanding bat infection dynamics across biological scales. Proc Biol Sci 2024; 291:20232823. [PMID: 38444339 PMCID: PMC10915549 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2023.2823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Over the past two decades, research on bat-associated microbes such as viruses, bacteria and fungi has dramatically increased. Here, we synthesize themes from a conference symposium focused on advances in the research of bats and their microbes, including physiological, immunological, ecological and epidemiological research that has improved our understanding of bat infection dynamics at multiple biological scales. We first present metrics for measuring individual bat responses to infection and challenges associated with using these metrics. We next discuss infection dynamics within bat populations of the same species, before introducing complexities that arise in multi-species communities of bats, humans and/or livestock. Finally, we outline critical gaps and opportunities for future interdisciplinary work on topics involving bats and their microbes.
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- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
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- Centre for Viral Zoonoses, Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA
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- Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
- Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL 60655, USA
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- Centre for Viral Zoonoses, Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Biology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Center for Vector-borne and Infectious Diseases, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Centre for Viral Zoonoses, Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Biology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837, USA
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Horigan S, Kistler A, Ranaivoson HC, Andrianianina A, Andry S, Kettenburg G, Raharinosy V, Randriambolamanantsoa TH, Tato CM, Lacoste V, Heraud JM, Dussart P, Brook CE. Detection, characterization, and phylogenetic analysis of a near-whole genome sequence of a novel astrovirus in an endemic Malagasy fruit bat, Rousettus madagascariensis. bioRxiv 2023:2023.10.27.564436. [PMID: 37961349 PMCID: PMC10635015 DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.27.564436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
Abstract
Bats (order: Chiroptera ) are known to host a diverse range of viruses, some of which present a public health risk. Thorough viral surveillance is therefore essential to predict and potentially mitigate zoonotic spillover. Astroviruses (family: Astroviridae ) are an understudied group of viruses with a growing amount of indirect evidence for zoonotic transfer. Astroviruses have been detected in bats with significant prevalence and diversity, suggesting that bats may act as important astrovirus hosts. Most astrovirus surveillance in wild bat hosts has, to date, been restricted to single-gene PCR detection and concomitant Sanger sequencing; additionally, many bat species and many geographic regions have not yet been surveyed for astroviruses at all. Here, we use metagenomic Next Generation Sequencing (mNGS) to detect astroviruses in three species of Madagascar fruit bats, Eidolon dupreanum, Pteropus rufus, and Rousettus madagascariensis . We detect numerous partial sequences from all three species and one near-full length astrovirus sequence from Rousettus madagascariensis , which we use to characterize the evolutionary history of astroviruses both within bats and the broader mammalian clade, Mamastrovirus . Taken together, applications of mNGS implicate bats as important astrovirus hosts and demonstrate novel patterns of bat astrovirus evolutionary history, particularly in the Southwest Indian Ocean region.
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Kanekiyo M, Gillespie RA, Midgett M, O’Malley KJ, Williams C, Moin SM, Wallace M, Treaster L, Cooper K, Syeda H, Kettenburg G, Rannulu H, Schmer T, Ortiz L, Da Silva Castanha P, Corry J, Xia M, Olsen E, Perez D, Yun G, Graham BS, Barratt-Boyes SM, Reed DS. Refined semi-lethal aerosol H5N1 influenza model in cynomolgus macaques for evaluation of medical countermeasures. iScience 2023; 26:107830. [PMID: 37766976 PMCID: PMC10520834 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Highly pathogenic avian influenza A H5N1 viruses cause high mortality in humans and have pandemic potential. Effective vaccines and treatments against this threat are urgently needed. Here, we have refined our previously established model of lethal H5N1 infection in cynomolgus macaques. An inhaled aerosol virus dose of 5.1 log10 plaque-forming unit (pfu) induced a strong febrile response and acute respiratory disease, with four out of six macaques succumbing after challenge. Vaccination with three doses of adjuvanted seasonal quadrivalent influenza vaccine elicited low but detectable neutralizing antibody to H5N1. All six vaccinated macaques survived four times the 50% lethal dose of aerosolized H5N1, while four of six unvaccinated controls succumbed to disease. Although vaccination did not protect against severe influenza, vaccinees had reduced respiratory dysfunction and lower viral load in airways compared to controls. We anticipate that our macaque model will play a vital role in evaluating vaccines and antivirals against influenza pandemics.
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- Masaru Kanekiyo
- Molecular Engineering Section, Vaccine Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Molecular Engineering Section, Vaccine Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Molecular Engineering Section, Vaccine Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Biostatistics Facility, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Molecular Engineering Section, Vaccine Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Population Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Population Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Molecular Engineering Section, Vaccine Research Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Kettenburg G. Digest: Salamanders reveal novel trajectories of amphibian MHC evolution. Evolution 2023; 77:1165-1166. [PMID: 36812053 DOI: 10.1093/evolut/qpad033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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How does amphibian MHC diversity fit in the landscape of vertebrate evolution? Minias et al. (2022) address this gap in the field of MHC evolution by focusing on the lesser described MHC class I in salamanders. These findings contribute to understanding MHC diversity and the susceptibility of amphibians to pathogens, which could lead to future research on a major threat to amphibian biodiversity, chytrid fungi.
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Corry J, Kettenburg G, Upadhyay AA, Wallace M, Marti MM, Wonderlich ER, Bissel SJ, Goss K, Sturgeon TJ, Watkins SC, Reed DS, Bosinger SE, Barratt-Boyes SM. Infiltration of inflammatory macrophages and neutrophils and widespread pyroptosis in lung drive influenza lethality in nonhuman primates. PLoS Pathog 2022; 18:e1010395. [PMID: 35271686 PMCID: PMC8939778 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Severe influenza kills tens of thousands of individuals each year, yet the mechanisms driving lethality in humans are poorly understood. Here we used a unique translational model of lethal H5N1 influenza in cynomolgus macaques that utilizes inhalation of small-particle virus aerosols to define mechanisms driving lethal disease. RNA sequencing of lung tissue revealed an intense interferon response within two days of infection that resulted in widespread expression of interferon-stimulated genes, including inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. Macaques with lethal disease had rapid and profound loss of alveolar macrophages (AMs) and infiltration of activated CCR2+ CX3CR1+ interstitial macrophages (IMs) and neutrophils into lungs. Parallel changes of AMs and neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) correlated with virus load when compared to macaques with mild influenza. Both AMs and IMs in lethal influenza were M1-type inflammatory macrophages which expressed neutrophil chemotactic factors, while neutrophils expressed genes associated with activation and generation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). NETs were prominent in lung and were found in alveolar spaces as well as lung parenchyma. Genes associated with pyroptosis but not apoptosis were increased in lung, and activated inflammatory caspases, IL-1β and cleaved gasdermin D (GSDMD) were present in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and lung homogenates. Cleaved GSDMD was expressed by lung macrophages and alveolar epithelial cells which were present in large numbers in alveolar spaces, consistent with loss of epithelial integrity. Cleaved GSDMD colocalized with viral NP-expressing cells in alveoli, reflecting pyroptosis of infected cells. These novel findings reveal that a potent interferon and inflammatory cascade in lung associated with infiltration of inflammatory macrophages and neutrophils, elaboration of NETs and cell death by pyroptosis mediates lethal H5N1 influenza in nonhuman primates, and by extension humans. These innate pathways represent promising therapeutic targets to prevent severe influenza and potentially other primary viral pneumonias in humans. Influenza can cause acute lung injury and death, but the mechanisms resulting in lethal influenza in humans are not well understood. We used a novel model of lethal influenza in nonhuman primates caused by aerosol infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that closely resembles human disease to define how the virus causes severe pneumonia. We found that a potent innate immune response starting with high-level production of interferons and inflammatory factors in the lung drives severe disease. Inflammatory cells including macrophages and neutrophils were recruited into lung because of this early response, which in turn led to release of neutrophil extracellular traps that blocked lung alveoli. In addition, a particularly inflammatory form of cell death known as pyroptosis occurred in lungs during lethal influenza. These new findings show that an intense interferon response leading to an inflammatory cascade of macrophages and neutrophils, release of neutrophil extracellular traps, and cell death by pyroptosis is responsible for acute lung injury in lethal influenza. These innate pathways could be targeted by drugs to prevent lung injury in critically ill influenza patients.
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- Jacqueline Corry
- Department of Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- * E-mail: (JC); (SMBB)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Yerkes NHP Genomics Core Laboratory, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Yerkes NHP Genomics Core Laboratory, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Yerkes NHP Genomics Core Laboratory, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- * E-mail: (JC); (SMBB)
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Kettenburg G, Kistler A, Ranaivoson HC, Ahyong V, Andrianiaina A, Andry S, DeRisi JL, Gentles A, Raharinosy V, Randriambolamanantsoa TH, Ravelomanantsoa NAF, Tato CM, Dussart P, Heraud JM, Brook CE. Full Genome Nobecovirus Sequences From Malagasy Fruit Bats Define a Unique Evolutionary History for This Coronavirus Clade. Front Public Health 2022; 10:786060. [PMID: 35223729 PMCID: PMC8873168 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.786060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Bats are natural reservoirs for both Alpha- and Betacoronaviruses and the hypothesized original hosts of five of seven known zoonotic coronaviruses. To date, the vast majority of bat coronavirus research has been concentrated in Asia, though coronaviruses are globally distributed; indeed, SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2-related Betacoronaviruses in the subgenus Sarbecovirus have been identified circulating in Rhinolophid bats in both Africa and Europe, despite the relative dearth of surveillance in these regions. As part of a long-term study examining the dynamics of potentially zoonotic viruses in three species of endemic Madagascar fruit bat (Pteropus rufus, Eidolon dupreanum, Rousettus madagascariensis), we carried out metagenomic Next Generation Sequencing (mNGS) on urine, throat, and fecal samples obtained from wild-caught individuals. We report detection of RNA derived from Betacoronavirus subgenus Nobecovirus in fecal samples from all three species and describe full genome sequences of novel Nobecoviruses in P. rufus and R. madagascariensis. Phylogenetic analysis indicates the existence of five distinct Nobecovirus clades, one of which is defined by the highly divergent ancestral sequence reported here from P. rufus bats. Madagascar Nobecoviruses derived from P. rufus and R. madagascariensis demonstrate, respectively, Asian and African phylogeographic origins, mirroring those of their fruit bat hosts. Bootscan recombination analysis indicates significant selection has taken place in the spike, nucleocapsid, and NS7 accessory protein regions of the genome for viruses derived from both bat hosts. Madagascar offers a unique phylogeographic nexus of bats and viruses with both Asian and African phylogeographic origins, providing opportunities for unprecedented mixing of viral groups and, potentially, recombination. As fruit bats are handled and consumed widely across Madagascar for subsistence, understanding the landscape of potentially zoonotic coronavirus circulation is essential for mitigation of future zoonotic threats.
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- Gwenddolen Kettenburg
- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Biodiversity, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Biodiversity, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Department of Entomology, University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Virology Department, Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
- *Correspondence: Cara E. Brook
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