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Burgueño A, Giovanetti M, Fonseca V, Morel N, Lima M, Castro E, Guimarães NR, Iani FCM, Bormida V, Cortinas MN, Ramas V, Coppola L, Bento AI, Franco L, Rico JM, Lourenço J, Junior Alcantara LC, Chiparelli H. Genomic and eco-epidemiological investigations in Uruguay reveal local Chikungunya virus transmission dynamics during its expansion across the Americas in 2023. Emerg Microbes Infect 2024; 13:2332672. [PMID: 38517841 PMCID: PMC11020592 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2024.2332672] [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: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
Abstract
Uruguay experienced its first Chikungunya virus outbreak in 2023, resulting in a significant burden to its healthcare system. We conducted analysis based on real-time genomic surveillance (30 novel whole genomes) to offer timely insights into recent local transmission dynamics and eco-epidemiological factors behind its emergence and spread in the country.
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Affiliation(s)
- Analía Burgueño
- Laboratorio de Virus Emergentes/reemergentes. Unidad de Virología, Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Department of Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Development and One Health, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
- Instituto René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Climate Amplified Diseases And Epidemics (CLIMADE), Brazil
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- Department of Exact and Earth Sciences, University of the State of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
- Coordenação de Vigilância, Preparação e Resposta à Emergências e Desastres (PHE), Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde / Organização Mundial da Saúde (OPAS/OMS), Brasilia, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Virus Emergentes/reemergentes. Unidad de Virología, Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Genómica Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Genómica Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Virus Respiratorios, Unidad de Virología. Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Virus Respiratorios, Unidad de Virología. Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Pandemic Prevention Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation, Washington, DC, USA
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- Infectious Hazards Management, Health Emergencies Department (PHE), Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), WashingtonDC, USA
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- Infectious Hazards Management, Health Emergencies Department (PHE), Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), WashingtonDC, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine, Católica Biomedical Research Center, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Climate Amplified Diseases and Epidemics (CLIMADE), Portugal
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- Instituto René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Climate Amplified Diseases And Epidemics (CLIMADE), Brazil
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- Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Unidad de Virología, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Miguel I, Feliz EP, Agramonte R, Martinez PV, Vergara C, Imbert Y, De la Cruz L, de Castro N, Cedano O, De la Paz Y, Fonseca V, Santiago GA, Muñoz-Jordán JL, Peguero A, Paulino-Ramírez R, Grubaugh ND, de Filippis AMB, Alcantara LCJ, Rico JM, Lourenço J, Franco L, Giovanetti M. North-south pathways, emerging variants, and high climate suitability characterize the recent spread of dengue virus serotypes 2 and 3 in the Dominican Republic. medRxiv 2024:2024.02.14.24302795. [PMID: 38405721 PMCID: PMC10888994 DOI: 10.1101/2024.02.14.24302795] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
Abstract
We employ a multidisciplinary approach, integrating genomics and epidemiology, to uncover recent dengue virus transmission dynamics in the Dominican Republic. Our results highlight a previously unknown north-south transmission pathway within the country, with the co-circulation of multiple virus lineages. Additionally, we examine the historical climate data, revealing long-term trends towards higher theoretical potential for dengue transmission due to rising temperatures. These findings provide information for targeted interventions and resource allocation, informing as well towards preparedness strategies for public health agencies in mitigating climate and geo-related dengue risks.
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- Isaac Miguel
- Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia en Salud Pública Dr. Defilló, Dominican Republic
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- Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia en Salud Pública Dr. Defilló, Dominican Republic
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- Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia en Salud Pública Dr. Defilló, Dominican Republic
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- Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia en Salud Pública Dr. Defilló, Dominican Republic
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- Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia en Salud Pública Dr. Defilló, Dominican Republic
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- Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia en Salud Pública Dr. Defilló, Dominican Republic
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- Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia en Salud Pública Dr. Defilló, Dominican Republic
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- Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia en Salud Pública Dr. Defilló, Dominican Republic
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- Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia en Salud Pública Dr. Defilló, Dominican Republic
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- Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia en Salud Pública Dr. Defilló, Dominican Republic
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- Department of Exact and Earth Sciences, University of the State of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Instituto de Medicina Tropical & Salud Global, Universidad Iberoamericana, UNIBE Research Hub, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Instituto de Medicina Tropical & Salud Global, Universidad Iberoamericana, UNIBE Research Hub, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- Yale Institute for Global Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- Public Health Modeling Unit, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Laboratório de Arbovírus e Vírus Hemorrágicos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Climate Amplified Diseases And Epidemics (CLIMADE), Brazil, Americas
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- Infectious Hazards Management, Health Emergencies Department (PHE), Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Washington DC, USA
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculdade de Medicina, Biomedical Research Center, Lisboa, Portugal
- Climate Amplified Diseases And Epidemics (CLIMADE), Portugal, Europe
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- Infectious Hazards Management, Health Emergencies Department (PHE), Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Washington DC, USA
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Climate Amplified Diseases And Epidemics (CLIMADE), Brazil, Americas
- Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Development and One Health, University of Campus Bio-Medico,Rome, Italy
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Vazquez C, Fonseca V, de la Fuente AG, Gonzalez S, Fleitas F, Lima M, Guimarães NR, Iani FCM, Rojas A, Alfonso T, Cantero C, Barrios J, Villalba S, Ortega MJ, Torales J, Gamarra ML, Aquino C, Franco L, Rico JM, Alcantara LCJ, Giovanetti M. Exploring the Genomic Dynamics of the Monkeypox Epidemic in Paraguay. Viruses 2024; 16:83. [PMID: 38257783 PMCID: PMC10821367 DOI: 10.3390/v16010083] [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: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
In recent months, Paraguay has been grappled with a notable monkeypox outbreak, straining its healthcare infrastructure. The sudden spike in cases underlines the imperative need for a comprehensive understanding of the virus's dynamics, enabling the formulation of robust containment measures. To address this challenge, our team joined forces with the Central Public Health Laboratory of Asunción and the Pan-American Health Organization. Through this collaboration, we employed portable whole-genome sequencing combined with phylodynamic analysis to examine the MPXV strains circulating in Paraguay. Our genomic monitoring approach has produced the first 30 whole-genome sequences from Paraguay, all of which were identified under lineage IIb. Interestingly, our data suggest that the origin of the monkeypox virus in Paraguay at the beginning of 2022 can be traced back to Brazil. This introduction subsequently catalyzed further community spread that was further exacerbated by several independent introduction events as time progressed. These findings not only shed light on the transmission patterns of the virus but also highlight the pivotal role such insights play in sculpting effective response strategies and driving impactful public health measures. Furthermore, our findings strongly advocate intensified surveillance at international borders, ensuring swift detection and proactive countermeasures against potential outbreaks in the future.
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- Cynthia Vazquez
- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay; (C.V.); (A.G.d.l.F.); (S.G.); (F.F.); (A.R.); (T.A.); (C.C.); (J.B.); (S.V.); (M.J.O.); (J.T.); (M.L.G.); (C.A.)
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- Coordenação de Vigilância, Preparação e Resposta à Emergências e Desastres (PHE), Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde/Organização Mundial da Saúde (OPAS/OMS), Brasilia 70312-970, Brazil
- Department of Exact and Earth Sciences, University of the State of Bahia, Salvador 41150-000, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay; (C.V.); (A.G.d.l.F.); (S.G.); (F.F.); (A.R.); (T.A.); (C.C.); (J.B.); (S.V.); (M.J.O.); (J.T.); (M.L.G.); (C.A.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay; (C.V.); (A.G.d.l.F.); (S.G.); (F.F.); (A.R.); (T.A.); (C.C.); (J.B.); (S.V.); (M.J.O.); (J.T.); (M.L.G.); (C.A.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay; (C.V.); (A.G.d.l.F.); (S.G.); (F.F.); (A.R.); (T.A.); (C.C.); (J.B.); (S.V.); (M.J.O.); (J.T.); (M.L.G.); (C.A.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte 30510-010, Brazil; (M.L.); (N.R.G.); (F.C.M.I.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte 30510-010, Brazil; (M.L.); (N.R.G.); (F.C.M.I.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte 30510-010, Brazil; (M.L.); (N.R.G.); (F.C.M.I.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay; (C.V.); (A.G.d.l.F.); (S.G.); (F.F.); (A.R.); (T.A.); (C.C.); (J.B.); (S.V.); (M.J.O.); (J.T.); (M.L.G.); (C.A.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay; (C.V.); (A.G.d.l.F.); (S.G.); (F.F.); (A.R.); (T.A.); (C.C.); (J.B.); (S.V.); (M.J.O.); (J.T.); (M.L.G.); (C.A.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay; (C.V.); (A.G.d.l.F.); (S.G.); (F.F.); (A.R.); (T.A.); (C.C.); (J.B.); (S.V.); (M.J.O.); (J.T.); (M.L.G.); (C.A.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay; (C.V.); (A.G.d.l.F.); (S.G.); (F.F.); (A.R.); (T.A.); (C.C.); (J.B.); (S.V.); (M.J.O.); (J.T.); (M.L.G.); (C.A.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay; (C.V.); (A.G.d.l.F.); (S.G.); (F.F.); (A.R.); (T.A.); (C.C.); (J.B.); (S.V.); (M.J.O.); (J.T.); (M.L.G.); (C.A.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay; (C.V.); (A.G.d.l.F.); (S.G.); (F.F.); (A.R.); (T.A.); (C.C.); (J.B.); (S.V.); (M.J.O.); (J.T.); (M.L.G.); (C.A.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay; (C.V.); (A.G.d.l.F.); (S.G.); (F.F.); (A.R.); (T.A.); (C.C.); (J.B.); (S.V.); (M.J.O.); (J.T.); (M.L.G.); (C.A.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay; (C.V.); (A.G.d.l.F.); (S.G.); (F.F.); (A.R.); (T.A.); (C.C.); (J.B.); (S.V.); (M.J.O.); (J.T.); (M.L.G.); (C.A.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay; (C.V.); (A.G.d.l.F.); (S.G.); (F.F.); (A.R.); (T.A.); (C.C.); (J.B.); (S.V.); (M.J.O.); (J.T.); (M.L.G.); (C.A.)
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- Infectious Hazards Management, Health Emergencies Department (PHE), Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Washington, DC 20037, USA; (L.F.); (J.M.R.)
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- Infectious Hazards Management, Health Emergencies Department (PHE), Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Washington, DC 20037, USA; (L.F.); (J.M.R.)
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte 30190-002, Brazil
- Climate Amplified Diseases and Epidemics (CLIMADE), University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Climate Amplified Diseases and Epidemics (CLIMADE), University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Salvador, Bahia 40296-710, Brazil
- Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Development and One Health, University of Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy
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Xavier J, Fonseca V, Adelino T, Iani FCM, Pereira GC, Duarte MM, Lima M, Castro E, Oliveira C, Fritsch H, Guimarães N, Lamounier LO, Barreto FK, Braga de Oliveira CMM, Maymone Gonçalves CC, Malta Lima D, de Oliveira EC, de Castro Lichs GG, Gomes I, Mazaro J, Rodrigues JTN, Abrantes J, Colares JKB, Luz KG, Barbosa da Silva L, Demarchi L, Câmara MCB, Umaki Zardin MCS, Sabatini Mello Pinheiro R, Barbosa Souza R, Haddad SK, Figueiredo da Silva S, Slavov SN, Rocha T, Morel N, Chiparelli H, Burgueño A, Bórmida V, Cortinas MN, Martín RS, Pereira AC, dos Santos MF, André Júnior W, Mendez Rico J, Franco L, Rosewell A, do Carmo Said RF, de Albuquerque CFC, Noia Maciel EL, Santini de Oliveira M, Venâncio da Cunha R, Vinhal Frutuoso LC, de Filippis AMB, Giovanetti M, Carlos Junior Alcantara L. A Multiplex Nanopore Sequencing Approach for the Detection of Multiple Arboviral Species. Viruses 2023; 16:23. [PMID: 38257724 PMCID: PMC10821003 DOI: 10.3390/v16010023] [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: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
The emergence and continued geographic expansion of arboviruses and the growing number of infected people have highlighted the need to develop and improve multiplex methods for rapid and specific detection of pathogens. Sequencing technologies are promising tools that can help in the laboratory diagnosis of conditions that share common symptoms, such as pathologies caused by emerging arboviruses. In this study, we integrated nanopore sequencing and the advantages of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to develop a multiplex RT-PCR protocol for the detection of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and several orthoflaviviruses (such as dengue (Orthoflavivirus dengue), Zika (Orthoflavivirus zikaense), yellow fever (Orthoflavivirus flavi), and West Nile (Orthoflavivirus nilense) viruses) in a single reaction, which provides data for sequence-based differentiation of arbovirus lineages.
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- Joilson Xavier
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil
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- Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde, Organização Mundial da Saúde, Brasília 70800-400, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte 30510-010, Brazil (F.C.M.I.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte 30510-010, Brazil (F.C.M.I.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte 30510-010, Brazil (F.C.M.I.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte 30510-010, Brazil (F.C.M.I.)
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte 30190-002, Brazil
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte 30190-002, Brazil
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- lnstituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte 30510-010, Brazil (F.C.M.I.)
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte 30510-010, Brazil (F.C.M.I.)
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- Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil
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- Faculty of the Graduate Program in Biotechnology (Renorbio), Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza 60811-905, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59037-170, Brazil
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- Secretaria Estadual de Saúde do estado do Acre, Rio Branco 69900-064, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59037-170, Brazil
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- Faculty of the Graduate Program in Biotechnology (Renorbio), Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza 60811-905, Brazil
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-900, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79074-460, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59037-170, Brazil
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- Fundação Hemocentro de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto 14051-140, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59037-170, Brazil
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- Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Ministerio de Salud Pública, Montevideo 11200, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Ministerio de Salud Pública, Montevideo 11200, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Ministerio de Salud Pública, Montevideo 11200, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Ministerio de Salud Pública, Montevideo 11200, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Ministerio de Salud Pública, Montevideo 11200, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Ministerio de Salud Pública, Montevideo 11200, Uruguay
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- Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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- Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde, Organização Mundial da Saúde, Brasília 70800-400, Brazil
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- Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde e Ambiente, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília 70058-900, Brazil
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte 30190-002, Brazil
- Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Development and One Health, Universita Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Roma, Italy
- Climate Amplified Diseases and Epidemics (CLIMADE), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte 30190-002, Brazil
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte 30190-002, Brazil
- Climate Amplified Diseases and Epidemics (CLIMADE), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte 30190-002, Brazil
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Morel N, Giovanetti M, Fonseca V, Burgueño A, Lima M, Castro E, Guimarães NR, Iani FCM, Bormida V, Cortinas MN, Ramas V, Coppola L, Bento AI, Rosewell A, Franco L, Rico JM, Lourenço J, Alcantara LCJ, Chiparelli H. Genomics-based timely detection of Dengue Virus type I genotypes I and V in Uruguay. medRxiv 2023:2023.09.05.23295075. [PMID: 37732223 PMCID: PMC10508810 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.05.23295075] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
Abstract
We report the first whole-genome sequences of Dengue Virus type I genotypes I and V from Uruguay, including the first cases ever reported in the country. Through timely genomic analysis, identification of these genotypes was possible, aiding in timely public health responses and intervention strategies to mitigate the impact of dengue outbreaks.
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- Noelia Morel
- Laboratorio de Virus Emergentes/reemergentes. Unidad de Virología, Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Development and One Health, Universita Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy
- Climate Amplified Diseases And Epidemics (CLIMADE), Brazil, Americas
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- Climate Amplified Diseases And Epidemics (CLIMADE), Brazil, Americas
- Coordenação de Vigilância, Preparação e Resposta à Emergências e Desastres (PHE), Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde / Organização Mundial da Saúde (OPAS/OMS), Brasília DF, Brazil
- Department of Exact and Earth Sciences, University of the State of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Virus Emergentes/reemergentes. Unidad de Virología, Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Unidad de Genómica. Depto. De Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Virus Respiratorios, Unidad de Virología. Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Virus Respiratorios, Unidad de Virología. Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Uruguay
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- Pandemic Prevention Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation, Washington DC, USA
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- Coordenação de Vigilância, Preparação e Resposta à Emergências e Desastres (PHE), Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde / Organização Mundial da Saúde (OPAS/OMS), Brasília DF, Brazil
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- Infectious Hazards Management, Health Emergencies Department (PHE), Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Washington DC, USA
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- Infectious Hazards Management, Health Emergencies Department (PHE), Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Washington DC, USA
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- BioISI (Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
- Católica Biomedical Research Centre, Católica Medical School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
- Climate Amplified Diseases And Epidemics (CLIMADE), Portugal, Europe
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Climate Amplified Diseases And Epidemics (CLIMADE), Brazil, Americas
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- Unidad de Virología. Depto. De Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Uruguay
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Burgueño A, Giovanetti M, Fonseca V, Morel N, Lima M, Castro E, Guimarães NR, Iani FCM, Bormida V, Cortinas MN, Ramas V, Coppola L, Bento AI, Franco L, Rico JM, Lourenço J, Alcantara LCJ, Chiparelli H. Genomic and eco-epidemiological investigations in Uruguay reveal local Chikungunya virus transmission dynamics during its expansion across the Americas in 2023. medRxiv 2023:2023.08.17.23294156. [PMID: 37646000 PMCID: PMC10462220 DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.17.23294156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Uruguay experienced its first Chikungunya virus outbreak in 2023, resulting in a significant burden to its healthcare system. We conducted analysis based on real-time genomic surveillance (30 novel whole genomes) to offer timely insights into recent local transmission dynamics and eco-epidemiological factors behind its emergence and spread in the country.
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- Analía Burgueño
- Laboratorio de Virus Emergentes/reemergentes. Unidad de Virología, Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Development and One Health, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy
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- Department of Exact and Earth Sciences, University of the State of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
- Coordenação de Vigilância, Preparação e Resposta à Emergências e Desastres (PHE), Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde / Organização Mundial da Saúde (OPAS/OMS), Brasilia DF, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Virus Emergentes/reemergentes. Unidad de Virología, Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Genómica Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Genómica Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Virus Respiratorios, Unidad de Virología. Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Virus Respiratorios, Unidad de Virología. Departamento de Laboratorios de Salud Pública, Uruguay
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- Pandemic Prevention Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation, Washington DC, USA
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- Infectious Hazards Management, Health Emergencies Department (PHE), Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Washington DC, USA
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- Infectious Hazards Management, Health Emergencies Department (PHE), Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Washington DC, USA
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- BioISI (Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
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Barreto FK, Santos LA, Giovanetti M, Fonseca V, Aburjaile F, Silva JA, Freitas C, Peterka CRL, Rico JM, Almiron M, Melo CFCDAE, Alcântara LCJ. Technology transfer during the COVID-19 pandemic: report on the first face-to-face practical training course in Brazil. Epidemiol Serv Saude 2023; 32:e2022614. [PMID: 37610938 PMCID: PMC10443443 DOI: 10.1590/s2237-96222023000200017] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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MAIN RESULTS Technology transfer can take place at large events, as long as safety protocols are strictly enforced. It is important to disseminate, at these events, the concepts of the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). Implications for services: Face-to-face training course is fundamental for training public health professionals. Technology transfer between research institutions and health services results in updating and improving health system performance. PERSPECTIVES Based on the success of the reported technology transfer, a new module will be incorporated into the next edition of VEME (Panama 2022), entitled Virus Evolution to Public Health Policy Makers. The objective of this report was to describe the first face-to-face course aimed at training public health professionals in performing real-time genomic surveillance during the pandemic period. Experience report on a theoretical-practical course focusing on genomic research and surveillance, including mobile sequencing technologies, bioinformatics, phylogenetics and epidemiological modeling. There were 162 participants in the event and it was the first major face-to-face training course conducted during the COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil. No cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection was detected among the participants at the end of the event, suggesting the safety and effectiveness of all safety measures adopted. The results of this experience suggest that it is possible to conduct professional training safely during pandemics, as long as all safety protocols are followed.
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- Fernanda Khouri Barreto
- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brazil
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- Fundação Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Mosquitos Vetores - Endossimbiontes e Interação Patógeno-Vetor, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde, Organização Mundial da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Ministério da Saúde, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde e Ambiente, Coordenação-Geral das Arboviroses, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Ministério da Saúde, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde e Ambiente, Coordenação-Geral de Laboratórios de Saúde Pública, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Ministério da Saúde, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde e Ambiente, Coordenação-Geral das Arboviroses, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Pan American Health Organization, Health Emergencies Department, Washington, DC, United States
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- Pan American Health Organization, Health Emergencies Department, Washington, DC, United States
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- Fundação Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Mosquitos Vetores - Endossimbiontes e Interação Patógeno-Vetor, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Xavier J, Alcantara LCJ, Fonseca V, Lima M, Castro E, Fritsch H, Oliveira C, Guimarães N, Adelino T, Evaristo M, Rodrigues ES, Santos EV, de La-Roque D, de Moraes L, Tosta S, Neto A, Rosewell A, Mendonça AF, Leite A, Vasconcelos A, Silva de Mello AL, Vasconcelos B, Montalbano CA, Zanluca C, Freitas C, de Albuquerque CFC, Duarte Dos Santos CN, Santos CS, Dos Santos CA, Gonçalves CCM, Teixeira D, Neto DFL, Cabral D, de Oliveira EC, Noia Maciel EL, Pereira FM, Iani F, de Carvalho FP, Andrade G, Bezerra G, de Castro Lichs GG, Pereira GC, Barroso H, Franz HCF, Ferreira H, Gomes I, Riediger IN, Rodrigues I, de Siqueira IC, Silva J, Rico JM, Lima J, Abrantes J, do Nascimento JPM, Wasserheit JN, Pastor J, de Magalhães JJF, Luz KG, Lima Neto LG, Frutuoso LCV, da Silva LB, Sena L, de Sousa LAF, Pereira LA, Demarchi L, Câmara MCB, Astete MG, Almiron M, Lima M, Umaki Zardin MCS, Presibella MM, Falcão MB, Gale M, Freire N, Marques N, de Moura NFO, Almeida Da Silva PE, Rabinowitz P, da Cunha RV, Trinta KS, do Carmo Said RF, Kato R, Stabeli R, de Jesus R, Hans Santos R, Kashima S, Slavov SN, Andrade T, Rocha T, Carneiro T, Nardy V, da Silva V, Carvalho WG, Van Voorhis WC, Araujo WN, de Filippis AMB, Giovanetti M. Increased interregional virus exchange and nucleotide diversity outline the expansion of chikungunya virus in Brazil. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4413. [PMID: 37479700 PMCID: PMC10362057 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40099-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023] Open
Abstract
The emergence and reemergence of mosquito-borne diseases in Brazil such as yellow fever, zika, chikungunya, and dengue have had serious impacts on public health. Concerns have been raised due to the rapid dissemination of the chikungunya virus across the country since its first detection in 2014 in Northeast Brazil. In this work, we carried out on-site training activities in genomic surveillance in partnership with the National Network of Public Health Laboratories that have led to the generation of 422 chikungunya virus genomes from 12 Brazilian states over the past two years (2021-2022), a period that has seen more than 312 thousand chikungunya fever cases reported in the country. These genomes increased the amount of available data and allowed a more comprehensive characterization of the dispersal dynamics of the chikungunya virus East-Central-South-African lineage in Brazil. Tree branching patterns revealed the emergence and expansion of two distinct subclades. Phylogeographic analysis indicated that the northeast region has been the leading hub of virus spread towards other regions. Increased frequency of C > T transitions among the new genomes suggested that host restriction factors from the immune system such as ADAR and AID/APOBEC deaminases might be driving the genetic diversity of the chikungunya virus in Brazil.
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- Joilson Xavier
- Instituto René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Instituto René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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- Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde, Organização Mundial da Saúde, Brasília, Brazil
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- Instituto René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Instituto René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Instituto René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Brazil
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- Instituto René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Piaui, Piauí, Brazil
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- Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde, Organização Mundial da Saúde, Brasília, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Alagoas, Maceió, Brazil
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- Instituto Carlos Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral dos Laboratórios de Saúde Pública, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Brazil
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- Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral dos Laboratórios de Saúde Pública, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Pernambuco, Natal, Brazil
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- Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde e Ambiente, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Pernambuco, Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Department of Global Health and Medicine, University of Washington, Washington, USA
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Pernambuco, Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Pernambuco, Natal, Brazil
- Universidade de Pernambuco, Serra Talhada, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral das Arboviroses, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Brazil
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- Secretaria de Saúde de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Brazil
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- Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Washington, USA
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Pernambuco, Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral das Arboviroses, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Washington, USA
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- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Tecnologia em Imunobiológicos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Tecnologia em Imunobiológicos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral dos Laboratórios de Saúde Pública, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Brazil
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- Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde, Organização Mundial da Saúde, Brasília, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral dos Laboratórios de Saúde Pública, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Brazil
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- Fundação Hemocentro de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Fundação Hemocentro de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- Center for Research Development, CDC, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Instituto René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
- Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Development and One Health, University of Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
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Vazquez C, Alcantara LCJ, Fonseca V, Lima M, Xavier J, Adelino T, Fritsch H, Castro E, de Oliveira C, Schuab G, Lima ARJ, Villalba S, Gomez de la Fuente A, Rojas A, Cantero C, Fleitas F, Aquino C, Ojeda A, Sequera G, Torales J, Barrios J, Elias MC, Iani FCM, Ortega MJ, Gamarra ML, Montoya R, Rodrigues ES, Kashima S, Sampaio SC, Coluchi N, Leite J, Gresh L, Franco L, Lourenço J, Rico JM, Bispo de Filippis AM, Giovanetti M. Retrospective Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Dengue Virus 1, 2 and 4 in Paraguay. Viruses 2023; 15:1275. [PMID: 37376575 DOI: 10.3390/v15061275] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Dengue virus (DENV) has been a major public health concern in Paraguay, with frequent outbreaks occurring since early 1988. Although control measures have been implemented, dengue remains a significant health threat in the country, and continued efforts are required for prevention and control. In response to that, in collaboration with the Central Public Health Laboratory in Asunción, we conducted a portable whole-genome sequencing and phylodynamic analysis to investigate DENV viral strains circulating in Paraguay over the past epidemics. Our genomic surveillance activities revealed the co-circulation of multiple DENV serotypes: DENV-1 genotype V, the emerging DENV-2 genotype III, BR4-L2 clade, and DENV-4 genotype II. Results additionally highlight the possible role of Brazil as a source for the international dispersion of different viral strains to other countries in the Americas emphasizing the need for increased surveillance across the borders, for the early detection and response to outbreaks. This, in turn, emphasizes the critical role of genomic surveillance in monitoring and understanding arbovirus transmission and persistence locally and over long distances.
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- Cynthia Vazquez
- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay
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- Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde, Organização Mundial da Saúde, Brasília 70-800400, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte 30190-002, MG, Brazil
- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte 30510-010, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte 30190-002, MG, Brazil
- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte 30510-010, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte 30510-010, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte 30190-002, MG, Brazil
- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte 30510-010, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte 30510-010, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Arbovírus e Vírus Hemorrágicos (LARBOH), Instituto Osawldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Arbovírus e Vírus Hemorrágicos (LARBOH), Instituto Osawldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, RJ, Brazil
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- Butantan Institute, Center for Viral Surveillance and Serological Assessment (CeVIVAS), Sao Paulo 05507-000, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay
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- Dirección General de Vigilancia de la Salud, Asunción 40556, Paraguay
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- Dirección General de Vigilancia de la Salud, Asunción 40556, Paraguay
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay
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- Butantan Institute, Center for Viral Surveillance and Serological Assessment (CeVIVAS), Sao Paulo 05507-000, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte 30510-010, MG, Brazil
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- Enfermedades Trasmisibles y Determinantes Ambientales de la Salud CDE/HA/PHE, OPS/OMS, Asuncion 40126, Paraguay
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- Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14051-140, SP, Brazil
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- Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14051-140, SP, Brazil
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- Butantan Institute, Center for Viral Surveillance and Serological Assessment (CeVIVAS), Sao Paulo 05507-000, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción 001535, Paraguay
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- Emergency Department, Infectious Hazards Management, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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- Emergency Department, Infectious Hazards Management, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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- Emergency Department, Infectious Hazards Management, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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- Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Emergency Department, Infectious Hazards Management, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC 20037, USA
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- Laboratório de Arbovírus e Vírus Hemorrágicos (LARBOH), Instituto Osawldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte 30190-002, MG, Brazil
- Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Development and One Health, University of Campus Bio-Medico, 00128 Rome, Italy
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Giovanetti M, Vazquez C, Lima M, Castro E, Rojas A, de la Fuente AG, Aquino C, Cantero C, Fleitas F, Torales J, Barrios J, Ortega MJ, Gamarra ML, Villalba S, Alfonzo T, Xavier J, Adelino T, Fritsch H, Iani FCM, Pereira GC, de Oliveira C, Schuab G, Rodrigues ES, Kashima S, Leite J, Gresh L, Franco L, Tegally H, Van Voorhis WC, Lessels R, de Filippis AMB, Ojeda A, Sequera G, Montoya R, Holmes EC, de Oliveira T, Rico JM, Lourenço J, Fonseca V, Alcantara LCJ. Rapid epidemic expansion of chikungunya virus-ECSA lineage in Paraguay. medRxiv 2023:2023.04.16.23288635. [PMID: 37131602 PMCID: PMC10153315 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.16.23288635] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
The spread of vector-borne viruses, such as CHIKV, is a significant public health concern in the Americas, with over 120,000 cases and 51 deaths in 2023, of which 46 occurred in Paraguay. Using a suite of genomic, phylodynamic, and epidemiological techniques, we characterized the ongoing large CHIKV epidemic in Paraguay. Article Summary Line Genomic and epidemiological characterization of the ongoing Chikungunya virus epidemic in Paraguay.
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- Marta Giovanetti
- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Development and One Health, University of Campus Bio-Medico,Rome, Italy
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Laboratorio Central de Salud Pública, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Laboratorio Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Arbovírus e Vírus Hemorrágicos (LARBOH), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Arbovírus e Vírus Hemorrágicos (LARBOH), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, Blood Center of Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Infectious Hazards Management, Health Emergencies Department (PHE), Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Washington DC, USA
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- Infectious Hazards Management, Health Emergencies Department (PHE), Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Washington DC, USA
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- Infectious Hazards Management, Health Emergencies Department (PHE), Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Washington DC, USA
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- Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI), School of Data Science and Computational Thinking, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa
- KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Center for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, USA
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- KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Laboratório de Arbovírus e Vírus Hemorrágicos (LARBOH), Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Dirección General de Vigilancia de la Salud, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Enfermedades Trasmisibles y Determinantes Ambientales de la Salud CDE/HA/PHE, Organización Panamericana de la Salud / Organización Mundial de la Salud (OPS/OMS), Asuncion, Paraguay
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- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI), School of Data Science and Computational Thinking, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa
- KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4001, South Africa
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- Infectious Hazards Management, Health Emergencies Department (PHE), Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), Washington DC, USA
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- Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, 1749-016, Portugal
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- Coordenação de Vigilância, Preparação e Resposta à Emergências e Desastres (PHE), Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde / Organização Mundial da Saúde (OPAS/OMS), Brasilia DF, Brazil
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Xavier J, Alcantara L, Fonseca V, Lima M, Castro E, Fritsch H, Oliveira C, Guimarães N, Adelino T, Evaristo M, Rodrigues ES, Santos EV, de La-Roque D, de Moraes L, Tosta S, Neto A, Rosewell A, Mendonça AF, Leite A, Vasconcelos A, Silva de Mello AL, Vasconcelos B, Montalbano CA, Zanluca C, Freitas C, de Albuquerque CFC, Duarte dos Santos CN, Santos CS, dos Santos CA, Maymone Gonçalves CC, Teixeira D, Neto DFL, Cabral D, de Oliveira EC, Noia Maciel EL, Pereira FM, Iani F, de Carvalho FP, Andrade G, Bezerra G, de Castro Lichs GG, Pereira GC, Barroso H, Ferreira Franz HC, Ferreira H, Gomes I, Riediger IN, Rodrigues I, de Siqueira IC, Silva J, Rico JM, Lima J, Abrantes J, do Nascimento JPM, Wasserheit JN, Pastor J, de Magalhães JJF, Luz KG, Lima Neto LG, Frutuoso LCV, da Silva LB, Sena L, de Sousa LAF, Pereira LA, Demarchi L, Câmara MCB, Astete MG, Almiron M, Lima M, Umaki Zardin MCS, Presibella MM, Falcão MB, Gale M, Freire N, Marques N, de Moura NFO, Almeida Da Silva PE, Rabinowitz P, da Cunha RV, Trinta KS, do Carmo Said RF, Kato R, Stabeli R, de Jesus R, Santos RH, Haddad SK, Slavov SN, Andrade T, Rocha T, Carneiro T, Nardy V, da Silva V, Carvalho WG, Van Voorhis WC, Araujo WN, de Filippis AM, Giovanetti M. Increased interregional virus exchange and nucleotide diversity outline the expansion of the chikungunya virus ECSA lineage in Brazil. medRxiv 2023:2023.03.28.23287733. [PMID: 37034611 PMCID: PMC10081416 DOI: 10.1101/2023.03.28.23287733] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
Abstract
The emergence and reemergence of mosquito-borne diseases in Brazil such as Yellow Fever, Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue have had serious impacts on public health. Concerns have been raised due to the rapid dissemination of the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) across the country since its first detection in 2014 in Northeast Brazil. Faced with this scenario, on-site training activities in genomic surveillance carried out in partnership with the National Network of Public Health Laboratories have led to the generation of 422 CHIKV genomes from 12 Brazilian states over the past two years (2021-2022), a period that has seen more than 312 thousand chikungunya fever cases reported in the country. These new genomes increased the amount of available data and allowed a more comprehensive characterization of the dispersion dynamics of the CHIKV East-Central-South-African (ECSA) lineage in Brazil. Tree branching patterns revealed the emergence and expansion of two distinct subclades. Phylogeographic analysis indicated that the northeast region has been the leading hub of virus spread towards other regions. Increased frequency of C>T transitions among the new genomes suggested that host restriction factors from the immune system such as ADAR and AID/APOBEC deaminases might be driving CHIKV ECSA lineage genetic diversity in Brazil.
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- Joilson Xavier
- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Correspondence: , &
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- Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde, Organização Mundial da Saúde, Brazil
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Bahia, Brazil
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Piaui, Brazil
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- Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde, Organização Mundial da Saúde, Brazil
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- Instituto Carlos Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Paraná, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral dos Laboratórios de Saúde Pública, Ministério da Saúde, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral dos Laboratórios de Saúde Pública, Ministério da Saúde, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Pernambuco, Brazil
- Universidade de Pernambuco Campus Serra Talhada
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Sergipe, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Secretaria de Saúde de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
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- Department of Immunology, University of Washington, USA
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, USA
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- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Tecnologia em Imunobiológicos, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral dos Laboratórios de Saúde Pública, Ministério da Saúde, Brazil
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- Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde, Organização Mundial da Saúde, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral dos Laboratórios de Saúde Pública, Ministério da Saúde, Brazil
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- Fundação Hemocentro de Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
- Center for Research Development, CDC, Butantan Institute, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública da Bahia, Brazil
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- Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Correspondence: , &
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- Instituto Rene Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Development and One Health, University of Campus Bio-Medico, Italy
- Correspondence: , &
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Adelino TÉR, Giovanetti M, Fonseca V, Xavier J, de Abreu ÁS, do Nascimento VA, Demarchi LHF, Oliveira MAA, da Silva VL, de Mello ALES, Cunha GM, Santos RH, de Oliveira EC, Júnior JAC, de Melo Iani FC, de Filippis AMB, de Abreu AL, de Jesus R, de Albuquerque CFC, Rico JM, do Carmo Said RF, Silva JA, de Moura NFO, Leite P, Frutuoso LCV, Haddad SK, Martínez A, Barreto FK, Vazquez CC, da Cunha RV, Araújo ELL, de Oliveira Tosta SF, de Araújo Fabri A, Chalhoub FLL, da Silva Lemos P, de Bruycker-Nogueira F, de Castro Lichs GG, Zardin MCSU, Segovia FMC, Gonçalves CCM, Grillo ZDCF, Slavov SN, Pereira LA, Mendonça AF, Pereira FM, de Magalhães JJF, Dos Santos Júnior ADCM, de Lima MM, Nogueira RMR, Góes-Neto A, de Carvalho Azevedo VA, Ramalho DB, Oliveira WK, Macario EM, de Medeiros AC, Pimentel V, Holmes EC, de Oliveira T, Lourenço J, Alcantara LCJ. Field and classroom initiatives for portable sequence-based monitoring of dengue virus in Brazil. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2296. [PMID: 33863880 PMCID: PMC8052316 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22607-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Brazil experienced a large dengue virus (DENV) epidemic in 2019, highlighting a continuous struggle with effective control and public health preparedness. Using Oxford Nanopore sequencing, we led field and classroom initiatives for the monitoring of DENV in Brazil, generating 227 novel genome sequences of DENV1-2 from 85 municipalities (2015-2019). This equated to an over 50% increase in the number of DENV genomes from Brazil available in public databases. Using both phylogenetic and epidemiological models we retrospectively reconstructed the recent transmission history of DENV1-2. Phylogenetic analysis revealed complex patterns of transmission, with both lineage co-circulation and replacement. We identified two lineages within the DENV2 BR-4 clade, for which we estimated the effective reproduction number and pattern of seasonality. Overall, the surveillance outputs and training initiative described here serve as a proof-of-concept for the utility of real-time portable sequencing for research and local capacity building in the genomic surveillance of emerging viruses.
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- Talita Émile Ribeiro Adelino
- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Flavivírus, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Flavivírus, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Flavivírus, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Flavivírus, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia de Doenças Transmissíveis na Amazônia, Instituto Leônidas e Maria Deane, Fiocruz, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública Dr. Milton Bezerra Sobral, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais, Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Flavivírus, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral dos Laboratórios de Saúde Pública, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral dos Laboratórios de Saúde Pública, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde/Organização Mundial da Saúde, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral das Arboviroses, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde/Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral das Arboviroses, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde/Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral das Arboviroses, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde/Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral das Arboviroses, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde/Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Coordenação Geral dos Laboratórios de Saúde Pública, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Flavivírus, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Flavivírus, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública Dr. Giovanni Cysneiros, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública Dr. Giovanni Cysneiros, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Flavivírus, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Secretaria de Saúde do Estado de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, School of Life and Environmental Sciences and School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Zoology, Peter Medawar Building, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Laboratório de Flavivírus, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Barbosa Ramirez J, Pulido Dominguez P, Rey Benito G, Mendez Rico J, Castellanos J, Páez Martinez A. Human respiratory syncytial virus and metapneumovirus in patients with acute respiratory infection in Colombia, 2000 - 2011. Rev Panam Salud Publica 2014; 36:101-109. [PMID: 25345531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in Colombia from 2000 - 2011, including seasonal trends. METHODS Nasopharyngeal aspirates and/or throat swabs from 14 870 patients with acute respiratory infections (ARI) were studied. Two subgroups were analyzed using molecular biology techniques. The first consisted of 264 RSV indirect fluorescence assay (IFA)-positive samples, the second of 264 RSV IFA-negative samples. RSV and hMPV were detected using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS 2 799 samples (18.8%) contained a respiratory virus. RSV was detected by IFA in 1 333 samples (8.9%). RSV was detected by RT-PCR in 192 samples from the RSV IFA-positive subgroup and in 25 samples from the RSV IFA-negative subgroup. hMPV was detected in eight samples from the RSV IFA-positive subgroup and in 11 samples from the RSV IFA-negative subgroup. Among the RSV infections, subtype A was dominant in two-year intervals, subtype B was dominant in one-year intervals. 85.3% of RSV and 74% of hMPV infections occurred in children younger than 5 years old. RSV and hMPV infections were associated with rainy seasons. Co-infection with RSV A and RSV B was detected in two patients. Five cases of co-infection with RSV and hMPV were detected. CONCLUSIONS This report is the first to examine the epidemiology of ARIs in Colombia, with an emphasis on RSV and hMPV. The samples studied here were obtained over a 12-year period and represent all age groups and both genders.
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- Laboratorio de Virología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia,
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- Laboratorio de Virología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia,
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- Laboratorio de Virología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia,
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- Laboratorio de Virología, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Distrito Capital, Colombia,
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Bettencourt A, Calado A, Amaral J, Vale FM, Rico JM, Monteiro J, Castro M. The influence of vacuum mixing on methylmethacrylate liberation from acrylic cement powder. Int J Pharm 2001; 219:89-93. [PMID: 11337169 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5173(01)00630-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement is a biomaterial used to anchor prostheses during joint replacement surgery. Residual methylmethacrylate monomer (MMA) may be related with the cytotoxic effect of PMMA. The aim of the present paper was to investigate the effect of two different cement mixing methods: hand stirring at atmospheric pressure and under partial vacuum (0.330 and 0.154 bar) on residual monomer liberation in phosphate buffer saline solution from acrylic cement powder. Residual MMA content was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. Mathematical models were applied to experimental dissolution data revealing that monomer release was significantly reduced in bone cement powder obtained at 0.154 bar vacuum pressure compared to the other mixing conditions. The kinetic models applied are consistent with a simple diffusion mechanism of the monomer from the polymer matrix.
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- A Bettencourt
- Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. das Forcas Armadas, 1600-083, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Bettencourt A, Calado A, Amaral J, Vale FM, Rico JM, Monteiro J, Lopes A, Pereira L, Castro M. In vitro release studies of methylmethacrylate liberation from acrylic cement powder. Int J Pharm 2000; 197:161-8. [PMID: 10704803 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5173(99)00468-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bone cement or polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is commonly used for anchoring cemented prosthesis to the bone. Cytotoxic effect of culture media exposed to PMMA powder may be related with long term problems associated with acrylic cement application, being the monomer (methylmethacrylate) one of the cement's component partly responsible for the cytotoxic effect. The present work reports the studies of monomer release from acrylic bone cement powder under different experimental conditions: setting time of PMMA (in solution and air) and different culture media composition. High-performance liquid chromatography was used for the determination of residual monomer. Mathematical models were applied to experimental dissolution data revealing that monomer release is lightly affected by the studied variables. The monomer release seems to be a surface phenomena, suggesting that the possible actions of monomer will mainly be due to the initial loss of non polymerized monomer rather than to further depolymerization of the already polymerized cement.
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- A Bettencourt
- Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. das Forças Armadas, 1600-083, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Girón FF, de la Vega RL, Eguinoa JE, Perez MJ, Sanchez MB, Rodriguez CS, Rico JM. End-stage chronic renal failure secondary to cisplatin and ifosfamide combination chemotherapy. Nephron Clin Pract 1999; 82:281-3. [PMID: 10396004 DOI: 10.1159/000045416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Figueira ME, do Vale FM, Barroso MI, Rico JM, Castro M. Dietary beta-adrenoceptor agonists have a persistent effect on nitric oxide synthesis in rat cultured smooth muscle cells. Eur J Pharmacol 1998; 362:261-6. [PMID: 9874179 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(98)00693-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Several compounds including lipopolysaccharide and sympathomimetics stimulate the expression of the inducible nitric oxide synthase in vascular smooth muscle cells. We evaluated the effect of clenbuterol on nitric oxide (NO) production by vascular smooth muscle cells of the rat aorta in culture. Wistar rats were divided into three diet groups (control, clenbuterol and washout). Aortic vascular smooth muscle cells from rats from these 3 diet groups were cultured in the presence and absence of lipopolysaccharide and/or beta-adrenoceptor agonists. NO release was measured by Griess reagent. Clenbuterol or salbutamol added to cells from control rats potentiated lipopolysaccharide-induced NO release. Cells from rats fed on clenbuterol, in a medium without beta-adrenoceptor agonists, showed a similar potentiation, even after a 10-day washout period. The addition of beta-adrenoceptor agonists to the latter cells did not increase NO production. NG-Nitro-L-arginine decreased nitrite production in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated cells. Our results demonstrate that dietary clenbuterol has a persistent 'ex vivo' effect on lipopolysaccharide-induced NO production by cultured vascular smooth muscle cells.
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- M E Figueira
- Laboratório de Bromatologia da Faculdade de Farmácia de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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De Castro M, Mota-Filipe H, Caneira M, Rico JM, Scott-Burden T, Vanhoutte PM. DL-propranolol augments production of NO induced by cytokines in cultured aortic smooth muscle of the rat. Eur J Pharmacol 1994; 261:199-203. [PMID: 8001644 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(94)90319-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The effect of DL-propranolol on the production of nitric oxide (NO.) by cultured arterial smooth muscle cells from normotensive (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) was studied before and after stimulation by lipopolysaccharide or interleukin-1 beta. The influence of L-arginine and NG-nitro-L-arginine on these events was also studied. Lipopolysaccharide-stimulated SHR-derived smooth muscle cells produced less NO. than WKY cells. However the amounts produced in response to interleukin-1 beta were similar for the two cell types. DL-propranolol increased the NO. production in both types of cells exposed to lipopolysaccharide, but had no significant effect on this parameter in WKY-derived cells exposed to interleukin-1 beta. Inclusion of L-arginine during incubations with propranolol had no effect on the levels of NO. produced by either cell type exposed to lipopolysaccharide. The basal production of NO. was enhanced in smooth muscle cells from both normotensive and hypertensive rats when the cells were treated with L-arginine after exposure to interleukin-1 beta. L-Arginine increased the response to DL-propranolol only in the WKY cells. NO. production was depressed by inclusion of NG-nitro-L-arginine during incubations in both cell types regardless of the treatment regime used to induce NO. synthase activity. The results suggest that DL-propranolol may induce the production of NO. by cultured smooth muscle cells exposed to cytokines.
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- M De Castro
- Laboratório de Química Analítica, Faculdade de Farmácia de Lisboa, Portugal
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Macara B, Rico JM. Effect of Ca2+ modulators on acetylcholine-induced phasic and tonic contractions and A23187-induced contractions in ileal longitudinal muscle and IP3 production. Eur J Pharmacol 1992; 218:27-33. [PMID: 1397033 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(92)90143-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The influence of different sources of Ca2+ on the Emax and ED50 values of acetylcholine (ACh)-induced phasic and tonic contractions and on A23187-induced contractions was studied using different extracellular Ca2+ concentrations ([Ca2+]o) and the Ca2+ modulators TMB-8 and D600. IP3 production induced by both stimulants was also studied. The results are compatible with: (a) the mobilization of Ca2+ from an intracellular source as a primary event in the phasic response. (b) The primary involvement of a D600-sensitive inward Ca2+ current in the ACh-tonic response. (c) An inward D600-sensitive Ca2+ current associated with the ionophore transported ion. (d) The involvement of an IP3 independent, TMB-8 sensitive mechanism of Ca2+ mobilization involved in the A23187-induced responses.
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- B Macara
- Laboratório de Farmacologia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Lisboa, Portugal
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Sobrino JA, Centeno JE, Maté I, Mesa JM, Oliver JM, Silvestre J, Domínguez F, Sobrino N, Rico JM, Rubiano R. [Left atrial thrombus. Its evolution with oral anticoagulation]. Rev Esp Cardiol 1992; 45:157-61. [PMID: 1574628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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UNLABELLED Left ventricular thrombi were found in 25 patients by two-dimensional echocardiography. All patients were in atrial fibrillation, 16 had mitral or mitroaortic valve diseases and nine mitral or mitroaortic bioprosthetic valves. Nine patients (36%) had history of arterial embolism. At diagnostic time, oral anticoagulation with coumadin was instaured in all the patients. Periodic clinic and echocardiography follow-up was performed. Left atrial thrombi either disappeared (18 patients [72%]) or reduced their size (one patient). Six patients with mitral stenosis were considered as candidates to percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty, which was performed in 4 patients whose thrombi disappeared with anticoagulation therapy in 6 months. During the follow-up one patient had cerebral embolism without sequelae. CONCLUSIONS 1st. Patients with left atrial thrombi have high risk for arterial embolism. 2nd. Left atrial thrombi disappear in a high proportion after prescribing oral anticoagulation, which has some important therapeutic implications.
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- J A Sobrino
- Unidad Médico Quirúrgica de Cardiología, Hospital La Paz, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid
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The effect of replacing calcium with strontium in the perfusion fluid was qualitatively and quantitatively studied in the isolated longitudinal muscle of the guinea-pig ileum. In the presence of strontium hyoscine could be considered a competitive antagonist of acetylcholine for the acetylcholine receptor of the longitudinal muscle of the guinea-pig ileum; dibenamine still blocked this receptor in an irreversible way. The equilibrium constants for acetylcholine (KA) and hyoscine (KI) were obtained in the presence of calcium (KA = 3.16 +/- 0.63 microM; KI = 0.38 +/- 0.07 nM), and strontium (KA = 7.00 +/- 0.89 microM; KI = 0.93 +/- 0.16 nM). The results show a decrease in the affinity of both drugs for the muscarinic receptor in the presence of strontium.
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- B Macara
- Instituto de Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Portugal
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In conscious rabbits, the intravenous administration of pindolol (0.125 mg/kg) and propranolol (1 mg/kg) induced a highly significant (p less than 0.001) decrease of mean arterial blood pressure and with propranolol, a significant (p less than 0.01) bradycardia. In the same model the intravenous administrtion of saline (1 ml/kg) and of indomethacin (1 mg/kg) did not affect mean arterial blood pressure or heart rate (p greater than 0.3). Pretreatment of the animals with indomethacin (1 mg/kg) abolished the effect of both beta-blockers on mean arterial blood pressure (p greater than 0.05) and had no significant effect on heart rate.
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