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Rosenbaum W, Bovinder Ylitalo E, Castel G, Sjödin A, Larsson P, Wigren Byström J, Forsell MNE, Ahlm C, Pettersson L, Tuiskunen Bäck A. Hybrid capture-based next-generation sequencing of new and old world Orthohantavirus strains and wild-type Puumala isolates from humans and bank voles. J Clin Virol 2024; 172:105672. [PMID: 38574565 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2024.105672] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
Abstract
Orthohantaviruses, transmitted primarily by rodents, cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Eurasia and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the Americas. These viruses, with documented human-to-human transmission, exhibit a wide case-fatality rate, 0.5-40 %, depending on the virus species, and no vaccine or effective treatment for severe Orthohantavirus infections exists. In Europe, the Puumala virus (PUUV), carried by the bank vole Myodes glareolus, causes a milder form of HFRS. Despite the reliance on serology and PCR for diagnosis, the three genomic segments of Swedish wild-type PUUV have yet to be completely sequenced. We have developed a targeted hybrid-capture method aimed at comprehensive genomic sequencing of wild-type PUUV isolates and the identification of other Orthohantaviruses. Our custom-designed panel includes >11,200 probes covering the entire Orthohantavirus genus. Using this panel, we sequenced complete viral genomes from bank vole lung tissue, human plasma samples, and cell-cultured reference strains. Analysis revealed that Swedish PUUV isolates belong to the Northern Scandinavian lineage, with nucleotide diversity ranging from 2.8 % to 3.7 % among them. Notably, no significant genotypic differences were observed between the viral sequences from reservoirs and human cases except in the nonstructural protein. Despite the high endemicity of PUUV in Northern Sweden, these are the first complete Swedish wild-type PUUV genomes and substantially increase our understanding of PUUV evolution and epidemiology. The panel's sensitivity enables genomic sequencing of human samples with viral RNA levels reflecting the natural progression of infection and underscores our panel's diagnostic value, and could help to uncover novel Orthohantavirus transmission routes.
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Affiliation(s)
- William Rosenbaum
- Department of Medical Biosciences, Umeå University, SE-90185, Umeå, Sweden
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- CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, Institut Agro, IRD, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- CBRN Security and Defence, Swedish Defence Research Agency - FOI, Umeå, Sweden
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- Clinical Genomics Umeå, Umeå University, SE-90185, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, SE-90185, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, SE-90185, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, SE-90185, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, SE-90185, Umeå, Sweden.
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Glass GE. Forecasting Outbreaks of Hantaviral Disease: Future Directions in Geospatial Modeling. Viruses 2023; 15:1461. [PMID: 37515149 PMCID: PMC10383283 DOI: 10.3390/v15071461] [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: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Hantaviral diseases have been recognized as 'place diseases' from their earliest identification and, epidemiologically, are tied to single host species with transmission occurring from infectious hosts to humans. As such, human populations are most at risk when they are in physical proximity to suitable habitats for reservoir populations, when numbers of infectious hosts are greatest. Because of the lags between improving habitat conditions and increasing infectious host abundance and spillover to humans, it should be possible to anticipate (forecast) where and when outbreaks will most likely occur. Most mammalian hosts are associated with specific habitat requirements, so identifying these habitats and the ecological drivers that impact population growth and the dispersal of viral hosts should be markers of the increased risk for disease outbreaks. These regions could be targeted for public health and medical education. This paper outlines the rationale for forecasting zoonotic outbreaks, and the information that needs to be clarified at various levels of biological organization to make the forecasting of orthohantaviruses successful. Major challenges reflect the transdisciplinary nature of forecasting zoonoses, with needs to better understand the implications of the data collected, how collections are designed, and how chosen methods impact the interpretation of results.
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Quizon K, Holloway K, Iranpour M, Warner BM, Deschambault Y, Soule G, Tierney K, Kobasa D, Sloan A, Safronetz D. Experimental Infection of Peromyscus Species Rodents with Sin Nombre Virus. Emerg Infect Dis 2022; 28:1882-1885. [PMID: 35997624 PMCID: PMC9423932 DOI: 10.3201/eid2809.220509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We demonstrate that 6 distinct Peromyscus rodent species are permissive to experimental infection with Sin Nombre orthohantavirus (SNV). Viral RNA and SNV antibodies were detected in members of all 6 species. P. leucopus mice demonstrated markedly higher viral and antibody titers than P. maniculatus mice, the established primary hosts for SNV.
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