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Use of ProMED as a Surveillance System for Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases in Brazil from 2015 to 2020.
IF 3.8 3区 医学
Viruses-Basel Pub Date : 2025-01-13 DOI: 10.3390/v17010093
Davi Carreiro Rocha, Luana Santos Louro, Hosana Ewald Oliveira, Bruno Cancian de Araujo, Sukhyun Ryu, Creuza Rachel Vicente
{"title":"Use of ProMED as a Surveillance System for Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases in Brazil from 2015 to 2020.","authors":"Davi Carreiro Rocha, Luana Santos Louro, Hosana Ewald Oliveira, Bruno Cancian de Araujo, Sukhyun Ryu, Creuza Rachel Vicente","doi":"10.3390/v17010093","DOIUrl":"10.3390/v17010093","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases have been frequently reported in Brazil. The Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases (ProMED) is a virtual system with expert curation for monitoring health events, including those occurring in Brazil. This study aimed to describe the ProMED as a complementary surveillance system for emerging infectious diseases in Brazil. It has a retrospective and descriptive design, and was conducted using ProMED-PORT reports that cited Brazil and were published from 1 January 2015, to 31 December 2020. In total, 220 new reports were identified during the study period. Most of these were published between January and June. Reports on humans were predominant (<i>n</i> = 177), and comprised 78 kinds of events, most of which were related to arboviruses. Reports on animals were the second most prevalent (<i>n</i> = 35), and encompassed 18 kinds of events, particularly yellow fever in non-human primates, rabies in different mammals, and sporotrichosis in felines. Six (2.7%) reports were related to humans and animals, while two (0.9%) were related to plants or the environment. Most reports were from Southeast and Northeast regions. ProMED identified leading emerging and reemerging infectious diseases in Brazil, serving as an information source for local and international health authorities.</p>","PeriodicalId":49328,"journal":{"name":"Viruses-Basel","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11768860/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143043038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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RNA Virus Discovery Sheds Light on the Virome of a Major Vineyard Pest, the European Grapevine Moth (Lobesia botrana).
IF 3.8 3区 医学
Viruses-Basel Pub Date : 2025-01-13 DOI: 10.3390/v17010095
Humberto Debat, Sebastian Gomez-Talquenca, Nicolas Bejerman
{"title":"RNA Virus Discovery Sheds Light on the Virome of a Major Vineyard Pest, the European Grapevine Moth (<i>Lobesia botrana</i>).","authors":"Humberto Debat, Sebastian Gomez-Talquenca, Nicolas Bejerman","doi":"10.3390/v17010095","DOIUrl":"10.3390/v17010095","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The European grapevine moth (<i>Lobesia botrana</i>) poses a significant threat to vineyards worldwide, causing extensive economic losses. While its ecological interactions and control strategies have been well studied, its associated viral diversity remains unexplored. Here, we employ high-throughput sequencing data mining to comprehensively characterize the <i>L. botrana</i> virome, revealing novel and diverse RNA viruses. We characterized four new viral members belonging to distinct families, with evolutionary cues of cypoviruses (<i>Reoviridae</i>), sobemo-like viruses (<i>Solemoviridae</i>), phasmaviruses (<i>Phasmaviridae</i>), and carmotetraviruses (<i>Carmotetraviridae</i>). Phylogenetic analysis of the cypoviruses places them within the genus in affinity with other moth viruses. The bi-segmented and highly divergent sobemo-like virus showed a distinctive evolutionary trajectory of its encoding proteins at the periphery of recently reported invertebrate Sobelivirales. Notably, the presence of a novel phasmavirus, typically associated with mosquitoes, expands the known host range and diversity of this family to moths. Furthermore, the identification of a carmotetravirus branching in the same cluster as the Providence virus, a lepidopteran virus which replicates in plants, raises questions regarding the biological significance of this moth virus to the grapevine host. We further explored viral sequences in several publicly available transcriptomic datasets of the moth, indicating potential prevalence across distinct conditions. These results underscore the existence of a complex virome within <i>L. botrana</i> and lay the foundation for future studies investigating the ecological roles, evolutionary dynamics, and potential biocontrol applications of these viruses in the <i>L. botrana</i>-vineyard ecosystem.</p>","PeriodicalId":49328,"journal":{"name":"Viruses-Basel","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11768796/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143042909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Role of the Psi Packaging Signal and Dimerization Initiation Sequence in the Organization of Rous Sarcoma Virus Gag-gRNA Co-Condensates.
IF 3.8 3区 医学
Viruses-Basel Pub Date : 2025-01-13 DOI: 10.3390/v17010097
Gregory S Lambert, Rebecca J Kaddis Maldonado, Leslie J Parent
{"title":"Role of the Psi Packaging Signal and Dimerization Initiation Sequence in the Organization of Rous Sarcoma Virus Gag-gRNA Co-Condensates.","authors":"Gregory S Lambert, Rebecca J Kaddis Maldonado, Leslie J Parent","doi":"10.3390/v17010097","DOIUrl":"10.3390/v17010097","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Retroviral genome selection and virion assembly remain promising targets for novel therapeutic intervention. Recent studies have demonstrated that the Gag proteins of Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) and human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) undergo nuclear trafficking, colocalize with nascent genomic viral RNA (gRNA) at transcription sites, may interact with host transcription factors, and display biophysical properties characteristic of biomolecular condensates. In the present work, we utilized a controlled in vitro condensate assay and advanced imaging approaches to investigate the effects of interactions between RSV Gag condensates and viral and nonviral RNAs on condensate abundance and organization. We observed that the psi (Ψ) packaging signal and the dimerization initiation sequence (DIS) had stabilizing effects on RSV Gag condensates, while RNAs lacking these features promoted or antagonized condensation, depending on local protein concentration and condensate architecture. An RNA containing Ψ, DIS, and the dimerization linkage structure (DLS) that is capable of stable dimer formation was observed to act as a bridge between RSV Gag condensates. These observations suggest additional, condensate-related roles for Gag-Ψ binding, gRNA dimerization, and Gag dimerization/multimerization in gRNA selection and packaging, representing a significant step forward in our understanding of how these interactions collectively facilitate efficient genome packaging.</p>","PeriodicalId":49328,"journal":{"name":"Viruses-Basel","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11769450/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143042915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Repurposing Drugs for Synergistic Combination Therapies to Counteract Monkeypox Virus Tecovirimat Resistance.
IF 3.8 3区 医学
Viruses-Basel Pub Date : 2025-01-13 DOI: 10.3390/v17010092
Haydar Witwit, Beatrice Cubitt, Roaa Khafaji, Esteban M Castro, Miguel Goicoechea, Maria M Lorenzo, Rafael Blasco, Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Juan C de la Torre
{"title":"Repurposing Drugs for Synergistic Combination Therapies to Counteract Monkeypox Virus Tecovirimat Resistance.","authors":"Haydar Witwit, Beatrice Cubitt, Roaa Khafaji, Esteban M Castro, Miguel Goicoechea, Maria M Lorenzo, Rafael Blasco, Luis Martinez-Sobrido, Juan C de la Torre","doi":"10.3390/v17010092","DOIUrl":"10.3390/v17010092","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The ongoing monkeypox (mpox) disease outbreak has spread to multiple countries in Central Africa and evidence indicates it is driven by a more virulent clade I monkeypox virus (MPXV) strain than the clade II strain associated with the 2022 global mpox outbreak, which led the WHO to declare this mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. The FDA-approved small molecule antiviral tecovirimat (TPOXX) is recommended to treat mpox cases with severe symptoms, but the limited efficacy of TPOXX and the emergence of TPOXX resistant MPXV variants has challenged this medical practice of care and highlighted the urgent need for alternative therapeutic strategies. In this study we have used vaccinia virus (VACV) as a surrogate of MPXV to assess the antiviral efficacy of combination therapy of TPOXX together with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), an FDA-approved immunosuppressive agent that we have shown to inhibit VACV and MPXV, or the N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) inhibitor IMP-1088. Both MMF and IMP-1088 drugs exhibited strong dose-dependent antiviral activity against VACV and mpox, and potent synergistic effects in conjunction with TPOXX. Our findings support combination therapy of direct-acting (TPOXX) and host-targeted (MMF and IMP-1088) antivirals as a promising approach to treat mpox and prevent the emergence and spread of TPOXX-resistant MPXV variants.</p>","PeriodicalId":49328,"journal":{"name":"Viruses-Basel","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11769280/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Serological and Molecular Characterization of the Hepatitis B Virus in Blood Donors in Maputo City, Mozambique.
IF 3.8 3区 医学
Viruses-Basel Pub Date : 2025-01-13 DOI: 10.3390/v17010094
Olga Maquessene, Osvaldo Laurindo, Lúcia Chambal, Nalia Ismael, Nédio Mabunda
{"title":"Serological and Molecular Characterization of the Hepatitis B Virus in Blood Donors in Maputo City, Mozambique.","authors":"Olga Maquessene, Osvaldo Laurindo, Lúcia Chambal, Nalia Ismael, Nédio Mabunda","doi":"10.3390/v17010094","DOIUrl":"10.3390/v17010094","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major public health concern responsible for hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. In Mozambique, HBsAg prevalence is high and endemic, and despite the strategies to mitigate the spread of the disease, the HCC incidence is still high and one of the highest in the world. There is still limited data on the serological profile and molecular epidemiology of HBV in Mozambique given the burden of this disease. In this study, we aimed to describe the serological and molecular characterization of HBV among blood donors. We conducted a cross-sectional survey from November 2014 to October 2015 at the Blood Bank of the Hospital Central de Maputo. Serological testing and molecular testing were performed. The frequency of HBV infection was estimated at 4.4% and was higher among males (79.1%), individuals aged 25-39 years (55.2%), and replacement donors (89.6%). The median viral load of HBV-positive blood donors was 1288.5 IU/mL, and 43.8% had a viral load higher than 2000 IU/mL. Most of the sequenced samples (94.3%) belonged to subgenotype A1. These findings underscore the importance of ongoing surveillance to inform effective HBV control strategies and present evidence about the burden of HBV among blood donors, which definitely requires attention, and clinical blood banks in Mozambique and in similar settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":49328,"journal":{"name":"Viruses-Basel","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11768953/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143042935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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HDAC6 Facilitates PRV and VSV Infection by Inhibiting Type I Interferon Production.
IF 3.8 3区 医学
Viruses-Basel Pub Date : 2025-01-13 DOI: 10.3390/v17010090
Hu Zheng, Xiaohui Yang, Haiwen Zhong, Changxu Song, Zhenfang Wu, Huaqiang Yang
{"title":"HDAC6 Facilitates PRV and VSV Infection by Inhibiting Type I Interferon Production.","authors":"Hu Zheng, Xiaohui Yang, Haiwen Zhong, Changxu Song, Zhenfang Wu, Huaqiang Yang","doi":"10.3390/v17010090","DOIUrl":"10.3390/v17010090","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>HDAC6 modulates viral infection through diverse mechanisms. Here, we investigated the role of HDAC6 in influencing viral infection in pig cells with the aim of exploiting the potential antiviral gene targets in pigs. Using gene knockout and overexpression strategies, we found that HDAC6 knockout greatly reduced PRV and VSV infectivity, whereas HDAC6 overexpression increased their infectivity in PK15 cells. Mechanistic studies identified HDAC6 as a DNA damage inhibitor in PK15 cells. HDAC6 overexpression attenuated DNA damage levels, which can further reduce type I IFN production to promote viral infection. Conversely, HDAC6 deficiency can limit viral infection by increasing DNA damage-mediated type I IFN production. This work demonstrates that HDAC6 affects the infection process of multiple viruses by modulating type I IFN production, highlighting a regulatory role of HDAC6 linking host immune response and viral infection levels in pig cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":49328,"journal":{"name":"Viruses-Basel","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11768819/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143042323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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CXCL-10 in Cerebrospinal Fluid Detects Neuroinflammation in HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy with High Accuracy.
IF 3.8 3区 医学
Viruses-Basel Pub Date : 2025-01-12 DOI: 10.3390/v17010089
Samya Jezine Da Silva, Mauro Jorge Cabral-Castro, Luiz Claudio Faria, Carolina Rosadas, Maria Fernanda Lopes de Araújo, Ana Caroline Soares Dutra, Yoshihisa Yamano, Graham Taylor, Marzia Puccioni-Sohler
{"title":"CXCL-10 in Cerebrospinal Fluid Detects Neuroinflammation in HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy with High Accuracy.","authors":"Samya Jezine Da Silva, Mauro Jorge Cabral-Castro, Luiz Claudio Faria, Carolina Rosadas, Maria Fernanda Lopes de Araújo, Ana Caroline Soares Dutra, Yoshihisa Yamano, Graham Taylor, Marzia Puccioni-Sohler","doi":"10.3390/v17010089","DOIUrl":"10.3390/v17010089","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>HTLV-1-associated myelopathy (HAM) is a chronic progressive inflammatory disease of the spinal cord. This study assesses the diagnostic accuracy of the neuroinflammatory biomarkers neopterin and cysteine-X-cysteine motif chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL-10) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for HAM.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>CSF samples from 75 patients with neurological disorders-33 with HAM (Group A), 19 HTLV-1-seronegative with other neuroinflammatory diseases (Group B), and 23 HTLV-1-seronegative with non-neuroinflammatory diseases (Group C)-were retrospectively evaluated. CSF examination included routine analysis, neopterin, and CXCL-10. The diagnostic potential of the biomarkers was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic curves.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Higher white cell counts and concentrations of protein, neopterin, and CXCL-10 in CSF were detected in group A (patients with HAM) and group B (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Neopterin showed good accuracy for HAM (A) (cut-off 15 nmol/L, 80% sensitivity, 74% specificity) and other neuroinflammation (group B) (cut-off 20 nmol/L, 79% sensitivity, 83% specificity). CXCL-10 demonstrated the highest accuracy in both groups, with Group A (cut-off 110 pg/mL, 97% sensitivity, 96% specificity) and Group B (cut-off 220 pg/mL, 100% sensitivity, 100% specificity).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Neopterin and CXCL-10 in CSF are accurate biomarkers for detecting neuroinflammation, including HAM. CXCL-10, in particular, is the superior biomarker for both chronic and acute neuroinflammatory diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":49328,"journal":{"name":"Viruses-Basel","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11768778/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143042988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Dissemination of Rift Valley Fever Virus to the Eye and Sensory Neurons of Zebrafish Larvae Is Stat1-Dependent.
IF 3.8 3区 医学
Viruses-Basel Pub Date : 2025-01-11 DOI: 10.3390/v17010087
Sebastiaan Ter Horst, Aleksandra Siekierska, Ann-Sofie De Meulemeester, Arno Cuvry, Laura Cools, Johan Neyts, Peter de Witte, Joana Rocha-Pereira
{"title":"The Dissemination of Rift Valley Fever Virus to the Eye and Sensory Neurons of Zebrafish Larvae Is Stat1-Dependent.","authors":"Sebastiaan Ter Horst, Aleksandra Siekierska, Ann-Sofie De Meulemeester, Arno Cuvry, Laura Cools, Johan Neyts, Peter de Witte, Joana Rocha-Pereira","doi":"10.3390/v17010087","DOIUrl":"10.3390/v17010087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) causes haemorrhagic fever, encephalitis, and permanent blindness and has been listed by the WHO as a priority pathogen. To study RVFV pathogenesis and identify small-molecule antivirals, we established a novel In Vivo model using zebrafish larvae. Pericardial injection of RVFV resulted in ~4 log<sub>10</sub> viral RNA copies/larva, which was inhibited by the antiviral 2'-fluoro-2'-deoxycytidine. The optical transparency of the larvae allowed detection of RVFV<sub>eGFP</sub> in the liver and sensory nervous system, including the optic tectum and retina, but not the brain or spinal cord. Thus, RVFV-induced blindness likely occurs due to direct damage to the eye and peripheral neurons, rather than the brain. Treatment with the JAK-inhibitor ruxolitinib, as well as knockout of <i>stat1a</i> but not <i>stat1b</i>, enhanced RVFV replication to ~6 log<sub>10</sub> viral RNA copies/larva and ultra-bright livers, although without dissemination to sensory neurons or the eye, thereby confirming the critical role of <i>stat1</i> in RVFV pathogenesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":49328,"journal":{"name":"Viruses-Basel","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11768566/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143043026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Co-Infection of Culex tarsalis Mosquitoes with Rift Valley Fever Phlebovirus Strains Results in Efficient Viral Reassortment.
IF 3.8 3区 医学
Viruses-Basel Pub Date : 2025-01-11 DOI: 10.3390/v17010088
Emma K Harris, Velmurugan Balaraman, Cassidy C Keating, Chester McDowell, J Brian Kimble, Alina De La Mota-Peynado, Erin M Borland, Barbara Graham, William C Wilson, Juergen A Richt, Rebekah C Kading, Natasha N Gaudreault
{"title":"Co-Infection of <i>Culex tarsalis</i> Mosquitoes with Rift Valley Fever Phlebovirus Strains Results in Efficient Viral Reassortment.","authors":"Emma K Harris, Velmurugan Balaraman, Cassidy C Keating, Chester McDowell, J Brian Kimble, Alina De La Mota-Peynado, Erin M Borland, Barbara Graham, William C Wilson, Juergen A Richt, Rebekah C Kading, Natasha N Gaudreault","doi":"10.3390/v17010088","DOIUrl":"10.3390/v17010088","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rift Valley fever phlebovirus (RVFV) is a zoonotic mosquito-borne pathogen endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula which causes Rift Valley fever in ruminant livestock and humans. Co-infection with divergent viral strains can produce reassortment among the L, S, and M segments of the RVFV genome. Reassortment events can produce novel genotypes with altered virulence, transmission dynamics, and/or mosquito host range. This can have severe implications in areas where RVFV is endemic and convolutes our ability to anticipate transmission and circulation in novel geographic regions. Previously, we evaluated the frequency of RVFV reassortment in a susceptible ruminant host and observed low rates of reassortment (0-1.7%). Here, we tested the hypothesis that reassortment occurs predominantly in the mosquito using a highly permissive vector, <i>Culex tarsalis</i>. Cells derived from <i>Cx. tarsalis</i> or adult mosquitoes were co-infected with either two virulent (Kenya-128B-15 and SA01-1322) or a virulent and attenuated (Kenya-128B-15 and MP-12) strain of RVFV. Our results showed approximately 2% of virus genotypes isolated from co-infected <i>Cx. tarsalis</i>-derived cells were reassortant. Co-infected mosquitoes infected via infectious bloodmeal resulted in a higher percentage of reassortant virus (2-60%) isolated from midgut and salivary tissues at 14 days post-infection. The percentage of reassortant genotypes isolated from the midguts of mosquitoes co-infected with Kenya-128B-15 and SA01-1322 was similar to that of mosquitoes co-infected with Kenya-128B-15 and MP-12- strains (60 vs. 47%). However, only 2% of virus isolated from the salivary glands of Kenya-128B-15 and SA01-1322 co-infected mosquitoes represented reassortant genotypes. This was contrasted by 54% reassortment in the salivary glands of mosquitoes co-infected with Kenya-128B-15 and MP-12 strains. Furthermore, we observed preferential inclusion of genomic segments from the three parental strains among the reassorted viruses. Replication curves of select reassorted genotypes were significantly higher in Vero cells but not in <i>Culex</i>-derived cells. These data imply that mosquitoes play a crucial role in the reassortment of RVFV and potentially contribute to driving evolution of the virus.</p>","PeriodicalId":49328,"journal":{"name":"Viruses-Basel","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11768849/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143042897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Molecular Epidemiology and Genetic Evolution of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus in Northern China During 2021-2023.
IF 3.8 3区 医学
Viruses-Basel Pub Date : 2025-01-11 DOI: 10.3390/v17010085
Na Yuan, Zuofeng Yang, Fengxia Lv, Lina Dou, Xiangqing Li, Baokai Zhao, Shishan Dong
{"title":"Molecular Epidemiology and Genetic Evolution of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus in Northern China During 2021-2023.","authors":"Na Yuan, Zuofeng Yang, Fengxia Lv, Lina Dou, Xiangqing Li, Baokai Zhao, Shishan Dong","doi":"10.3390/v17010085","DOIUrl":"10.3390/v17010085","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), an important pathogen affecting the pig industry, is an RNA virus with high genetic diversity. In this study, 12,299 clinical samples were collected from northern China during 2021-2023 to investigate the molecular epidemiological characteristics and genetic evolution of PRRSV. All samples were screened using qRT-PCR and further analyzed through <i>ORF5</i> gene and whole-genome sequencing. The results showed that the positive rate of PRRSV in northern China was 18.42%, and positivity rates were relatively high in spring. The phylogenetic analysis of the <i>ORF5</i> gene indicated that the 174 gene sequences were classified as PRRSV-2, predominantly found in Lineage 1.8 (L1.8), Lineage 1.5 (L1.5), and Lineage 8 (L8). L1.8 and L1.5 showed considerable polymorphism at decoy and neutralizing epitopes. Mutations of specific amino acids were present in L1.8 and L1.5 at T- and B-cell epitopes. Moreover, the 27 whole-genome sequences were analyzed. As indicated, 24 of them were exposed to gene recombination, and L1.8 provided the backbone for recombination events. The predominant recombination modes were L1.8 + L8.7 + L1.5/L3, with L1.5 and L3.5 generally yielding GP2~GP6 structural proteins. Recombination hotspots were primarily located within the ranges of 780~2200 (Nsp1~Nsp2), 5400~6200 (Nsp3~Nsp4), 7800~9000 (Nsp9), and 12,200~14,800 (ORF2~ORF6). This study enriches the epidemiological data of PRRSV in northern China, thereby providing theoretical references for the prevention and control of PRRSV in northern China.</p>","PeriodicalId":49328,"journal":{"name":"Viruses-Basel","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11769476/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143042796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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