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Das O, Lekshmi M, Kumar S, Nayak BB. Incidence of norovirus in tropical seafood harbouring fecal indicator bacteria. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 150:110777. [PMID: 31910524 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Revised: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The occurrence of human norovirus (HuNoV) in fresh seafood was studied by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Samples (n = 104) comprising of oysters, clams, shrimps and finfish were collected from 3 retail markets, a landing center and a rocky intertidal zone. The samples were subjected to virus concentration, followed by RNA extraction and RT-PCR. Of these, 43 (41.34%) samples were positive for HuNoV Group II (GII). The fecal contamination status of the samples was determined by the Most Probable Number (MPN) method. All (100%) the samples were fecally contaminated, with the fecal coliform counts ranging from 10 to >1400 MPN/100 g. The study shows that fresh seafood, especially the bivalve mollusks, can act as vehicles for transmission and spread of HuNoV in the community. The high level of HuNoV contamination of seafood not only constitutes a health risk to the domestic consumers, but also compromises the microbiological qualities of seafood meant for international trade.
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- Oishi Das
- Post Harvest Technology, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Andheri(W), Mumbai 400061, India
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- Post Harvest Technology, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Andheri(W), Mumbai 400061, India
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- Post Harvest Technology, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Andheri(W), Mumbai 400061, India
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- Post Harvest Technology, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Andheri(W), Mumbai 400061, India.
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Girardi V, Demoliner M, Gularte J, Spilki F. 'Don't put your head under water': enteric viruses in Brazilian recreational waters. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 29:100519. [PMID: 30899523 PMCID: PMC6406054 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2019.100519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Like in many other countries, virologic analyses are not routinely performed in Brazil in monitoring water quality for recreational purposes. We surveyed current research regarding viral contamination of recreational water environments in Brazil. Among the enteric viruses studied in Brazilian recreational waters, we highlight adenoviruses, rotaviruses, enteroviruses and noroviruses. Although there has been relatively little research on outbreaks related to bathing in recreational water environments in Brazil, noroviruses and adenoviruses are the viruses that are most often related to outbreaks. Better surveillance of the occurrence of enteric viruses in water could improve the assessment of risk to human health as well as indicate the sources of contamination and thus demonstrate the importance of adequate environmental sanitation.
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- V. Girardi
- Laboratório de Saúde Única, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Saúde Única, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Saúde Única, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Saúde Única, Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
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Menon VK, George S, Sarkar R, Giri S, Samuel P, Vivek R, Saravanabavan A, Liakath FB, Ramani S, Iturriza-Gomara M, Gray JJ, Brown DW, Estes MK, Kang G. Norovirus Gastroenteritis in a Birth Cohort in Southern India. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0157007. [PMID: 27284939 PMCID: PMC4902233 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Noroviruses are an important cause of gastroenteritis but little is known about disease and re-infection rates in community settings in Asia. METHODS Disease, re-infection rates, strain prevalence and genetic susceptibility to noroviruses were investigated in a birth cohort of 373 Indian children followed up for three years. Stool samples from 1856 diarrheal episodes and 147 vomiting only episodes were screened for norovirus by RT-PCR. Norovirus positivity was correlated with clinical data, secretor status and ABO blood group. RESULTS Of 1856 diarrheal episodes, 207 (11.2%) were associated with norovirus, of which 49(2.6%) were norovirus GI, 150(8.1%) norovirus GII, and 8 (0.4%) were mixed infections with both norovirus GI and GII. Of the 147 vomiting only episodes, 30 (20.4%) were positive for norovirus in stool, of which 7 (4.8%) were norovirus GI and 23 (15.6%) GII. At least a third of the children developed norovirus associated diarrhea, with the first episode at a median age of 5 and 8 months for norovirus GI and GII, respectively. Norovirus GI.3 and GII.4 were the predominant genotypes (40.3% and 53.0%) with strain diversity and change in the predominant sub-cluster over time observed among GII viruses. A second episode of norovirus gastroenteritis was documented in 44/174 (25.3%) ever-infected children. Children with the G428A homozygous mutation for inactivation of the FUT2 enzyme (se428se428) were at a significantly lower risk (48/190) of infection with norovirus (p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS This is the first report of norovirus documenting disease, re-infection and genetic susceptibility in an Asian birth cohort. The high incidence and apparent lack of genogroupII specific immunity indicate the need for careful studies on further characterization of strains, asymptomatic infection and shedding and immune response to further our understanding of norovirus infection and disease.
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- Vipin Kumar Menon
- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Virus Reference Department, Centre for Infection, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
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- Virus Reference Department, Centre for Infection, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
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- Virus Reference Department, Centre for Infection, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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Chen H, Hu Y. Molecular Diagnostic Methods for Detection and Characterization of Human Noroviruses. Open Microbiol J 2016; 10:78-89. [PMID: 27335620 PMCID: PMC4899541 DOI: 10.2174/1874285801610010078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Revised: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Human noroviruses are a group of viral agents that afflict people of all age groups. The viruses are now recognized as the most common causative agent of nonbacterial acute gastroenteritis and foodborne viral illness worldwide. However, they have been considered to play insignificant roles in the disease burden of acute gastroenteritis for the past decades until the recent advent of new and more sensitive molecular diagnostic methods. The availability and application of the molecular diagnostic methods have led to enhanced detection of noroviruses in clinical, food and environmental samples, significantly increasing the recognition of noroviruses as an etiologic agent of epidemic and sporadic acute gastroenteritis. This article aims to summarize recent efforts made for the development of molecular methods for the detection and characterization of human noroviruses.
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- Haifeng Chen
- Division of Molecular Biology, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD, USA
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- Northeast Region Laboratory, Office of Regulatory Affairs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Jamaica, NY, USA
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Molecular Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Infections. Mol Microbiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1128/9781555819071.ch27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Norovirus, an RNA virus of the family Caliciviridae, is a human enteric pathogen that causes substantial morbidity across both health care and community settings. Several factors enhance the transmissibility of norovirus, including the small inoculum required to produce infection (<100 viral particles), prolonged viral shedding, and its ability to survive in the environment. In this review, we describe the basic virology and immunology of noroviruses, the clinical disease resulting from infection and its diagnosis and management, as well as host and pathogen factors that complicate vaccine development. Additionally, we discuss overall epidemiology, infection control strategies, and global reporting efforts aimed at controlling this worldwide cause of acute gastroenteritis. Prompt implementation of infection control measures remains the mainstay of norovirus outbreak management.
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- Elizabeth Robilotti
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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Lin FR, Shen YH, Fang CW, Shie SS, Huang CG, Yang S, Yang SL, Tsao KC, Huang YC, Lai MW, Chen CJ. Incidence of and factors associated with false positives in laboratory diagnosis of norovirus infection by amplification of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene. PLoS One 2014; 9:e109876. [PMID: 25264621 PMCID: PMC4181653 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background Conventional reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) amplification of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) gene remains a used method for the rapid detection of norovirus (NV) in clinical laboratories. The incidence of and factors associated with false positives in this assay have not been previously evaluated. Methods/Principal Findings After an NV outbreak caused by the GII.4 Sydney strain in 2012, we reanalysed 250 stool samples positive for NV by RdRp gene detection. True positives were confirmed in 154 (61.6%) samples by successful amplification and sequencing confirmation of the viral protein 1 gene. Of the remaining 96 samples that underwent RT-PCR for the RdRp gene, 34 samples yielded PCR products of the expected length. However, the sequences of the amplicons belonged to the human genome, with 91–97% matched nucleotide sequences, indicating false positives. Multivariate analysis of the clinical features of the patients identified a positive stool culture for bacteria (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 9.07, 95% adjusted confidence interval [aCI] 2.17–37.92, P = .003) and the use of parenteral antibiotics (aOR 5.55, 95% aCI 1.21–24.73, P = .027) as significant and independent factors associated with false positives. Conclusion Conventional RT-PCR targeting the RdRp gene of NV can lead to false positives in patients with bacterial enterocolitis by incidental amplification of DNA from a human source.
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- Fang-Ru Lin
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial and Children’s Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial and Children’s Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial and Children’s Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Genetic diversity of norovirus in hospitalised diarrhoeic children and asymptomatic controls in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2014; 26:340-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Revised: 06/12/2014] [Accepted: 06/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Arana A, Cilla G, Montes M, Gomariz M, Pérez-Trallero E. Genotypes, recombinant forms, and variants of norovirus GII.4 in Gipuzkoa (Basque Country, Spain), 2009-2012. PLoS One 2014; 9:e98875. [PMID: 24893307 PMCID: PMC4043750 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Noroviruses (NoVs) are genetically diverse, with genogroup II—and within it—genotype 4 (GII.4) being the most prevalent cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. The aim of this study was to characterize genogroup II NoV causing acute gastroenteritis in the Basque Country (northern Spain) from 2009–2012. Methods The presence of NoV RNA was investigated by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in stool specimens from children younger than 15 years old with community-acquired acute gastroenteritis, and from hospitalized adults or elderly residents of nursing homes with acute gastroenteritis. For genotyping, the open reading frames ORF1 (encoding the polymerase) and ORF2 (encoding the major capsid protein) were partially amplified and sequenced. Recombinant strains were confirmed by PCR of the ORF1/ORF2 junction region. Results NoV was detected in 16.0% (453/2826) of acute gastroenteritis episodes in children younger than 2 years, 9.9% (139/1407) in children from 2 to 14 years, and 35.8% (122/341) in adults. Of 317 NoVs characterized, 313 were genogroup II and four were genogroup I. The GII.4 variants Den Haag-2006b and New Orleans-2009 predominated in 2009 and 2010–2011, respectively. In 2012, the New Orleans-2009 variant was partially replaced by the Sydney-2012 variant (GII.Pe/GII.4) and New Orleans-2009/Sydney-2012 recombinant strains. The predominant capsid genotype in all age groups was GII.4, which was the only genotype detected in outbreaks. The second most frequent genotype was GII.3 (including the recently described recombination GII.P16/GII.3), which was detected almost exclusively in children. Conclusion Nine different genotypes of NoV genogroup II were detected; among these, intergenotype recombinant strains represented an important part, highlighting the role of recombination in the evolution of NoVs. Detection of new NoV strains, not only GII.4 strains, shortly after their first detection in other parts of the world shows that many NoV strains can spread rapidly.
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- Ainara Arana
- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Donostia-Instituto de Investigación Biodonostia, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Donostia-Instituto de Investigación Biodonostia, San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), San Sebastián, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Donostia-Instituto de Investigación Biodonostia, San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), San Sebastián, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Donostia-Instituto de Investigación Biodonostia, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Donostia-Instituto de Investigación Biodonostia, San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), San Sebastián, Spain
- Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), San Sebastián, Spain
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Bullman S, Kearney K, O’Mahony M, Kelly L, Whyte P, Fanning S, Morgan JG. Identification and genetic characterization of a novel picornavirus from chickens. J Gen Virol 2014; 95:1094-1103. [DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.061085-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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A novel picornavirus from commercial broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) has been identified and genetically characterized. The viral genome consists of a single-stranded, positive-sense RNA genome of >9243 nt excluding the poly(A) tail and as such represents one of the largest picornavirus genomes reported to date. The virus genome is GC-rich with a G+C content of 54.5 %. The genomic organization is similar to other picornaviruses: 5′ UTR–L–VP0–VP3–VP1–2A–2B–2C–3A–3B–3C–3D–3′ UTR. The partially characterized 5′ UTR of >373 nt appears to possess a type II internal ribosomal entry site (IRES), which is also found in members of the genera Aphthovirus and Cardiovirus. This IRES exhibits significant sequence similarity to turkey ‘gallivirus A’. The 3′ UTR of 278 nt contains the conserved 48 nt ‘barbell-like’ structure identified in ‘passerivirus’, ‘gallivirus’, Avihepatovirus and some Kobuvirus genus members. A predicted large open reading frame (ORF) of 8592 nt encodes a potential polyprotein precursor of 2864 amino acids. In addition, the virus contains a predicted large L protein of 462 amino acids. Pairwise sequence comparisons, along with phylogenetic analysis revealed the highest percentage identity to ‘Passerivirus A’ (formerly called turdivirus 1), forming a monophyletic group across the P1, P2 and P3 regions, with <40, <40 and <50 % amino acid identity respectively. Reduced identity was observed against ‘gallivirus A’ and members of the Kobuvirus genus. Quantitative PCR analysis estimated a range of 4×105 to 5×108 viral genome copies g-1 in 22 (73 %) of 30 PCR-positive faeces. Based on sequence and phylogenetic analysis, we propose that this virus is the first member of a potential novel genus within the family Picornaviridae. Further studies are required to investigate the pathogenic potential of this virus within the avian host.
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- Susan Bullman
- Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Lennon G, Reidy N, Collins PJ, Gunn L, Coyle PV, Cryan B, Fanning S, O'Shea H. A comparison of the efficiency of ELISA and selected primer sets to detect Norovirus isolates in southern Ireland over a four-year period (2002-2006): variation in detection rates and evidence for continuing predominance of NoV GII.4 genotype. Arch Virol 2014; 159:1697-705. [PMID: 24473708 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-014-1987-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Accepted: 01/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Norovirus (NoV) gastroenteritis occurs in all age groups and is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the community. However, detection methods and rates vary widely, and few data are available to compare these, particularly in Ireland. Detection of noroviruses through antigen and molecular-based strategies was carried out on 135 suspected NoV-positive samples, collected over the course of three NoV outbreaks, from 2002 to 2006, in the southern region of Ireland. A commercially available ELISA and a panel of six primer sets were evaluated to determine their suitability for NoV detection in Irish clinical samples. The key findings of this study were the detection of both GGI and GGII noroviruses by ELISA, but the detection of only GGII noroviruses by RT-PCR. In addition to this, a variation in the levels of detection from 9.4 % to 17.3 % was observed for conventional PCR assays, while a detection rate of 46.3 % was observed for the real-time PCR assay. A proportion (17.8 %) of samples were found to be negative by all detection strategies, suggesting the possibility of reporting false positives for these samples or low-copy positives that do not often repeat. Sequencing information from selected samples also revealed nucleotide polymorphisms, compromising efficient primer binding in the case of one primer pairing. Phylogenetic analysis of the partial polymerase gene identified NoV GII.4 as the dominant genotype, in accordance with previous NoV studies in Ireland. Investigating the NoV diversity of the circulating strains and the dynamics of strain replacement is important to better assess the efficacy of future NoV vaccines and to facilitate the early detection of changes in circulating NoV strains.
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- G Lennon
- Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland
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Seto Y, Iritani N, Kubo H, Kaida A, Murakami T, Haruki K, Nishio O, Ayata M, Ogura H. Genotyping ofNorovirusStrains Detected in Outbreaks between April 2002 and March 2003 in Osaka City, Japan. Microbiol Immunol 2013; 49:275-83. [PMID: 15782001 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2005.tb03718.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Noroviruses (NVs) are the major cause of food- and waterborne nonbacterial gastroenteritis in Japan. Between April 2002 and March 2003, a total of 111 fecal specimens from 40 outbreaks of acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis in Osaka City, Japan were subject to NV detection. Seventy-two samples (64.9%) from 31 outbreaks (77.5%) were NV positive by a real time reverse transcription (RT)-PCR assay. To further determine the genotype of individual NV strains, we sequenced the capsid N-terminal/shell (N/S) domain of some representative strains from each outbreak. The 51 NV strains detected in this study were segregated into 15 genotypes (6 in genogroup I and 9 in genogroup II), and GII/5 genotype NV was a dominant outbreak genotype.
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- Yoshiyuki Seto
- Department of Virology, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan.
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YAO L, JIANG Y, JIANG W, LI F, ZHAI Y, WANG L. Development of A Monoclonal Antibody-Coated Immunomagnetic Beads for Separation and Detection of Norovirus (Genogroup II) in Oysters. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH 2013. [DOI: 10.3136/fstr.19.669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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George S, Menon VK, Ramani S, Kang G. Comparison of primers for the detection of genogroup II noroviruses in India. Indian J Med Microbiol 2012; 30:24-9. [PMID: 22361756 DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.93016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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PURPOSE Noroviruses (NoV) are increasingly recognized as an important cause for acute gastroenteritis, worldwide. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and sequencing are the methods of choice for the detection of NoVs, but there is currently no consensus about the primers to be used in these assays. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, five published primer sets were evaluated for the detection of genogroup II (GII) NoVs in India. The primers target different regions of the NoV genome. Three primer sets detect an NoV in a single round RT-PCR platform, while the remaining two primer sets are based on a nested RT-PCR platform. RESULT A panel of 100 samples from previous studies on norovirus diarrhoea in children were tested by all five primer sets. Of them, 74 samples were identified as positive for NoV, by at least one primer set. Subsets of positive amplicons were sequenced to check for specificity. CONCLUSION The most sensitive primer set was Girish 2002, which detected GII NoV by nested RT-PCR, and was modified from the previously published primers. This study demonstrates that higher detection can be obtained by either using multiple primer sets or using a sensitive nested RT-PCR assay. It also demonstrates the differences in primer sensitivity for detection of Genogroup II (GII) NoVs in India.
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- S George
- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore - 632 004, India
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Ayukekbong J, Lindh M, Nenonen N, Tah F, Nkuo-Akenji T, Bergström T. Enteric viruses in healthy children in Cameroon: viral load and genotyping of norovirus strains. J Med Virol 2012; 83:2135-42. [PMID: 22012721 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.22243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Data regarding prevalence of noroviruses (NoVs) among asymptomatic persons are scarce. The current study carried out on samples from Cameroon describes the asymptomatic shedding of NoVs and other enteric viruses in healthy children and in adults infected with HIV but lacking symptoms of gastroenteritis. Enteric viruses were common with a prevalence of 53.7% in the children, and 35.5% in the adult participants. Multiple enteric viruses (2-5 agents) were detected in fecal samples from 65% of the children, and co-infection with NoV was demonstrated in almost all cases of multiple infections. NoV viral loads in the healthy children were within disease causing range and significantly higher than those observed in the adults (P < 0.01). Sequencing and genotyping of NoV strains by phylogeny showed a marked diversity within two distinct genogroups, GI and GII, and strains clustered with genotypes GI.3, GII.17, GII.8, and GII.4. Genetic similarities to recent outbreak strains from other continents suggest a rapid circulation of NoVs that includes healthy children, who may constitute a reservoir for pathogenic NoVs.
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- James Ayukekbong
- Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Marked genomic diversity of norovirus genogroup I strains in a waterborne outbreak. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:1846-52. [PMID: 22247153 DOI: 10.1128/aem.07350-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Marked norovirus (NoV) diversity was detected in patient samples from a large community outbreak of gastroenteritis with waterborne epidemiology affecting approximately 2,400 people. NoV was detected in 33 of 50 patient samples examined by group-specific real-time reverse transcription-PCR. NoV genotype I (GI) strains predominated in 31 patients, with mixed GI infections occurring in 5 of these patients. Sequence analysis of RNA-dependent polymerase-N/S capsid-coding regions (∼900 nucleotides in length) confirmed the dominance of the GI strains (n = 36). Strains of NoV GI.4 (n = 21) and GI.7 (n = 9) were identified, but six strains required full capsid amino acid analyses (530 to 550 amino acids) based on control sequencing of cloned amplicons before the virus genotype could be determined. Three strains were assigned to a new NoV GI genotype, proposed as GI.9, based on capsid amino acid analyses showing 26% dissimilarity from the established genotypes GI.1 to GI.8. Three other strains grouped in a sub-branch of GI.3 with 13 to 15% amino acid dissimilarity to GI.3 GenBank reference strains. Phylogenetic analysis (2.1 kb) of 10 representative strains confirmed these genotype clusters. Strains of NoV GII.4 (n = 1), NoV GII.6 (n = 2), sapovirus GII.2 (n = 1), rotavirus (n = 3), adenovirus (n = 1), and Campylobacter spp. (n = 2) were detected as single infections or as mixtures with NoV GI. Marked NoV GI diversity detected in patients was consistent with epidemiologic evidence of waterborne NoV infections, suggesting human fecal contamination of the water supply. Recognition of NoV diversity in a cluster of patients provided a useful warning marker of waterborne contamination in the Lilla Edet outbreak.
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Widén F, Vågsholm I, Belák S, Muradrasoli S. Achievement V - Methods for breaking the transmission of pathogens along the food chain: Detection of viruses in food. Trends Food Sci Technol 2011; 22:S49-S57. [PMID: 32288228 PMCID: PMC7134880 DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2011.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Traditionally the focus for control of food-borne disease has been bacteria. During the last decade viruses have emerged as important sources of food borne human disease. Since the traditional bacteriological indicators, are not reliable for viral contamination, new methods are needed. PCR has enhanced the detection of virus in food. A challenge for developing detection reliable methods for viruses in food is that food matrices vary in composition, high sequence variability and inhibitors may be present. Therefore it is necessary to develop assays that have high diagnostic sensitivity, are broad and robust, and combine sample concentration and removal of inhibitors.
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- Frederik Widén
- The National Veterinary Institute (SVA), VIP, Section of Research and Development, Ulls Vag 2B, 75189 Uppsala, Sweden
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- The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Sec. Bacteriology and Food Safety, Sweden
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- The National Veterinary Institute (SVA), VIP, Section of Research and Development, Ulls Vag 2B, 75189 Uppsala, Sweden.,Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Sec. Virology and Parasitology, Sweden
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- The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Sec. Bacteriology and Food Safety, Sweden
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Molecular Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Infections. Mol Microbiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1128/9781555816834.ch48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ferreira RG, Borges AMT, Fiaccadori FS, Souza MBDLDE, Santos RAT, Cardoso DDDDP. Gastroenteric virus detection in fecal samples from women in Goiânia, State of Goiás, Brazil. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2011; 43:240-3. [PMID: 20563488 DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822010000300005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2009] [Accepted: 03/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION This was a prospective study that included women seen in the obstetrics and gynecology sector of Hospital das Clínicas, Federal University of Goiás, in Goiânia, State of Goiás, with the aim of detecting rotaviruses, adenoviruses, caliciviruses and astroviruses. Eighty-four women participated in the study and from these, 314 fecal samples were collected. Out of all of the women, 29 were seropositive for HIV and 55 were seronegative, and 45 and 39 were pregnant and non-pregnant, respectively. METHODS Fecal samples were collected from each woman once every two months over the period from July 2006 to June 2007, and they were screened for rotaviruses by means of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoenzymatic assays, for caliciviruses and astroviruses by means of RT-PCR and for adenovirus by means of immunoenzymatic assays. The astroviruses were genotyped using nested PCR. RESULTS Among the 84 patients, 19 (22.6%) were positive for either calicivirus (14/19) or astrovirus (6/19), while one women was positive for both viruses in fecal samples collected on different occasions. Most of the positive samples were collected during the months of July and August (astrovirus) and September and October (calicivirus). None of the samples analyzed was positive for rotavirus or adenovirus. Gastroenteric viruses were detected in 13/19 (68.4%) of the pregnant women, whether HIV-seropositive or not. CONCLUSIONS The results from the present study showed that neither pregnancy nor HIV-seropositive status among the women increased the risk of infection by any of the gastroenteric viruses studied. This study presents data on gastroenteric virus detection among pregnant and/or HIV-positive women.
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- Rui Gilberto Ferreira
- Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
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Prevalence and characteristics of asymptomatic norovirus infection in the community in England. Epidemiol Infect 2010; 138:1454-8. [PMID: 20196905 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268810000439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Norovirus is a major cause of infectious intestinal disease, and a substantial prevalence of asymptomatic infection has been reported. We describe the prevalence, seasonality and characteristics of asymptomatic norovirus infection in England. Healthy individuals were recruited at random from the general population during the Study of Infectious Intestinal Disease (1993-1996). Norovirus was identified using real-time RT-PCR. The age-adjusted prevalence of asymptomatic norovirus infection was 12%; prevalence was highest in children aged <5 years and showed wintertime seasonality. More work is needed to understand whether asymptomatic infections are important for norovirus transmission leading to sporadic illness and outbreaks.
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Optimisation of a single-primer sequence-independent amplification (SP-SIA) assay: Detection of previously undetectable norovirus strains associated with outbreaks of gastroenteritis. J Virol Methods 2009; 158:30-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2008] [Revised: 12/19/2008] [Accepted: 01/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yao L, Wu Q, Wang D, Kou X, Zhang J. Development of monoclonal antibody-coated immunomagnetic beads for separation and detection of norovirus (genogroup II) in faecal extract samples. Lett Appl Microbiol 2009; 49:173-8. [PMID: 19453950 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2009.02638.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS The aim of this study is to develop an RT-PCR assay combined with immunomagnetic beads (IMS/RT-PCR) coating monoclonal antibody (Mab) for separation and detection of norovirus (genogroup II) in faecal samples. We furthermore compare its detection limits with IMS/RT-PCR using polyclonal antibody (Pab) and the TRIzol extraction method followed by RT-PCR (TRIzol-RT-PCR). METHODS AND RESULTS Mab-coated beads and Pab-coated beads were added to a series of tenfold dilutions of faecal extract containing norovirus in 1 ml PBS. After incubation and collection, the RNA was released by heating from virus separated by beads. The tenfold dilutions of faecal were also extracted with TRIzol reagent. The RNA was used as the template for RT-PCR detection (primers: JV12-JV13). IMS/RT-PCR using Mab showed an endpoint in the 10(-7) dilution and was 10(2) times more sensitive than IMS/RT-PCR using Pab and was at least 10(3) times more sensitive than TRIzol-RT-PCR method. CONCLUSIONS IMS/RT-PCR using Mab proved to be a more sensitive method of noroviruses (NVs) detection than IMS/RT-PCR using Pab and the TRIzol-RT-PCR method. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This is the first study to detect NVs with IMS/RT-PCR using Mab, and could serve as a model for future assays when broadly reactive NVs-specific Mabs are developed.
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- L Yao
- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Mori Y, Notomi T. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP): a rapid, accurate, and cost-effective diagnostic method for infectious diseases. J Infect Chemother 2009; 15:62-9. [PMID: 19396514 PMCID: PMC7087713 DOI: 10.1007/s10156-009-0669-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 689] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is an established nucleic acid amplification method offering rapid, accurate, and cost-effective diagnosis of infectious diseases. This technology has been developed into commercially available detection kits for a variety of pathogens including bacteria and viruses. The current focus on LAMP methodology is as a diagnostic system to be employed in resource-limited laboratories in developing countries, where many fatal tropical diseases are endemic. The combination of LAMP and novel microfluidic technologies such as Lab-on-a-chip may facilitate the realization of genetic point-of-care testing systems to be used by both developed and developing countries in the near future. This review will describe the historical, current, and future developments of such technologies.
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- Yasuyoshi Mori
- Biochemical Research Laboratory, Research and Development Division, Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd., 1381-3 Shimoishigami, Ohtawara, Tochigi, 324-0036, Japan.
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Etiology of Acute Gastroenteritis in Three Sentinel General Practices, Austria 2007. Infection 2008; 37:103-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s15010-008-8106-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2008] [Accepted: 08/06/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ajjampur SSR, Rajendran P, Ramani S, Banerjee I, Monica B, Sankaran P, Rosario V, Arumugam R, Sarkar R, Ward H, Kang G. Closing the diarrhoea diagnostic gap in Indian children by the application of molecular techniques. J Med Microbiol 2008; 57:1364-1368. [PMID: 18927413 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.2008/003319-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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A large proportion of diarrhoeal illnesses in children in developing countries are ascribed to an unknown aetiology because the only available methods, such as microscopy and culture, have low sensitivity. This study was aimed at decreasing the diagnostic gap in diarrhoeal disease by the application of molecular techniques. Faecal samples from 158 children with and 99 children without diarrhoea in a hospital in South India were tested for enteric pathogens using conventional diagnostic methods (culture, microscopy and enzyme immunoassays) and molecular methods (six PCR-based assays). The additional use of molecular techniques increased identification to at least one aetiological agent in 76.5 % of diarrhoeal specimens, compared with 40.5 % using conventional methods. Rotavirus (43.3 %), enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (15.8 %), norovirus (15.8 %) and Cryptosporidium spp. (15.2 %) are currently the most common causes of diarrhoea in hospitalized children in Vellore, in contrast to a study conducted two decades earlier in the same hospital, where bacterial pathogens such as Shigella spp., Campylobacter spp. and enterotoxigenic E. coli were more prevalent. Molecular techniques significantly increased the detection rates of pathogens in children with diarrhoea, but a more intensive study, testing for a wider range of infectious agents and including more information on non-infectious causes of diarrhoea, is required to close the diagnostic gap in diarrhoeal disease.
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- S S R Ajjampur
- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, India
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- Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02421, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, India
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Andreasi MSA, Cardoso DDDDP, Fernandes SM, Tozetti IA, Borges AMT, Fiaccadori FS, Santos RAT, Souza M. Adenovirus, calicivirus and astrovirus detection in fecal samples of hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis from Campo Grande, MS, Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2008; 103:741-4. [DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762008000700020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2008] [Accepted: 09/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Single base substitutions in the capsid region of the norovirus genome during viral shedding in cases of infection in areas where norovirus infection is endemic. J Clin Microbiol 2008; 46:3397-403. [PMID: 18685011 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01932-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Norovirus (NoV) infections are the major cause of food- and waterborne nonbacterial gastroenteritis in Japan. Some individuals showed long-term excretion of the virus into feces in 29 outbreaks of acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis that occurred in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, in fiscal year 2006. In one of these cases, single base substitutions from A to G in the capsid region of the NoV genome were commonly detected in two individuals during virus shedding by direct sequencing of PCR products. The A-to-G substitution was accompanied by an N-to-S amino acid change. The population of clones that possessed A at the corresponding site was gradually replaced by those with G during the infectious course. Although other substitutions were observed in the complete open reading frame 2 sequence, they were not common in these two individuals. NoVs are capable of evolving in the gastroenteric tract.
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Iturriza-Gómara M, Xerry J, Gallimore CI, Dockery C, Gray J. Evaluation of the Loopamp® (loop-mediated isothermal amplification) kit for detecting Norovirus RNA in faecal samples. J Clin Virol 2008; 42:389-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2008.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2007] [Revised: 02/08/2008] [Accepted: 02/16/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Montes M, Iturriza-Gómara M. Pruebas moleculares en el diagnóstico de la gastroenteritis aguda causada por virus. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 2008; 26 Suppl 9:81-5. [DOI: 10.1016/s0213-005x(08)76545-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Prevalence of human pathogenic enteric viruses in bivalve molluscan shellfish and cultured shrimp in south west coast of India. Int J Food Microbiol 2008; 122:279-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2007] [Revised: 12/03/2007] [Accepted: 12/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Tracing of norovirus outbreak strains in mussels collected near sewage effluents. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008; 74:2544-9. [PMID: 18310420 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02477-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Noroviruses from mussels collected near sewage effluents were compared with local patient outbreak strains. Sequence analyses of RNA polymerase-capsid-poly(A)-3' (3.1-kilobase) regions confirmed the 99.9% similarity between genotype I.1 strains from mussels and patient strains from recreational-bathing outbreaks, indicating the potential usefulness of sentinel norovirus mussel studies in tracing human norovirus contamination of coastal waters.
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Establishment of a national database to link epidemiological and molecular data from norovirus outbreaks in Ireland. Epidemiol Infect 2008; 136:1472-9. [PMID: 18252027 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268808000356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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A prospective study of norovirus outbreaks in Ireland was carried out over a 1-year period from 1 October 2004 to 30 September 2005. Epidemiological and molecular data on norovirus outbreaks in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and Northern Ireland (NI) were collected and combined in real time in a common database. Most reported outbreaks occurred in hospitals and residential institutions and person-to-person spread was the predominant mode of transmission. The predominant circulating norovirus strain was the GII.4-2004 strain with a small number of outbreaks due to GII.2. This study represents the first time that enhanced epidemiological and virological data on norovirus outbreaks in Ireland have been described. The link established between the epidemiological and virological institutions during the course of this study has been continued and the data is being used as a source of data for the Foodborne Viruses in Europe Network (DIVINE-NET).
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Novel light-upon-extension real-time PCR assays for detection and quantification of genogroup I and II noroviruses in clinical specimens. J Clin Microbiol 2007; 46:164-70. [PMID: 17959761 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01316-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Norovirus is now recognized as the leading cause of nonbacterial acute gastroenteritis in adults, causing numerous outbreaks worldwide. We have developed two novel light-upon-extension (LUX) real-time PCR assays for detection and quantification of norovirus genogroups I and II. The LUX system uses a fluorophore attached to one primer having a self-quenching hairpin structure, making it cost-effective and specific. The assays were evaluated against clinical stool specimens (n = 103) from Sweden and Nicaragua and compared to established methods. The norovirus assay detected more positive stool specimens (47/103) than conventional PCR (39/103) and corresponded to a TaqMan real-time PCR, with the exception of one specimen. Furthermore, the assays correctly identified all (n = 11) coded control specimens in a reference panel containing various genogroups and genotypes. Both LUX real-time PCR assays had a wide dynamic range, detecting from < or = 10(1) to 10(7) genes per reaction, resulting in a theoretical lower limit of < or = approximately 20,000 viruses per gram of stool. No cross-reactivity was noticed with specimens containing other enteric viruses, and by using melting curve analysis we could differentiate between norovirus genogroups I and II.
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Gray JJ, Kohli E, Ruggeri FM, Vennema H, Sánchez-Fauquier A, Schreier E, Gallimore CI, Iturriza-Gomara M, Giraudon H, Pothier P, Di Bartolo I, Inglese N, de Bruin E, van der Veer B, Moreno S, Montero V, de Llano MC, Höhne M, Diedrich SM. European multicenter evaluation of commercial enzyme immunoassays for detecting norovirus antigen in fecal samples. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2007; 14:1349-55. [PMID: 17715333 PMCID: PMC2168115 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00214-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A total of 2,254 fecal samples were tested in a European multicenter evaluation of commercially available norovirus antigen detection assays. Two commercial enzyme immunoassays, IDEIA Norovirus (Oxoid; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Ely, United Kingdom) and RIDASCREEN Norovirus (R-Biopharm, Darmstadt, Germany), were included in the evaluation, and their performance was compared with the results of reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR). Included in the evaluation were samples collected in sporadic cases of gastroenteritis, samples from outbreaks in which two or more samples were collected, well-characterized samples representing genotypes currently cocirculating within Europe, and samples collected from patients with gastroenteritis caused by a pathogen other than norovirus. The sensitivities and specificities of the IDEIA Norovirus and RIDASCREEN Norovirus assays were 58.93 and 43.81% and 93.91 and 96.37%, respectively, compared with RT-PCR. The sensitivities of both assays for outbreak investigations improved when six or more samples from an outbreak were examined. The IDEIA Norovirus assay exhibited reactivity to a broader range of norovirus genotypes than the RIDASCREEN Norovirus assay, which showed genotype-dependent sensitivities. The results indicate that, if used, these assays should serve as screening assays and the results should be confirmed by RT-PCR.
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- Jim J Gray
- Enteric Virus Unit, Virus Reference Department, Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, 61 Colindale Ave., London NW9 5HT, United Kingdom.
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Coyne KP, Edwards D, Radford AD, Cripps P, Jones D, Wood JLN, Gaskell RM, Dawson S. Longitudinal molecular epidemiological analysis of feline calicivirus infection in an animal shelter: a model for investigating calicivirus transmission within high-density, high-turnover populations. J Clin Microbiol 2007; 45:3239-44. [PMID: 17687017 PMCID: PMC2045375 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01226-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The control of outbreaks of calicivirus infection in high-density, high-throughput populations is a challenge to both human and veterinary medicine. In such populations, the prevalence of infection is, in part, dependent on the levels of biosecurity and how this affects virus transmission. Here we show how longitudinal analysis of feline calicivirus (FCV) infection in an animal rescue shelter can be used as a model to examine the dynamics of calicivirus transmission and evolution in such environments. FCV was isolated from 33 of 116 cats sampled over a 15-month period (overall prevalence, 28%). Sequence analysis of the immunodominant variable regions of the viral capsid gene identified 16 strains circulating in the shelter, with no single strain appearing to predominate. The majority of these strains were introduced into the shelter from the community and did not appear to be transmitted within the population. However, for three of these strains, putative transmission events within the shelter were identified. The rates of evolution within hypervariable regions of the FCV capsid gene in individual cats ranged from 0.05 to 1.4% per week, with the highest rates generally being found in animals that either acquired the virus while in the shelter or were undergoing acute infection. These data suggest that despite the high prevalence and presence of multiple strains of FCV within the shelter, the spread of such pathogens may be restricted by various control measures, including good hygiene and biosecurity.
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- Karen P Coyne
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, Chester High Road, South Wirral CH64 7TE, United Kingdom.
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Amar CFL, East CL, Gray J, Iturriza-Gomara M, Maclure EA, McLauchlin J. Detection by PCR of eight groups of enteric pathogens in 4,627 faecal samples: re-examination of the English case-control Infectious Intestinal Disease Study (1993-1996). Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2007; 26:311-23. [PMID: 17447091 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0290-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 214] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The English case-control Infectious Intestinal Disease Study (1993-1996) failed to detect an enteric pathogen or toxin in 49% of cases of gastroenteritis. In the present study, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays were applied to DNA and cDNA generated from 4,627 faecal samples from cases and controls archived during the original study for the detection of norovirus, rotavirus, sapovirus, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., enteroaggregative Escherichia coli, Cryptosporidium spp., and Giardia spp. The percentage of archived samples from cases and from controls in which at least one agent (or toxin) was detected increased from 53% in the original study to 75% and from 19 to 42%, respectively, after the application of PCR assays. Among cases, the following percentages of enteric pathogens were detected: norovirus 36%, rotavirus A 31%, sapovirus 4%, Salmonella spp. 6%, Campylobacter jejuni 13%, Campylobacter coli 2%, other Campylobacter spp. 8%, enteroaggregative E. coli 6%, Giardia spp. 2%, and Cryptosporidium spp. 2%. The present study provides additional insight into the aetiology of infectious intestinal disease in England and highlights the occurrence of viral infections in cases as well as in asymptomatic individuals. Other notable findings include the frequent presence of Campylobacter spp. other than C. jejuni or C. coli, the high frequency of multiple agents in 41% of cases and in 13% of controls, and the variation in the aetiology and rate of infection found for different age groups. The results demonstrate the greater sensitivity of PCR-based methods compared to current conventional methods.
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- C F L Amar
- Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, 61 Colindale Avenue, NW9 5EQ, London, UK.
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Monica B, Ramani S, Banerjee I, Primrose B, Iturriza-Gomara M, Gallimore CI, Brown DW, Fathima M, Moses PD, Gray JJ, Kang G. Human caliciviruses in symptomatic and asymptomatic infections in children in Vellore, South India. J Med Virol 2007; 79:544-51. [PMID: 17385696 PMCID: PMC2473265 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Pediatric gastroenteritis is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in developing countries. It has been increasingly recognised that human caliciviruses (HuCV), comprising noroviruses (NoV), and sapoviruses (SaV), are important in both outbreak and non-outbreak settings. This study aimed to characterise caliciviruses detected in the faeces of hospitalized children and children in the community in India. This study examined 350 faecal samples from children presenting to the hospital with acute gastroenteritis and 673 samples collected from children in the community, 500 from children with diarrhea, and 173 samples from children without diarrhea. Strain characterisation was performed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and partial sequencing of the gene encoding the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) and/or a region spanning the open reading frames (ORFs) 1 and 2 (ORF1/ORF2) junction. A total of 68 of 350 specimens (19.4%) from hospitalized children were positive, and SaV and NoV accounted for 5.1 and 15.1% of the infections, respectively. Mixed infections of HuCVs with other enteric pathogens were seen in 9.4% of the total children tested. Sixty-eight out of 673 (10.1%) samples collected from children in the community were positive for caliciviruses, and SaV and NoV accounted for 3.4 and 6.6% of the infections. In the community cohort 55/500 (11%) and 13/173 (7.5%) were from symptomatic and asymptomatic children, respectively, and SaVs accounted for 17/500 (3.4%) and NoVs for 38/500 (7.6%) of the symptomatic infections. This is the first report of genotyping of circulating caliciviruses in both hospital and community in India and has increased the evidence for the role of these viruses in pediatric gastroenteritis in India.
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- Bindhu Monica
- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Enteric Virus Unit, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Child Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Enteric Virus Unit, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
- Correspondence to: Gagandeep Kang, Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, India. E-mail:
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GLADSTONE B, ITURRIZA-GOMARA M, RAMANI S, MONICA B, BANERJEE I, BROWN D, GRAY J, MULIYIL J, KANG G. Polymerase chain reaction in the detection of an 'outbreak' of asymptomatic viral infections in a community birth cohort in south India. Epidemiol Infect 2007; 136:399-405. [PMID: 17521476 PMCID: PMC2467457 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268807008709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Asymptomatic enteric infections are important where sequelae or protection from subsequent illness is an outcome measure. The use of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to identify asymptomatic enteric infections in a birth cohort followed for rotaviral infections in a south Indian urban slum is reported. Of 1191 non-diarrhoeal samples from 371 children collected in May-June 2003, 22 (1.9%) were positive by ELISA. A total of 147 (40.6%) of 362 samples tested by VP6 RT-PCR were positive. In those samples that could be typed, a high diversity of G types including G1, G2, G4, G8, G9 and G10, and a high proportion (34.4%) of mixed infections were detected. Noroviruses were identified in 6/28 (21.4%) samples tested. The identification of infections undetectable by conventional techniques indicates the importance of the use of sensitive diagnostic techniques in research studies. Asymptomatically infected children may also act as a source of infection for other susceptible hosts.
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- B. P. GLADSTONE
- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
- Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Enteric Virus Unit, Virus Reference Department, Health Protection Agency, London, UK
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Enteric Virus Unit, Virus Reference Department, Health Protection Agency, London, UK
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- Enteric Virus Unit, Virus Reference Department, Health Protection Agency, London, UK
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- Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
- Author for correspondence: Dr G. Kang, Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore – 632004, India. ()
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Webby RJ, Carville KS, Kirk MD, Greening G, Ratcliff RM, Crerar SK, Dempsey K, Sarna M, Stafford R, Patel M, Hall G. Internationally Distributed Frozen Oyster Meat Causing Multiple Outbreaks of Norovirus Infection in Australia. Clin Infect Dis 2007; 44:1026-31. [PMID: 17366444 DOI: 10.1086/512807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2006] [Accepted: 01/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Between November 2003 and January 2004, outbreaks of norovirus in 3 Australian jurisdictions involving 83 cases of illness were associated with imported oyster meat. METHODS Cohort studies were conducted in 2 jurisdictions to identify relative risks of illness for the consumption of oysters. A case series was conducted in the third jurisdiction. RESULTS The cohort studies conducted in the first 2 jurisdictions identified relative risks of illness of 17 (95% confidence interval, 5-51) and 35 (95% confidence interval, 5-243), respectively, for the consumption of oysters. Multiple strains of norovirus were detected in fecal specimens from 8 of 14 patients and in 1 of the 3 batches of implicated oyster meat using seminested reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction methods. Traceback investigations revealed that all oyster meat was harvested from the same estuary system in Japan within the same month. CONCLUSIONS These outbreaks demonstrate the potential of foodborne disease to spread internationally and the need for national and international collaboration to investigate such outbreaks. Foodborne illness related to norovirus is underestimated because of underreporting of human cases and challenges in laboratory detection of viruses in foods, both of which can delay public health action.
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- R J Webby
- Centre for Disease Control, Darwin, Australia.
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Wilhelmi de Cal I, Revilla A, del Alamo JM, Román E, Moreno S, Sánchez-Fauquier A. Evaluation of two commercial enzyme immunoassays for the detection of norovirus in faecal samples from hospitalised children with sporadic acute gastroenteritis. Clin Microbiol Infect 2007; 13:341-3. [PMID: 17391396 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01594.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Two commercially available enzyme immunoassays (EIAs), IDEIA and Ridascreen, for norovirus antigen detection were evaluated with 117 faecal samples from hospitalised children with acute gastroenteritis. Eighteen of 39 samples positive by RT-PCR were characterised by sequence analysis, and 17 of these were related to norovirus genogroup II. When compared with RT-PCR, the sensitivity and specificity values were 76.9% and 85.9%, respectively, for the IDEIA assay, and 59.0% and 73.1%, respectively, for the Ridascreen assay. The sensitivity and specificity of both EIA tests require improvement, but they could both eventually be of use in the diagnosis of norovirus diarrhoea in clinical laboratories.
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- I Wilhelmi de Cal
- Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Severo Ochoa, Leganés, Madrid, Spain.
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Santos RAT, Borges AMT, da Costa PSS, Teixeira JMS, Giugliano LG, Leite JPG, Cardoso DDDDP. Astrovirus infection in children living in the Central West region of Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2007; 102:209-13. [PMID: 17426887 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762007005000019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2006] [Accepted: 02/22/2007] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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This study presents data regarding the circulation of astrovirus in Goiânia-GO and Brasília-DF. These viruses were detected in fecal samples from hospitalized children up to five years old with and without acute gastroenteritis. A total of 1244 fecal samples were collected in two periods, 1994 to 1996 (Brasília) and 1998 to 2002 (Goiânia and Brasília), and were analyzed for viral RNA using the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Positivity rates of 4.3 and 0.5% for astrovirus were observed in children with acute gastroenteritis and those without gastroenteritis, respectively. Among children with gastroenteritis no statistically significant difference was seen with regards to viral positivity rates in relation to gender and age. However, a higher incidence rate was observed for children from Brasília aged 36 months or more. Overall, astroviruses occurred predominantly from September to March in the two cities, suggesting a seasonal pattern for these viruses which coincides with the highest relative air humidity period. The results of this study highlight the importance of astrovirus as an etiologic agent of acute gastroenteritis in children of the Central West region of Brazil.
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- Rodrigo Alessandro Tôgo Santos
- Laboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Setor Universitário, Goiânia, GO, Brasil
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Iturriza Gómara M, Simpson R, Perault AM, Redpath C, Lorgelly P, Joshi D, Mugford M, Hughes CA, Dalrymple J, Desselberger U, Gray J. Structured surveillance of infantile gastroenteritis in East Anglia, UK: incidence of infection with common viral gastroenteric pathogens. Epidemiol Infect 2007; 136:23-33. [PMID: 17313697 PMCID: PMC2870758 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268807008059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the burden of disease associated with gastroenteric viruses (rotavirus, norovirus, sapovirus, astrovirus and enteric adenovirus) using structured surveillance of children aged <6 years in the community. Faecal samples were collected between 2000 and 2003 from 685 children with symptoms of gastroenteritis. The children comprised three groups; 223 in the structured surveillance cohort, 203 in a community cohort and 259 in a cohort of hospitalized children. All samples were tested for the presence of viral pathogens using molecular methods. Questionnaires were sent to the parents/carers of the children recruited to the structured surveillance cohort in order to collect data that would allow an estimation of the severity of illness by means of the Vesikari score, and of the cost associated with gastrointestinal disease in this age group. A viral aetiological agent was detected in 53.5% of samples tested. Rotavirus was the most common pathogen found in all three cohorts followed by norovirus and enteric adenoviruses. Multiple viruses were found in 8% of the samples, and commonly involved rotavirus and any other virus. G1P[8] was the most commonly detected rotavirus strain and there was no significant difference in the distribution of rotavirus genotypes among the three cohorts. Analysis of the questionnaires indicated that rotavirus infections were likely to be more severe than any other virus infection, and children from whom a viral pathogen was identified were more likely to require rehydration therapy.
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- M Iturriza Gómara
- Enteric Virus Unit, Virus Reference Department, Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency, London, UK.
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Castriciano S, Luinstra K, Petrich A, Smieja M, Lee C, Jang D, Portillo E, Chernesky M. Comparison of the RIDASCREEN norovirus enzyme immunoassay to IDEIA NLV GI/GII by testing stools also assayed by RT-PCR and electron microscopy. J Virol Methods 2007; 141:216-9. [PMID: 17208311 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2006.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2006] [Revised: 11/28/2006] [Accepted: 12/06/2006] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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RIDASCREEN norovirus enzyme immunoassay (EIA) detected 80.3% of norovirus-infected feces samples compared to 60.6% by IDEIA NLV GI/GII from 228 patients with no false positives by either assay. RT-PCR and electron microscopy percent sensitivity and specificity were 98.5, 100 and 36.4 and 96.9, respectively.
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- Santina Castriciano
- St. Joseph's Healthcare and The Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, McMaster University, 50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, ON. L8N 4A6, Canada
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Noroviruses (NoVs) are the most common nonbacterial causative agents of waterborne outbreaks. Due to the mild and short-lived disease of gastroenteritis, even large epidemics may go unnoticed, since patients do not necessarily visit a doctor. NoVs have several means by which to survive both in the environment and in a population. The nonenveloped small virus retains its infectivity in the environment, and particularly in cold water, for a long time. Unlike most enteric viruses, it causes disease both in children and adults. A large number of genotypes combined with a small infective dose and short-term immunity guarantee efficient circulation of these viruses. The world of NoVs has been revealed to us predominantly by molecular methods. Having learned to detect these viruses first in patients, the emphasis is now in searching for methods sensitive enough to find them in environmental samples. In this review, the latest methods and their use in monitoring of these viruses are discussed.
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- Leena Maunula
- University of Helsinki, PO Box 66 (Agnes Sjöberginkatu 2), Department of Food & Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 00014 Finland
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In recent years, viruses have been recognized increasingly as an important cause of foodborne infections. More than 160 enteric viruses are excreted in the feces of infected individuals, and some may also be present in the vomitus. Food and water are directly contaminated with fecal material, through the use of sewage sludge in agriculture, sewage pollution of shellfish culture beds, or may be contaminated by infected food-handlers.
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Colomba C, De Grazia S, Giammanco GM, Saporito L, Scarlata F, Titone L, Arista S. Viral gastroenteritis in children hospitalised in Sicily, Italy. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2006; 25:570-5. [PMID: 16917775 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-006-0188-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to describe the epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of acute viral gastroenteritis in hospitalised Italian children. A total of 215 stool specimens were collected from January to December 2003 from patients hospitalised in Palermo for acute diarrhoea. Samples were tested for group A rotavirus, astrovirus, adenovirus, norovirus, enteropathogenic bacteria, and parasites. Rotaviruses, mostly belonging to types G1-G4, were detected in 25.1% of samples, astrovirus in 7%, adenovirus in 6%, norovirus in 18.6%, and bacterial agents in 17.2%. No parasitic infections were diagnosed. Mixed infections represented 9.8% of all cases. The mean and median ages of children with rotavirus gastroenteritis were lower than those of children with other viruses (p = 0.029), with the highest median ages being found in astrovirus-infected patients. Vomiting and dehydration were more frequent among patients with viral infection (p < 0.01), and the severity score was significantly higher for children infected with astrovirus or group A rotavirus (p = 0.008). Rotavirus was the leading cause of prolonged hospitalisation (p = 0.005). In conclusion, viruses were confirmed in Italy as the most common cause of severe enteric illness in childhood, with rotavirus types G1-G4, which correspond to those included in the rotavirus vaccines being developed, playing the main role. Routine testing should be introduced for noroviruses, since they seem to represent an important cause of sporadic paediatric gastroenteritis.
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- C Colomba
- Istituto di Patologia Infettiva e Virologia, Università di Palermo, Piazza Montalto 8, 90134 Palermo, Italy.
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Borges AMT, Teixeira JMS, Costa PSSD, Giugliano LG, Fiaccadori FS, Franco RDCE, Brito WMEDD, Leite JPG, Cardoso DDDDP. Detection of calicivirus from fecal samples from children with acute gastroenteritis in the West Central region of Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2006; 101:721-4. [PMID: 17160278 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762006000700003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2006] [Accepted: 09/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to describe the circulation of caliciviruses in the West Central region of Brazil and its correlation with children's gender and age, as well as with the year and months of the sample collection. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction was performed to detect the human calicivirus genome in 1006 fecal samples that were collected in Goiânia (n = 696) and Brasília (n = 310). Viral RNA was detected in 8.6% of the samples. No significant difference in viral prevalence was found regarding gender, age or year of the sample. However, it was observed that in Goiânia, there is a higher incidence of caliciviruses from September to March. The analysis employing three primer pairs demonstrated that the Ni/E3 or JV12/13 primer pairs, which detect norovirus (NoV), detected 41 positive samples while the 289/290 primer pair, which detects NoV or sapovirus, detected the remaining 46 samples. Calicivirus circulates in the West Central region of Brazil and for better detection of this virus it is important to use more than one primer pair. Also, we conclude that the seasonality presented by this virus is related to higher humidity in the period.
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- Ana Maria Tavares Borges
- Laboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, 74605-050 Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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Rutjes SA, van den Berg HHJL, Lodder WJ, de Roda Husman AM. Real-time detection of noroviruses in surface water by use of a broadly reactive nucleic acid sequence-based amplification assay. Appl Environ Microbiol 2006; 72:5349-58. [PMID: 16885286 PMCID: PMC1538714 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00751-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Noroviruses are the most common agents causing outbreaks of viral gastroenteritis. Outbreaks originating from contaminated drinking water and from recreational waters have been described. Due to a lack of cell culture systems, noroviruses are detected mostly by molecular methods. Molecular detection assays for viruses in water are often repressed by inhibitory factors present in the environment, like humic acids and heavy metals. To study the effect of environmental inhibitors on the performance of nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA), we developed a real-time norovirus NASBA targeting part of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) gene. Specificity of the assay was studied with 33 divergent clones that contained part of the targeted RdRp gene of noroviruses from 15 different genogroups. Viral RNA originated from commercial oysters, surface waters, and sewage treatment plants in The Netherlands. Ninety-seven percent of the clones derived from human noroviruses were detected by real-time NASBA. Two clones containing animal noroviruses were not detected by NASBA. We compared the norovirus detection by real-time NASBA with that by conventional reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) with large-volume river water samples and found that inhibitory factors of RT-PCR had little or no effect on the performance of the norovirus NASBA. This consequently resulted in a higher sensitivity of the NASBA assay than of the RT-PCR. We show that by combining an efficient RNA extraction method with real-time NASBA the sensitivity of norovirus detection in water samples increased at least 100 times, which consequently has implications for the outcome of the infectious risk assessment.
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- Saskia A Rutjes
- National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Infectious Disease Control (CIb), Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
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Coyne KP, Dawson S, Radford AD, Cripps PJ, Porter CJ, McCracken CM, Gaskell RM. Long-term analysis of feline calicivirus prevalence and viral shedding patterns in naturally infected colonies of domestic cats. Vet Microbiol 2006; 118:12-25. [PMID: 16911860 PMCID: PMC7117452 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2005] [Revised: 03/20/2006] [Accepted: 06/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Feline calicivirus (FCV) is a highly infectious respiratory pathogen of domestic cats. The prevalence of FCV in the general cat population is high, particularly in multi-cat households, largely because many clinically recovered cats remain persistently infected carriers. In order to assess how FCV circulates in such groups and to assess the contribution that each individual animal makes to the epidemiology of the disease, we have carried out the first detailed analysis of long-term shedding patterns of FCV in individual cats within naturally infected colonies. The prevalence of FCV in each of the groups on individual sampling occasions ranged from 0% to 91%, with averages for the individual colonies ranging from 6% to 75%. Within each of the colonies, one to three distinct strains of FCV were identified. Individual cats showed a spectrum of FCV shedding patterns over the sampling period which broadly grouped into three categories: those that shed virus relatively consistently, those that shed virus intermittently, and those that appeared never to shed virus. This is the first report identifying non-shedder cats that appear resistant to FCV infection over long periods of time, despite being continually exposed to virus. Such resistance appeared to be age related, which may have been immune-mediated, although by analogy with other caliciviruses, factors such as host genetic resistance may play a role. Given that a proportion of the population appears to be resistant to infection, clearly the cohort of cats that consistently shed virus are likely to provide an important mechanism whereby infection can be maintained in small populations.
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- Karen P Coyne
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Liverpool Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Leahurst, Chester High Road, Neston CH64 7TE, United Kingdom.
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