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Martí MM, Castanha PMS, Barratt-Boyes SM. The Dynamic Relationship between Dengue Virus and the Human Cutaneous Innate Immune Response. Viruses 2024; 16:727. [PMID: 38793609 PMCID: PMC11125669 DOI: 10.3390/v16050727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Dengue virus (DENV) is a continuing global threat that puts half of the world's population at risk for infection. This mosquito-transmitted virus is endemic in over 100 countries. When a mosquito takes a bloodmeal, virus is deposited into the epidermal and dermal layers of human skin, infecting a variety of permissive cells, including keratinocytes, Langerhans cells, macrophages, dermal dendritic cells, fibroblasts, and mast cells. In response to infection, the skin deploys an array of defense mechanisms to inhibit viral replication and prevent dissemination. Antimicrobial peptides, pattern recognition receptors, and cytokines induce a signaling cascade to increase transcription and translation of pro-inflammatory and antiviral genes. Paradoxically, this inflammatory environment recruits skin-resident mononuclear cells that become infected and migrate out of the skin, spreading virus throughout the host. The details of the viral-host interactions in the cutaneous microenvironment remain unclear, partly due to the limited body of research focusing on DENV in human skin. This review will summarize the functional role of human skin, the cutaneous innate immune response to DENV, the contribution of the arthropod vector, and the models used to study DENV interactions in the cutaneous environment.
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- Michelle M. Martí
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA; (M.M.M.); (P.M.S.C.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA; (M.M.M.); (P.M.S.C.)
- Faculdade de Ciệncias Médicas, Universidade de Pernambuco, Recife 52171-011, Brazil
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA; (M.M.M.); (P.M.S.C.)
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Paraná VC, Feitosa CA, da Silva GCS, Gois LL, Santos LA. Risk factors associated with severe dengue in Latin America: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Trop Med Int Health 2024; 29:173-191. [PMID: 38263345 DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Severe dengue is a significant health problem in Latin America, with children being the most affected. Understanding risk factors for severe dengue is crucial for enhancing patient care. Therefore, this study aims to systematically review the literature to identify the risk factors associated with severe dengue in Latin America through systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS PubMed, SciELO, LILACS and EMBASE databases were used to search for eligible scientific articles for the review. The outcomes considered were symptoms of severe dengue, hospitalisation and death. The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist was used to assess the quality of the studies. Data analysis was performed using STATA v 13.0 software. The degree of heterogeneity between studies was quantified using the I2 measure, and statistically significant results were defined as those with p values <0.05. RESULTS Of the 1876 articles screened, 47 articles were included in the systematic review and 45 articles were analysed through meta-analysis. Identified risk factors associated with severe dengue included secondary dengue infection, female sex, white or Caucasian ethnicity and specific signs and symptoms such as headache, myalgia and/or arthralgia, vomiting/nausea, abdominal pain or tenderness, diarrhoea, prostration, lethargy, fatigue or similar. For the death outcome, respiratory symptoms and age <18 years were identified as risk factors. On the other hand, in women, the diagnosis of positive tourniquet test, platelet count <100,000 per μL and symptoms of capillary fragility were associated with a lower probability of death. These data highlight the importance of early screening of patients, to identify possible haemorrhagic signs and reduce deaths from dengue. This study has limitations, including possible publication bias, heterogeneity of results and study design biases. CONCLUSION These findings are significant for shaping strategies, management approaches and identifying high-risk groups, which will help establish future guidelines.
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- Victoria Cruz Paraná
- Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Department of Biointeraction Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Gonçalo Moniz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Health Sciences, College of Medicine of Bahia, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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Pliego Zamora A, Kim J, Vajjhala PR, Thygesen SJ, Watterson D, Modhiran N, Bielefeldt-Ohmann H, Stacey KJ. Kinetics of severe dengue virus infection and development of gut pathology in mice. J Virol 2023; 97:e0125123. [PMID: 37850747 PMCID: PMC10688336 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01251-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Dengue virus, an arbovirus, causes an estimated 100 million symptomatic infections annually and is an increasing threat as the mosquito range expands with climate change. Dengue epidemics are a substantial strain on local economies and health infrastructure, and an understanding of what drives severe disease may enable treatments to help reduce hospitalizations. Factors exacerbating dengue disease are debated, but gut-related symptoms are much more frequent in severe than mild cases. Using mouse models of dengue infection, we have shown that inflammation and damage are earlier and more severe in the gut than in other tissues. Additionally, we observed impairment of the gut mucus layer and propose that breakdown of the barrier function exacerbates inflammation and promotes severe dengue disease. This idea is supported by recent data from human patients showing elevated bacteria-derived molecules in dengue patient serum. Therapies aiming to maintain gut integrity may help to abrogate severe dengue disease.
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- Adriana Pliego Zamora
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
- Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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Jain S, Vimal N, Angmo N, Sengupta M, Thangaraj S. Dengue Vaccination: Towards a New Dawn of Curbing Dengue Infection. Immunol Invest 2023; 52:1096-1149. [PMID: 37962036 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2023.2280698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Dengue is an infectious disease caused by dengue virus (DENV) and is a serious global burden. Antibody-dependent enhancement and the ability of DENV to infect immune cells, along with other factors, lead to fatal Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever and Dengue Shock Syndrome. This necessitates the development of a robust and efficient vaccine but vaccine development faces a number of hurdles. In this review, we look at the epidemiology, genome structure and cellular targets of DENV and elaborate upon the immune responses generated by human immune system against DENV infection. The review further sheds light on various challenges in development of a potent vaccine against DENV which is followed by presenting a current account of different vaccines which are being developed or have been licensed.
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- Sidhant Jain
- Independent Researcher, Institute for Globally Distributed Open Research and Education (IGDORE), Rewari, India
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- Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Janki Devi Bajaj Government Girls College, University of Kota, Kota, India
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- Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Government Medical College, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Ambajogai, India
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Zhang Y, Zahreddine M, Abreu K, Dantas MA, Charland K, Pierce L, Ridde V, Zinszer K. Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) and risk factors on dengue fever among children in Brazil, Fortaleza: A cross-sectional study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2023; 17:e0011110. [PMID: 37747907 PMCID: PMC10553826 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease that is associated with four serotypes of the dengue virus. Children are vulnerable to infection with the dengue virus, particularly those who have been previously infected with a different dengue serotype. Sufficient knowledge, positive attitudes, and proper practices (KAP) are essential for dengue prevention and control. This study aims to estimate the dengue seropositivity for study participants and to examine the association between households' dengue-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP), and children's risk of dengue seropositivity, while accounting for socioeconomic and demographic differences in Brazil. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS This analysis was based on a cross-sectional study from Fortaleza, Brazil between November 2019, and February 2020. There were 392 households and 483 participant children who provided a sample of sufficient quality for serological analysis. The main exposure was a household's dengue-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices, assessed through a questionnaire to construct a composite KAP score categorized into three levels: low, moderate, and high. The main outcome is dengue immunoglobulin G(IgG) antibodies, collected using dried blood spots and assessed with Panbio Dengue IgG indirect ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays) test commercial kits. The estimated crude dengue seroprevalence among participating children (n = 483) was 25%. Five percent of households (n = 20) achieved a score over 75% for KAP, sixty-nine percent of households (n = 271) scored between 50% and 75%, and twenty-six percent of households (n = 101) scored lower than 50%. Each KAP domain was significantly and positively associated with the others. The mean percentage scores for the three domains are 74%, 63%, and 39% respectively. We found high household KAP scores were associated with an increased adjusted relative risk (aRR) of seropositivity (aRR: 2.11, 95% CI: 1.11-4.01, p = 0.023). Household adult respondents' education level of elementary school or higher was negatively associated with children's risk of being seropositive (aRR: 0.65, 95% CI: 0.48-0.87, p = 0.005). The risk of seropositivity in older children (6-12 years old) was over 6 times that of younger children (2-5 years old) (aRR: 6.08, 95% CI: 3.47-10.64, p<0.001). Children living in households with sealed water tanks or no water storage had a lower risk of being seropositive (aRR: 0.73, 95% CI: 0.54-0.98, p = 0.035). CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Our results provide insight into the prevalence of dengue seropositivity in Fortaleza, Brazil in children, and certain demographic and socioeconomic characteristics associated with children's risk of being seropositive. They also suggest that KAP may not identify those more at-risk for dengue, although understanding and enhancing households' KAP is crucial for effective community dengue control and prevention initiatives.
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- Yang Zhang
- School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Center for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Center for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Center for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Institute for Research on Sustainable Development, CEPED (IRD-Université de Paris), Université de Paris, ERL INSERM SAGESUD, Paris, France
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- Center for Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- School of Public Health, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Telesford KM, Amezcua L, Tardo L, Horton L, Lund BT, Reder AT, Vartanian T, Monson NL. Understanding humoral immunity and multiple sclerosis severity in Black, and Latinx patients. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1172993. [PMID: 37215103 PMCID: PMC10196635 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1172993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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People identified with Black/African American or Hispanic/Latinx ethnicity are more likely to exhibit a more severe multiple sclerosis disease course relative to those who identify as White. While social determinants of health account for some of this discordant severity, investigation into contributing immunobiology remains sparse. The limited immunologic data stands in stark contrast to the volume of clinical studies describing ethnicity-associated discordant presentation, and to advancement made in our understanding of MS immunopathogenesis over the past several decades. In this perspective, we posit that humoral immune responses offer a promising avenue to better understand underpinnings of discordant MS severity among Black/African American, and Hispanic/Latinx-identifying patients.
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- Kiel M. Telesford
- Department of Neurology, Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT), Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT), Dallas, TX, United States
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- Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT), Dallas, TX, United States
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Mawson AR. Understanding health disparities affecting people of West Central African descent in the United States: An evolutionary perspective. Evol Appl 2023; 16:963-978. [PMID: 37216026 PMCID: PMC10197229 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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Human populations adapting to diverse aspects of their environment such as climate and pathogens leave signatures of genetic variation. This principle may apply to people of West Central African descent in the United States, who are at increased risk of certain chronic conditions and diseases compared to their European counterparts. Less well known is that they are also at reduced risk of other diseases. While discriminatory practices in the United States continue to affect access to and the quality of healthcare, the health disparities affecting African Americans may also be due in part to evolutionary adaptations to the original environment of sub-Saharan Africa, which involved continuous exposure to the vectors of potentially lethal endemic tropical diseases. Evidence is presented that these organisms selectively absorb vitamin A from the host, and its use in parasite reproduction contributes to the signs and symptoms of the respective diseases. These evolutionary adaptations included (1) sequestering vitamin A away from the liver to other organs, to reduce accessibility to the invaders; and (2) reducing the metabolism and catabolism of vitamin A (vA), causing it to accumulate to subtoxic concentrations and weaken the organisms, thereby reducing the risk of severe disease. However, in the environment of North America, lacking vA-absorbing parasites and with a mainly dairy-based diet that is high in vA, this combination of factors is hypothesized to lead to the accumulation of vA and to increased sensitivity to vA as a toxin, which contribute to the health disparities affecting African Americans. vA toxicity is linked to numerous acute and chronic conditions via mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis. Subject to testing, the hypothesis suggests that the adoption of traditional or modified West Central African-style diets that are low in vA and high in vA-absorbing fiber hold promise for disease prevention and treatment, and as a population-based strategy for health maintenance and longevity.
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- Anthony R. Mawson
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College of Health SciencesJackson State UniversityJacksonMississippiUSA
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Carras M, Maillard O, Cousty J, Gérardin P, Boukerrou M, Raffray L, Mavingui P, Poubeau P, Cabie A, Bertolotti A. Associated risk factors of severe dengue in Reunion Island: A prospective cohort study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2023; 17:e0011260. [PMID: 37068115 PMCID: PMC10138848 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Since 2018, a dengue epidemic has been raging annually in Reunion Island, which poses the major problem of its morbidity and mortality. However, there is no consensus in the literature on factors associated with severity of illness. The objective of this study was to identify the factors associated with the occurrence of severe dengue (SD) according to the criteria adopted in 2009 by the World Health Organization (WHO), during the 2019 epidemic. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A total of 163 patients with RT-PCR-confirmed dengue were included in a multicenter prospective cohort study in Reunion Island between January and June 2019. Of these, 37 (23%) were classified as SD, which involves presentation dominated by at least one organ failure, and 126 (77%) classified as non-SD (of which 90 (71%) had warning signs). Confusion, dehydration, and relative hypovolemia were significantly associated with SD in bivariate analysis (p < 0.05). The factors associated with SD in multivariate analysis were a time from first symptom to hospital consultation over 2 days (OR: 2.46, CI: 1.42-4.27), a history of cardiovascular disease (OR: 2.75, 95%CI: 1.57-4.80) and being of Western European origin (OR: 17.60, CI: 4.15-74). CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE This study confirms that SD is a frequent cause of hospitalization during dengue epidemics in Reunion Island. It suggests that cardiovascular disease, Western European origin, and delay in diagnosis and management are risk factors associated with SD fever, and that restoration of blood volume and correction of dehydration must be performed early to be effective. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT01099852; clinicaltrials.gov.
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- Mathys Carras
- Intensive Care Unit, CHU Réunion, Saint Pierre, Reunion, France
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- Department of Public Health and Research, CHU Réunion, Saint-Pierre, Reunion, France
- Clinical Investigation Center, INSERM CIC1410, CHU Réunion, Saint Pierre, Reunion, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, CHU Réunion, Saint Pierre, Reunion, France
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- Department of Public Health and Research, CHU Réunion, Saint-Pierre, Reunion, France
- Clinical Investigation Center, INSERM CIC1410, CHU Réunion, Saint Pierre, Reunion, France
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, CHU Réunion, Saint Pierre, Reunion, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHU Réunion, Saint Denis, Reunion, France
- UMR Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical (PIMIT), CNRS 9192, INSERM 1187, IRD 249, Université de La Réunion, Sainte-Clotilde, Reunion, France
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- UMR Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical (PIMIT), CNRS 9192, INSERM 1187, IRD 249, Université de La Réunion, Sainte-Clotilde, Reunion, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, CHU Réunion, Saint-Pierre, Reunion, France
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, CHU Martinique, Fort-de-France, Martinique, France
- Clinical Investigation Center, INSERM CIC1424, CHU Martinique, Fort-de-France, Martinique, France
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- Clinical Investigation Center, INSERM CIC1410, CHU Réunion, Saint Pierre, Reunion, France
- Department of Infectious Diseases, CHU Réunion, Saint-Pierre, Reunion, France
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Cook AC, Thibaut D, Pettersen T. Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: A Meta-Analysis of Human Leukocyte Antigens A*24 and B*44. Cureus 2022; 14:e31485. [DOI: 10.7759/cureus.31485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Dengue Prediction in Latin America Using Machine Learning and the One Health Perspective: A Literature Review. Trop Med Infect Dis 2022; 7:tropicalmed7100322. [PMID: 36288063 PMCID: PMC9611387 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed7100322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Dengue fever is a serious and growing public health problem in Latin America and elsewhere, intensified by climate change and human mobility. This paper reviews the approaches to the epidemiological prediction of dengue fever using the One Health perspective, including an analysis of how Machine Learning techniques have been applied to it and focuses on the risk factors for dengue in Latin America to put the broader environmental considerations into a detailed understanding of the small-scale processes as they affect disease incidence. Determining that many factors can act as predictors for dengue outbreaks, a large-scale comparison of different predictors over larger geographic areas than those currently studied is lacking to determine which predictors are the most effective. In addition, it provides insight into techniques of Machine Learning used for future predictive models, as well as general workflow for Machine Learning projects of dengue fever.
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Howard FHN, Kwan A, Winder N, Mughal A, Collado-Rojas C, Muthana M. Understanding Immune Responses to Viruses-Do Underlying Th1/Th2 Cell Biases Predict Outcome? Viruses 2022; 14:1493. [PMID: 35891472 PMCID: PMC9324514 DOI: 10.3390/v14071493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Emerging and re-emerging viral diseases have increased in number and geographical extent during the last decades. Examples include the current COVID-19 pandemic and the recent epidemics of the Chikungunya, Ebola, and Zika viruses. Immune responses to viruses have been well-characterised within the innate and adaptive immunity pathways with the outcome following viral infection predominantly attributed to properties of the virus and circumstances of the infection. Perhaps the belief that the immune system is often considered as a reactive component of host defence, springing into action when a threat is detected, has contributed to a poorer understanding of the inherent differences in an individual's immune system in the absence of any pathology. In this review, we focus on how these host factors (age, ethnicity, underlying pathologies) may skew the T helper cell response, thereby influencing the outcome following viral infection but also whether we can use these inherent biases to predict patients at risk of a deviant response and apply strategies to avoid or overcome them.
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- Faith H. N. Howard
- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK; (A.K.); (N.W.); (A.M.); (C.C.-R.); (M.M.)
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Hou R, Tomalin LE, Silva JP, Kim-Schulze S, Whitehead SS, Fernandez-Sesma A, Durbin AP, Suárez-Fariñas M. The innate immune response following multivalent dengue vaccination and implications for protection against dengue challenge. JCI Insight 2022; 7:157811. [PMID: 35511431 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.157811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Understanding the immune response to dengue virus (DENV) is essential for developing a dengue vaccine that is protective against all four DENV serotypes. We evaluated the immune response post-vaccination (live attenuated tetravalent dengue vaccine TV005 or trivalent admixture) and post-challenge with DEN2Δ30 (Tonga/74) to better understand the importance of homotypic immunity in vaccine protection. Significant increases in IP-10 expression were observed following receipt of either the trivalent or tetravalent vaccine. After challenge, a large increase in IP-10 expression was observed in the placebo (FCH = 4.5) and trivalent admixture groups (FCH = 2.3) but not in the tetravalent vaccine group (FCH = 1.1). MCP-1, IL-1RA, and MIP-1β exhibit a similar pattern as IP-10. These results demonstrate protective effects of trivalent and tetravalent vaccines against DENV, but suggest a better protective effect with the tetravalent vaccine compared to the trivalent admixture. We also explored the post-vaccination and post-challenge immune response differences between black participants and white participants. White participants respond to vaccine differently from black participants, with black participants receiving trivalent and tetravalent vaccines respond strongly and white participants only transiently in trivalent group. In response to challenge, white participants elicit a stronger response than black participants. These results may explain why white participants may have a more vigorous DENV immune response than black participants reported in literature.
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- Ruixue Hou
- Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Oncological Science and Human Immune Monitoring Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States of America
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, United States of America
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- Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States of America
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Tinto B, Kania D, Samdapawindé Kagone T, Dicko A, Traore I, de Rekeneire N, Bicaba BW, Hien H, Van de Perre P, Simonin Y, Salinas S. [Dengue virus circulation in West Africa: An emerging public health issue]. Med Sci (Paris) 2022; 38:152-158. [PMID: 35179469 DOI: 10.1051/medsci/2022007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Dengue is the most widespread arbovirosis in the world, with approximately 390 million cases per year, 96 millions of which have clinical manifestations and 25,000 deaths. In West Africa, the circulation of this virus in human populations was first reported in the 1960s in Nigeria. Clinical diagnosis of dengue in West Africa is made difficult by the existence of other diseases with similar clinical presentations. Biological diagnosis remains therefore the only alternative. This biological diagnosis requires high quality equipment and well-trained personnel, which are not always available in resource-limited countries. Thus, many cases of dengue fever are consistently reported as malaria, leading to mismanagement, which can have serious consequences on the health status of patients. It is therefore necessary to set up surveillance systems for febrile infections of unknown origin in Africa by strengthening the diagnostic capacities of national laboratories.
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- Bachirou Tinto
- Laboratoire national de référence des fièvres hémorragiques virales, Centre Muraz, Institut national de santé publique (INSP), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratoire national de référence des fièvres hémorragiques virales, Centre Muraz, Institut national de santé publique (INSP), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratoire national de référence des fièvres hémorragiques virales, Centre Muraz, Institut national de santé publique (INSP), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratoire central de référence, INSP, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratoire national de référence des fièvres hémorragiques virales, Centre Muraz, Institut national de santé publique (INSP), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Centre des opérations de réponse aux urgences sanitaires (CORUS), INSP, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Pathogenèse et contrôle des infections chroniques, université de Montpellier, Inserm, Établissement français du sang, 60 rue de Navacelles, 34000 Montpellier, France
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- Pathogenèse et contrôle des infections chroniques, université de Montpellier, Inserm, Établissement français du sang, 60 rue de Navacelles, 34000 Montpellier, France
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- Pathogenèse et contrôle des infections chroniques, université de Montpellier, Inserm, Établissement français du sang, 60 rue de Navacelles, 34000 Montpellier, France
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Uncovering the Burden of Dengue in Africa: Considerations on Magnitude, Misdiagnosis, and Ancestry. Viruses 2022; 14:v14020233. [PMID: 35215827 PMCID: PMC8877195 DOI: 10.3390/v14020233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Dengue is a re-emerging neglected disease of major public health importance. This review highlights important considerations for dengue disease in Africa, including epidemiology and underestimation of disease burden in African countries, issues with malaria misdiagnosis and co-infections, and potential evidence of genetic protection from severe dengue disease in populations of African descent. The findings indicate that dengue virus prevalence in African countries and populations may be more widespread than reported data suggests, and that the Aedes mosquito vectors appear to be increasing in dissemination and number. Changes in climate, population, and plastic pollution are expected to worsen the dengue situation in Africa. Dengue misdiagnosis is also a problem in Africa, especially due to the typical non-specific clinical presentation of dengue leading to misdiagnosis as malaria. Finally, research suggests that a protective genetic component against severe dengue exists in African descent populations, but further studies should be conducted to strengthen this association in various populations, taking into consideration socioeconomic factors that may contribute to these findings. The main takeaway is that Africa should not be overlooked when it comes to dengue, and more attention and resources should be devoted to this disease in Africa.
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BACKGROUND The clinical presentation of dengue ranges from self-limited mild illness to severe forms, including death. African ancestry is often described as protective against dengue severity. However, in the Latin American context, African ancestry has been associated with increased mortality. This "severity paradox" has been hypothesized as resulting from confounding or heterogeneity by socioeconomic status (SES). However, few systematic analyses have been conducted to investigate the presence and nature of the disparity paradox. METHODS We fit Bayesian hierarchical spatiotemporal models using individual-level surveillance data from Cali, Colombia (2012-2017), to assess the overall morbidity and severity burden of notified dengue. We fitted overall and ethnic-specific models to assess the presence of heterogeneity by SES across and within ethnic groups (Afro-Colombian vs. non-Afro-Colombians), conducting sensitivity analyses to account for potential underreporting. RESULTS Our study included 65,402 dengue cases and 13,732 (21%) hospitalizations. Overall notified dengue incidence rates did not vary across ethnic groups. Severity risk was higher among Afro-Colombians (risk ratio [RR] = 1.16; 95% Credible Interval [95% CrI] = 1.08, 1.24) but after accounting for underreporting by ethnicity this association was nearly null (RR = 1.02; 95% CrI = 0.97, 1.07). Subsidized health insurance and low-SES were associated with increased overall dengue rates and severity. CONCLUSION The paradoxically increased severity among Afro-Colombians can be attributed to differential health-seeking behaviors and reporting among Afro-Colombians. Such differential reporting can be understood as a type of intersectionality between SES, insurance scheme, and ethnicity that requires a quantitative assessment in future studies.
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Chhong LN, Poovorawan K, Hanboonkunupakarn B, Phumratanaprapin W, Soonthornworasiri N, Kittitrakul C, Nontprasert A, Pukrittayakamee S. Prevalence and clinical manifestations of dengue in older patients in Bangkok Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Thailand. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2021; 114:674-681. [PMID: 32525532 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/traa043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The global incidence of dengue has increased with the ageing population. We examined the prevalence, clinical manifestations and risk factors associated with dengue severity among older patients. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted at a hospital in Thailand from 2013 to 2018. Data were collected from patient records. Older patients were those aged ≥60 y, whereas adult patients were aged at least 18 y but younger than 60 y. RESULTS In total, 1822 patients were included in the study. The prevalence of older dengue was 7.96%. Older dengue patients were at a higher risk of developing dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) than adult dengue patients (40.69% vs 30.71%). Haematuria was significantly more frequent in older patients (24.82% vs 3.58%), whereas other clinical manifestations had similar frequencies between the groups. Multivariate logistic regression indicated that hypertension (adjusted OR [aOR]=3.549, 95% CI 1.498 to 8.407) and abdominal pain (aOR=10.904, 95% CI 1.037 to 114.710) were significantly associated with DHF among older patients. CONCLUSIONS Dengue is common in older adults, who also have a higher incidence of developing DHF. Older patients with dengue and comorbid hypertension and abdominal pain should be monitored for their increasing risk of DHF.
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- Lay Ngeab Chhong
- Departm ent of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Departm ent of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Departm ent of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Departm ent of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Departm ent of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Departm ent of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Departm ent of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Dengue and the Lectin Pathway of the Complement System. Viruses 2021; 13:v13071219. [PMID: 34202570 PMCID: PMC8310334 DOI: 10.3390/v13071219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease causing significant health and economic burdens globally. The dengue virus (DENV) comprises four serotypes (DENV1-4). Usually, the primary infection is asymptomatic or causes mild dengue fever (DF), while secondary infections with a different serotype increase the risk of severe dengue disease (dengue hemorrhagic fever, DHF). Complement system activation induces inflammation and tissue injury, contributing to disease pathogenesis. However, in asymptomatic or primary infections, protective immunity largely results from the complement system’s lectin pathway (LP), which is activated through foreign glycan recognition. Differences in N-glycans displayed on the DENV envelope membrane influence the lectin pattern recognition receptor (PRR) binding efficiency. The important PRR, mannan binding lectin (MBL), mediates DENV neutralization through (1) a complement activation-independent mechanism via direct MBL glycan recognition, thereby inhibiting DENV attachment to host target cells, or (2) a complement activation-dependent mechanism following the attachment of complement opsonins C3b and C4b to virion surfaces. The serum concentrations of lectin PRRs and their polymorphisms influence these LP activities. Conversely, to escape the LP attack and enhance the infectivity, DENV utilizes the secreted form of nonstructural protein 1 (sNS1) to counteract the MBL effects, thereby increasing viral survival and dissemination.
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Tan KW, Tan B, Thein TL, Leo YS, Lye DC, Dickens BL, Wong JGX, Cook AR. Dynamic dengue haemorrhagic fever calculators as clinical decision support tools in adult dengue. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2021; 114:7-15. [PMID: 31943116 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trz099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 07/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to develop multiple prediction tools that calculate the risk of developing dengue haemorrhagic fever. METHODS Training data consisted of 1771 individuals from 2006-2008 admitted with dengue fever whereby 304 developed dengue haemorrhagic fever during hospitalisation. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression was used to construct three types of calculators, static admission calculators and dynamic calculators that predict the risk of developing dengue haemorrhagic fever for a subsequent day (DAily Risk Tomorrow [DART]) or for any future point after a specific day since fever onset (DAily Risk Ever [DARE]). RESULTS From 119 admission covariates, 35 were in at least one of the calculators, which reported area under the curve (AUC) values of at least 0.72. Addition of person-time data for DART improved AUC to 0.76. DARE calculators displayed a large increase in AUC to 0.79 past day 7 with the inclusion of a strong predictor, maximum temperature on day 6 since onset, indicative of a saddleback fever. CONCLUSIONS All calculators performed well when validated with 2005 data. Addition of daily variables further improved the accuracy. These calculators can be used in tandem to assess the risk of dengue haemorrhagic fever upon admission and updated daily to obtain more precise risk estimates.
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- Ken Wei Tan
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, 12 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117549
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- Ministry of Education, 1 North Buona Vista Drive, Singapore 138675
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- National Centre for Infectious Diseases, 16 Jln Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308442
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, 12 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117549.,National Centre for Infectious Diseases, 16 Jln Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308442.,Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jln Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 636921
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- National Centre for Infectious Diseases, 16 Jln Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308442.,Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jln Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, 59 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 636921
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, 12 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117549
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, 12 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117549
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Arayasongsak U, Naka I, Ohashi J, Patarapotikul J, Nuchnoi P, Kalambaheti T, Sa-Ngasang A, Chanama S, Chaorattanakawee S. Genetic association study of interferon lambda 3, CD27, and human leukocyte antigen-DPB1 with dengue severity in Thailand. BMC Infect Dis 2020; 20:948. [PMID: 33308178 PMCID: PMC7731073 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05636-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dengue patients develop different disease severity ranging from mild (dengue fever [DF]) to severe forms (dengue hemorrhagic fever [DHF] and the fatal dengue shock syndrome [DSS]). Host genetics are considered to be one factor responsible for the severity of dengue outcomes. To identify genes associated with dengue severity that have not been studied yet, we performed genetic association analyses of interferon lambda 3 (IFNL3), CD27, and human leukocyte antigen-DPB1 (HLA-DPB1) genes in Thai dengue patients. METHODS A case-control association study was performed in 877 children (age ≤ 15 years) with dengue infection (DF, n = 386; DHF, n = 416; DSS, n = 75). A candidate single nucleotide polymorphism of each of IFNL3, CD27, and HLA-DPB1 was selected to be analyzed. Genotyping was performed by TaqMan real-time PCR assay, and the association with dengue severity was examined. RESULTS The rs9277534 variant of HLA-DPB1 was weakly associated with DHF. The genotype GG and G allele conferred protection against DHF (p = 0.04, odds ratio 0.74 for GG genotype, p = 0.03, odds ratio 0.79 for G allele). The association became borderline significant after adjusting for confounders (p = 0.05, odds ratio 0.82). No association was detected for IFNL3 or CD27. CONCLUSIONS The present study demonstrated the weak association of the rs9277534 variant of HLA-DPB1 with protection against DHF. This variant is in the 3' untranslated region and affects HLA-DPB1 surface protein expression. Our finding suggests that HLA-DPB1 may be involved in DHF pathogenesis.
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- Unchana Arayasongsak
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Laboratory of Human Genome Diversity, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Laboratory of Human Genome Diversity, Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Microscopy, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Ratchawithi Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
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Association of genotype III of dengue virus serotype 3 with disease outbreak in Eastern Sudan, 2019. Virol J 2020; 17:118. [PMID: 32731875 PMCID: PMC7392696 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-020-01389-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Dengue fever (DF) is an arthropod-borne disease caused by dengue virus (DENV). DENV is a member of the genus Flavivirus in the family Flaviviridae. Recently, DENV has been reported as an important emerging infectious viral pathogen in Sudan. Multiple outbreaks and sporadic cases of DF have been frequently reported in the eastern region of Sudan. The present study was conducted to confirm DENV outbreak in Kassala State, eastern Sudan, 2019, and to provide some information on the molecular characterization of the DENV isolate associated with the disease outbreak. Methods A hundred serum samples were collected during the outbreak from residents of Kassala State, Sudan, 2019. ELISA was used to detect DENV non structural protein NS1 (DENV-NS1) in acute phase sera sampled during the disease outbreak. RT-PCR assays were used to amplify a fragment of the capsid/pre-membrane region (CprM) of the viral polyprotein gene. The PCR products of the amplified CprM region of the viral polyprotein gene were purified and partial sequences were generated and used to confirm the specificity of DENV sequences and to identify the virus serotype. Phylogenetic tree was constructed to determine the genotype of DENV associated with the outbreak. Results Using DENV-NS1 ELISA assay, DENV infection was confirmed in 23% sampled sera. The detection of DENV RNA was made possible using group-specific RT-PCR assay. The virus was serotyped as DENV serotype 3 (DENV-3) using DENV serotype-specific RT-PCR assay. Phylogenetic analysis of the partial CprM sequences of the viral polyprotein gene indicates that the virus belonged to genotype III of DENV-3. Conclusion The scientific data presented in this investigation confirmed that genotype III of DENV-3 was associated with the disease outbreak in eastern Sudan, 2019. The study represents the first report on molecular characterization of DENV-3 in Sudan.
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Harapan H, Michie A, Sasmono RT, Imrie A. Dengue: A Minireview. Viruses 2020; 12:v12080829. [PMID: 32751561 PMCID: PMC7472303 DOI: 10.3390/v12080829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Dengue, caused by infection of any of four dengue virus serotypes (DENV-1 to DENV-4), is a mosquito-borne disease of major public health concern associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and economic cost, particularly in developing countries. Dengue incidence has increased 30-fold in the last 50 years and over 50% of the world’s population, in more than 100 countries, live in areas at risk of DENV infection. We reviews DENV biology, epidemiology, transmission dynamics including circulating serotypes and genotypes, the immune response, the pathogenesis of the disease as well as updated diagnostic methods, treatments, vector control and vaccine developments.
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- Harapan Harapan
- Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh 23111, Indonesia
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh 23111, Indonesia
- Tropical Disease Centre, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Aceh 23111, Indonesia
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia;
- Correspondence: (H.H.); (A.I.); Tel.: +62-(0)-651-7551843 (H.H.)
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia;
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- Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia;
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia;
- Correspondence: (H.H.); (A.I.); Tel.: +62-(0)-651-7551843 (H.H.)
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Robinson M, Einav S. Towards Predicting Progression to Severe Dengue. Trends Microbiol 2020; 28:478-486. [PMID: 31982232 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2019.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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There is an urgent need for prognostic assays to predict progression to severe dengue infection, which is a major global threat. While the majority of symptomatic dengue patients experience an acute febrile illness, 5-20% progress to severe infection associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Early monitoring and administration of supportive care reduce mortality and clinically usable biomarkers to predict severe dengue are needed. Here, we review recent discoveries of gene sets, anti-dengue antibody properties, and inflammatory markers with potential utility as predictors of disease progression. Upon larger scale validation and development of affordable sample-to-answer technologies, some of these biomarkers may be utilized to develop the first prognostic assay for improving patient care and allocating healthcare resources more effectively in dengue endemic countries.
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- Makeda Robinson
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Factors Associated With Intensive Care Attention of Dengue Patients. INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE 2020. [DOI: 10.1097/ipc.0000000000000800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Onyedibe K, Dawurung J, Iroezindu M, Shehu N, Okolo M, Shobowale E, Afolaranmi T, Dahal S, Maktep Y, Pama P, Isa S, Egah D. A cross sectional study of dengue virus infection in febrile patients presumptively diagnosed of malaria in Maiduguri and Jos plateau, Nigeria. Malawi Med J 2019; 30:276-282. [PMID: 31798807 PMCID: PMC6863422 DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v30i4.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background In Nigeria, where malaria is endemic, greater than 70% of febrile illnesses are treated presumptively as malaria, often without a laboratory evaluation for other possible causes of fever. This cross-sectional study evaluated the presence of dengue virus infection in febrile patients, presumptively diagnosed of malaria infections in the clinic. Methodology Blood samples were collected from 529 febrile patients (246 in Jos and 283 in Maiduguri) attending the general outpatient clinics of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) and the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) and tested for anti-dengue immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunoglobulin G (IgG), as well as anti-non-structural protein (NS1) by ELISA. The samples were also evaluated for presence of P. falciparum malaria parasites by microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained blood smears. Results The prevalence of confirmed, highly suggestive and probable dengue virus infections categorized in relation to duration of illness since onset of fever were 2.3%, 5.5% and 1.5% respectively, while the prevalence of anti-flavivirus IgG and IgM seropositivity was 11.7%. In a total of 117 (22.1%) patients (32 in Jos, 85 in Maiduguri), malaria parasites were detected by blood smear microscopy, out of which 7 (6%) also had a positively confirmed, highly suggestive or probable dengue test result. Conclusion Although the high cross-reactivity of anti-flavivirus antibodies should be taken into account in the interpretation of the seroprevalence data, our findings suggest a significant presence of dengue virus in this environment, some of which may otherwise be misdiagnosed as malaria. These findings are strong enough to recommend serological screening for anti-dengue virus titer and NS1 antigen for all febrile patients, as part of fever diagnostic protocols in tropical regions. Given the prevalence of dengue virus infections, there is also a need for a dengue control program and public education to prevent outbreaks and occurrence of severe dengue complications.
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- Kenneth Onyedibe
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2076, Jos, Nigeria
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- WHO National Polio/Infectious and tropical Diseases Laboratory, University of Maiduguri Teaching hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria
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- Infectious Diseases/Tropical Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, PMB 01129, Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
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- Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2076, Jos, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2076, Jos, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Ben Carson School of Medicine, Babcock University, Ogun State, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2076, Jos, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2076, Jos, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2076, Jos, Nigeria
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- Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2076, Jos, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2076, Jos, Nigeria
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Sondo KA, Ouattara A, Diendéré EA, Diallo I, Zoungrana J, Zémané G, Da L, Gnamou A, Meda B, Poda A, Zamané H, Ouédraogo A, Ouédraogo M, Thieba/Bonané B. Dengue infection during pregnancy in Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infect Dis 2019; 19:997. [PMID: 31771564 PMCID: PMC6880640 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4587-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dengue fever is prevalent in the world; in recent years, several outbreaks occurred in West Africa. It affects pregnant women. We aimed to assess the consequences of dengue fever on pregnant women and their fetuses during dengue epidemic in Burkina Faso. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study from November 1, 2015 to January 31, 2017 in 15 public and private health facilities in Ouagadougou, using secondary data. Immunochromatographic rapid test Duo detecting specific antibodies, immunoglobin M/G and /or dengue non structural antigen1 virus was used to diagnose dengue cases. RESULTS Out of 399 (48%) women registered during the study period, 25 (6%) were pregnant. The average age of pregnant women was 30 years, with 18 and 45 years as extremes. The main symptoms were fever (92%) and headache (92%). Nine patients (36%) had severe dengue characterized by bleeding (16%), neurological symptoms (16%) and acute respiratory distress (8%). Eight (32%) of the 25 women had early miscarriage and 8 (32%) women gave birth to viable fetuses. Among those with viable babies, 5 (20%) presented post-partum hemorrhage and 3 (12%) presented early delivery. The main fetal complications included 3 cases of acute fetal distress (12%). One case of maternal death (4%) and 4 cases of neonatal mortality (44.5%) were notified. CONCLUSION Dengue fever occurring during pregnancy increases maternal and neonatal mortality. Its severe complications require specific monitoring of pregnant women until delivery.
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- Kongnimissom Apoline Sondo
- Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
- Department of Infectious Diseases (Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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- Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Departement (Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Infectious Diseases (Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Higher Health Science Institute, Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Infectious Diseases (Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Infectious Diseases (Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Infectious Diseases (Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Health Science Research Institute of Ouagadougou (Biomedical department), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Higher Health Science Institute, Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Departement (Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Departement (Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Higher Health Science Institute, Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Departement (Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Inziani M, Adungo F, Awando J, Kihoro R, Inoue S, Morita K, Obimbo E, Onyango F, Mwau M. Seroprevalence of yellow fever, dengue, West Nile and chikungunya viruses in children in Teso South Sub-County, Western Kenya. Int J Infect Dis 2019; 91:104-110. [PMID: 31712089 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Arboviruses often cause widespread morbidity in children in endemic regions. Data on the burden of arboviruses in Kenyan children are limited. OBJECTIVES This study was performed to determine the seroprevalence of yellow fever (YFV), dengue (DENV), West Nile (WNV), and chikungunya (CHIKV) viruses among children 1-12 years of age at two health facilities in Teso South Sub-County in Western Kenya. METHODS In a hospital-based cross-sectional survey, a questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic information. Serum drawn from the children was tested for IgA/IgM/IgG serocomplex antibodies to selected arboviruses using indirect ELISA and plaque reduction neutralization tests. RESULTS A total of 182 (27.7%) of the 656 participants tested were positive for any arbovirus antibody. Of these, 4.4% (29/656) tested positive for YFV, 9.6% (62/649) for WNV, 5.6% (36/649) for CHIKV, 1.4% (5/368) for DENV1, 9% (59/656) for DENV2, and 19.7% (40/203) for DENV3. Neutralizing antibodies to CHIKV were found in 77.8% (42/54) of participants, to YFV in 15.8% (3/19), to DENV2 in 58% (29/50), and to WNV in 8% (1/55). Sex, age, urban residence, schooling, and lack of vaccination were associated with arbovirus exposure. CONCLUSIONS This study confirmed that children under 12 years of age in Teso South Sub-County are exposed to ongoing arbovirus infections early in life.
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- Mary Inziani
- Centre for Virus Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
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- Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Control Research (CIPDCR), Kenya Medical Research Institute, Busia, Kenya
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- Centre for Virus Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Centre for Virus Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Nagasaki University Africa Research Station, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Control Research (CIPDCR), Kenya Medical Research Institute, Busia, Kenya
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Proesmans S, Katshongo F, Milambu J, Fungula B, Muhindo Mavoko H, Ahuka-Mundeke S, Inocêncio da Luz R, Van Esbroeck M, Ariën KK, Cnops L, De Smet B, Lutumba P, Van Geertruyden JP, Vanlerberghe V. Dengue and chikungunya among outpatients with acute undifferentiated fever in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: A cross-sectional study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019; 13:e0007047. [PMID: 31487279 PMCID: PMC6748445 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Pathogens causing acute fever, with the exception of malaria, remain largely unidentified in sub-Saharan Africa, given the local unavailability of diagnostic tests and the broad differential diagnosis. Methodology We conducted a cross-sectional study including outpatient acute undifferentiated fever in both children and adults, between November 2015 and June 2016 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Serological and molecular diagnostic tests for selected arboviral infections were performed on blood, including PCR, NS1-RDT, ELISA and IFA for acute, and ELISA and IFA for past infections. Results Investigation among 342 patients, aged 2 to 68 years (mean age of 21 years), with acute undifferentiated fever (having no clear focus of infection) revealed 19 (8.1%) acute dengue–caused by DENV-1 and/or DENV-2 –and 2 (0.9%) acute chikungunya infections. Furthermore, 30.2% and 26.4% of participants had been infected in the past with dengue and chikungunya, respectively. We found no evidence of acute Zika nor yellow fever virus infections. 45.3% of patients tested positive on malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test, 87.7% received antimalarial treatment and 64.3% received antibacterial treatment. Discussion Chikungunya outbreaks have been reported in the study area in the past, so the high seroprevalence is not surprising. However, scarce evidence exists on dengue transmission in Kinshasa and based on our data, circulation is more important than previously reported. Furthermore, our study shows that the prescription of antibiotics, both antibacterial and antimalarial drugs, is rampant. Studies like this one, elucidating the causes of acute fever, may lead to a more considerate and rigorous use of antibiotics. This will not only stem the ever-increasing problem of antimicrobial resistance, but will–ultimately and hopefully–improve the clinical care of outpatients in low-resource settings. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02656862. Malaria remains one of the most important causes of fever in sub-Saharan Africa. However, its share is declining, since the diagnosis and treatment of malaria have improved significantly over the years. Hence leading to an increase in the number of patients presenting with non-malarial fever. Often, obvious clinical signs and symptoms like cough or diarrhea are absent, probing the question: “What causes the fever?” Previous studies have shown that the burden of arboviral infections–like dengue and chikungunya–in sub-Saharan Africa is underestimated, which is why we screened for four common arboviral infections in patients presenting with ‘undifferentiated fever’ at an outpatient clinic in suburban Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Among the patients tested, we found that one in ten presented with an acute arboviral infection and that almost one in three patients had been infected in the past. These findings suggest that clinicians should think about arboviral infections more often, thereby refraining from the prescription of antibiotics, a practice increasingly problematic given the global rise of antimicrobial resistance.
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- Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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- Centre Hospitalier Lisungi, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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- Centre Hospitalier Lisungi, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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- University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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- Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.,Institut National de Reserche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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- University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.,Institut National de Reserche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Ayolabi CI, Olusola BA, Ibemgbo SA, Okonkwo GO. Detection of Dengue viruses among febrile patients in Lagos, Nigeria and phylogenetics of circulating Dengue serotypes in Africa. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2019; 75:103947. [PMID: 31276800 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2019.103947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Dengue fever, a mosquito borne viral disease, is caused by Dengue virus. This virus and its vector is endemic in most tropical countries including Nigeria. Dengue presents with febrile symptoms and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in affected countries. The infection presently has no licensed drugs and vaccine is only available for previously exposed individuals. Despite the endemicity of Dengue in Nigeria, very few studies have identified circulating Dengue genotypes in the country. There is also sparse information on the occurrence, distribution and temporal patterns of circulating dengue virus serotypes as well as genotypes in Africa. This situation creates barriers to effective control of the infection in the continent. This study identified Dengue serotypes and genotypes among febrile patients in two health centers in Lagos, Nigeria. Phylogenetic analysis of Dengue sequences previously collected from African countries and submitted to GenBank database from 1944 till date was also performed. One hundred and thirty febrile persons were recruited for the study between April and August 2018. Eleven (8.5%) persons were Dengue virus positive. Dengue virus serotypes 1 (genotype I) and 3 (genotype I) were identified as actively circulating in Lagos, Nigeria. DENV 1 genotype V, DENV 2 cosmopolitan genotype and DENV 3 genotype III has over the years been the predominant circulating Dengue strains in Africa. Relative genotypic stability of circulating Dengue serotypes in Africa occurred over the past five decades. This may be due to limited investigations on circulating Dengue serotypes among asymptomatic individuals in the region as most studies focused on disease outbreaks and imported cases. There is the need to describe circulating Dengue genotypes in northern Africa, southern Africa as well as among asymptomatic individuals in other parts of Africa as this will provide further information on the diversity of Dengue genotypes circulating in the region.
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria; Department of Biological Sciences, Mountain Top University, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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Calderón-Peláez MA, Velandia-Romero ML, Bastidas-Legarda LY, Beltrán EO, Camacho-Ortega SJ, Castellanos JE. Dengue Virus Infection of Blood-Brain Barrier Cells: Consequences of Severe Disease. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1435. [PMID: 31293558 PMCID: PMC6606788 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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More than 500 million people worldwide are infected each year by any of the four-dengue virus (DENV) serotypes. The clinical spectrum caused during these infections is wide and some patients may develop neurological alterations during or after the infection, which could be explained by the cryptic neurotropic and neurovirulent features of flaviviruses like DENV. Using in vivo and in vitro models, researchers have demonstrated that DENV can affect the cells from the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in several ways, which could result in brain tissue damage, neuronal loss, glial activation, tissue inflammation and hemorrhages. The latter suggests that BBB may be compromised during infection; however, it is not clear whether the damage is due to the infection per se or to the local and/or systemic inflammatory response established or activated by the BBB cells. Similarly, the kinetics and cascade of events that trigger tissue damage, and the cells that initiate it, are unknown. This review presents evidence of the BBB cell infection with DENV and the response established toward it by these cells; it also describes the consequences of this response on the nervous tissue, compares these evidence with the one reported with neurotropic viruses of the Flaviviridae family, and shows the complexity and unpredictability of dengue and the neurological alterations induced by it. Clinical evidence and in vitro and in vivo models suggest that this virus uses the bloodstream to enter nerve tissue where it infects the different cells of the neurovascular unit. Each of the cell populations respond individually and collectively and control infection and inflammation, in other cases this response exacerbates the damage leaving irreversible sequelae or causing death. This information will allow us to understand more about the complex disease known as dengue, and its impact on a specialized and delicate tissue like is the nervous tissue.
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Appassakij H, Silpapojakul K, Promwong C, Rujirojindakul P. The Potential Impact of Chikungunya Virus Outbreaks on Blood Transfusion. Transfus Med Rev 2019; 34:23-28. [PMID: 31303361 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2019.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is responsible for large periodic epidemics in both endemic and nonendemic areas where competent mosquitoes are present. Transmission of CHIKV by transfusion during explosive outbreaks has never been documented, and the true impact of CHIKV infection on blood transfusion during an outbreak is unknown. Considerations include not only transfusions in the active outbreak areas but also returning travelers to nonendemic areas. Because there are no documented cases of transfusion-transmitted CHIKV, there are no standard guidelines regarding transfusion policies during a chikungunya fever outbreak. We review current information from studies during outbreaks with the goal of estimating the potential effect of different blood safety interventions (eg, querying donors for possible CHIKV exposure, chikungunya fever-related symptoms, screening for CHIKV RNA).
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- Hatsadee Appassakij
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand.
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand.
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Sasmal SK, Takeuchi Y, Nakaoka S. T-Cell mediated adaptive immunity and antibody-dependent enhancement in secondary dengue infection. J Theor Biol 2019; 470:50-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2019.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chen Y, Liao Y, Yuan K, Wu A, Liu L. HLA-A, -B, -DRB1 Alleles as Genetic Predictive Factors for Dengue Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Viral Immunol 2019; 32:121-130. [PMID: 30835646 DOI: 10.1089/vim.2018.0151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Dengue virus infection (DEN) is one of the most prevalent arbovirus diseases in the tropical and subtropical areas. Some human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles have been reported to be a protective or risk factor to DEN. Due to the limited sample sizes and regional limitations, the results of individual studies were various. This meta-analysis aimed at investigating the relationship between HLA alleles and dengue disease. Relevant studies of the relationship between HLA and dengue disease were searched through PubMed, Embase, Web of science, and Cochrane databases. Subgroups according to ethnicity or sub-alleles and sensitivity analysis were used to explore the potential source of heterogeneity, which was performed to confirm the findings. The relationships between HLA and dengue disease were defined by odds ratios (ORs) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Fourteen studies were finally confirmed. Results indicated that A*0203 (OR = 2.19, 95% CI = 1.30-3.69) and A*24 in the Asian group (OR = 1.44, 95% CI = 1.21-1.71) were positively associated with an increased risk of DEN when compared with normal controls. A*33 (OR = 0.49, 95% CI = 0.34-0.69) in Southeast Asia was negatively associated with DEN when compared with normal controls, suggesting a protective role against DEN. In addition, DRB1*11 (OR = 4.10, 95% CI = 1.23-13.69) was positively associated with severe dengue (SD) when compared with dengue fever, whereas DRB1*03 (OR = 0.48, 95% CI = 0.28-0.82) and DRB1*09 (OR = 0.73, 95% CI = 0.55-0.96) were negatively associated with SD when compared with normal controls. The meta-analysis confirmed that HLA-A*0203, A*24, A*33, DRB1*03, DRB1*09, and DRB1*11 have significantly affected dengue disease, and the associations are related to race and regions.
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- Yuan Chen
- 1 Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- 2 KingMed School of Laboratory Medicine of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- 1 Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- 2 KingMed School of Laboratory Medicine of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- 1 Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Boillat-Blanco N, Klaassen B, Mbarack Z, Samaka J, Mlaganile T, Masimba J, Franco Narvaez L, Mamin A, Genton B, Kaiser L, D'Acremont V. Dengue fever in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: clinical features and outcome in populations of black and non-black racial category. BMC Infect Dis 2018; 18:644. [PMID: 30541456 PMCID: PMC6292068 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3549-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although the incidence of dengue across Africa is high, severe dengue is reported infrequently. We describe the clinical features and the outcome of dengue according to raceduring an outbreak in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania that occurred in both native and expatriate populations. METHODS Adults with confirmed dengue (NS1 and/or IgM on rapid diagnostic test and/or PCR positive) were included between December 2013 and July 2014 in outpatient clinics. Seven-day outcome was assessed by a visit or a call. Association between black race and clinical presentation, including warning signs, was assessed by logistic regression adjusted for age, malaria coinfection, secondary dengue and duration of symptoms at inclusion. The independent association between demographic and comorbidities characteristics of the patients and severe dengue was evaluated by multivariate logistic regression that included potential confounders. RESULTS After exclusion of 3 patients of mixed race, 431 patients with dengue (serotype 2, genotype Cosmopolitan) were included: 241 of black and 190 of non-black race. Black patients were younger (median age 30 versus 41 years; p < 0.001) and attended care after a slightly longer duration of symptoms (median of 2.9 versus 2.7 days; p = 0.01). Malaria coinfection was not significantly different between black (5%) and non-black (1.6%) patients (p = 0.06). The same proportion of patients in both group had secondary dengue (13 and 14%; p = 0.78). Among warning signs, only mucosal bleed was associated with race, black race being protective (adjusted OR 0.44; 95% CI 0.21-0.92). Overall, 20 patients (4.7%) presented with severe dengue. Non-black race (adjusted OR 3.9; 95% CI 1.3-12) and previously known diabetes (adjusted OR 43; 95% CI 5.2-361) were independently associated with severe dengue. CONCLUSIONS Although all patients were infected with the same dengue virus genotype, black race was independently protective against a severe course of dengue, suggesting the presence of protective genetic or environmental host factors among people of African ancestry. The milder clinical presentation of dengue in black patients might partly explain why dengue outbreaks are under-reported in Africa and often mistaken for malaria. These results highlight the need to introduce point-of-care tests, beside the one for malaria, to detect outbreaks and orientate diagnosis. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01947075 , retrospectively registered on the 13 of September 2014.
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- Noémie Boillat-Blanco
- Ifakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania. .,Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland. .,Department of Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. .,Infectious Diseases Service, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Mwananyamala Hospital, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
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- Ifakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
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- Ifakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
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- Ifakara Health Institute, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
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- Arbovirus and imported viral diseases laboratory, National Center of Microbiology, Madrid, Spain
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- Virology laboratory, University of Geneva, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.,Infectious Diseases Service, University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Virology laboratory, University of Geneva, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland. .,Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Oliveira M, Ferreira J, Fernandes V, Sakuntabhai A, Pereira L. Host ancestry and dengue fever: from mapping of candidate genes to prediction of worldwide genetic risk. Future Virol 2018. [DOI: 10.2217/fvl-2018-0073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Prevalence of many complex diseases, including dengue disease, is not even across the world. Dengue is endemic in several overpopulated urban centers in poor Asian and American countries, representing a risk to two-thirds of the human population. High-throughput genomic screenings and new algorithms of admixture mapping are allowing confirming that ancestry plays a major role in dengue disease. Allele and haplotype candidate frequencies display high heterogeneity between population groups, especially in comparison with Africans. Genetic risk evaluation testifies African ancestry protection against the more severe forms of the disease, most probably due to natural selection of protective variants. European genetic predisposition is identical to the Asian for severer forms, but lower for mild dengue fever.
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- Marisa Oliveira
- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- Institut Pasteur, Functional Genetics of Infectious Diseases Unit, 75015 Paris, France
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
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- Institut Pasteur, Functional Genetics of Infectious Diseases Unit, 75015 Paris, France
- Pasteur Kyoto International Joint Research Unit for Integrative Vaccinomics, Kyoto, Japan
- CNRS, Unité de Recherche Associée 3012, 75015 Paris, France
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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Gupta S, Agarwal A, Biswas D. Host Genetic Polymorphisms Influencing Susceptibility to Dengue. DNA Cell Biol 2018; 37:805-807. [PMID: 30113225 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2018.4372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Dengue is a pandemic-prone viral disease which is endemic in more than 100 countries and which puts half of the world's population at risk. While the disease presents as subclinical infection or mild fever in the majority of cases, approximately a quarter of the infected individuals experience severe forms of disease like dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome that cause significant rates of mortality and morbidity. The pathogenesis of this differential outcome of infection is determined by a complex interplay of factors associated with the virus, vector, and host; much of which is not completely understood. In this review, we present an update on the various host genetic polymorphisms that have been reported to influence the susceptibility to dengue. For the convenience of discussion, we have categorized the genetic factors according to the different arms of the immune system with which the corresponding immune determinants are associated.
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- Sudheer Gupta
- Regional Virology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal , Bhopal, India
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- Regional Virology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal , Bhopal, India
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- Regional Virology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal , Bhopal, India
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Fagbami AH, Onoja AB. Dengue haemorrhagic fever: An emerging disease in Nigeria, West Africa. J Infect Public Health 2018; 11:757-762. [PMID: 29706314 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2018.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION In Nigeria, dengue fever caused by dengue virus, types 1 and 2 has been diagnosed for many years. Although, seroepidemiological surveys have shown that dengue virus activity is, widespread in the country, there is scanty information on dengue, hemorrhagic fever with little attention paid to dengue fever largely, because it presents as classical dengue fever characterized by fever, myalgia, headache, arthralgia, retro-orbital pain, gastro intestinal, symptoms and skin rash. We are updating the current information of dengue, in Nigeria, as well as DHF which is an emerging disease in the west, African country. METHODS PUBMED, Google scholar, cross-reference databases and individual publications not publicly archived were used. All available literature on, dengue from Nigeria were identified. RESULTS Dengue virus 3 and 4 have been recently detected in Nigeria, with the emergence of dengue haemorrhagic fever for the first time. Poor, surveillance, underreporting, and misdiagnosis of the disease as malaria, are major problems. CONCLUSION Priority must be given to increasing surveillance activity to, detect more dengue haemorrhagic fever cases and determine the magnitude, of the dengue problem. It is important to enhance the capacity of, laboratories to diagnose dengue haemorrhagic fever by providing them with, modern equipment, reagents and new infrastructure.
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- Ademola H Fagbami
- Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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- Department of Virology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Htun HL, Yeo TW, Tam CC, Pang J, Leo YS, Lye DC. Metformin Use and Severe Dengue in Diabetic Adults. Sci Rep 2018; 8:3344. [PMID: 29463812 PMCID: PMC5820327 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21612-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Diabetes mellitus is a risk factor for severe dengue in adults, but few studies have examined the association between metformin use and disease severity in dengue. In addition to its effect on glucose control, metformin has been associated with pleiotropic properties in preclinical studies. Using a cohort of laboratory-confirmed adult (≥21 years) dengue patients with diabetes mellitus admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, we conducted a retrospective cohort study involving 131 (58.7%) metformin users and 92 (41.3%) non-users. Dengue severity was categorized as dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) or dengue shock syndrome (DSS) in World Health Organization (WHO) 1997 criteria and severe dengue (SD) in WHO 2009 criteria. Multivariable Poisson regression with robust error variance was used to estimate risk ratio (RR). Compared with non-use, metformin use was associated with a decreased risk of developing severe dengue (adjusted risk ratio [aRR] = 0.60, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.37–0.98, P = 0.04). Additionally, there was an inverse dose-response relationship (aRR = 0.69, 95% CI: 0.49–0.98, P = 0.04) with dengue severity as classified by WHO 2009 criteria. Use of metformin, however, was not associated with dengue severity based on WHO 1997 criteria; and no dose-response relationship was noted. Our results suggest metformin use could attenuate disease severity in dengue-infected diabetes mellitus individuals.
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- Htet Lin Htun
- Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore. .,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.,Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Oliveira M, Lert-itthiporn W, Cavadas B, Fernandes V, Chuansumrit A, Anunciação O, Casademont I, Koeth F, Penova M, Tangnararatchakit K, Khor CC, Paul R, Malasit P, Matsuda F, Simon-Lorière E, Suriyaphol P, Pereira L, Sakuntabhai A. Joint ancestry and association test indicate two distinct pathogenic pathways involved in classical dengue fever and dengue shock syndrome. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018; 12:e0006202. [PMID: 29447178 PMCID: PMC5813895 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Ethnic diversity has been long considered as one of the factors explaining why the severe forms of dengue are more prevalent in Southeast Asia than anywhere else. Here we take advantage of the admixed profile of Southeast Asians to perform coupled association-admixture analyses in Thai cohorts. For dengue shock syndrome (DSS), the significant haplotypes are located in genes coding for phospholipase C members (PLCB4 added to previously reported PLCE1), related to inflammation of blood vessels. For dengue fever (DF), we found evidence of significant association with CHST10, AHRR, PPP2R5E and GRIP1 genes, which participate in the xenobiotic metabolism signaling pathway. We conducted functional analyses for PPP2R5E, revealing by immunofluorescence imaging that the coded protein co-localizes with both DENV1 and DENV2 NS5 proteins. Interestingly, only DENV2-NS5 migrated to the nucleus, and a deletion of the predicted top-linking motif in NS5 abolished the nuclear transfer. These observations support the existence of differences between serotypes in their cellular dynamics, which may contribute to differential infection outcome risk. The contribution of the identified genes to the genetic risk render Southeast and Northeast Asian populations more susceptible to both phenotypes, while African populations are best protected against DSS and intermediately protected against DF, and Europeans the best protected against DF but the most susceptible against DSS.
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- Marisa Oliveira
- i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Functional Genetics of Infectious Diseases Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Bioinformatics and Data Management for Research, Office for Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal
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- Functional Genetics of Infectious Diseases Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Pasteur Kyoto International Joint Research Unit for Integrative Vaccinomics, Kyoto, Japan
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- Functional Genetics of Infectious Diseases Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Pasteur Kyoto International Joint Research Unit for Integrative Vaccinomics, Kyoto, Japan
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- Functional Genetics of Infectious Diseases Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Pasteur Kyoto International Joint Research Unit for Integrative Vaccinomics, Kyoto, Japan
- Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, A-STAR, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biochemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Functional Genetics of Infectious Diseases Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Pasteur Kyoto International Joint Research Unit for Integrative Vaccinomics, Kyoto, Japan
- CNRS, Unité de Recherche Associée 3012, Paris, France
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- Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Research Unit, Office for Research and Development, Siriraj Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Medical Biotechnology Unit, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathumthani, Thailand
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- Pasteur Kyoto International Joint Research Unit for Integrative Vaccinomics, Kyoto, Japan
- Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Functional Genetics of Infectious Diseases Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Pasteur Kyoto International Joint Research Unit for Integrative Vaccinomics, Kyoto, Japan
- CNRS, Unité de Recherche Associée 3012, Paris, France
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- Bioinformatics and Data Management for Research, Office for Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- i3S—Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- * E-mail: (LP); (AS)
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- Functional Genetics of Infectious Diseases Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
- Pasteur Kyoto International Joint Research Unit for Integrative Vaccinomics, Kyoto, Japan
- CNRS, Unité de Recherche Associée 3012, Paris, France
- * E-mail: (LP); (AS)
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Peña-García VH, Triana-Chávez O, Arboleda-Sánchez S. Estimating Effects of Temperature on Dengue Transmission in Colombian Cities. Ann Glob Health 2017; 83:509-518. [PMID: 29221523 DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2017.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dengue fever is a viral disease that affects tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is well known that processes related to virus transmission by mosquitoes are highly influenced by weather. Temperature has been described as one of the climatic variables that largely governs the development and survival of mosquito eggs as well as the survival of all insect stages. Previously, we noted that high temperatures in the Colombian city of Riohacha negatively affect the establishment of dengue virus (DENV) infection in mosquitoes; in Bello and Villavicencio cities, which have lower average temperatures, DENV infection rates in mosquitoes are positively associated with a gradual increase in temperature. Here, we test the hypothesis that a similar effect of temperature can be detected in the incidence in the human population inhabiting dengue-endemic cities in Colombia. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to evaluate the effect of climate variables related to temperature on DENV incidence in human populations living in DENV-endemic cities in Colombia. METHODS Epidemiologic data from the Instituto Nacional de Salud from 2012-2015 and 7 variables related to temperature were used to perform Spearman rank sum test analyses on 20 Colombian cities. Additionally, locally estimated scatterplot smoothing analyses were performed to describe the relationship among temperatures and incidence. FINDINGS Results indicated that Colombian cities with average and maximum temperatures greater than 28°C and 32°C, respectively, had an inversely related relationship to DENV incidence, which is in accordance with areas where higher temperatures are recorded in Colombia. CONCLUSION Climatic variables related to temperature affect dengue epidemiology in different way. According to the temperature of each city, transmission might be positively or negatively affected.
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- Víctor Hugo Peña-García
- Grupo de Biología y Control de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Biología y Control de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Biología y Control de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Departamento de Biología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
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Xavier-Carvalho C, Cardoso CC, de Souza Kehdy F, Pacheco AG, Moraes MO. Host genetics and dengue fever. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2017; 56:99-110. [PMID: 29133029 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2017.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Dengue is a major worldwide problem in tropical and subtropical areas; it is caused by four different viral serotypes, and it can manifest as asymptomatic, mild, or severe. Many factors interact to determine the severity of the disease, including the genetic profile of the infected patient. However, the mechanisms that lead to severe disease and eventually death have not been determined, and a great challenge is the early identification of patients who are more likely to progress to a worse health condition. Studies performed in regions with cyclic outbreaks such as Cuba, Brazil, and Colombia have demonstrated that African ancestry confers protection against severe dengue. Highlighting the host genetics as an important factor in infectious diseases, a large number of association studies between genetic polymorphisms and dengue outcomes have been published in the last two decades. The most widely used approach involves case-control studies with candidate genes, such as the HLA locus and genes for receptors, cytokines, and other immune mediators. Additionally, a Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) identified SNPs associated with African ethnicity that had not previously been identified in case-control studies. Despite the increasing number of publications in America, Africa, and Asia, the results are quite controversial, and a meta-analysis is needed to assess the consensus among the studies. SNPs in the MICB, TNF, CD209, FcγRIIA, TPSAB1, CLEC5A, IL10 and PLCE1 genes are associated with the risk or protection of severe dengue, and the findings have been replicated in different populations. A thorough understanding of the viral, human genetic, and immunological mechanisms of dengue and how they interact is essential for effectively preventing dengue, but also managing and treating patients.
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- Laboratório de Virologia Molecular, Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Hanseníase, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Incidence and risk factors for Dengue virus (DENV) infection in the first 2 years of life in a Brazilian prospective birth cohort. Epidemiol Infect 2017; 145:2971-2979. [PMID: 28918772 DOI: 10.1017/s095026881700214x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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This study assessed the incidence and risk factors for dengue virus (DENV) infection among children in a prospective birth cohort conducted in the city of Recife, a hyperendemic dengue area in Northeast Brazil. Healthy pregnant women (n = 415) residing in Recife who agreed to have their children followed were enrolled. Children were followed during their first 24 months of age (May/2011-June/2014), before the 2015 Zika virus outbreak. DENV infection was detected by reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and/or serology (anti-DENV IgM/IgG). The incidence rates per 1000 person-years (py) and its association with risk factors by age bands (0-12, >12-30 months) were estimated through Poisson regression models. Forty-nine dengue infections were detected; none progressed to severe forms. The incidence rates were 107·6/1000py (95% CI 76·8-150·6) and 93·3/1000py (95% CI 56·1-154·4) in the first and second years of age, respectively. Male children (risk ratios (RR) = 2·33; 95% CI 1·09-4·98) and those born to DENV-naïve mothers (RR = 2·42; 95% CI 1·01-5·80) were at greater risk of infection in the first year of age. In the second year, children born to Caucasian/Asian descent skin colour mothers had a threefold higher risk of infection (RR = 3·34; 95% CI: 1·08-10·33). These data show the high exposure of children to DENV infection in our setting and highlight the role of biological factors in this population's susceptibility to infection.
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Undurraga EA, Edillo FE, Erasmo JNV, Alera MTP, Yoon IK, Largo FM, Shepard DS. Disease Burden of Dengue in the Philippines: Adjusting for Underreporting by Comparing Active and Passive Dengue Surveillance in Punta Princesa, Cebu City. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2017; 96:887-898. [PMID: 28093542 PMCID: PMC5392638 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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AbstractDengue virus (DENV) is a serious threat to public health. Having reliable estimates of the burden of dengue is important to inform policy and research, but surveillance systems are not designed to capture all symptomatic DENV infections. We derived the rate of reporting of dengue by comparing active surveillance of symptomatic DENV infections in a prospective community-based seroepidemiological cohort study (N = 1008) of acute febrile illness in Punta Princesa, Cebu City, Philippines, with passive surveillance data from the Cebu City Health Department. Febrile episodes detected in a weekly follow-up of participants were tested for serotype-specific DENV by hemi-nested reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (nested RT-PCR) and acute/convalescent blood samples tested by dengue IgM/IgG enzyme immunoassay. We estimated the burden of dengue in the Philippines in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and conducted a probabilistic sensitivity analysis using Monte-Carlo simulations to address uncertainty. The results showed a 21% cumulative reporting rate of symptomatic DENV infections, equivalent to an expansion factor of 4.7 (95% certainty level [CL]: 2.2-15.1). Based on surveillance data in the Philippines for 2010-2014, we estimated 794,255 annual dengue episodes (95% CL: 463,000-2,076,000) and a disease burden of 535 (95% CL: 380-994) DALYs per million population using age weights and time discounting and 997 (95% CL: 681-1,871) DALYs per million population without age and time adjustments. Dengue imposes a substantial burden in the Philippines; almost 10 times higher than estimated for rabies, about twice the burden of intestinal fluke infections, and about 10% of the burden of tuberculosis. Our estimates should inform policy makers and raise awareness among the public.
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- Eduardo A. Undurraga
- Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
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- Department of Biology, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines
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- Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand
- Dengue Vaccine Initiative, International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Economics, University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines
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- Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
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Sierra B, Triska P, Soares P, Garcia G, Perez AB, Aguirre E, Oliveira M, Cavadas B, Regnault B, Alvarez M, Ruiz D, Samuels DC, Sakuntabhai A, Pereira L, Guzman MG. OSBPL10, RXRA and lipid metabolism confer African-ancestry protection against dengue haemorrhagic fever in admixed Cubans. PLoS Pathog 2017; 13:e1006220. [PMID: 28241052 PMCID: PMC5344536 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Ethnic groups can display differential genetic susceptibility to infectious diseases. The arthropod-born viral dengue disease is one such disease, with empirical and limited genetic evidence showing that African ancestry may be protective against the haemorrhagic phenotype. Global ancestry analysis based on high-throughput genotyping in admixed populations can be used to test this hypothesis, while admixture mapping can map candidate protective genes. A Cuban dengue fever cohort was genotyped using a 2.5 million SNP chip. Global ancestry was ascertained through ADMIXTURE and used in a fine-matched corrected association study, while local ancestry was inferred by the RFMix algorithm. The expression of candidate genes was evaluated by RT-PCR in a Cuban dengue patient cohort and gene set enrichment analysis was performed in a Thai dengue transcriptome. OSBPL10 and RXRA candidate genes were identified, with most significant SNPs placed in inferred weak enhancers, promoters and lncRNAs. OSBPL10 had significantly lower expression in Africans than Europeans, while for RXRA several SNPs may differentially regulate its transcription between Africans and Europeans. Their expression was confirmed to change through dengue disease progression in Cuban patients and to vary with disease severity in a Thai transcriptome dataset. These genes interact in the LXR/RXR activation pathway that integrates lipid metabolism and immune functions, being a key player in dengue virus entrance into cells, its replication therein and in cytokine production. Knockdown of OSBPL10 expression in THP-1 cells by two shRNAs followed by DENV2 infection tests led to a significant reduction in DENV replication, being a direct functional proof that the lower OSBPL10 expression profile in Africans protects this ancestry against dengue disease. Dengue is a concern of worldwide health authorities given the increase on virus and vector dispersions. So far only one traditional GWAS survey has been performed in Vietnamese children. This disease is also epidemic in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, where most populations descend from a dynamic admixture between African, European and Native American backgrounds. Empirical evidence claimed that African descent was protective against dengue haemorrhagic phenotype in the Cuban population, and this study is the first to apply admixture mapping to identify candidate genes that confer African protection. We also present evidence that two candidate genes, OSBPL10 and RXRA, are differentially expressed along dengue disease progression in Cuban patients and in a Thai dengue transcriptome dataset, and directly show that knockdown of OSBPL10 gene expression leads to a significant reduction in DENV2 replication. A very important overall result of our work is that it provides a unifying framework for many genes that have been said to be protective in dengue. Our evidence places the LXR/RXR activation pathway at the center of natural dengue protection, and supports pursuing therapeutic techniques involving synthetic ligands of nuclear receptor genes or kinases inhibitors that interact with proteins involved in lipid metabolism.
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- Beatriz Sierra
- Virology Department, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for the Study of Dengue and its Vector, Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK),Havana, Cuba
- * E-mail: (BS); (LP)
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal
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- Virology Department, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for the Study of Dengue and its Vector, Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK),Havana, Cuba
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- Virology Department, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for the Study of Dengue and its Vector, Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK),Havana, Cuba
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- Virology Department, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for the Study of Dengue and its Vector, Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK),Havana, Cuba
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Eukaryote Genotyping Platform, Genopole Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
- Functional Genetics of Infectious Diseases Unit, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal
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- Eukaryote Genotyping Platform, Genopole Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
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- Virology Department, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for the Study of Dengue and its Vector, Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK),Havana, Cuba
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- Virology Department, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for the Study of Dengue and its Vector, Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK),Havana, Cuba
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- Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States of America
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- Functional Genetics of Infectious Diseases Unit, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (FMUP), Porto, Portugal
- * E-mail: (BS); (LP)
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- Virology Department, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for the Study of Dengue and its Vector, Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK),Havana, Cuba
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Bustos-Arriaga J, Mita-Mendoza NK, Lopez-Gonzalez M, García-Cordero J, Juárez-Delgado FJ, Gromowski GD, Méndez-Cruz RA, Fairhurst RM, Whitehead SS, Cedillo-Barrón L. Soluble mediators produced by the crosstalk between microvascular endothelial cells and dengue-infected primary dermal fibroblasts inhibit dengue virus replication and increase leukocyte transmigration. Immunol Res 2016; 64:392-403. [PMID: 26130295 DOI: 10.1007/s12026-015-8675-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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When dengue virus (DENV)-infected mosquitoes use their proboscis to probe into human skin during blood feeding, both saliva and virus are released. During this process, cells from the epidermis and dermis layers of the skin, along with small blood vessels, may get exposed to or infected with DENV. In these microenvironments of the skin, the presence of DENV initiates a complex interplay among the DENV-infected and non-infected neighboring cells at the initial bite site. Previous studies suggested that DENV-infected human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) participate in the immune response against DENV by secreting soluble mediators of innate immunity. In the present study, we investigated whether DENV-infected HDFs activate human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HDMECs) in co-cultures. Our results suggest that co-cultures of DENV-infected HDFs and HDMECs elicit soluble mediators that are sufficient to reduce viral replication, activate HDMECs, and induce leukocyte migration through HDMEC monolayers. These effects were partly dependent on HDF donor and DENV serotype, which may provide novel insights into the natural variation in host susceptibility to DENV disease.
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- José Bustos-Arriaga
- Departmento de Biomedicina Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Departmento de Biomedicina Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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- Departmento de Biomedicina Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología UMF, FES Iztacala, Universidad Autónoma de México, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Departmento de Biomedicina Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
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Je S, Bae W, Kim J, Seok SH, Hwang ES. Epidemiological Characteristics and Risk Factors of Dengue Infection in Korean Travelers. J Korean Med Sci 2016; 31:1863-1873. [PMID: 27822922 PMCID: PMC5102847 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.12.1863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Dengue viral infection has rapidly spread around the world in recent decades. In Korea, autochthonous cases of dengue fever have not been confirmed yet. However, imported dengue cases have been increased since 2001. The risk of developing severe dengue in Korean has been increased by the accumulation of past-infected persons with residual antibodies to dengue virus and the remarkable growth of traveling to endemic countries in Southeast Asia. Notably, most of imported dengue cases were identified from July to December, suggesting that traveling during rainy season of Southeast Asia is considered a risk factor for dengue infection. Analyzing national surveillance data from 2011 to 2015, males aged 20-29 years are considered as the highest risk group. But considering the age and gender distribution of travelers, age groups 10-49 except 20-29 years old males have similar risks for infection. To minimize a risk of dengue fever and severe dengue, travelers should consider regional and seasonal dengue situation. It is recommended to prevent from mosquito bites or to abstain from repetitive visit to endemic countries. In addition, more active surveillance system and monitoring the prevalence asymptomatic infection and virus serotypes are required to prevent severe dengue and indigenous dengue outbreak.
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- Sungmo Je
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Global Center for Infectious Diseases, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Global Center for Infectious Diseases, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Global Center for Infectious Diseases, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Global Center for Infectious Diseases, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Global Center for Infectious Diseases, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea.
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Detection of dengue virus serotypes 1, 2 and 3 in selected regions of Kenya: 2011-2014. Virol J 2016; 13:182. [PMID: 27814732 PMCID: PMC5097412 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-016-0641-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease, is associated with illness of varying severity in countries in the tropics and sub tropics. Dengue cases continue to be detected more frequently and its geographic range continues to expand. We report the largest documented laboratory confirmed circulation of dengue virus in parts of Kenya since 1982. Methods From September 2011 to December 2014, 868 samples from febrile patients were received from hospitals in Nairobi, northern and coastal Kenya. The immunoglobulin M enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (IgM ELISA) was used to test for the presence of IgM antibodies against dengue, yellow fever, West Nile and Zika. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) utilizing flavivirus family, yellow fever, West Nile, consensus and sero type dengue primers were used to detect acute arbovirus infections and determine the infecting serotypes. Representative samples of PCR positive samples for each of the three dengue serotypes detected were sequenced to confirm circulation of the various dengue serotypes. Results Forty percent (345/868) of the samples tested positive for dengue by either IgM ELISA (14.6 %) or by RT-PCR (25.1 %). Three dengue serotypes 1–3 (DENV1-3) were detected by serotype specific RT-PCR and sequencing with their numbers varying from year to year and by region. The overall predominant serotype detected from 2011–2014 was DENV1 accounting for 44 % (96/218) of all the serotypes detected, followed by DENV2 accounting for 38.5 % (84/218) and then DENV3 which accounted for 17.4 % (38/218). Yellow fever, West Nile and Zika was not detected in any of the samples tested. Conclusion From 2011–2014 serotypes 1, 2 and 3 were detected in the Northern and Coastal parts of Kenya. This confirmed the occurrence of cases and active circulation of dengue in parts of Kenya. These results have documented three circulating serotypes and highlight the need for the establishment of active dengue surveillance to continuously detect cases, circulating serotypes, and determine dengue fever disease burden in the country and region.
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Dengue is widespread throughout the tropics and local spatial variation in dengue virus transmission is strongly influenced by rainfall, temperature, urbanization and distribution of the principal mosquito vector Aedes aegypti. Currently, endemic dengue virus transmission is reported in the Eastern Mediterranean, American, South-East Asian, Western Pacific and African regions, whereas sporadic local transmission has been reported in Europe and the United States as the result of virus introduction to areas where Ae. aegypti and Aedes albopictus, a secondary vector, occur. The global burden of the disease is not well known, but its epidemiological patterns are alarming for both human health and the global economy. Dengue has been identified as a disease of the future owing to trends toward increased urbanization, scarce water supplies and, possibly, environmental change. According to the WHO, dengue control is technically feasible with coordinated international technical and financial support for national programmes. This Primer provides a general overview on dengue, covering epidemiology, control, disease mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment and research priorities.
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- Maria G Guzman
- Institute of Tropical Medicine 'Pedro Kouri', PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for the Study of Dengue and its Vector, Autopista Novia del Mediodia, Km 6 1/2, Havana 11400, Cuba
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- Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine 'Pedro Kouri', PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for the Study of Dengue and its Vector, Autopista Novia del Mediodia, Km 6 1/2, Havana 11400, Cuba
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine 'Pedro Kouri', PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for the Study of Dengue and its Vector, Autopista Novia del Mediodia, Km 6 1/2, Havana 11400, Cuba
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Ridde V, Agier I, Bonnet E, Carabali M, Dabiré KR, Fournet F, Ly A, Meda IB, Parra B. Presence of three dengue serotypes in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso): research and public health implications. Infect Dis Poverty 2016; 5:23. [PMID: 27044528 PMCID: PMC4820922 DOI: 10.1186/s40249-016-0120-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The significant malaria burden in Africa has often eclipsed other febrile illnesses. Burkina Faso's first dengue epidemic occurred in 1925 and the most recent in 2013. Yet there is still very little known about dengue prevalence, its vector proliferation, and its poverty and equity impacts. METHODS An exploratory cross-sectional survey was performed from December 2013 to January 2014. Six primary healthcare centers in Ouagadougou were selected based on previously reported presence of Flavivirus. All patients consulting with fever or having had fever within the previous week and with a negative rapid diagnostic test (RDT) for malaria were invited to participate. Sociodemographic data, healthcare use and expenses, mobility, health-related status, and vector control practices were captured using a questionnaire. Blood samples of every eligible subject were obtained through finger pricks during the survey for dengue RDT using SD BIOLINE Dengue Duo (NS1Ag and IgG/IgM)® and to obtain blood spots for reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis. In a sample of randomly selected yards and those of patients, potential Aedes breeding sites were found and described. Larvae were collected and brought to the laboratory to monitor the emergence of adults and identify the species. RESULTS Of the 379 subjects, 8.7 % (33/379) had positive RDTs for dengue. Following the 2009 WHO classification, 38.3 % (145/379) had presumptive, probable, or confirmed dengue, based on either clinical symptoms or laboratory testing. Of 60 samples tested by RT-PCR (33 from the positive tests and 27 from the subsample of negatives), 15 were positive. The serotypes observed were DENV2, DENV3, and DENV4. Odds of dengue infection in 15-to-20-year-olds and persons over 50 years were 4.0 (CI 95 %: 1.0-15.6) and 7.7 (CI 95 %: 1.6-37.1) times higher, respectively, than in children under five. Average total spending for a dengue episode was 13 771 FCFA [1 300-67 300 FCFA] (1$US = 478 FCFA). On average, 2.6 breeding sites were found per yard. Potential Aedes breeding sites were found near 71.4 % (21/28) of patients, but no adult Aedes were found. The most frequently identified potential breeding sites were water storage containers (45.2 %). Most specimens collected in yards were Culex (97.9 %). CONCLUSIONS The scientific community, public health authorities, and health workers should consider dengue as a possible cause of febrile illness in Burkina Faso.
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- Valéry Ridde
- />Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montreal School of Public Health (ESPUM), Montréal, Canada
- />University of Montreal Public Health Research Institute (IRSPUM), Pavillon 7101 Avenue du Parc, P.O. Box 6128, Centre-ville Station, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7 Canada
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- />University of Montreal Public Health Research Institute (IRSPUM), Pavillon 7101 Avenue du Parc, P.O. Box 6128, Centre-ville Station, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7 Canada
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- />Identités et Différenciations de l’Environnement des Espaces et des Sociétés – Caen (IDEES), University of Caen Basse-Normandie, Caen, France
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- />International Vaccine Institute, Dengue Vaccine Initiative, SNU Research Park, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-742 Korea
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- />Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), B.P. 545 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- />Unité Maladies infectieuses et vecteurs : écologie, génétique, évolution et contrôle (MIVEGEC), Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), B.P. 171 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- />Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 03 B.P. 7192 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- />Grupo de Virus Emergentes y Enfermedad, Departamento de Microbiología Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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Kweon OJ, Lee MK, Kim HJ, Chung JW, Choi SH, Kim HR. Neutropenia and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in a healthy Korean population: race and sex should be considered. Int J Lab Hematol 2016; 38:308-18. [PMID: 27018397 DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.12489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION We evaluated the prevalence and severity of asymptomatic neutropenia in a healthy Korean population according to sex and age. We explored normal neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in an asymptomatic Korean population and the association of these ratios with biomarkers related to inflammation, rheumatoid disease, and glucose metabolism. METHODS We analyzed complete blood cell counts in 83 740 subjects who participated in a routine health check-up program. NLR and PLR were compared to age, rheumatoid factor, C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate, hemoglobin A1c, and fasting glucose levels. RESULTS Of the entire study population, 7.48% exhibited neutropenia; 8.61% of females and 6.69% of males. The neutropenia was more severe in females compared to males (P < 0.01). Median NLR and PLR values were 1.53 and 121.07, respectively. An inverse relationship was observed between NLR and age, but no differences were seen between sexes. CRP, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and fasting glucose level were significantly correlated with NLR. CONCLUSION Our data indicate that the normal range of absolute neutrophil counts should be adjusted and cutoff values for neutropenia should be re-established according to sex and race. NLR and PLR cutoff values for disease evaluation should be established separately according to race and age.
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- O J Kweon
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Nedjadi T, El-Kafrawy S, Sohrab SS, Desprès P, Damanhouri G, Azhar E. Tackling dengue fever: Current status and challenges. Virol J 2015; 12:212. [PMID: 26645066 PMCID: PMC4673751 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-015-0444-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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According to recent statistics, 96 million apparent dengue infections were estimated worldwide in 2010. This figure is by far greater than the WHO prediction which indicates the rapid spread of this disease posing a growing threat to the economy and a major challenge to clinicians and health care services across the globe particularly in the affected areas.This article aims at bringing to light the current epidemiological and clinical status of the dengue fever. The relationship between genetic mutations, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and the pathophysiology of disease progression will be put into perspective. It will also highlight the recent advances in dengue vaccine development.Thus far, a significant progress has been made in unraveling the risk factors and understanding the molecular pathogenesis associated with the disease. However, further insights in molecular features of the disease and the development of animal models will enormously help improving the therapeutic interventions and potentially contribute to finding new preventive measures for population at risk.
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- Taoufik Nedjadi
- King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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- UMR PIMIT (I2T team), University of Reunion island, INSERM U1187, CNRS 9192, IRD 249, Technology Platform CYROI, 2 rue Maxime Rivière Saint-Clotilde, La Reunion, 97491, France.
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- King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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