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Schneider J, Engler M, Hofmann J, Selinka HC, Jones TC, Drosten C, Diedrich S, Corman VM, Böttcher S. Molecular detection of cosaviruses in a patient with acute flaccid paralysis and in sewage samples in Germany. Virus Res 2021; 297:198285. [PMID: 33548413 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Cosaviruses (CoSV) were first identified in stool samples collected from non-polio acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases and their healthy contacts in Pakistan in 2003. The clinical importance of CoSV remains unclear as data on epidemiology are scarce and no routine diagnostic testing is done. In this study, we characterized human CoSV (HCoSV) in a child with non-polio AFP and in sewage samples collected in Berlin, Germany. Using unbiased high-throughput sequencing and specific PCR, we characterized a HCoSV-D in stool samples of a three-year-old child hospitalized in Germany with non-polio AFP and travel history to Pakistan. The shedding pattern and absence of other relevant pathogens suggests that HCoSV-D may have been involved in the genesis of AFP. The HCoSV-RNA concentration was high, with 2.57 × 106 copies per mL fecal/suspension, decreasing in follow-up samples. To investigate the possibility of local circulation of HCoSV, we screened Berlin sewage samples collected between 2013 and 2018. Molecular testing of sewage samples has shown the presence of CoSV in several parts of the world, but until now not in Germany. Of our sewage samples, 54.3 % were positive for CoSV, with up to three viral species identified in samples. Phylogenetically, the German sequences clustered intermixed with sequences obtained globally. Together, these findings emphasize the need for further clinical, epidemiological, environmental, pathogenicity and phylogenetic studies of HCoSV.
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- J Schneider
- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany; Labor Berlin, Charité-Vivantes GmbH, Sylter Straße 2, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Paediatrics, Sana Klinikum Offenbach GmbH, Starkenburgring 66, 63069, Offenbach am Main, Germany
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- Labor Berlin, Charité-Vivantes GmbH, Sylter Straße 2, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- German Environment Agency, Microbiological Risks, Corrensplatz 1, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany; Centre for Pathogen Evolution, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, UK
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany; Labor Berlin, Charité-Vivantes GmbH, Sylter Straße 2, 13353, Berlin, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Associated Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- National Reference Center for Poliomyelitis and Enteroviruses, Robert Koch-Institute, Nordufer 20, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany; Labor Berlin, Charité-Vivantes GmbH, Sylter Straße 2, 13353, Berlin, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Associated Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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- National Reference Center for Poliomyelitis and Enteroviruses, Robert Koch-Institute, Nordufer 20, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
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Rezig D, Lamari A, Touzi H, Meddeb Z, Triki H. Typing of Human Cosaviruses by sequencing of full VP1: Update on global genetic diversity and identification of possible new genotypes circulating in Tunisia, North Africa. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2019; 78:104115. [PMID: 31715246 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2019.104115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
Human Cosaviruses (HCoSVs) are relatively newly characterized picornaviruses; they have been described in non-polio acute flaccid paralysis, diarrheal patients, and healthy individuals. Previous studies showed HCoSV circulation in Tunisia and only six genotypes circulating in the country were reported. In the present study, we sequenced 27 complete VP1 genomic region from HCoSV isolates in human feces from healthy individuals and patients with acute flaccid paralysis in Tunisia. Most of the Tunisian sequences belong to species A (78%, 21 out of 27). Three sequences belong to species B, two to species E and one sequence to species D. The Tunisian sequences belonged to genotype A6, A7, A8, A10, A1, A17 and E2. Based on genetic distance criteria for assigning genotypes corresponding to neutralization serotypes in enteroviruses we also identified 4 new HCoSV genotypes named A25, B2, B3 and D6. Our study updates the genetic classification of HCoSVs, proposes new genotypes within species A, B and D and contributes to a better knowledge of the HCoSV circulation throughout the world.
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- Dorra Rezig
- University of Tunis El Manar, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, Laboratory of Clinical Virology, WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Poliomyelitis and Measles, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002- Le Belvédère BP74, Tunis, Tunisia.
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, Laboratory of Clinical Virology, WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Poliomyelitis and Measles, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002- Le Belvédère BP74, Tunis, Tunisia; University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Sciences, BP94 Cité Rommana, 1068 Tunis, Tunisia
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, Laboratory of Clinical Virology, WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Poliomyelitis and Measles, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002- Le Belvédère BP74, Tunis, Tunisia
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, Laboratory of Clinical Virology, WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Poliomyelitis and Measles, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002- Le Belvédère BP74, Tunis, Tunisia
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, Laboratory of Clinical Virology, WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Poliomyelitis and Measles, 13 Place Pasteur, 1002- Le Belvédère BP74, Tunis, Tunisia
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Lamari A, Triki H, Driss N, Touzi H, Meddeb Z, Ben Yahia A, Barbouche MR, Rezig D. Iterative Excretion of Human Cosaviruses from Different Genotypes Associated with Combined Immunodeficiency Disorder. Intervirology 2019; 61:247-254. [PMID: 30726837 DOI: 10.1159/000495182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Human cosaviruses (HCoSVs) are newly discovered enteric viruses in the Picornaviridae family. They have been described in non-polio acute flaccid paralysis, diarrheal patients, and healthy individuals. They remain rarely documented in immunodeficient patients. OBJECTIVES This study reports iterative excretion of HCoSVs in a patient with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II combined immunodeficiency, a relatively common primary immunodeficiency in consanguineous settings. METHODS A total of 35 samples were collected from a patient followed for oral polio vaccine strains detection in stool samples during a 57-month period. Detection of HCoSVs in stools was performed by nested RT-PCR in the 5' noncoding region. The genotype identification and screening for recombinant strains was performed by sequencing in the VP1 and 3D genomic regions followed by phylogenetic analysis. RESULTS The patient was infected with HCoSVs twice at a 3-year interval. The excreted viruses belonged to 2 different genotypes with 2 probable recombinant viruses. During HCoSV infections, the patient was also excreting Sabin-related polioviruses. CONCLUSIONS This study describes excretion kinetics and genetic characteristics of HCoSVs in a patient with combined immunodeficiency due to MHC class II expression defect. The patient did not have concomitant symptoms related to the HCoSV infection.
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- Asma Lamari
- Faculty of Sciences, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.,WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Poliomyelitis and Measles, Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Poliomyelitis and Measles, Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Poliomyelitis and Measles, Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Poliomyelitis and Measles, Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Poliomyelitis and Measles, Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Poliomyelitis and Measles, Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Pasteur Institute of Tunis and Faculty of Medicine, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- WHO Regional Reference Laboratory for Poliomyelitis and Measles, Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia,
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Yu JM, Ao YY, Li LL, Duan ZJ. Identification of a novel cosavirus species in faeces of children and its relationship with acute gastroenteritis in China. Clin Microbiol Infect 2017; 23:550-554. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Revised: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Naoi Y, Kishimoto M, Masuda T, Ito M, Tsuchiaka S, Sano K, Yamasato H, Omatsu T, Aoki H, Furuya T, Katayama Y, Oba M, Okada T, Shirai J, Mizutani T, Nagai M. Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of a novel picornavirus from swine feces in Japan. Arch Virol 2016; 161:1685-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s00705-016-2834-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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