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Smura T, Blomqvist S, Kolehmainen P, Schuffenecker I, Lina B, Böttcher S, Diedrich S, Löve A, Brytting M, Hauzenberger E, Dudman S, Ivanova O, Lukasev A, Fischer TK, Midgley S, Susi P, Savolainen-Kopra C, Lappalainen M, Jääskeläinen AJ. Aseptic meningitis outbreak associated with echovirus 4 in Northern Europe in 2013-2014. J Clin Virol 2020; 129:104535. [PMID: 32652478 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104535] [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: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Picornaviruses (family Picornaviridae) are small, nonenveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses. The members of this family are currently classified into 47 genera and 110 species. Of picornaviruses, entero- and parechoviruses are associated with aseptic meningitis. They are transmitted via fecal-oral and respiratory routes, and occasionally, these viruses may cause a brief viremia and gain access to central nervous system (CNS). During the diagnostic screening of entero- and parechovirus types in Finland in year 2013-14, we detected a cluster of echovirus 4 (E4) infections in young adults and adolescents. As E4 is infrequently detected in Finland, we contacted several Northern and Central European laboratories that conduct routine surveillance for enteroviruses and, for those who have had E4 cases, we send a query for E4 sequences and data. Here we report CNS infections caused by E4 in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Germany in 2013 and 2014, and show that the E4 detected in these countries form a single lineage. In contrast, E4 strains circulating in these countries preceding the year 2013, and those circulating elsewhere in Europe during 2013-2014, formed several independent clusters.
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- Teemu Smura
- University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Virology and Immunology, Helsinki, Finland
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- National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Department of Health Security, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institut des Agents infectieux des HCL, CNR des enterovirus, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse & Université de Lyon, CIRI INSERM U1111, UCBL, Lyon, France
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- Institut des Agents infectieux des HCL, CNR des enterovirus, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse & Université de Lyon, CIRI INSERM U1111, UCBL, Lyon, France
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- Landspitali, National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Folkhälsomyndigheten, Public Health Agency of Sweden, Solna, Sweden
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- Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development, Moscow, Russia; Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development, Moscow, Russia; Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- University of Turku, Institute of Biomedicine, Turku, Finland
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- National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Department of Health Security, Helsinki, Finland
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- University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Virology and Immunology, Helsinki, Finland
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- University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Virology and Immunology, Helsinki, Finland.
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An Emerging Human Parechovirus Type 5 Causing Sepsis-Like Illness in Infants in Australia. Viruses 2019; 11:v11100913. [PMID: 31623340 PMCID: PMC6832754 DOI: 10.3390/v11100913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Human parechovirus (HPeV), particularly type 3 (HPeV3), is an important cause of sepsis-/meningitis-like illness in young infants. Laboratory records identified a total of ten HPeV-positive cases in Southeastern Australia between January and July 2019. The HPeV present in these cases were typed by Sanger sequencing of the partial viral capsid protein 1 (VP1) region and selected cases were further characterised by additional Sanger or Ion Torrent near-full length virus sequencing. In seven of the ten cases, an HPeV type 5 (HPeV5) was identified, and in the remaining three cases, an HPeV type 1 was identified. The HPeV5-positive cases were infants under the age of 3 months admitted to hospital with fever, rash, lethargy and/or sepsis-like clinical signs. Near full-length virus sequencing revealed that the HPeV5 was most likely a recombinant virus, with structural genes most similar to an HPeV5 from Belarus in 2018, and a polymerase gene most similar to an HPeV3 from Australia in 2013/14. While HPeV5 is not typically associated with severe clinical signs, the HPeV5 identified here may have been able to cause more severe disease in young infants through the acquisition of genes from a more virulent HPeV.
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Emergence of Parechovirus A4 Central Nervous System Infections among Infants in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. J Clin Microbiol 2019; 57:JCM.01698-18. [PMID: 30787144 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01698-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Among known parechovirus (PeV) types infecting humans, PeV-A3 (formerly HPeV3) and PeV-A1 (formerly HPeV1) are associated with pediatric central nervous system (CNS) infections. The prevalence of PeV-A3 among hospitalized infants with sepsis-like illness and viral CNS infection is well described; however, the contribution of PeV-A4 to infant CNS infection is relatively unexplored. We report the first 11 U.S. cases of PeV-A4 CNS infections occurring in Kansas City infants during 2010 to 2016 and compare the clinical presentation with that of PeV-A3. PeV-positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens from 2010 to 2016 underwent sequencing for genotyping. Among all PeV-CSF positives, PeV-A4 was detected in 11 CSF samples from 2010 to 2016. PeV-A4 was first detected in 2010 (n = 1/4), followed by detections in 2014 (n = 1/39), 2015 (n = 6/9), and 2016 (n = 3/33). The median age of PeV-A4-infected infants in weeks (median, 4; range, 1 to 8) was similar to that of infants infected with PeV-A3 (median, 4; range, 0.25 to 8). Clinical characteristics of PeV-A4 (n = 11) were compared with those of select PeV-A3-infected children (n = 34) with CNS infections and found to be mostly similar, although maximum temperature was higher (P = 0.017) and fever duration was shorter (P = 0.03) for PeV-A4 than for PeV-A3. Laboratory test results were also similar between genotypes, although they showed significantly lower peripheral white blood cell (P = 0.014) and absolute lymphocyte (P = 0.04) counts for PeV-A4 infants. Like PeV-A3, PeV-A4 caused summer-fall seasonal clusters of CNS infections in infants, with mostly similar presentations. Further surveillance is necessary to confirm potential differences in laboratory findings and in fever intensity/duration.
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Human Parechovirus 1, 3 and 4 Neutralizing Antibodies in Dutch Mothers and Infants and Their Role in Protection Against Disease. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2018; 37:1304-1308. [PMID: 30382954 PMCID: PMC6239346 DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000001986] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Human parechoviruses (HPeVs) are common pathogens in young children, and in the Netherlands, HPeV1, HPeV3 and HPeV4 are the most frequently detected genotypes. HPeV3 in particular has been associated with severe disease in young infants below 3 months of age while the other genotypes more often infect older children and elicit mild symptoms. We investigated if maternal neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) against HPeV1, HPeV3 and HPeV4 protect young Dutch infants from severe disease related to HPeV infection. METHODS We conducted a prospective case-control study of Dutch mother-infant pairs. Thirty-eight HPeV-infected infants and their mothers were included as cases, and 65 HPeV-negative children and their mothers as controls. RESULTS In control infants, we observed nAb seropositivity rates of 41.4%, 33.3% and 27.6%, with median nAb titers of 1:16, 1:12 and 1:8, against HPeV1, HPeV3 and HPeV4, respectively. In control mothers, nAb seropositivity rates were 84.6%, 55.4% and 60.0% with median nAb titers of 1:128, 1:32 and 1:45 against HPeV1, HPeV3 and HPeV4, respectively. The HPeV3 nAb seroprevalence was significantly lower in HPeV3-infected infants and their mothers (0.0% with P < 0.05 and 10.0% with P < 0.001, respectively). In contrast, no differences in nAb seroprevalence against HPeV1 or HPeV4 could be detected between case and control infants or mothers. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that young Dutch infants are protected against severe disease related to HPeV1 and HPeV4 by maternal nAbs, but less so against HPeV3 explaining the distinct age distributions and disease severity profiles of children infected with these HPeV genotypes.
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Momoki TS. Analysis of Human Parechovirus Genotypes in Yokohama District from 2000 to 2016. Jpn J Infect Dis 2018; 71:298-301. [PMID: 29709970 DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2017.490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Human parechovirus (HPeV) infections in Yokohama City, Japan, were surveyed from 2000 to 2016. The sequence of the VP1 region of HPeVs was used to construct a phylogenetic tree and to reveal the putative amino acid (aa) sequences. Phylogenetic analysis showed the presence of 3 genotypes in Yokohama City: HPeV1 (25 specimens), HPeV3 (86 specimens), and HPeV4 (2 specimens). HPeV1 was detected nearly every year, with the highest number detected in 2014. HPeV3 was not detected until 2005, but was detected over a 1- or 3-yr period thereafter. HPeV1 was most prevalent from July to November, whereas HPeV3 peaked in July and August each year. HPeV1 was mainly detected in patients with infectious gastroenteritis or respiratory tract infections. In contrast, 87% of HPeV3-positive cases were in patients less than 2 months of age with a viral-induced fever. An analysis of the aa sequence of VP1 revealed a divergence within the same HPeV genotype, which was useful in analyzing the emergence and re-emergence of HPeV infections during the survey period. These findings suggest that molecular analysis of HPeVs may contribute to a better understanding of its epidemiology.
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- Tomoko Soga Momoki
- Department of Inspection and Research Division, Yokohama City Institute of Public Health
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Fevola C, Kuivanen S, Smura T, Vaheri A, Kallio-Kokko H, Hauffe HC, Vapalahti O, Jääskeläinen AJ. Seroprevalence of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus and Ljungan virus in Finnish patients with suspected neurological infections. J Med Virol 2017; 90:429-435. [PMID: 28976562 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Directly-transmitted rodent-borne zoonotic viruses, such as lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) can cause nervous system infections. Rodent-borne Ljungan virus (LV) is considered potentially zoonotic possibly causing neurological symptoms. Our objective was to understand the role of these two viruses compared to other pathogens in causing neurological infections in Finnish patients. Routine screening data were available for 400 patients aged 5-50 years, collected from December 2013 to December 2014 with suspected neurological infection. Depending on symptoms, patients were variously tested for herpesviruses, enteroviruses, varicella zoster virus, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae, while those suspected of tick bite were further tested for Borrelia spp. and tick-borne encephalitis virus using antibody and/or nucleic acid tests. For 380 patients, we also screened the RNA and antibody prevalence of LCMV and LV in order to test if either of these viruses were the causative agent. Data collected indicated that the causative microbial agent was confirmed in only 15.5% of all Finnish patients with neurological symptoms, with M. pneumoniae (26 cases) being the most common causative agent found in sera, whereas Borrelia spp. (15), herpes simplex viruses (7), and enteroviruses (5) were the most common agents confirmed in the CSF. The seroprevalences for LV and LCMV were 33.8% and 5.0%, respectively, but no samples were PCR-positive. In this study, M. pneumoniae and Borrelia spp. were the most common causative agents of neurological infections in Finland. No LCMV or LV infections were detected. We conclude there was no association of LV with neurological diseases in this patient cohort.
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- Cristina Fevola
- Faculty of Medicine,, Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy
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- Department of Virology and Immunology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Virology and Immunology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine,, Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Virology and Immunology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele all'Adige (TN), Italy
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- Department of Virology and Immunology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Virology and Immunology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Human parechovirus type 3 infection: An emerging infection in neonates and young infants. J Infect Chemother 2017; 23:419-426. [PMID: 28511987 DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2017.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Human parechoviruses (HPeVs) are RNA viruses that have characteristics similar to those of enteroviruses and usually cause mild respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms. Human parechovirus type 3 (HPeV3), first reported in 2004, is exceptional because it can provoke sepsis and meningoencephalitis leading to neurological sequelae, and even death, in neonates and young infants. Pediatricians and researchers are increasingly aware that HPeV3 is responsible for serious disease in neonates and young infants. Retrospective studies and several reports of epidemics of HPeV3 infection have provided data on epidemiology, clinical symptoms and signs, laboratory findings, and outcomes. However, the pathogenesis of HPeV3 infection remains unclear, which explains the lack of specific antiviral therapy and effective prevention measures. Maternal antibodies are important in protection against severe HPeV3-related disease, and this may be a clue regarding its pathogenesis. HPeV3 epidemics are likely to continue, and because the clinical manifestations of HPeV3 are severe, determining the pathogenesis of HPeV3 infection and establishing specific antiviral therapies are important goals for future research.
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Human parechoviruses (HPeVs) are single-stranded, positive-sense RNA viruses and are classified in the genus Parechovirus of the family Picornaviridae. Echovirus 22 and 23 were reclassified as HPeV1 and 2 in 1999. Although HPeVs were considered to be one of the common viruses which cause mild gastroenteritis and respiratory infections, the concept of HPeVs has changed significantly after the discovery of HPeV3 in 2004. HPeV3 infection is an emerging infectious disease which attracts the attention of pediatricians, because it can cause sepsis and meningoencephalitis in neonates and infants younger than 3 months, which could lead to neurological sequelae and death. In Japan, the epidemics of HPeV3 infection have occurred every 2 or 3 years since 2006 and we had an epidemic in 2014 summer. Fever, severe tachycardia, poor activity and appetite are typical symptoms of HPeV3 infection.In addition, abdominal distention, umbilical protrusion, palmar-plantar erythema,and mottled skin are occasionally observed in patients with HPeV3 infection. Currently diagnosis is usually made by PCR using serum and/or cerebrospinal fluid. The reason why severe disease occur only in neonates and young infants remain unknown; however, negative or low maternally derived neutralizing antibody titers to HPeV3 are suggested to be a risk factor for developing severe HPeV3-related diseases in neonates and young infants. So far, no specific antiviral therapy is available, thus supportive care is the only option. It is likely that epidemics of HPeV3 continue to occur given there are children with absence or lack of neutralizing antibodies against HPeV3. The research related to HPeV3 pathogenesis, specific therapy, and prevention are definitely warranted.
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Intertypic recombination of human parechovirus 4 isolated from infants with sepsis-like disease. J Clin Virol 2017; 88:1-7. [PMID: 28081453 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2017.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Revised: 12/30/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Human parechoviruses (HPeVs) (family Picornaviridae), are common pathogens in young children. Despite their high prevalence, research on their genetic identity, diversity and evolution have remained scarce. OBJECTIVES Complete coding regions of three previously reported HPeV-4 isolates from Finnish children with sepsis-like disease were sequenced in order to elucidate the phylogenetic relationships and potential recombination events during the evolution of these isolates. STUDY DESIGN The isolated viruses were sequenced and aligned with all HPeV complete genome sequences available in GenBank. Phylogenetic trees were constructed and similarity plot and bootscanning methods were used for recombination analysis. RESULTS The three HPeV-4 isolates had 99.8% nucleotide sequence similarity. The phylogenetic analysis indicated that capsid-encoding sequences of these HPeV-4 isolates were closely related to other HPeV-4 strains (80.7-94.7% nucleotide similarity), whereas their non-structural region genes 2A to 3C clustered together with several HPeV-1 and HPeV-3 strains, in addition to the HPeV-4 strain K251176-02 (isolated 2002 in the Netherlands), but not with other HPeV-4 strains. However, in 3D-encoding sequence the Finnish HPeV-4 isolates did not cluster with the strain HPeV-4/K251176-02, but instead, formed a distinct group together with several HPeV-1 and HPeV-3 strains. Similarity plot and Bootscan analyses further confirmed intertypic recombination events in the evolution of the Finnish HPeV-4 isolates. CONCLUSION Intertypic recombination event(s) have occurred during the evolution of HPeV-4 isolates from children with sepsis-like disease. However, due to the low number of parechovirus complete genomes available, the precise recombination partners could not be detected. The results suggest frequent intratypic recombination among parechoviruses.
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Zhao X, Shi Y, Xia Y. Genome analysis revealed novel genotypes and recombination of the human parechoviruses prevalent in children in Eastern China. Gut Pathog 2016; 8:52. [PMID: 27826360 PMCID: PMC5100207 DOI: 10.1186/s13099-016-0135-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Human parechovirus (HPeV) is a genus of virus in the family Picornaviridae, having two species A and B. HPeVs are common infectious agents, usually causing mild diarrhea and respiratory disease in young children. RESULTS Here, we collected and sequenced the near complete genome sequences of 17 novel HPeVs from children with diarrhea in eastern China, which showed significant nucleotide sequence divergence. Phylogenetic analysis based on the complete genomes of these HPeV strains revealed that they belonged to seven different genotypes (including three putative novel genotypes), suggesting that HPeVs showed genotype diversity in this area. Recombination analysis indicated that one of the HPeVs, belonging to HPeV-1 with strain name 146Chzj02, was a recombinant generated by inter-genotype recombination among three HPeV strains belonging to three different genotypes, respectively. CONCLUSION Our data revealed the property of the genotype diversity of HPeVs prevalent in children with diarrhea in eastern China, which will be helpful in the future study of the viral evolution of HPeVs and the identification and typing of HPeVs in the clinical laboratory.
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- Xiangyang Zhao
- Nanjing Lishui People's Hospital, Lishui, Jiangsu 211200 China
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- Nanjing Lishui People's Hospital, Lishui, Jiangsu 211200 China
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- Nanjing Lishui People's Hospital, Lishui, Jiangsu 211200 China
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Intracranial hemorrhage and other symptoms in infants associated with human parechovirus in Vienna, Austria. Eur J Pediatr 2015; 174:1639-47. [PMID: 26109012 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-015-2583-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Revised: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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UNLABELLED The human parechovirus (HPeV), mainly genotype 3, may cause severe illness in young infants and neonates, including sepsis-like illness and central nervous system (CNS) infection. We lack data concerning the impact and symptoms of HPeV infection in infants in Austria. The aim of the study is to evaluate the spectrum of symptoms and findings in infants with the parechovirus in Vienna and its environs. Patients younger than 3 months of age, with clinically suspected sepsis-like illness or CNS infection and a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for HPeV, were included in the study. Medical records were analyzed retrospectively. Twenty patients were included in the study from 2009 to 2013. The most frequent manifestations were fever and neurological symptoms (89 and 80 %, respectively). Fifty percent of the infants had white blood cell counts out of range. The most notable aspect was cerebral hemorrhage in three neonates, which has not been reported earlier in association with HPeV infection. CONCLUSION In Austria, HPeV is a relevant pathogen in sepsis-like disease in infants. The clinical presentation is similar to that described in other studies; cerebral hemorrhage is a new aspect. WHAT IS KNOWN • Parechovirus infection can cause severe illness in infants. • Symptoms have been described to involve all organs; sepsis-like signs, fever, and irritability are most frequent. WHAT IS NEW • Also in Austria, HPeV plays an important role in severe illnesses in infants. • Severe intracranial hemorrhage is described as a new finding.
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Serological survey in the Finnish human population implies human-to-human transmission of Ljungan virus or antigenically related viruses. Epidemiol Infect 2015; 144:1278-85. [PMID: 26489898 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268815002551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Ljungan virus (LV) is a picornavirus related to human parechoviruses (HPeV). The virus has been found in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) and several other rodent species, and suggested to have zoonotic potential. Thus far, seroepidemiological data on LV infections in humans are scarce. In this study, we aimed to characterize the demographic and geographical distribution of LV-reactive antibodies in Finland, and to investigate its occurrence in patients suspected of having a rodent-borne disease, nephropathia epidemica (NE) caused by Puumala hantavirus (PUUV). Using an immunofluorescence assay (LV strain 145SLG), we screened human sera (n = 1378) and found LV-reactive antibodies in 36% of samples. The probability of possessing LV-reactive antibodies peaked at age of 14 years, suggesting that most infections occur in childhood. The prevalence of LV-reactive antibodies was significantly higher in the urbanized area surrounding Helsinki than in more rural Central Finland. These findings are uncharacteristic of a rodent-borne pathogen, and therefore we consider human-to-human transmission of one or several Ljungan-like viruses as a likely cause for most of the observed antibody responses.
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BACKGROUND The symptoms observed in children with human parechovirus (HPeV) infection vary widely from asymptomatic or mild gastrointestinal infections to more severe central nervous system infections and sepsis-like disease. Many of the disease associations are, however, only suggestive. In this study, we examined the connection between HPeV and acute otitis media, lower respiratory infections and suspected central nervous system infections. METHODS An HPeV specific real-time reverese transcriptase polymerase chain reaction was used to detect HPeV RNA. We analyzed altogether 200 middle-ear fluid samples, 192 nasopharyngeal aspirates, 79 cerebrospinal fluid specimens and 50 serum and 5 fecal or fecal culture samples. Positive samples were typed by sequencing the VP1 region. RESULTS Seven (8%) of 85 children with suspected central nervous system infections were positive for HPeV. Of these, 4 (all in autumn 2012 and from children <3 months of age) were typed to be HPeV4, whereas 1 child had HPeV3. HPeV4 was detected from stool, serum and cerebrospinal fluid. The children with acute otitis media tested HPeV positive in 2.5% episodes. In the lower respiratory cases, HPeV was absent. CONCLUSIONS The findings reported in this study suggest that HPeV4 can cause sepsis-like disease in young infants and be present in cerebrospinal fluid. Furthermore, this report shows that HPeV findings in children with more severe symptoms occur also in Finland.
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The particulars on parechovirus. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES & MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2014; 25:186-8. [PMID: 25285119 PMCID: PMC4173935 DOI: 10.1155/2014/602501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Jeziorski E, Schuffenecker I, Bohrer S, Pain JB, Segondy M, Foulongne V. Relevance of human parechovirus detection in cerebrospinal fluid samples from young infants with sepsis-like illness. J Clin Lab Anal 2014; 29:112-5. [PMID: 24687608 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.21737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The human parechoviruses (HPeVs) were recently recognized as important viral pathogens involved in various illnesses in young children. However, routine detection is not performed in most clinical laboratories. Therefore, in this study, we aim to assess the relevance of HPeV detection in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of infants, according to clinical presentation. METHODS A total of 120 CSF specimens collected during 2012 from infants aged less than 1 year and previously reported negative for Herpes simplex virus (HSV) and enterovirus were selected. HPeV detection was performed with a commercially available real-time RT-PCR and HPeV strains from positive samples were subsequently genotyped by sequencing. RESULTS HPeV RNA was detected in nine (7.5%) CSF samples. The median age of infected children was 41 days (range: 19-122 days). HPeV genotyping could be performed on five samples and three HPeV-3, one HPeV-1, and one HPeV-4 were identified. Hyperthermia associated with mottled skin was the predominant clinical presentation. Most clinical presentations of HPeV-infected infants were mild with a final diagnosis of sepsis-like illness. The median hospital stay was 3.5 days and five children received antibiotics. CONCLUSION Routine detection of HPeV in CSF may allow differential diagnosis of enterovirus infection and improve etiologic identification of sepsis-like illness in children.
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- Eric Jeziorski
- Department of Pediatrics, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France; INSERM U1058, Montpellier 1 University, Montpellier, France
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Pediatric parechovirus infections. J Clin Virol 2014; 60:84-9. [PMID: 24690382 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Revised: 02/23/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Human parechoviruses (HPeVs) are members of the large and growing family of Picornaviridae. Although 16 types have been described on the basis of the phylogenetic analyses of the VP1 encoding region, the majority of published reports relate to the HPeV types 1-8. In pediatrics, HPeV1, HPeV2 and HPeV4-8 mainly cause mild gastrointestinal or respiratory illness; only occasionally more serious diseases have been reported, including myocarditis, encephalitis, pneumonia, meningitis, flaccid paralysis, Reye syndrome and fatal neonatal infection. In contrast, HPeV3 causes severe illness in young infants, including sepsis and conditions involving the central nervous system. Currently, the most sensitive method for detecting HPeV is real-time polymerase chain reaction assays on stools, respiratory swabs, blood and cerebrospinal fluid. However, although it is known that HPeVs play a significant role in various severe pediatric infectious diseases, diagnostic assays are not routinely available in clinical practice and the involvement of HPeV is therefore substantially underestimated. Despite long-term efforts, the development of antiviral therapy against HPeVs is limited; no antiviral medication is available and the use of monoclonal antibodies is still being evaluated. More research is therefore needed to clarify the specific characteristics of this relevant group of viruses and to develop appropriate treatment strategies.
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