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Lagrave A, Enfissi A, Tirera S, Demar MP, Jaonasoa J, Carod JF, Ramavoson T, Succo T, Carvalho L, Devos S, Dorleans F, Leon L, Berlioz-Arthaud A, Musso D, Lavergne A, Rousset D. Re-Emergence of DENV-3 in French Guiana: Retrospective Analysis of Cases That Circulated in the French Territories of the Americas from the 2000s to the 2023-2024 Outbreak. Viruses 2024; 16:1298. [PMID: 39205272 PMCID: PMC11360160 DOI: 10.3390/v16081298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2024] [Revised: 07/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/28/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
Abstract
French Guiana experienced an unprecedented dengue epidemic during 2023-2024. Prior to the 2023-2024 outbreak in French Guiana, DENV-3 had not circulated in an epidemic manner since 2005. We therefore studied retrospectively the strains circulating in the French Territories of the Americas (FTA)-French Guiana, Guadeloupe, and Martinique-from the 2000s to the current epidemic. To this end, DENV-3 samples from the collection of the National Reference Center for Arboviruses in French Guiana (NRCA-FG) were selected and sequenced using next-generation sequencing (NGS) based on Oxford Nanopore Technologies, ONT. Phylogenetic analysis showed that (i) the 97 FTA sequences obtained all belonged to genotype III (GIII); (ii) between the 2000s and 2013, the regional circulation of the GIII American-I lineage was the source of the FTA cases through local extinctions and re-introductions; (iii) multiple introductions of lineages of Asian origin appear to be the source of the 2019-2021 epidemic in Martinique and the 2023-2024 epidemic in French Guiana. Genomic surveillance is a key factor in identifying circulating DENV genotypes, monitoring strain evolution, and identifying import events.
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- Alisé Lagrave
- Arbovirus National Reference Center, Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana; (A.L.); (A.E.); (S.T.); (A.L.)
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- Arbovirus National Reference Center, Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana; (A.L.); (A.E.); (S.T.); (A.L.)
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- Arbovirus National Reference Center, Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana; (A.L.); (A.E.); (S.T.); (A.L.)
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- Laboratoire Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana; (M.P.D.); (J.J.)
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- Laboratoire Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana; (M.P.D.); (J.J.)
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- Department of Biology, West French Guiana Hospital Center, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 97320, French Guiana; (J.-F.C.); (T.R.)
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- Department of Biology, West French Guiana Hospital Center, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 97320, French Guiana; (J.-F.C.); (T.R.)
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- Santé Publique France, Cellule Guyane, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana; (T.S.); (L.C.); (S.D.)
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- Santé Publique France, Cellule Guyane, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana; (T.S.); (L.C.); (S.D.)
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- Santé Publique France, Cellule Guyane, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana; (T.S.); (L.C.); (S.D.)
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- Santé Publique France, Cellule Antilles, French Caribbean Islands; (F.D.); (L.L.)
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- Santé Publique France, Cellule Antilles, French Caribbean Islands; (F.D.); (L.L.)
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- Laboratoires Eurofins Guyane, French Guiana; (A.B.-A.); (D.M.)
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- Arbovirus National Reference Center, Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana; (A.L.); (A.E.); (S.T.); (A.L.)
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- Arbovirus National Reference Center, Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana; (A.L.); (A.E.); (S.T.); (A.L.)
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Petersen V, Santana M, Karina-Costa M, Nachbar JJ, Martin-Martin I, Adelman ZN, Burini BC. Aedes ( Ochlerotatus) scapularis, Aedes japonicus japonicus, and Aedes ( Fredwardsius) vittatus (Diptera: Culicidae): Three Neglected Mosquitoes with Potential Global Health Risks. INSECTS 2024; 15:600. [PMID: 39194805 DOI: 10.3390/insects15080600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2024] [Revised: 07/31/2024] [Accepted: 08/01/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
Abstract
More than 3550 species of mosquitoes are known worldwide, and only a fraction is involved in the transmission of arboviruses. Mosquitoes in sylvatic and semi-sylvatic habitats may rapidly adapt to urban parks and metropolitan environments, increasing human contact. Many of these mosquitoes have been found naturally infected with arboviruses from the Alphaviridae, Flaviviridae, and Bunyaviridae families, with many being the cause of medically important diseases. However, there is a gap in knowledge about the vector status of newly invasive species and their potential threat to human and domestic animal populations. Due to their rapid distribution, adaptation to urban environments, and anthropophilic habits, some neglected mosquito species may deserve more attention regarding their role as secondary vectors. Taking these factors into account, we focus here on Aedes (Ochlerotatus) scapularis (Rondani), Aedes japonicus japonicus (Theobald), and Aedes (Fredwardsius) vittatus (Bigot) as species that have the potential to become important disease vectors. We further discuss the importance of these neglected mosquitoes and how factors such as urbanization, climate change, and globalization profoundly alter the dynamics of disease transmission and may increase the participation of neglected species in propagating diseases.
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- Vivian Petersen
- Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, Vero Beach, FL 32962, USA
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- Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-000, Brazil
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- National Center for Microbiology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Entomology and Agrilife Research, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, Vero Beach, FL 32962, USA
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Pruszynski CA, Buckner EA, Burkett-Cadena ND, Hugo LE, Leal AL, Caragata EP. Estimation of population age structure, daily survival rates, and potential to support dengue virus transmission for Florida Keys Aedes aegypti via transcriptional profiling. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2024; 18:e0012350. [PMID: 39137188 PMCID: PMC11321583 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024] Open
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Aedes aegypti is an important vector of dengue virus and other arboviruses that affect human health. After being ingested in an infectious bloodmeal, but before being transmitted from mosquito to human, dengue virus must disseminate from the vector midgut into the hemocoel and then the salivary glands. This process, the extrinsic incubation period, typically takes 6-14 days. Since older mosquitoes are responsible for transmission, understanding the age structure of vector populations is important. Transcriptional profiling can facilitate predictions of the age structures of mosquito populations, critical for estimating their potential for pathogen transmission. In this study, we utilized a two-gene transcript model to assess the age structure and daily survival rates of three populations (Key West, Marathon, and Key Largo) of Ae. aegypti from the Florida Keys, United States, where repeated outbreaks of autochthonous dengue transmission have recently occurred. We found that Key Largo had the youngest Ae. aegypti population with the lowest daily survival rate, while Key West had the oldest population and highest survival rate. Across sites, 22.67% of Ae. aegypti females were likely old enough to transmit dengue virus (at least 15 days post emergence). Computed estimates of the daily survival rate (0.8364 using loglinear and 0.8660 using non-linear regression), indicate that dengue vectors in the region experienced relatively low daily mortality. Collectively, our data suggest that Ae. aegypti populations across the Florida Keys harbor large numbers of older individuals, which likely contributes to the high risk of dengue transmission in the area.
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- Catherine A. Pruszynski
- Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, Marathon, Florida, United States of America
- University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach, Florida, United States of America
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- University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach, Florida, United States of America
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- University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach, Florida, United States of America
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- Mosquito Control Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, Marathon, Florida, United States of America
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- University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach, Florida, United States of America
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Jones FK, Morrison AM, Santiago GA, Rysava K, Zimler RA, Heberlein LA, Kopp E, Saunders KE, Baudin S, Rico E, Mejía-Echeverri Á, Taylor-Salmon E, Hill V, Breban MI, Vogels CBF, Grubaugh ND, Paul LM, Michael SF, Johansson MA, Adams LE, Munoz-Jordan J, Paz-Bailey G, Stanek DR. Introduction and Spread of Dengue Virus 3, Florida, USA, May 2022-April 2023. Emerg Infect Dis 2024; 30:376-379. [PMID: 38232709 PMCID: PMC10826764 DOI: 10.3201/eid3002.231615] [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] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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During May 2022-April 2023, dengue virus serotype 3 was identified among 601 travel-associated and 61 locally acquired dengue cases in Florida, USA. All 203 sequenced genomes belonged to the same genotype III lineage and revealed potential transmission chains in which most locally acquired cases occurred shortly after introduction, with little sustained transmission.
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Christofferson RC, Turner EA, Peña-García VH. Identifying Knowledge Gaps through the Systematic Review of Temperature-Driven Variability in the Competence of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus for Chikungunya Virus. Pathogens 2023; 12:1368. [PMID: 38003832 PMCID: PMC10675276 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12111368] [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: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Temperature is a well-known effector of several transmission factors of mosquito-borne viruses, including within mosquito dynamics. These dynamics are often characterized by vector competence and the extrinsic incubation period (EIP). Vector competence is the intrinsic ability of a mosquito population to become infected with and transmit a virus, while EIP is the time it takes for the virus to reach the salivary glands and be expectorated following an infectious bloodmeal. Temperatures outside the optimal range act on life traits, decreasing transmission potential, while increasing temperature within the optimal range correlates to increasing vector competence and a decreased EIP. These relatively well-studied effects of other Aedes borne viruses (dengue and Zika) are used to make predictions about transmission efficiency, including the challenges presented by urban heat islands and climate change. However, the knowledge of temperature and chikungunya (CHIKV) dynamics within its two primary vectors-Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus-remains less characterized, even though CHIKV remains a virus of public-health importance. Here, we review the literature and summarize the state of the literature on CHIKV and temperature dependence of vector competence and EIP and use these data to demonstrate how the remaining knowledge gap might confound the ability to adequately predict and, thus, prepare for future outbreaks.
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA;
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