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Belgasmi H, Miles SJ, Sayyad L, Wong K, Harrington C, Gerloff N, Coulliette-Salmond AD, Guntapong R, Tacharoenmuang R, Ayutthaya AIN, Apostol LNG, Valencia MLD, Burns CC, Benito GR, Vega E. CaFÉ: A Sensitive, Low-Cost Filtration Method for Detecting Polioviruses and Other Enteroviruses in Residual Waters. Front Environ Sci 2022; 10:10.3389/fenvs.2022.914387. [PMID: 35928599 PMCID: PMC9344547 DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.914387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance has been used to identify polio cases and target vaccination campaigns since the inception of the Global Poliovirus Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in 1988. To date, only Afghanistan and Pakistan have failed to interrupt wild poliovirus transmission. Circulation of vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPV) continues to be a problem in high-risk areas of the Eastern Mediterranean, African, and Southeast Asian regions. Environmental surveillance (ES) is an important adjunct to AFP surveillance, helping to identify circulating polioviruses in problematic areas. Stools from AFP cases and contacts (>200,000 specimens/year) and ES samples (>642 sites) are referred to 146 laboratories in the Global Polio Laboratory Network (GPLN) for testing. Although most World Health Organization supported laboratories use the two-phase separation method due to its simplicity and effectiveness, alternative simple, widely available, and cost-effective methods are needed. The CAFÉ (Concentration and Filtration Elution) method was developed from existing filtration methods to handle any type of sewage or residual waters. At $10-20 US per sample for consumable materials, CAFÉ is cost effective, and all equipment and reagents are readily available from markets and suppliers globally. The report describes the results from a parallel study of CAFÉ method with the standard two-phase separation method. The study was performed with samples collected from five countries (Guatemala, Haïti, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines), run in three laboratories-(United States, Thailand and in the Philippines) to account for regional and sample-to-sample variability. Samples from each site were divided into two 500 ml aliquots and processed by both methods, with no other additional concentration or manipulation. The results of 338 parallel-tested samples show that the CAFÉ method is more sensitive than the two-phase separation method for detection of non-polio enteroviruses (p-value < 0.0001) and performed as well as the two-phase separation method for polioviruses detection with no significant difference (p-value > 0.05). The CAFÉ method is a robust, sensitive, and cost-effective method for isolating enteroviruses from residual waters.
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- Hanen Belgasmi
- Polio and Picornavirus Laboratory Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Polio and Picornavirus Laboratory Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Polio and Picornavirus Laboratory Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Polio and Picornavirus Laboratory Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Polio and Picornavirus Laboratory Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
- U.S Public Health Service, Rockville, MD, United States
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- Department of Medical Science, Enteric Viruses Section, National Institute of Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Science, Enteric Viruses Section, National Institute of Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Polio and Picornavirus Laboratory Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, Washington, DC, United States
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- Polio and Picornavirus Laboratory Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Onvimala N, Kosoltanapiwat N, Pumirat P, Vanaporn M, Nimmanitya S, Tacharoenmuang R, Guntapong R, Leaungwutiwong P. Genotyping of non-polio enteroviruses associated with acute flaccid paralysis in Thailand in 2013 and 2014. Virol J 2021; 18:153. [PMID: 34301271 PMCID: PMC8305495 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-021-01621-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance was conducted as part of the World Health Organization’s strategy for completely eradicating poliomyelitis and leaving non-polio enteroviruses NPEVs as one of the main potential causes of AFP. We aimed to detect NPEV in association with AFP. Methods We used 459 isolates reported to be Negative Polio and some NPEVs by the World Health Organization Polio Regional Reference Laboratory (Thailand), which had been obtained during polio surveillance programmes conducted in Thailand in 2013–2014. Of 459 isolates, 35 belonged to the genus Enterovirus by RT-PCR and genotyping by DNA sequencing. Results This study found 17 NPEV genotypes, with 3, 13 and 1 belonging to enterovirus (EV) species A (EV-A), EV-B, and EV-C, respectively. The EV-A types identified included coxsackievirus A2 (CA2), CA4, and EV71, typically associated with hand, foot and mouth diseases. EV-B is the most prevalent cause of AFP in Thailand, while CA21 was the only type of EV-C detected. The EV-B species (13/35; 76.5%) constituted the largest proportion of isolates, followed by EV-A (3/35; 17.6%) and EV-C (1/35; 5.9%). For the EV-B species, Echovirus (E) 30 and CVB were the most frequent isolates. E30, CVB, E14, and E6 were considered endemic strains. Conclusion NPEVs, e.g. CA4, are reported for the first time in Thailand. Despite some limitations to this study, this is the first report on the circulation patterns of NPEVs associated with AFP in Thailand. AFP surveillance has unearthed many unknown NPEVs and, the cases of death due to AFP occur annually. Therefore, it is important to study NPEVs in the wake of the eradication of poliovirus in the context of the continued incidence of paralysis.
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- Napa Onvimala
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, MOPH, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Disease Control, Bureau of General Communicable Diseases, MOPH, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, MOPH, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, MOPH, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Tacharoenmuang R, Guntapong R, Upachai S, Singchai P, Fukuda S, Ide T, Hatazawa R, Sutthiwarakom K, Kongjorn S, Onvimala N, Luechakham T, Ruchusatsawast K, Kawamura Y, Sriwanthana B, Motomura K, Tatsumi M, Takeda N, Yoshikawa T, Murata T, Uppapong B, Taniguchi K, Komoto S. Full genome-based characterization of G4P[6] rotavirus strains from diarrheic patients in Thailand: Evidence for independent porcine-to-human interspecies transmission events. Virus Genes 2021; 57:338-357. [PMID: 34106412 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-021-01851-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The exact evolutionary patterns of human G4P[6] rotavirus strains remain to be elucidated. Such strains possess unique and strain-specific genotype constellations, raising the question of whether G4P[6] strains are primarily transmitted via independent interspecies transmission or human-to-human transmission after interspecies transmission. Two G4P[6] rotavirus strains were identified in fecal specimens from hospitalized patients with severe diarrhea in Thailand, namely, DU2014-259 (RVA/Human-wt/THA/DU2014-259/2014/G4P[6]) and PK2015-1-0001 (RVA/Human-wt/THA/PK2015-1-0001/2015/G4P[6]). Here, we analyzed the full genomes of the two human G4P[6] strains, which provided the opportunity to study and confirm their evolutionary origin. On whole genome analysis, both strains exhibited a unique Wa-like genotype constellation of G4-P[6]-I1-R1-C1-M1-A8-N1-T1-E1-H1. The NSP1 genotype A8 is commonly found in porcine rotavirus strains. Furthermore, on phylogenetic analysis, each of the 11 genes of strains DU2014-259 and PK2015-1-0001 appeared to be of porcine origin. On the other hand, the two study strains consistently formed distinct clusters for nine of the 11 gene segments (VP4, VP6, VP1-VP3, and NSP2-NSP5), strongly indicating the occurrence of independent porcine-to-human interspecies transmission events. Our observations provide important insights into the origin of zoonotic G4P[6] strains, and into the dynamic interaction between porcine and human rotavirus strains.
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- Ratana Tacharoenmuang
- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Medical Sciences Technical Office, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-Emerging Infections, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
- Osaka Institute of Public Health, Osaka, 537-0025, Japan
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-Emerging Infections, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-Emerging Infections, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan.
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Komoto S, Tacharoenmuang R, Guntapong R, Upachai S, Singchai P, Ide T, Fukuda S, Hatazawa R, Sutthiwarakom K, Kongjorn S, Onvimala N, Luechakham T, Sriwanthana B, Murata T, Uppapong B, Taniguchi K. Genomic characterization of a novel G3P[10] rotavirus strain from a diarrheic child in Thailand: Evidence for bat-to-human zoonotic transmission. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 2021; 87:104667. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Phanthong S, Densumite J, Seesuay W, Thanongsaksrikul J, Teimoori S, Sookrung N, Poovorawan Y, Onvimala N, Guntapong R, Pattanapanyasat K, Chaicumpa W. Human Antibodies to VP4 Inhibit Replication of Enteroviruses Across Subgenotypes and Serotypes, and Enhance Host Innate Immunity. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:562768. [PMID: 33101238 PMCID: PMC7545151 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.562768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a highly contagious disease that usually affects infants and young children (<5 years). HFMD outbreaks occur frequently in the Asia-Pacific region, and these outbreaks are associated with enormous healthcare and socioeconomic burden. There is currently no specific antiviral agent to treat HFMD and/or the severe complications that are frequently associated with the enterovirus of serotype EV71. Therefore, the development of a broadly effective and safe anti-enterovirus agent is an existential necessity. In this study, human single-chain antibodies (HuscFvs) specific to the EV71-internal capsid protein (VP4) were generated using phage display technology. VP4 specific-HuscFvs were linked to cell penetrating peptides to make them cell penetrable HuscFvs (transbodies), and readily accessible to the intracellular target. The transbodies, as well as the original HuscFvs that were tested, entered the enterovirus-infected cells, bound to intracellular VP4, and inhibited replication of EV71 across subgenotypes A, B, and C, and coxsackieviruses CVA16 and CVA6. The antibodies also enhanced the antiviral response of the virus-infected cells. Computerized simulation, indirect and competitive ELISAs, and experiments on cells infected with EV71 particles to which the VP4 and VP1-N-terminus were surface-exposed (i.e., A-particles that don’t require receptor binding for infection) indicated that the VP4 specific-antibodies inhibit virus replication by interfering with the VP4-N-terminus, which is important for membrane pore formation and virus genome release leading to less production of virus proteins, less infectious virions, and restoration of host innate immunity. The antibodies may inhibit polyprotein/intermediate protein processing and cause sterically strained configurations of the capsid pentamers, which impairs virus morphogenesis. These antibodies should be further investigated for application as a safe and broadly effective HFMD therapy.
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- Siratcha Phanthong
- Graduate Program in Immunology, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Center of Research Excellence in Therapeutic Proteins and Antibody Engineering, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Graduate Program in Immunology, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Center of Research Excellence in Therapeutic Proteins and Antibody Engineering, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Center of Research Excellence in Therapeutic Proteins and Antibody Engineering, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Graduate Program in Biomedical Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Center of Research Excellence in Therapeutic Proteins and Antibody Engineering, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Center of Research Excellence in Therapeutic Proteins and Antibody Engineering, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.,Biomedical Research Incubator Unit, Department of Research, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Center of Excellence in Clinical Virology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Science, Ministry of Public Health, National Institute of Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Science, Ministry of Public Health, National Institute of Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Biomedical Research Incubator Unit, Department of Research, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Center of Research Excellence in Therapeutic Proteins and Antibody Engineering, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Fukuda S, Tacharoenmuang R, Guntapong R, Upachai S, Singchai P, Ide T, Hatazawa R, Sutthiwarakom K, Kongjorn S, Onvimala N, Ruchusatsawast K, Rungnopakun P, Mekmallika J, Kawamura Y, Motomura K, Tatsumi M, Takeda N, Murata T, Yoshikawa T, Uppapong B, Taniguchi K, Komoto S. Full genome characterization of novel DS-1-like G9P[8] rotavirus strains that have emerged in Thailand. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0231099. [PMID: 32320419 PMCID: PMC7176146 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
The emergence and rapid spread of unusual DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant rotaviruses having G1/3/8 genotypes have been recently reported from major parts of the world (Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas). During rotavirus surveillance in Thailand, three novel intergenogroup reassortant strains possessing the G9P[8] genotype (DBM2017-016, DBM2017-203, and DBM2018-291) were identified in three stool specimens from diarrheic children. In the present study, we determined and analyzed the full genomes of these three strains. On full-genomic analysis, all three strains were found to share a unique genotype constellation comprising both genogroup 1 and 2 genes: G9-P[8]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A2-N2-T2-E2-H2. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that each of the 11 genes of the three strains was closely related to that of emerging DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant, human, and/or locally circulating human strains. Thus, the three strains were suggested to be multiple reassortants that had acquired the G9-VP7 genes from co-circulating Wa-like G9P[8] rotaviruses in the genetic background of DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant (likely equine-like G3P[8]) strains. To our knowledge, this is the first description of emerging DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant strains having the G9P[8] genotype. Our observations will add to the growing insights into the dynamic evolution of emerging DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant rotaviruses through reassortment.
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- Saori Fukuda
- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
- Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
- Center for Research Promotion and Support, Joint Research Support Promotion Facility, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Nonthaburi, Thailand
- Osaka Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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Tacharoenmuang R, Komoto S, Guntapong R, Upachai S, Singchai P, Ide T, Fukuda S, Ruchusatsawast K, Sriwantana B, Tatsumi M, Motomura K, Takeda N, Murata T, Sangkitporn S, Taniguchi K, Yoshikawa T. High prevalence of equine-like G3P[8] rotavirus in children and adults with acute gastroenteritis in Thailand. J Med Virol 2019; 92:174-186. [PMID: 31498444 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.25591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Group A rotavirus (RVA) is a major cause of acute gastroenteritis in infants and young children worldwide. This study aims to clarify the distribution of G/P types and genetic characteristics of RVAs circulating in Thailand. Between January 2014 and September 2016, 1867 stool specimens were collected from children and adults with acute gastroenteritis in six provinces in Thailand. RVAs were detected in 514/1867 (27.5%) stool specimens. G1P[8] (44.7%) was the most predominant genotype, followed by G3P[8] (33.7%), G2P[4] (11.5%), G8P[8] (7.0%), and G9P[8] (1.3%). Unusual G3P[9] (0.8%), G3P[10] (0.4%), G4P[6] (0.4%), and G10P[14] (0.2%) were also detected at low frequencies. The predominant genotype, G1P[8] (64.4%), in 2014 decreased to 6.1% in 2016. In contrast, the frequency of G3P[8] markedly increased from 5.5% in 2014 to 65.3% in 2015 and 89.8% in 2016. On polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, most (135/140; 96.4%) of the G3P[8] strains exhibited a short RNA profile. Successful determination of the nucleotide sequences of the VP7 genes of 98 G3P[8] strains with a short RNA profile showed that they are all equine-like G3P[8] strains. On phylogenetic analysis of genome segments of two representative Thai equine-like G3P[8] strains, it was noteworthy that they possessed distinct NSP4 genes, one bovine-like and the other human-like. Thus, we found that characteristic equine-like G3P[8] strains with a short RNA electropherotype are becoming highly prevalent in children and adults in Thailand.
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- Ratana Tacharoenmuang
- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand.,Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.,Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.,Center for Research Promotion and Support, Joint Research Support Promotion Facility, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Medical Sciences Technical Office, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Nonthaburi, Thailand.,Osaka Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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Kamiya H, Tacharoenmuang R, Ide T, Negoro M, Tanaka T, Asada K, Nakamura H, Sugiura K, Umemoto M, Kuroki H, Ito H, Tanaka S, Ito M, Fukuda S, Hatazawa R, Hara Y, Guntapong R, Murata T, Taniguchi K, Suga S, Nakano T, Taniguchi K, Komoto S. Characterization of an Unusual DS-1-Like G8P[8] Rotavirus Strain from Japan in 2017: Evolution of Emerging DS-1-Like G8P[8] Strains through Reassortment. Jpn J Infect Dis 2019; 72:256-260. [PMID: 30814461 DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2018.484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The emergence of unusual DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant rotaviruses with a bovine-like G8 genotype (DS-1-like G8P[8] strains) has been reported in several Asian countries. During the rotavirus surveillance program in Japan in 2017, a DS-1-like G8P[8] strain (RVA/Human-wt/JPN/SO1162/2017/G8P[8]) was identified in 43 rotavirus-positive stool samples. Strain SO1162 was shown to have a unique genotype constellation, including genes from both genogroup 1 and 2: G8-P[8]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A2-N2-T2-E2-H2. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the VP1 gene of strain SO1162 appeared to have originated from DS-1-like G1P[8] strains from Thailand and Vietnam, while the remaining 10 genes were closely related to those of previously reported DS-1-like G8P[8] strains. Thus, SO1162 was suggested to be a reassortant strain that acquired the VP1 gene from Southeast Asian DS-1-like G1P[8] strains on the genetic background of co-circulating DS-1-like G8P[8] strains. Our findings provide important insights into the evolutionary dynamics of emerging DS-1-like G8P[8] strains.
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- Hajime Kamiya
- Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine.,National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Institute for Clinical Research, National Mie Hospital
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kameda Medical Center
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- Department of Pediatrics, Japanese Red Cross Ise Hospital
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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Noisumdaeng P, Korkusol A, Prasertsopon J, Sangsiriwut K, Chokephaibulkit K, Mungaomklang A, Thitithanyanont A, Buathong R, Guntapong R, Puthavathana P. Longitudinal study on enterovirus A71 and coxsackievirus A16 genotype/subgenotype replacements in hand, foot and mouth disease patients in Thailand, 2000-2017. Int J Infect Dis 2019; 80:84-91. [PMID: 30639624 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) are the major causative agents of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) worldwide, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. Several strains have emerged, circulated, and faded out over time in recent decades. This study investigated the EV-A71 and CV-A16 circulating strains and replacement of genotypes/subgenotypes in Thailand during the years 2000-2017. METHODS The complete VP1 regions of 92 enteroviruses obtained from 90 HFMD patients, one asymptomatic adult contact case, and one encephalitic case were sequenced and investigated for serotypes, genotypes, and subgenotypes using a phylogenetic analysis. RESULTS The 92 enterovirus isolates were identified as 67 (72.8%) EV-A71 strains comprising subgenotypes B4, B5, C1, C2, C4a, C4b and C5, and 25 (27.2%) CV-A16 strains comprising subgenotypes B1a and B1b. Genotypic/subgenotypic replacements were evidenced during the study period. EV-A71 B5 and C4a have been the major circulating strains in Thailand for more than a decade, and CV-A16 B1a has been circulating for almost two decades. CONCLUSIONS This study provides chronological data on the molecular epidemiology of EV-A71 and CV-A16 subgenotypes in Thailand. Subgenotypic replacement frequently occurred with EV-A71, but not CV-A16. Monitoring for viral genetic and subgenotypic changes is important for molecular diagnosis, vaccine selection, and vaccine development.
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- Pirom Noisumdaeng
- Faculty of Public Health, Thammasat University (Rangsit Center), Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12121, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok-noi, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Center for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok-noi, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok-noi, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Debaratana Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Ministry of Public Health, Nakhon Ratchasima 30280, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Bureau of Epidemiology, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok-noi, Bangkok 10700, Thailand; Center for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand.
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Lerdsamran H, Prasertsopon J, Mungaomklang A, Klinmalai C, Noisumdaeng P, Sangsiriwut K, Tassaneetrithep B, Guntapong R, Iamsirithaworn S, Puthavathana P. Seroprevalence of antibodies to enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A16 among people of various age groups in a northeast province of Thailand. Virol J 2018; 15:158. [PMID: 30326914 PMCID: PMC6192276 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-018-1074-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is endemic among population of young children in Thailand. The disease is mostly caused by enterovirus 71 (EV71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CA16). METHODS This study conducted serosurveillance for neutralizing (NT) antibodies to EV71 subgenotypes B5 and C4a, and to CA16 subgenotypes B1a and B1b, in 579 subjects of various ages using a microneutralization assay in human rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) cells. These test viruses were the major circulating subgenotypes associated with HFMD in Thailand during the study period. RESULTS We found that the levels of seropositivity against all 4 study viruses were lowest in the age group of 6-11 months, i.e., 5.5% had antibody to both EV71 subgenotypes, while 14.5% and 16.4% had antibody to CA16 subgenotypes B1a and B1b, respectively. The percentages of subjects with antibodies to these 4 viruses gradually increased with age, but were still less than 50% in children younger than 3 years. These laboratory data were consistent with the epidemiological data collected by the Ministry of Public Health which showed repeatedly that the highest number of HFMD cases was in children aged 1 year. Analyses of amino acid sequences of the test viruses showed 97% identity between the two subgenotypes of EV71, and 99% between the two subgenotypes of CA16. Nevertheless, the levels of seropositivity and antibody titer against the two subgenotypes of EV71 and of CA16 were not significantly different. CONCLUSIONS This study clearly demonstrated NT antibody activity across EV71-B5 and EV71-C4a subgenotypes, and also across CA16-B1a and CA16-B1b subgenotypes. Moreover, there were no significant differences by gender in the seropositive rates and antibody levels to any of the 4 virus subgenotypes.
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- Hatairat Lerdsamran
- Center for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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- Center for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand
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- Debaratana Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30280, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Faculty of Public Health, Thammasat University (Rangsit Center), Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12121, Thailand
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- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- Center of Research Excellence in Immunoregulation, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
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- Bureau of General Communicable Diseases, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, 11000, Thailand
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- Center for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand. .,Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand.
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Boonchan M, Guntapong R, Sripirom N, Ruchusatsawat K, Singchai P, Rungnobhakhun P, Tacharoenmuang R, Mizushima H, Tatsumi M, Takeda N, Sangkitporn S, Mekmullica J, Motomura K. The dynamics of norovirus genotypes and genetic analysis of a novel recombinant GII.P12-GII.3 among infants and children in Bangkok, Thailand between 2014 and 2016. Infect Genet Evol 2018; 60:133-139. [PMID: 29471118 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2018.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Norovirus (NoV) is the leading cause of viral acute gastroenteritis among all age groups in the world. We performed a molecular epidemiological study of the NoVs prevalent in Bangkok between November 2014 and July 2016 to investigate the emergence of new NoV variants in Thailand. A total of 332 stool specimens were collected from hospitalized pediatric patients with acute gastroenteritis in Bangkok, Thailand. NoVs were detected by real-time PCR. The genome of the N-terminal/shell domain was amplified, the nucleotide sequence was determined, and phylogenetic analyses were performed. GII NoV was detected in 58 (17.5%) of the 332 specimens. GII.17, a genotype strain prevalent from 2014 to mid-2015, was hardly detected and replaced by the GII.3 genotype strain. Entire genome sequencing followed by phylogenetic analysis of the GII.3 genotype strains indicated that they are new recombinant viruses, because the genome encoding ORF1 is derived from a GII.12 genotype strain, whereas that encoding ORF2-3 is from a GII.3 genotype strain. The putative recombination breakpoints with the highest statistical significance were located around the border of 3Dpol and ORF2. The change in the prevalent strain of NoV seems to be linked to the emergence of new forms of recombinant viruses. These findings suggested that the swapping of the structural and non-structural proteins of NoV is a common mechanism by which new epidemic variants are generated in nature.
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- Michittra Boonchan
- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections (RCC-ERI), Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections (RCC-ERI), Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand; Research Institute of Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0781, Japan
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections (RCC-ERI), Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand; Research Institute of Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0781, Japan
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections (RCC-ERI), Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand; Research Institute of Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0781, Japan
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections (RCC-ERI), Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand; Research Institute of Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0781, Japan; Osaka Institute of Public Health, Osaka 537-0025, Japan.
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Boonchan M, Motomura K, Inoue K, Ode H, Chu P, Lin M, Iwatani Y, Ruchusatsawat K, Guntapong R, Tacharoenmuang R, Chantaroj S, Tatsumi M, Takeda N, Sangkitporn S. Distribution of norovirus genotypes and subtypes in river water by ultra-deep sequencing-based analysis. Lett Appl Microbiol 2017; 65:98-104. [DOI: 10.1111/lam.12750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Revised: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- M. Boonchan
- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections (RCC-ERI); Nonthaburi Thailand
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections (RCC-ERI); Nonthaburi Thailand
- Research Institute of Microbial Diseases; Osaka University; Suita Japan
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections (RCC-ERI); Nonthaburi Thailand
- Research Institute of Microbial Diseases; Osaka University; Suita Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center; Nagoya Japan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology; Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology; Kaohsiung Medical University; Kaohsiung Taiwan
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- National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center; Nagoya Japan
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- National Institute of Health; Department of Medical Science; Ministry of Public Health; Nonthaburi Thailand
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- National Institute of Health; Department of Medical Science; Ministry of Public Health; Nonthaburi Thailand
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- National Institute of Health; Department of Medical Science; Ministry of Public Health; Nonthaburi Thailand
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- National Institute of Health; Department of Medical Science; Ministry of Public Health; Nonthaburi Thailand
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections (RCC-ERI); Nonthaburi Thailand
- Research Institute of Microbial Diseases; Osaka University; Suita Japan
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections (RCC-ERI); Nonthaburi Thailand
- Research Institute of Microbial Diseases; Osaka University; Suita Japan
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- National Institute of Health; Department of Medical Science; Ministry of Public Health; Nonthaburi Thailand
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Komoto S, Tacharoenmuang R, Guntapong R, Ide T, Sinchai P, Upachai S, Fukuda S, Yoshikawa T, Tharmaphornpilas P, Sangkitporn S, Taniguchi K. Identification and characterization of a human G9P[23] rotavirus strain from a child with diarrhoea in Thailand: evidence for porcine-to-human interspecies transmission. J Gen Virol 2017; 98:532-538. [PMID: 28382902 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.000722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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An unusual rotavirus strain with the G9P[23] genotype (RVA/Human-wt/THA/KKL-117/2014/G9P[23]) was identified in a stool specimen from a 10-month-old child hospitalized with severe diarrhoea. In this study, we sequenced and characterized the complete genome of strain KKL-117. On full-genomic analysis, strain KKL-117 was found to have the following genotype constellation: G9-P[23]-I5-R1-C1-M1-A8-N1-T1-E1-H1. The non-G/P genotype constellation of this strain (I5-R1-C1-M1-A8-N1-T1-E1-H1) is commonly shared with rotavirus strains from pigs. Furthermore, phylogenetic analysis indicated that each of the 11 genes of strain KKL-117 appeared to be of porcine origin. Our observations provide important insights into the dynamic interactions between human and porcine rotavirus strains.
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- Satoshi Komoto
- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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Tharmaphornpilas P, Jiamsiri S, Boonchaiya S, Rochanathimoke O, Thinyounyong W, Tuntiwitayapun S, Guntapong R, Riewpaiboon A, Rasdjarmrearnsook AO, Glass RI. Evaluating the first introduction of rotavirus vaccine in Thailand: Moving from evidence to policy. Vaccine 2017; 35:796-801. [PMID: 28057385 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.12.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Revised: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND We assessed the effectiveness and possible impact of introducing rotavirus vaccine into the routine immunization program. METHODS Two provinces were selected for an observational study, one where vaccine was introduced and another where vaccine was not available. In these areas, two sub-studies were linked. The prospective cohort study enrolled children 2month old and followed them to the age of 18months to detect all diarrhea episodes. The hospital surveillance study enrolled all children up to age 5 hospitalized with diarrhea whose fecal samples were tested for rotavirus. Rates of rotavirus hospitalizations in older children who had not been vaccinated in both settings provided data to determine whether immunization had an indirect herd effect. The key endpoints for the study were both vaccine effectiveness (VE) based upon hospitalized rotavirus diarrhea and herd protection. FINDINGS From the cohort study, the overall VE for hospitalized rotavirus diarrhea was 88% (95%CI 76-94). Data from hospital surveillance indicated that for 2 consecutive years, the seasonal peak of rotavirus admissions was no longer present in the vaccinated area. Herd protection was observed among older children born before the rotavirus vaccine program was introduced, who experienced a 40-69% reduction in admission for rotavirus. CONCLUSIONS Rotavirus vaccine was highly effective in preventing diarrheal hospitalizations and in conferring herd protection among older children who had not been vaccinated.
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- Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Science, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Tacharoenmuang R, Komoto S, Guntapong R, Ide T, Sinchai P, Upachai S, Yoshikawa T, Tharmaphornpilas P, Sangkitporn S, Taniguchi K. Full Genome Characterization of Novel DS-1-Like G8P[8] Rotavirus Strains that Have Emerged in Thailand: Reassortment of Bovine and Human Rotavirus Gene Segments in Emerging DS-1-Like Intergenogroup Reassortant Strains. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0165826. [PMID: 27802339 PMCID: PMC5089778 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The emergence and rapid spread of unusual DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant rotavirus strains have been recently reported in Asia, Australia, and Europe. During rotavirus surveillance in Thailand in 2013-2014, novel DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant strains having G8P[8] genotypes (i.e., strains KKL-17, PCB-79, PCB-84, PCB-85, PCB-103, SKT-107, SWL-12, NP-130, PCB-656, SKT-457, SSKT-269, and SSL-55) were identified in stool samples from hospitalized children with severe diarrhea. In this study, we determined and characterized the complete genomes of these 12 strains (seven strains, KKL-17, PCB-79, PCB-84, PCB-85, PCB-103, SKT-107, and SWL-12, found in 2013 (2013 strains), and five, NP-130, PCB-656, SKT-457, SSKT-269, and SSL-55, in 2014 (2014 strains)). On full genomic analysis, all 12 strains showed a unique genotype constellation comprising a mixture of genogroup 1 and 2 genes: G8-P[8]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A2-N2-T2-E2-H2. With the exception of the G genotype, the unique genotype constellation of the 12 strains (P[8]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A2-N2-T2-E2-H2) was found to be shared with DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant strains. On phylogenetic analysis, six of the 11 genes of the 2013 strains (VP4, VP2, VP3, NSP1, NSP3, and NSP5) appeared to have originated from DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant strains, while the remaining four (VP7, VP6, VP1, and NSP2) and one (NSP4) gene appeared to be of bovine and human origin, respectively. Thus, the 2013 strains appeared to be reassortant strains as to DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant, bovine, bovine-like human, and/or human rotaviruses. On the other hand, five of the 11 genes of the 2014 strains (VP4, VP2, VP3, NSP1, and NSP3) appeared to have originated from DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant strains, while three (VP7, VP1, and NSP2) and one (NSP4) were assumed to be of bovine and human origin, respectively. Notably, the remaining two genes, VP6 and NSP5, of the 2014 strains appeared to have originated from locally circulating DS-1-like G2P[4] human rotaviruses. Thus, the 2014 strains were assumed to be multiple reassortment strains as to DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant, bovine, bovine-like human, human, and/or locally circulating DS-1-like G2P[4] human rotaviruses. Overall, the great genomic diversity among the DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant strains seemed to have been generated through additional reassortment events involving animal and human strains. Moreover, all the 11 genes of three of the 2014 strains, NP-130, PCB-656, and SSL-55, were very closely related to those of Vietnamese DS-1-like G8P[8] strains that emerged in 2014-2015, indicating the derivation of these DS-1-like G8P[8] strains from a common ancestor. To our knowledge, this is the first report on full genome-based characterization of DS-1-like G8P[8] strains that have emerged in Thailand. Our observations will add to our growing understanding of the evolutionary patterns of emerging DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant strains.
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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Komoto S, Pongsuwanna Y, Tacharoenmuang R, Guntapong R, Ide T, Higo-Moriguchi K, Tsuji T, Yoshikawa T, Taniguchi K. Whole genomic analysis of bovine group A rotavirus strains A5-10 and A5-13 provides evidence for close evolutionary relationship with human rotaviruses. Vet Microbiol 2016; 195:37-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2016.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Guntapong R, Tacharoenmuang R, Singchai P, Upachai S, Sutthiwarakom K, Komoto S, Tsuji T, Tharmaphornpilas P, Yoshikawa T, Sangkitporn S, Taniguchi K. Predominant prevalence of human rotaviruses with the G1P[8] and G8P[8] genotypes with a short RNA profile in 2013 and 2014 in Sukhothai and Phetchaboon provinces, Thailand. J Med Virol 2016; 89:615-620. [PMID: 27557434 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Of 2,754 stool specimens collected from children with acute gastroenteritis during 2013-2014 in Sukhothai and Phetchaboon provinces, Thailand, 666 (24.2%) were positive for rotavirus A (RVA) in polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). The G and P types of all RVA-positive specimens were determined by semi-nested RT-PCR. G1P[8] (56.5%) was most prevalent, followed by G2P[4] (22.1%). Unusual G8P[8] human RVAs (HuRVAs) were detected at a high frequency (20.0%). Interestingly, 171 of the 376 G1P[8] HuRVAs and all of the 133 G8P[8] HuRVAs showed a short RNA pattern in PAGE. Thus, it was shown that the properties of HuRVAs have been markedly unusual in recent years in Thailand. J. Med. Virol. 89:615-620, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Ratigorn Guntapong
- 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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- 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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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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Pongsuwanna Y, Tacharoenmuang R, Prapanpoj M, Sakon N, Komoto S, Guntapong R, Taniguchi K. Monthly Distribution of Norovirus and Sapovirus Causing Viral Gastroenteritis in Thailand. Jpn J Infect Dis 2016; 70:84-86. [PMID: 27000453 DOI: 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2015.440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A total of 1,141 rotavirus-negative stool specimens collected from diarrheic children in 4 distinct regions under sentinel surveillance in Thailand between 2006 and 2008 were examined by reverse-transcription (RT)-PCR for norovirus (NoV) and sapovirus (SaV). Three hundred 3 specimens (26.6%) were positive for NoV, with 34 and 269 belonging to genogroup I (GI) and genogroup II (GII), respectively. Twelve specimens (1.1%) were positive for SaV. Mixed infections were found in 5 specimens: 3 samples indicated the presence of both NoV GI and GII, and 2 samples indicated the presence of both NoV GII and SaV. Analysis of the monthly distribution of NoV and SaV revealed that NoV GII was clustered between September and February, while NoV GI was detected mainly in June and July; SaV was found in May, June, and July. In addition, 3 outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis at 2 junior high schools in Phichit and Bangkok, and at a university in Phitsanulok, Thailand in 2006 were found to have been caused by NoV infection. Sequence analysis of NoVs from sporadic cases and outbreaks showed them to be genotypes GII.4 and GII.6.
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Inoue K, Motomura K, Boonchan M, Takeda N, Ruchusatsawa K, Guntapong R, Tacharoenmuang R, Sangkitporn S, Chantaroj S. Molecular detection and characterization of noroviruses in river water in Thailand. Lett Appl Microbiol 2016; 62:243-9. [DOI: 10.1111/lam.12529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Revised: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- K. Inoue
- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections (RCC-ERI); Muang Nonthaburi Thailand
- Research Institute of Microbial Diseases; Osaka University; Osaka Japan
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections (RCC-ERI); Muang Nonthaburi Thailand
- Research Institute of Microbial Diseases; Osaka University; Osaka Japan
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections (RCC-ERI); Muang Nonthaburi Thailand
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- Thailand-Japan Research Collaboration Center on Emerging and Re-emerging Infections (RCC-ERI); Muang Nonthaburi Thailand
- Research Institute of Microbial Diseases; Osaka University; Osaka Japan
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- Department of Medical Science; National Institute of Health; Ministry of Public Health; Nonthaburi Thailand
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- Department of Medical Science; National Institute of Health; Ministry of Public Health; Nonthaburi Thailand
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- Department of Medical Science; National Institute of Health; Ministry of Public Health; Nonthaburi Thailand
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- Department of Medical Science; National Institute of Health; Ministry of Public Health; Nonthaburi Thailand
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- Department of Medical Science; National Institute of Health; Ministry of Public Health; Nonthaburi Thailand
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Komoto S, Tacharoenmuang R, Guntapong R, Ide T, Tsuji T, Yoshikawa T, Tharmaphornpilas P, Sangkitporn S, Taniguchi K. Reassortment of Human and Animal Rotavirus Gene Segments in Emerging DS-1-Like G1P[8] Rotavirus Strains. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0148416. [PMID: 26845439 PMCID: PMC4742054 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2015] [Accepted: 01/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The emergence and rapid spread of novel DS-1-like G1P[8] human rotaviruses in Japan were recently reported. More recently, such intergenogroup reassortant strains were identified in Thailand, implying the ongoing spread of unusual rotavirus strains in Asia. During rotavirus surveillance in Thailand, three DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant strains having G3P[8] (RVA/Human-wt/THA/SKT-281/2013/G3P[8] and RVA/Human-wt/THA/SKT-289/2013/G3P[8]) and G2P[8] (RVA/Human-wt/THA/LS-04/2013/G2P[8]) genotypes were identified in fecal samples from hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis. In this study, we sequenced and characterized the complete genomes of strains SKT-281, SKT-289, and LS-04. On whole genomic analysis, all three strains exhibited unique genotype constellations including both genogroup 1 and 2 genes: G3-P[8]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A2-N2-T2-E2-H2 for strains SKT-281 and SKT-289, and G2-P[8]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A2-N2-T2-E2-H2 for strain LS-04. Except for the G genotype, the unique genotype constellation of the three strains (P[8]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A2-N2-T2-E2-H2) is commonly shared with DS-1-like G1P[8] strains. On phylogenetic analysis, nine of the 11 genes of strains SKT-281 and SKT-289 (VP4, VP6, VP1-3, NSP1-3, and NSP5) appeared to have originated from DS-1-like G1P[8] strains, while the remaining VP7 and NSP4 genes appeared to be of equine and bovine origin, respectively. Thus, strains SKT-281 and SKT-289 appeared to be reassortant strains as to DS-1-like G1P[8], animal-derived human, and/or animal rotaviruses. On the other hand, seven of the 11 genes of strain LS-04 (VP7, VP6, VP1, VP3, and NSP3-5) appeared to have originated from locally circulating DS-1-like G2P[4] human rotaviruses, while three genes (VP4, VP2, and NSP1) were assumed to be derived from DS-1-like G1P[8] strains. Notably, the remaining NSP2 gene of strain LS-04 appeared to be of bovine origin. Thus, strain LS-04 was assumed to be a multiple reassortment strain as to DS-1-like G1P[8], locally circulating DS-1-like G2P[4], bovine-like human, and/or bovine rotaviruses. Overall, the great genomic diversity among the DS-1-like G1P[8] strains seemed to have been generated through reassortment involving human and animal strains. To our knowledge, this is the first report on whole genome-based characterization of DS-1-like intergenogroup reassortant strains having G3P[8] and G2P[8] genotypes that have emerged in Thailand. Our observations will provide important insights into the evolutionary dynamics of emerging DS-1-like G1P[8] strains and related reassortant ones.
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- Satoshi Komoto
- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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Komoto S, Tacharoenmuang R, Guntapong R, Ide T, Haga K, Katayama K, Kato T, Ouchi Y, Kurahashi H, Tsuji T, Sangkitporn S, Taniguchi K. Emergence and Characterization of Unusual DS-1-Like G1P[8] Rotavirus Strains in Children with Diarrhea in Thailand. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0141739. [PMID: 26540260 PMCID: PMC4634990 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The emergence and rapid spread of unusual DS-1-like G1P[8] rotaviruses in Japan have been recently reported. During rotavirus surveillance in Thailand, three DS-1-like G1P[8] strains (RVA/Human-wt/THA/PCB-180/2013/G1P[8], RVA/Human-wt/THA/SKT-109/2013/G1P[8], and RVA/Human-wt/THA/SSKT-41/2013/G1P[8]) were identified in stool specimens from hospitalized children with severe diarrhea. In this study, we sequenced and characterized the complete genomes of strains PCB-180, SKT-109, and SSKT-41. On whole genomic analysis, all three strains exhibited a unique genotype constellation including both genogroup 1 and 2 genes: G1-P[8]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A2-N2-T2-E2-H2. This novel genotype constellation is shared with Japanese DS-1-like G1P[8] strains. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the G/P genes of strains PCB-180, SKT-109, and SSKT-41 appeared to have originated from human Wa-like G1P[8] strains. On the other hand, the non-G/P genes of the three strains were assumed to have originated from human DS-1-like strains. Thus, strains PCB-180, SKT-109, and SSKT-41 appeared to be derived through reassortment event(s) between Wa-like G1P[8] and DS-1-like human rotaviruses. Furthermore, strains PCB-180, SKT-109, and SSKT-41 were found to have the 11-segment genome almost indistinguishable from one another in their nucleotide sequences and phylogenetic lineages, indicating the derivation of the three strains from a common origin. Moreover, all the 11 genes of the three strains were closely related to those of Japanese DS-1-like G1P[8] strains. Therefore, DS-1-like G1P[8] strains that have emerged in Thailand and Japan were assumed to have originated from a recent common ancestor. To our knowledge, this is the first report on whole genome-based characterization of DS-1-like G1P[8] strains that have emerged in an area other than Japan. Our observations will provide important insights into the evolutionary dynamics of emerging DS-1-like G1P[8] rotaviruses.
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- Satoshi Komoto
- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashi-Murayama, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashi-Murayama, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Genome and Transcriptome Analysis Center, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
- Genome and Transcriptome Analysis Center, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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Tacharoenmuang R, Komoto S, Guntapong R, Ide T, Haga K, Katayama K, Kato T, Ouchi Y, Kurahashi H, Tsuji T, Sangkitporn S, Taniguchi K. Whole Genomic Analysis of an Unusual Human G6P[14] Rotavirus Strain Isolated from a Child with Diarrhea in Thailand: Evidence for Bovine-To-Human Interspecies Transmission and Reassortment Events. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0139381. [PMID: 26421718 PMCID: PMC4589232 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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An unusual rotavirus strain, SKT-27, with the G6P[14] genotypes (RVA/Human-wt/THA/SKT-27/2012/G6P[14]), was identified in a stool specimen from a hospitalized child aged eight months with severe diarrhea. In this study, we sequenced and characterized the complete genome of strain SKT-27. On whole genomic analysis, strain SKT-27 was found to have a unique genotype constellation: G6-P[14]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A3-N2-T6-E2-H3. The non-G/P genotype constellation of this strain (I2-R2-C2-M2-A3-N2-T6-E2-H3) is commonly shared with rotavirus strains from artiodactyls such as cattle. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that nine of the 11 genes of strain SKT-27 (VP7, VP4, VP6, VP2-3, NSP1, NSP3-5) appeared to be of artiodactyl (likely bovine) origin, while the remaining VP1 and NSP2 genes were assumed to be of human origin. Thus, strain SKT-27 was found to have a bovine rotavirus genetic backbone, and thus is likely to be of bovine origin. Furthermore, strain SKT-27 appeared to be derived through interspecies transmission and reassortment events involving bovine and human rotavirus strains. Of note is that the VP7 gene of strain SKT-27 was located in G6 lineage-5 together with those of bovine rotavirus strains, away from the clusters comprising other G6P[14] strains in G6 lineages-2/6, suggesting the occurrence of independent bovine-to-human interspecies transmission events. To our knowledge, this is the first report on full genome-based characterization of human G6P[14] strains that have emerged in Southeast Asia. Our observations will provide important insights into the origin of G6P[14] strains, and into dynamic interactions between human and bovine rotavirus strains.
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
- * E-mail:
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- Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashi-Murayama, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashi-Murayama, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Genome and Transcriptome Analysis Center, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, Institute for Comprehensive Medical Science, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
- Genome and Transcriptome Analysis Center, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
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Komoto S, Pongsuwanna Y, Ide T, Wakuda M, Guntapong R, Dennis FE, Haga K, Fujii Y, Katayama K, Taniguchi K. Whole genomic analysis of porcine G10P[5] rotavirus strain P343 provides evidence for bovine-to-porcine interspecies transmission. Vet Microbiol 2014; 174:577-583. [PMID: 25457370 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2014] [Revised: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Porcine group A rotavirus (RVA) strain P343 (RVA/Pig-tc/THA/P343/1991/G10P[5]) was suggested to have VP7 and VP4 genes of bovine origin. In order to obtain precise information on the exact origin and evolution of this unusual porcine strain, the remaining nine genes (VP6, VP1-3, and NSP1-5) of strain P343 were sequenced and analyzed in the present study. On whole genomic analysis, strain P343 was found to have a bovine RVA-like genotype constellation (G10-P[5]-I2-R2-C2-M2-A3-N2-T6-E2-H3) different from those of typical porcine RVA strains. Furthermore, on phylogenetic analysis, each of the 11 genes of strain P343 appeared to be of bovine origin. Therefore, strain P343 was suggested to be a bovine RVA strain that was transmitted to pigs.
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- Satoshi Komoto
- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.
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- Virus Research Institute, Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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- Virus Research Institute, Department of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashi-Murayama, Tokyo 208-0011, Japan; Department of Environmental Parasitology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan; Department of Electron Microscopy and Histopathology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon LG581, Ghana
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashi-Murayama, Tokyo 208-0011, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashi-Murayama, Tokyo 208-0011, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Musashi-Murayama, Tokyo 208-0011, Japan
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- Department of Virology and Parasitology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan
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Peruski AH, Birmingham M, Tantinimitkul C, Chungsamanukool L, Chungsamanukool P, Guntapong R, Pulsrikarn C, Saengklai L, Supawat K, Thattiyaphong A, Wongsommart D, Wootta W, Nikiema A, Pierson A, Peruski LF, Liu X, Rayfield MA. Strengthening public health laboratory capacity in Thailand for International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005). WHO South East Asia J Public Health 2014; 3:266-272. [PMID: 26693144 DOI: 10.4103/2224-3151.206749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Thailand conducted a national laboratory assessment of core capacities related to the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005), and thereby established a baseline to measure future progress. The assessment was limited to public laboratories found within the Thai Bureau of Quality and Safety of Food, National Institute of Health and regional medical science centres. METHODS The World Health Organization (WHO) laboratory assessment tool was adapted to Thailand through a participatory approach. This adapted version employed a specific scoring matrix and comprised 16 modules with a quantitative output. Two teams jointly performed the on-site assessments in December 2010 over a two-week period, in 17 public health laboratories in Thailand. The assessment focused on the capacity to identify and accurately detect pathogens mentioned in Annex 2 of the IHR (2005) in a timely manner, as well as other public health priority pathogens for Thailand. RESULTS Performance of quality management, budget and finance, data management and communications was considered strong (>90%); premises quality, specimen collection, biosafety, public health functions, supplies management and equipment availability were judged as very good (>70% but ≤90%); while microbiological capacity, staffing, training and supervision, and information technology needed improvement (>60% but ≤70%). CONCLUSIONS This assessment is a major step in Thailand towards development of an optimized and standardized national laboratory network for the detection and reporting of infectious disease that would be compliant with IHR (2005). The participatory strategy employed to adapt an international tool to the Thai context can also serve as a model for use by other countries in the Region. The participatory approach probably ensured better quality and ownership of the results, while providing critical information to help decision-makers determine where best to invest finite resources.
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- Anne Harwood Peruski
- WHO-Thailand, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Campus, Nonthaburi, Thailand ; Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- WHO-Thailand, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Campus, Nonthaburi, Thailand ; WHO-Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Thailand MOPH, Bureau of Quality and Safety of Food, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Thailand MOPH, Bureau of Quality and Safety of Food, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Thailand MOPH, National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Thailand MOPH, National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Thailand MOPH, Bureau of Quality and Safety of Food, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Thailand MOPH, National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Thailand MOPH, National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Thailand MOPH, Bureau of Quality and Safety of Food, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Thailand MOPH, National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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McCarthy KS, Guntapong R, Thattiyaphong A, Wangroongsarb P, Hall AJ, Olsen SJ, Holtz TH. Outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis infection, Thailand. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2013; 44:409-416. [PMID: 24050072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Norovirus is a leading cause of gastrointestinal illness worldwide. We investigated an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness in Pattaya, Thailand, among participants of a course. We asked participants and family members to complete a questionnaire asking about symptoms, meals eaten, and foods consumed during the course. We collected stool samples from persons reporting illness and analyzed specimens for several viruses and enteropathogenic bacteria. We defined a case as a person having one or more episodes of diarrhea, with onset between 30 August and 1 September 2010, in a participant or family member who attended the course. Of 56 people who attended, 95% completed the questionnaire: nine met the case definition (attack rate, 17%). Common symptoms included abdominal cramps, nausea, fatigue, headache, and vomiting. Food items with elevated risk ratios included: crispy fish maw, dried squid, and cashew nut salad [risk ratio (RR) 5.1; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.7-37]; assorted salad bar with dressing (RR 3.0; 95% CI 0.9-11); and seafood kebab (RR 5.8; 95% CI 0.8-43). Among ill persons, four (44%) provided stool samples and two (50%) were positive for norovirus. Our data suggest a foodborne outbreak of norovirus. Increased use of norovirus diagnostics as well as measures to prevent transmission may help identify additional outbreaks and improve control measures to limit the spread of outbreaks.
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- Katie S McCarthy
- ASPH/CDC Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellow, Bangkok, Thailand
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Hansman GS, Guntapong R, Pongsuwanna Y, Natori K, Katayama K, Takeda N. Development of an antigen ELISA to detect sapovirus in clinical stool specimens. Arch Virol 2005; 151:551-61. [PMID: 16155807 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-005-0630-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2005] [Accepted: 07/25/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Human sapovirus (SaV) strains are etiological agents of mild and/or acute gastroenteritis in children and adults. In this study, we describe the development of a novel antigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) detection system that was based on hyperimmune rabbit and guinea pig antisera raised against SaV genogroup I (GI) virus-like particles. The ELISA had 100% specificity, and sensitivities of 60% and 25% when compared to single-round PCR and nested PCR, respectively. Our results have shown the ELISA was useful in detecting SaV GI antigens in clinical stool specimens collected two days after the onset of illness.
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- G S Hansman
- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
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Guntapong R, Hansman GS, Oka T, Ogawa S, Kageyama T, Pongsuwanna Y, Katayama K. Norovirus and sapovirus infections in Thailand. Jpn J Infect Dis 2004; 57:276-8. [PMID: 15623956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Stool specimens collected between November 2002 and April 2003 from hospitalized infants with acute gastroenteritis from four distinct geographical regions in Thailand were examined for norovirus (NoV) and sapovirus (SaV) by reverse transcription-PCR and sequence analysis. Of the 80 specimens examined, we identified 11 NoV and 9 SaV single infections, and 3 NoV/SaV mixed infections. The majority of NoV strains (64%) belonged to genogroup II/ genotype 4 (GII/4; Lordsdale cluster). Other NoV strains co-circulating belonged to GII/1, GII/3, GII/6, and one new genotype cluster (GII/New). The majority of SaV strains (83%) were from the Manchester cluster. One isolated SaV strain represented a recently discovered novel genogroup within the SaV genus (SG-V), and another isolated SaV strain represented a novel SaV genogroup II cluster.
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- Ratigorn Guntapong
- National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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Pongsuwanna Y, Guntapong R, Chiwakul M, Tacharoenmuang R, Onvimala N, Wakuda M, Kobayashi N, Taniguchi K. Detection of a human rotavirus with G12 and P[9] specificity in Thailand. J Clin Microbiol 2002; 40:1390-4. [PMID: 11923362 PMCID: PMC140366 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.4.1390-1394.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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G12 rotavirus has not been detected anywhere in the world since the first detection of a human strain, L26 (G12, P1B[4]), in the Philippines in 1990. In this study, we isolated a human rotavirus (strain T152) with a VP7 of G12 specificity from the stool of an 11-month-old diarrheic patient in Thailand. The strain T152 exhibited a long RNA pattern and subgroup I specificity. In the comparison of the nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the VP7 gene of strain T152 with those of rotaviruses with different G type specificities, strain T152 showed the highest identity, 90.9 and 93.9%, respectively, to G12 prototype strain L26. In contrast, the VP4 gene of strain T152 showed the highest identity with P[9] specificity of human strains K8 and AU-1 and feline strains Cat2 and FRV-1, with homologies of 89.3 to 90.6% at the nucleotide level and 93.9 to 95.6% at the amino acid level. Thus, strain T152 was found to be a natural reassortant strain with G12 and P[9] specificities.
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- Y Pongsuwanna
- Enteric and Respiratory Viruses Laboratory, National Institute of Health, Department of Medical Sciences, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
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The infectivity of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) in a human hepatoma cell line, Hep G2 cells, and the effect of HHV-6 on production of inflammatory cytokines in these cells were examined to analyze pathogenesis of HHV-6 in the liver. We demonstrated that Hep G2 cells were susceptible to infection with HHV-6, and produced infectious virus. Moreover, infection of Hep G2 cells by HHV-6 induced the expression of IL-8 mRNA, but not IL-1 beta. The effect on induction of IL-8 gene expression was observed only in Hep G2 cells infected with infectious virus, whereas both heat-inactivated HHV-6 and UV-irradiated HHV-6 did not change the IL-8 mRNA level in these cells. These data suggest that HHV-6 may induce the cytokine-mediated inflammatory response by infecting liver cells, which could result in liver dysfunction in vivo.
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- R Inagi
- Department of Microbiology, Osaka University Medical School, Japan
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