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Ling J, Lundeberg EE, Wasberg A, Faria IR, Vucicevic S, Settergren B, Lundkvist Å. Nephropathia Epidemica Caused by Puumala Virus in Bank Voles, Scania, Southern Sweden. Emerg Infect Dis 2024; 30:732-737. [PMID: 38526134 PMCID: PMC10977816 DOI: 10.3201/eid3004.231414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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In 2018, a local case of nephropathia epidemica was reported in Scania, southern Sweden, more than 500 km south of the previously known presence of human hantavirus infections in Sweden. Another case emerged in the same area in 2020. To investigate the zoonotic origin of those cases, we trapped rodents in Ballingslöv, Norra Sandby, and Sörby in southern Sweden during 2020‒2021. We found Puumala virus (PUUV) in lung tissues from 9 of 74 Myodes glareolus bank voles by screening tissues using a hantavirus pan-large segment reverse transcription PCR. Genetic analysis revealed that the PUUV strains were distinct from those found in northern Sweden and Denmark and belonged to the Finnish PUUV lineage. Our findings suggest an introduction of PUUV from Finland or Karelia, causing the human PUUV infections in Scania. This discovery emphasizes the need to understand the evolution, cross-species transmission, and disease outcomes of this newly found PUUV variant.
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Bujnoch FM, Reil D, Drewes S, Rosenfeld UM, Ulrich RG, Jacob J, Imholt C. Small mammal community composition impacts bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) population dynamics and associated seroprevalence of Puumala orthohantavirus. Integr Zool 2024; 19:52-65. [PMID: 37899277 DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12782] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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Rodents are important reservoirs for zoonotic pathogens that cause diseases in humans. Biodiversity is hypothesized to be closely related to pathogen prevalence through multiple direct and indirect pathways. For example, the presence of non-host species can reduce contact rates of the main reservoir host and thus reduce the risk of transmission ("dilution effect"). In addition, an overlap in ecological niches between two species could lead to increased interspecific competition, potentially limiting host densities and reducing density-dependent pathogen transmission processes. In this study, we investigated the relative impact of population-level regulation of direct and indirect drivers of the prevalence of Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) in bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) during years with high abundance. We compiled data on small mammal community composition from four regions in Germany between 2010 and 2013. Structural equation modeling revealed a strong seasonality in PUUV control mechanisms in bank voles. The abundance of shrews tended to have a negative relationship with host abundance, and host abundance positively influenced PUUV seroprevalence, while at the same time increasing the abundance of competing non-hosts like the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) and the yellow-necked field mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) were associated with reduced PUUV seroprevalence in the host. These results indicate that for PUUV in bank voles, dilution is associated with increased interspecific competition. Anthropogenic pressures leading to the decline of Apodemus spp. in a specific habitat could lead to the amplification of mechanisms promoting PUUV transmission within the host populations.
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- Felicitas Maria Bujnoch
- Julius Kühn-Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Rodent Research, Münster, Germany
- University of Münster, Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, Münster, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Rodent Research, Münster, Germany
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Rodent Research, Münster, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Rodent Research, Münster, Germany
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Santini M, Ljubić J, Šoštar N, Vilibić-Čavlek T, Bogdanić M, Zakotnik S, Avšič-Županc T, Korva M, Kurolt IC, Radmanić L, Šimičić P, Krznarić J, Gjurašin B, Kutleša M, Višković K, Balent NC, Žunec R, Margeta Marić I, Ribarović A, Židovec-Lepej S. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Caused by Puumala Orthohantavirus-A Case Report and Literature Review. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2963. [PMID: 38138107 PMCID: PMC10745754 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11122963] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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In this article, we report on a rare case of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by the Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV), which is typically associated with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). This is the first documented case of PUUV-associated ARDS in Southeast Europe. The diagnosis was confirmed by serum RT-PCR and serology and corroborated by phylogenetic analysis and chemokine profiling. The patient was a 23-year-old male from Zagreb, Croatia, who had recently traveled throughout Europe. He presented with fever, headache, abdominal pain, and sudden onset of ARDS. Treatment involved high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy and glucocorticoids, which resulted in a full recovery. A systematic literature review identified 10 cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) caused by PUUV in various European countries and Turkey between 2002 and 2023. The median age of patients was 53 years (range 24-73), and six of the patients were male. Most patients were treated in intensive care units, but none received antiviral therapy targeting PUUV. Eight patients survived hospitalization. The presented case highlights the importance of considering HPS in the differential diagnosis of ARDS, even in areas where HFRS is the dominant form of hantavirus infection.
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- Marija Santini
- Department for Infections in Immunocompromised Patients, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
- School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (T.V.-Č.); (J.K.); (M.K.)
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- Infectious Diseases Department, County Hospital Čakovec, 40000 Čakovec, Croatia;
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- Emergency Department, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (T.V.-Č.); (J.K.); (M.K.)
- Department of Virology, Croatian Institute of Public Health, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Department of Virology, Croatian Institute of Public Health, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (S.Z.); (T.A.-Ž.); (M.K.)
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (S.Z.); (T.A.-Ž.); (M.K.)
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- Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (S.Z.); (T.A.-Ž.); (M.K.)
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- Research Department, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Department for Molecular Diagnostics and Flow Cytometry, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (L.R.); (P.Š.); (S.Ž.-L.)
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- Department for Molecular Diagnostics and Flow Cytometry, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (L.R.); (P.Š.); (S.Ž.-L.)
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- School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (T.V.-Č.); (J.K.); (M.K.)
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Neuroinfectology, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Neuroinfectology, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (T.V.-Č.); (J.K.); (M.K.)
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Neuroinfectology, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Department of Radiology and Ultrasound, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Tissue Typing Laboratory, University Hospital Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Department for Molecular Diagnostics and Flow Cytometry, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases “Dr. Fran Mihaljević”, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (L.R.); (P.Š.); (S.Ž.-L.)
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Castel G, Alburkat H, Tatard C, Dutra L, Criado M, Bouilloud M, Pradel J, Sironen T, Charbonnel N. Puumala orthohantavirus circulation in its wild reservoir, the bank vole, during the 2021 outbreak of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Jura, France. Infect Dis Now 2023; 53:104767. [PMID: 37562571 DOI: 10.1016/j.idnow.2023.104767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE A large and unprecedented outbreak of an attenuated form of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome called nephropathia epidemica (NE) and caused by Puumala virus (PUUV) occurred in 2021 in the southern Jura Mountains (France) leading to numerous hospitalizations. The aim of this study was to investigate the circulation of PUUV in its animal reservoir at the time of this outbreak. METHODS We conjointly surveyed bank vole relative abundance, small mammal community composition, and PUUV circulation in bank voles (seroprevalence and genetic diversity) in the Jura NE epidemic area, between 2020 and 2022. RESULTS Trapping results showed a higher relative abundance of bank voles in 2021 compared to 2020 and 2022. Extremely high levels of PUUV seroprevalence in bank voles were found at the time of the human NE epidemic with seropositive animals trapped in almost all trap lines as of spring 2021. Genetic analyses of PUUV (S segment) gathered in 2021 at two sampling sites revealed a strong clustering of these strains within the "Jura" clade. No significant genetic variation was detected compared to what was already known to be circulating in the Jura region. CONCLUSION These results underline a need for enhanced monitoring of PUUV circulation in host reservoir populations in NE endemic areas. This would enable the relevant actors to better inform and sensitize the public on this zoonotic risk, and to implement prevention strategies in collaboration with physicians.
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- Guillaume Castel
- CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Institut Agro, Université de Montpellier, France.
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Institut Agro, Université de Montpellier, France
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- Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Institut Agro, Université de Montpellier, France
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- CBGP, IRD, INRAE, CIRAD, Institut Agro, Université de Montpellier, France
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- CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Institut Agro, Université de Montpellier, France
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- Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Blinova EA, Makenov MT, Morozkin ES, Kholodilov IS, Fedorova MV, Zhurenkova OB, Roev GV, Khafizov KF, Karan LS. Genetic features of the Puumala virus (Hantaviridae: Orthohantavirus) identified in the Moscow region. Vopr Virusol 2023; 68:283-290. [PMID: 38156585 DOI: 10.36233/0507-4088-177] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Puumala virus (family Hantaviridae, genus Orthohantavirus) is distributed in most regions of the European part of Russia. However, information about its genetic variants circulating on the territory of the Central Federal District is extremely scarce. MATERIALS AND METHODS Rodents' tissue samples were tested after reverse transcription by PCR for the presence of hantaviral RNA. The amplified fragments of the L segment were sequenced by the Sanger method. For two samples, sequences of all three segments were obtained using the NGS method. Phylogenetic trees were built in the MEGA-X software. RESULTS Puumala virus was found in six samples. Based on the phylogenetic analysis of sequences of three segments, the obtained genetic variants belong to the sublineage previously designated as W-RUS. CONCLUSION A genetic variant of the Puumala virus, belonging to the subline W-RUS, circulates on the territory of the Volokolamsk district of Moscow region.
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- E A Blinova
- Central Research Institute for Epidemiology of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
- Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences (Institute of poliomyelitis)
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- Central Research Institute for Epidemiology of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
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- Central Research Institute for Epidemiology of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
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- Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune-and-Biological Products of Russian Academy of Sciences (Institute of poliomyelitis)
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- Central Research Institute for Epidemiology of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
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- Central Research Institute for Epidemiology of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
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- Central Research Institute for Epidemiology of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University)
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- Central Research Institute for Epidemiology of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
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- Central Research Institute for Epidemiology of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
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Kabwe E, Shamsutdinov AF, Suleimanova S, Martynova EV, Ismagilova RK, Shakirova VG, Savitskaya TA, Isaeva GS, Rizvanov AA, Khaiboullina SF, Morzunov SP, Davidyuk YN. Puumala Orthohantavirus Reassortant Genome Variants Likely Emerging in the Watershed Forests. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24021018. [PMID: 36674534 PMCID: PMC9865142 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24021018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) remains a prevalent zoonosis in the Republic of Tatarstan (RT), Russian Federation. Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV), carried by bank voles (Myodes glareolus), is the principal zoonotic pathogen of HFRS in the RT. In this study, we sought to demonstrate the similarity of the PUUV genetic sequences detected in HFRS case patients and bank vole samples previously collected in some areas of the RT. Furthermore, we intended to identify the reassortant PUUV genomes and locate a potential site for their emergence. During 2019 outbreaks, the PUUV genome sequences of the S and M segments from 42 HFRS cases were analysed and compared with the corresponding sequences from bank voles previously trapped in the RT. Most of the PUUV strains from HFRS patients turned out to be closely related to those isolated from bank voles captured near the site of the human infection. We also found possible reassortant PUUV genomes in five patients while they were absent in bank voles. The location of the corresponding HFRS infection sites suggests that reassortant PUUV genomes could emerge in the bank voles that inhabit the forests on the watershed between the Kazanka River and Myosha River. These findings could facilitate the search for the naturally occurring reassortants of PUUV in bank vole populations.
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- Emmanuel Kabwe
- OpenLab “Gene and Cell Technologies”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia
- Kazan Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 420012 Kazan, Russia
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- OpenLab “Gene and Cell Technologies”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- OpenLab “Gene and Cell Technologies”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- OpenLab “Gene and Cell Technologies”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- OpenLab “Omics Technology”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- Medical Academy of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 420012 Kazan, Russia
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- Kazan Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 420012 Kazan, Russia
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- OpenLab “Gene and Cell Technologies”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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- OpenLab “Gene and Cell Technologies”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia
- Correspondence:
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- OpenLab “Gene and Cell Technologies”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia
- Department of Pathology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA
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- OpenLab “Gene and Cell Technologies”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia
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Tuiskunen Bäck A, Rasmuson J, Thunberg T, Rankin G, Wigren Byström J, Andersson C, Sjödin A, Forsell M, Ahlm C. Clinical and genomic characterisation of a fatal Puumala orthohantavirus case with low levels of neutralising antibodies. Infect Dis (Lond) 2022; 54:766-772. [PMID: 35713235 PMCID: PMC9908776 DOI: 10.1080/23744235.2022.2076904] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Orthohantaviruses are rodent-borne emerging viruses that cause haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Eurasia and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in America. Transmission between humans have been reported and the case-fatality rate ranges from 0.4% to 40% depending on virus strain. There is no specific and efficient treatment for patients with severe HFRS. Here, we characterised a fatal case of HFRS and sequenced the causing Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV). METHODS PUUV RNA and virus specific neutralising antibodies were quantified in plasma samples from the fatal case and other patients with non-fatal PUUV infection. To investigate if the causing PUUV strain was different from previously known strains, Sanger sequencing was performed directly from the patient's plasma. Biopsies obtained from autopsy were stained for immunohistochemistry. RESULTS The patient had approximately tenfold lower levels of PUUV neutralising antibodies and twice higher viral load than was normally seen for patients with less severe PUUV infection. We could demonstrate unique mutations in the S and M segments of the virus that could have had an impact on the severity of infection. Due to the severe course of infection, the patient was treated with the bradykinin receptor inhibitor icatibant to reduce bradykinin-mediated vessel permeability and maintain vascular circulation. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that bradykinin receptor inhibitor may not be highly efficient to treat patients that are at an advanced stage of HFRS. Low neutralising antibodies and high viral load at admission to the hospital were associated with the fatal outcome and may be useful for future predictions of disease outcome.
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- Anne Tuiskunen Bäck
- Infection and Immunology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Infection and Immunology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Infection and Immunology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Medicine and Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Infection and Immunology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- CBRN Security and Defence, Swedish Defence Research Agency - FOI, Umeå, Sweden
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- Infection and Immunology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Infection and Immunology, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Jeske K, Schulz J, Tekemen D, Balčiauskas L, Balčiauskienė L, Hiltbrunner M, Drewes S, Mayer-Scholl A, Heckel G, Ulrich RG. Cocirculation of Leptospira spp. and multiple orthohantaviruses in rodents, Lithuania, Northern Europe. Transbound Emerg Dis 2022; 69:e3196-e3201. [PMID: 35119222 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In Europe, zoonotic Leptospira spp. and orthohantaviruses are mainly associated with specific rodent hosts. These pathogens cause febrile human diseases with similar symptoms and disease progression. In Lithuania, the presence of Dobrava-Belgrade orthohantavirus (DOBV), Tula orthohantavirus (TULV) and Leptospira spp. in rodent reservoirs is still unknown, and Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) was detected in bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) at only one site. Therefore, we collected and screened 1617 rodents and insectivores from Lithuania for zoonotic (re-)emerging Leptospira and orthohantaviruses. We detected Leptospira DNA in six rodent species, namely striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius), yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis), bank vole, common vole (Microtus arvalis), field vole (Microtus agrestis) and root vole (Microtus oeconomus). Leptospira DNA was detected with an overall mean prevalence of 4.4% (range 3.7%-7.9% per rodent species). We detected DOBV RNA in 5.6% of the striped field mice, PUUV RNA in 1% of bank voles and TULV RNA in 4.6% of common voles, but no Leptospira DNA in shrews and no hantavirus-Leptospira coinfections in rodents. Based on the complete coding sequences of the three genome segments, two distant DOBV phylogenetic lineages in striped field mice, one PUUV strain in bank voles and two TULV strains in common voles were identified. The Leptospira prevalence for striped field mice and yellow-necked mice indicated a significant negative effect of the distance to water points. The detection of (re-)emerging human pathogenic Leptospira and three orthohantaviruses in rodent reservoirs in Lithuania calls for increased awareness of public health institutions and allows the improvement of molecular diagnostics for pathogen identification.
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- Kathrin Jeske
- Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Department for Biological Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Department for Biological Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Genopode, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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Sipari S, Khalil H, Magnusson M, Evander M, Hörnfeldt B, Ecke F. Climate change accelerates winter transmission of a zoonotic pathogen. Ambio 2022; 51:508-517. [PMID: 34228253 PMCID: PMC8800963 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-021-01594-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Many zoonotic diseases are weather sensitive, raising concern how their distribution and outbreaks will be affected by climate change. At northern high latitudes, the effect of global warming on especially winter conditions is strong. By using long term monitoring data (1980-1986 and 2003-2013) from Northern Europe on temperature, precipitation, an endemic zoonotic pathogen (Puumala orthohantavirus, PUUV) and its reservoir host (the bank vole, Myodes glareolus), we show that early winters have become increasingly wet, with a knock-on effect on pathogen transmission in its reservoir host population. Further, our study is the first to show a climate change effect on an endemic northern zoonosis, that is not induced by increased host abundance or distribution, demonstrating that climate change can also alter transmission intensity within host populations. Our results suggest that rainy early winters accelerate PUUV transmission in bank voles in winter, likely increasing the human zoonotic risk in the North.
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- Saana Sipari
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skogsmarksgränd, 901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skogsmarksgränd, 901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skogsmarksgränd, 901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå University, Department of Clinical Microbiology, 901 85 Umeå, Sweden
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skogsmarksgränd, 901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skogsmarksgränd, 901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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Davidyuk YN, Kabwe E, Shamsutdinov AF, Knyazeva AV, Martynova EV, Ismagilova RK, Trifonov VA, Savitskaya TA, Isaeva GS, Urbanowicz RA, Khaiboullina SF, Rizvanov AA, Morzunov SP. The Distribution of Puumala orthohantavirus Genome Variants Correlates with the Regional Landscapes in the Trans-Kama Area of the Republic of Tatarstan. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10091169. [PMID: 34578200 PMCID: PMC8471081 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10091169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
In the European part of Russia, the highest number of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) cases are registered in the Volga Federal District (VFD), which includes the Republic of Tatarstan (RT). Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) is the main causative agent of HFRS identified in the RT. The goal of the current study is to analyze the genetic variations of the PUUV strains and possible presence of chimeric and reassortant variants among the PUUV strains circulating in bank vole populations in the Trans-Kama area of the RT. Complete S segment CDS as well as partial M and L segment coding nucleotide sequences were obtained from 40 PUUV-positive bank voles and used for the analysis. We found that all PUUV strains belonged to RUS genetic lineage and clustered in two subclades corresponding to the Western and Eastern Trans-Kama geographic areas. PUUV strains from Western Trans-Kama were related to the previously identified strain from Teteevo in the Pre-Kama area. It can be suggested that the PUUV strains were introduced to the Teteevo area as a result of the bank voles’ migration from Western Trans-Kama. It also appears that physical obstacles, including rivers, could be overcome by migrating rodents under favorable circumstances. Based on results of the comparative and phylogenetic analyses, we propose that bank vole distribution in the Trans-Kama area occurred upstream along the river valleys, and that watersheds could act as barriers for migrations. As a result, the diverged PUUV strains could be formed in closely located populations. In times of extensive bank vole population growth, happening every 3–4 years, some regions of watersheds may become open for contact between individual rodents from neighboring populations, leading to an exchange of the genetic material between divergent PUUV strains.
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- Yuriy N. Davidyuk
- OpenLab “Gene and Cell Technologies”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (Y.N.D.); (E.K.); (A.F.S.); (A.V.K.); (E.V.M.); (A.A.R.)
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- OpenLab “Gene and Cell Technologies”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (Y.N.D.); (E.K.); (A.F.S.); (A.V.K.); (E.V.M.); (A.A.R.)
- Kazan Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 420012 Kazan, Russia; (V.A.T.); (T.A.S.); (G.S.I.)
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- OpenLab “Gene and Cell Technologies”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (Y.N.D.); (E.K.); (A.F.S.); (A.V.K.); (E.V.M.); (A.A.R.)
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- OpenLab “Gene and Cell Technologies”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (Y.N.D.); (E.K.); (A.F.S.); (A.V.K.); (E.V.M.); (A.A.R.)
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- OpenLab “Gene and Cell Technologies”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (Y.N.D.); (E.K.); (A.F.S.); (A.V.K.); (E.V.M.); (A.A.R.)
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- OpenLab “Omics Technology”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia;
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- Kazan Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 420012 Kazan, Russia; (V.A.T.); (T.A.S.); (G.S.I.)
- Medical Academy of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 420012 Kazan, Russia
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- Kazan Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 420012 Kazan, Russia; (V.A.T.); (T.A.S.); (G.S.I.)
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- Kazan Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 420012 Kazan, Russia; (V.A.T.); (T.A.S.); (G.S.I.)
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- Department of Infection Biology and Microbiomes, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK;
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- OpenLab “Gene and Cell Technologies”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (Y.N.D.); (E.K.); (A.F.S.); (A.V.K.); (E.V.M.); (A.A.R.)
- Correspondence: (S.F.K.); (S.P.M.)
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- OpenLab “Gene and Cell Technologies”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (Y.N.D.); (E.K.); (A.F.S.); (A.V.K.); (E.V.M.); (A.A.R.)
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- OpenLab “Gene and Cell Technologies”, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (Y.N.D.); (E.K.); (A.F.S.); (A.V.K.); (E.V.M.); (A.A.R.)
- Department of Pathology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA
- Correspondence: (S.F.K.); (S.P.M.)
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Williams EP, Taylor MK, Demchyshyna I, Nebogatkin I, Nesterova O, Khuda I, Chernenko L, Hluzd OA, Kutseva VV, Glass GE, Yanko N, Jonsson CB. Prevalence of Hantaviruses Harbored by Murid Rodents in Northwestern Ukraine and Discovery of a Novel Puumala Virus Strain. Viruses 2021; 13:1640. [PMID: 34452504 DOI: 10.3390/v13081640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Revised: 07/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
In Europe, two species of hantaviruses, Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) and Dobrava orthohantavirus (DOBV), cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in humans. The rodent reservoirs for these viruses are common throughout Ukraine, and hence, the goal of this study was to identify the species and strains of hantaviruses circulating in this region. We conducted surveillance of small rodent populations in a rural region in northwestern Ukraine approximately 30 km from Poland. From the 424 small mammals captured, we identified nine species, of which the most abundant were Myodes glareolus, the bank vole (45%); Apodemus flavicollis, the yellow-necked mouse (29%); and Apodemus agrarius, the striped field mouse (14.6%) Using an indirect immunofluorescence assay, 15.7%, 20.5%, and 33.9% of the sera from M. glareolus, A. glareolus, and A. flavicollis were positive for hantaviral antibodies, respectively. Additionally, we detected antibodies to the hantaviral antigen in one Microtus arvalis, one Mus musculus, and one Sorex minutus. We screened the lung tissue for hantaviral RNA using next-generation sequencing and identified PUUV sequences in 25 small mammals, including 23 M. glareolus, 1 M. musculus, and 1 A. flavicollis, but we were unable to detect DOBV sequences in any of our A. agrarius specimens. The percent identity matrix and Bayesian phylogenetic analyses of the S-segment of PUUV from 14 M. glareolus lungs suggest the highest similarity (92-95% nucleotide or 99-100% amino acid) with the Latvian lineage. This new genetic information will contribute to future molecular surveillance of human cases in Ukraine.
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Clement J, Groen J, van der Groen G, Van Ranst M, Maes P, Osterhaus ADME. Commentary: Development of a Comparative European Orthohantavirus Microneutralization Assay With Multi-Species Validation and Evaluation in a Human Diagnostic Cohort. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:702709. [PMID: 34422682 PMCID: PMC8371550 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.702709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Jan Clement
- KULeuven, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Leuven, Belgium
- National Reference Center for Hantavirus, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology, Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection, Bilthoven, Netherlands
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- KULeuven, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Leuven, Belgium
- National Reference Center for Hantavirus, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- KULeuven, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Laboratory of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Leuven, Belgium
- National Reference Center for Hantavirus, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunobiology, Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection, Bilthoven, Netherlands
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Razzauti M, Castel G, Cosson JF. Impact of Landscape on Host-Parasite Genetic Diversity and Distribution Using the Puumala orthohantavirus-Bank Vole System. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9071516. [PMID: 34361952 PMCID: PMC8306195 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9071516] [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: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
In nature, host specificity has a strong impact on the parasite's distribution, prevalence, and genetic diversity. The host's population dynamics is expected to shape the distribution of host-specific parasites. In turn, the parasite's genetic structure is predicted to mirror that of the host. Here, we study the tandem Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV)-bank vole system. The genetic diversity of 310 bank voles and 33 PUUV isolates from 10 characterized localities of Northeast France was assessed. Our findings show that the genetic diversity of both PUUV and voles, was positively correlated with forest coverage and contiguity of habitats. While the genetic diversity of voles was weakly structured in space, that of PUUV was found to be strongly structured, suggesting that the dispersion of voles was not sufficient to ensure a broad PUUV dissemination. Genetic diversity of PUUV was mainly shaped by purifying selection. Genetic drift and extinction events were better reflected than local adaptation of PUUV. These contrasting patterns of microevolution have important consequences for the understanding of PUUV distribution and epidemiology.
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- Maria Razzauti
- CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, France;
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- CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, France;
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- UMR BIPAR, Animal Health Laboratory, ANSES, INRAE, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Université Paris-Est, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France;
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Kikuchi F, Senoo K, Arai S, Tsuchiya K, Sơn NT, Motokawa M, Ranorosoa MC, Bawm S, Lin KS, Suzuki H, Unno A, Nakata K, Harada M, Tanaka-Taya K, Morikawa S, Suzuki M, Mizutani T, Yanagihara R. Rodent-Borne Orthohantaviruses in Vietnam, Madagascar and Japan. Viruses 2021; 13:1343. [PMID: 34372549 PMCID: PMC8310111 DOI: 10.3390/v13071343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Hantaviruses are harbored by multiple small mammal species in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. To ascertain the geographic distribution and virus-host relationships of rodent-borne hantaviruses in Japan, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Madagascar, RNAlater™-preserved lung tissues of 981 rodents representing 40 species, collected in 2011-2017, were analyzed for hantavirus RNA by RT-PCR. Our data showed Hantaan orthohantavirus Da Bie Shan strain in the Chinese white-bellied rat (Niviventer confucianus) in Vietnam, Thailand; orthohantavirus Anjo strain in the black rat (Rattus rattus) in Madagascar; and Puumala orthohantavirus Hokkaido strain in the grey-sided vole (Myodes rufocanus) in Japan. The Hokkaido strain of Puumala virus was also detected in the large Japanese field mouse (Apodemus speciosus) and small Japanese field mouse (Apodemus argenteus), with evidence of host-switching as determined by co-phylogeny mapping.
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- Fuka Kikuchi
- Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8538, Japan; (F.K.); (T.M.)
- Center for Surveillance, Immunization, and Epidemiologic Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan; (K.S.); (K.T.-T.); (M.S.)
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- Center for Surveillance, Immunization, and Epidemiologic Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan; (K.S.); (K.T.-T.); (M.S.)
- Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Center for Surveillance, Immunization, and Epidemiologic Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan; (K.S.); (K.T.-T.); (M.S.)
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- Laboratory of Bioresources, Applied Biology Co., Ltd., Tokyo 107-0062, Japan
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- Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam;
- Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
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- The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan;
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- Mention Foresterie et Environnement, Ecole Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d’Antananarivo, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar;
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- Department of Pharmacology and Parasitology, University of Veterinary Science, Nay Pyi Taw 15013, Myanmar;
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- Department of Aquaculture and Aquatic Disease, University of Veterinary Science, Nay Pyi Taw 15013, Myanmar;
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Genetics, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan;
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- Local Independent Administrative Agency Hokkaido Research Organization, Bibai 079-0198, Japan; (A.U.); (K.N.)
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- Local Independent Administrative Agency Hokkaido Research Organization, Bibai 079-0198, Japan; (A.U.); (K.N.)
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Osaka City University, Sumiyoshi, Osaka 545-8585, Japan;
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- Center for Surveillance, Immunization, and Epidemiologic Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan; (K.S.); (K.T.-T.); (M.S.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Okayama University of Science, Imabari 794-8555, Japan;
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- Center for Surveillance, Immunization, and Epidemiologic Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan; (K.S.); (K.T.-T.); (M.S.)
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- Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8538, Japan; (F.K.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA;
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Camp JV, Schmon E, Krause R, Sixl W, Schmid D, Aberle SW. Genetic Diversity of Puumala orthohantavirus in Rodents and Human Patients in Austria, 2012-2019. Viruses 2021; 13:v13040640. [PMID: 33918083 PMCID: PMC8069475 DOI: 10.3390/v13040640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) has a wide distribution throughout Europe. Distinctive temporal patterns of spillover into the human population are related to population dynamics of the reservoir host, the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus). As the rodent host is tied to specific habitats with small individual ranges, PUUV genetic diversity is also highly correlated with geographic distance. Using sequenced portions of viral S and M segments, we determined whether geographic clusters were supported. Human cases of PUUV infections are concentrated in southeastern Austria. We detected four distinct genotypes: two genotypes of the Alpe-Adria (ALAD) lineage typically associated with southeast Europe, and two sublineages of the Central Europe (CE) lineage. One cluster of CE genotypes represents a phylogenetically distinct sublineage compared to previously reported CE clades, and extends the boundary of the CE lineage further south than previously reported.
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- Jeremy V. Camp
- Center for Virology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Institute of Hospital Hygiene and Microbiology, Styrian Hospital Corporation, 8010 Graz, Austria;
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- Section of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria;
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- Institute of Hygiene, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria;
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- Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), 1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Center for Virology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +43-1-40160-65555
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Maleki KT, Tauriainen J, García M, Kerkman PF, Christ W, Dias J, Wigren Byström J, Leeansyah E, Forsell MN, Ljunggren HG, Ahlm C, Björkström NK, Sandberg JK, Klingström J. MAIT cell activation is associated with disease severity markers in acute hantavirus infection. Cell Rep Med 2021; 2:100220. [PMID: 33763658 PMCID: PMC7974553 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Hantaviruses are zoonotic RNA viruses that cause severe acute disease in humans. Infected individuals have strong inflammatory responses that likely cause immunopathology. Here, we studied the response of mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells in peripheral blood of individuals with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by Puumala orthohantavirus, a hantavirus endemic in Europe. We show that MAIT cell levels decrease in the blood during HFRS and that residual MAIT cells are highly activated. This activation correlates with HFRS severity markers. In vitro activation of MAIT cells by hantavirus-exposed antigen-presenting cells is dependent on type I interferons (IFNs) and independent of interleukin-18 (IL-18). These findings highlight the role of type I IFNs in virus-driven MAIT cell activation and suggest a potential role of MAIT cells in the disease pathogenesis of viral infections. MAIT cells are activated in individuals with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) MAIT cell activation correlates with HFRS severity markers during hantavirus infection MAIT cell blood levels decline during acute HFRS Hantavirus-mediated MAIT cell activation is type I IFN dependent
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- Kimia T Maleki
- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection & Immunology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.,Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection & Immunology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China.,Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection & Immunology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection & Immunology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Jeske K, Jacob J, Drewes S, Pfeffer M, Heckel G, Ulrich RG, Imholt C. Hantavirus- Leptospira coinfections in small mammals from central Germany. Epidemiol Infect 2021; 149:e97. [PMID: 33612134 DOI: 10.1017/S0950268821000443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
European orthohantaviruses (Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV); Dobrava-Belgrade orthohantavirus (DOBV), genotype Kurkino; Tula orthohantavirus (TULV)), and Leptospira spp. are small mammal-associated zoonotic pathogens that cause diseases with potentially similar symptoms in humans. We investigated the frequency of Leptospira spp. and hantavirus single and double infections in small mammals from 22 sites in Thuringia, central Germany, during 2017. TULV infections were detected at 18 of 22 sites (mean prevalence 13.8%, 93/674). PUUV infections were detected at four of 22 sites (mean prevalence 1.5%, 7/471), and respective PUUV sequences formed a novel phylogenetic clade, but DOBV infections were not detected at all. Leptospira infections were detected at 21 of 22 sites with the highest overall prevalence in field voles (Microtus agrestis) with 54.5% (6/11) and common voles (Microtus arvalis) with 30.3% (205/676). Leptospira–hantavirus coinfections were found in 6.6% (44/671) of common voles but only in two of 395 bank voles. TULV and Leptospira coinfection probability in common voles was driven by individual (age) and population-level factors. Coinfections seemed to be particularly associated with sites where Leptospira spp. prevalence exceeded 35%. Future investigations should evaluate public health consequences of this strong spatial clustering of coinfections.
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Kabwe E, Davidyuk Y, Shamsutdinov A, Garanina E, Martynova E, Kitaeva K, Malisheni M, Isaeva G, Savitskaya T, Urbanowicz RA, Morzunov S, Katongo C, Rizvanov A, Khaiboullina S. Orthohantaviruses, Emerging Zoonotic Pathogens. Pathogens 2020; 9:pathogens9090775. [PMID: 32971887 PMCID: PMC7558059 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9090775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Orthohantaviruses give rise to the emerging infections such as of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in Eurasia and the Americas, respectively. In this review we will provide a comprehensive analysis of orthohantaviruses distribution and circulation in Eurasia and address the genetic diversity and evolution of Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV), which causes HFRS in this region. Current data indicate that the geographical location and migration of the natural hosts can lead to the orthohantaviruses genetic diversity as the rodents adapt to the new environmental conditions. The data shows that a high level of diversity characterizes the genome of orthohantaviruses, and the PUUV genome is the most divergent. The reasons for the high genome diversity are mainly caused by point mutations and reassortment, which occur in the genome segments. However, it still remains unclear whether this diversity is linked to the disease’s severity. We anticipate that the information provided in this review will be useful for optimizing and developing preventive strategies of HFRS, an emerging zoonosis with potentially very high mortality rates.
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- Emmanuel Kabwe
- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (E.K.); (Y.D.); (A.S.); (E.G.); (E.M.); (K.K.); (A.R.)
- Kazan Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 420012 Kazan, Russia; (G.I.); (T.S.)
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (E.K.); (Y.D.); (A.S.); (E.G.); (E.M.); (K.K.); (A.R.)
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (E.K.); (Y.D.); (A.S.); (E.G.); (E.M.); (K.K.); (A.R.)
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (E.K.); (Y.D.); (A.S.); (E.G.); (E.M.); (K.K.); (A.R.)
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (E.K.); (Y.D.); (A.S.); (E.G.); (E.M.); (K.K.); (A.R.)
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (E.K.); (Y.D.); (A.S.); (E.G.); (E.M.); (K.K.); (A.R.)
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- Kazan Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 420012 Kazan, Russia; (G.I.); (T.S.)
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- Kazan Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, 420012 Kazan, Russia; (G.I.); (T.S.)
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- Wolfson Centre for Global Virus Infections, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK;
- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka 10101, Zambia;
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- Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russia; (E.K.); (Y.D.); (A.S.); (E.G.); (E.M.); (K.K.); (A.R.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA;
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Davidyuk Y, Shamsutdinov A, Kabwe E, Ismagilova R, Martynova E, Belyaev A, Shuralev E, Trifonov V, Savitskaya T, Isaeva G, Khaiboullina S, Rizvanov A, Morzunov S. Prevalence of the Puumala orthohantavirus Strains in the Pre-Kama Area of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Pathogens 2020; 9:E540. [PMID: 32640614 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9070540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) causes nephropathia epidemica (NE), a mild form of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) commonly diagnosed in Europe. The majority of HFRS cases in the European part of Russia are diagnosed in the Volga Federal District, which includes the Republic of Tatarstan (RT). The current study aims to analyze the genetic variability of PUUV in Pre-Kama region of the RT bounded by the Volga, Kama, and Vyatka rivers. In 2017, bank voles were caught in seven isolated forest traps in the Pre-Kama region and for the 26 PUUV-positive samples, the partial small (S), medium (M), and large (L) genome segment sequences were obtained and analyzed. It was determined that all identified PUUV strains belong to the Russian (RUS) genetic lineage; however, the genetic distance between strains is not directly correlated with the geographical distance between bank vole populations. One of the identified strains has S and L segments produced from one parental strain, while the M segment was supplied by another, suggesting that this strain could be the reassortant. We suggest that the revealed pattern of the PUUV strains distribution could be the result of a series of successive multidirectional migratory flows of the bank voles to the Pre-Kama region in the postglacial period.
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Binder F, Reiche S, Roman-Sosa G, Saathoff M, Ryll R, Trimpert J, Kunec D, Höper D, Ulrich RG. Isolation and characterization of new Puumala orthohantavirus strains from Germany. Virus Genes 2020; 56:448-60. [PMID: 32328924 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-020-01755-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Orthohantaviruses are re-emerging rodent-borne pathogens distributed all over the world. Here, we report the isolation of a Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) strain from bank voles caught in a highly endemic region around the city Osnabrück, north-west Germany. Coding and non-coding sequences of all three segments (S, M, and L) were determined from original lung tissue, after isolation and after additional passaging in VeroE6 cells and a bank vole-derived kidney cell line. Different single amino acid substitutions were observed in the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) of the two stable PUUV isolates. The PUUV strain from VeroE6 cells showed a lower titer when propagated on bank vole cells compared to VeroE6 cells. Additionally, glycoprotein precursor (GPC)-derived virus-like particles of a German PUUV sequence allowed the generation of monoclonal antibodies that allowed the reliable detection of the isolated PUUV strain in the immunofluorescence assay. In conclusion, this is the first isolation of a PUUV strain from Central Europe and the generation of glycoprotein-specific monoclonal antibodies for this PUUV isolate. The obtained virus isolate and GPC-specific antibodies are instrumental tools for future reservoir host studies.
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Strandin T, Smura T, Ahola P, Aaltonen K, Sironen T, Hepojoki J, Eckerle I, Ulrich RG, Vapalahti O, Kipar A, Forbes KM. Orthohantavirus Isolated in Reservoir Host Cells Displays Minimal Genetic Changes and Retains Wild-Type Infection Properties. Viruses 2020; 12:E457. [PMID: 32316667 DOI: 10.3390/v12040457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Orthohantaviruses are globally emerging zoonotic pathogens. While the reservoir host role of several rodent species is well-established, detailed research on the mechanisms of host-othohantavirus interactions has been constrained by the lack of an experimental system that is able to effectively replicate natural infections in controlled settings. Here we report the isolation, and genetic and phenotypic characterization of a novel Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) in cells derived from its reservoir host, the bank vole. The isolation process resulted in cell culture infection that evaded antiviral responses, persisted cell passaging, and had minor viral genome alterations. Critically, experimental infections of bank voles with the new isolate resembled natural infections in terms of viral load and host cell distribution. When compared to an attenuated Vero E6 cell-adapted PUUV Kazan strain, the novel isolate demonstrated delayed virus-specific humoral responses. A lack of virus-specific antibodies was also observed during experimental infections with wild-type PUUV, suggesting that delayed seroconversion could be a general phenomenon during orthohantavirus infection in reservoir hosts. Our results demonstrate that orthohantavirus isolation on cells derived from a vole reservoir host retains wild-type infection properties and should be considered the method of choice for experimental infection models to replicate natural processes.
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Binder F, Drewes S, Imholt C, Saathoff M, Below DA, Bendl E, Conraths FJ, Tenhaken P, Mylius M, Brockmann S, Oehme R, Freise J, Jacob J, Ulrich RG. Heterogeneous Puumala orthohantavirus situation in endemic regions in Germany in summer 2019. Transbound Emerg Dis 2019; 67:502-509. [PMID: 31674714 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.13408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) causes most human hantavirus disease cases in Europe. PUUV disease outbreaks are usually synchronized Germany-wide driven by beech mast-induced irruptions of its host (bank vole, Myodes glareolus). Recent data indicate high vole abundance, high PUUV prevalence and high human incidence in summer 2019 for some regions, but elsewhere values were low to moderate. This significant lack of synchrony among regions in Germany is in contrast to previous studies. Health institutions need to be informed about the heterogeneous distribution of human PUUV infection risk to initiate appropriate actions.
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- Florian Binder
- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Plant Protection in Horticulture and Forests, Vertebrate Research, Münster, Germany
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- Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety, Veterinary Task-Force, Department of Pest Control, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Plant Protection in Horticulture and Forests, Vertebrate Research, Münster, Germany
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- The Governmental Institute of Public Health of Lower Saxony, Hannover, Germany
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- State Health Office Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety, Veterinary Task-Force, Department of Pest Control, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Plant Protection in Horticulture and Forests, Vertebrate Research, Münster, Germany
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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Davidyuk YN, Kabwe E, Shakirova VG, Martynova EV, Ismagilova RK, Khaertynova IM, Khaiboullina SF, Rizvanov AA, Morzunov SP. Characterization of the Puumala orthohantavirus Strains in the Northwestern Region of the Republic of Tatarstan in Relation to the Clinical Manifestations in Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome Patients. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:970. [PMID: 31543819 PMCID: PMC6739438 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Over 1,000 cases of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) were recorded in the Republic of Tatarstan (RT) in 2015. HFRS is a zoonotic disease caused by several different Old World hantaviruses. In RT, Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) is a prevalent etiological agent of HFRS. We looked for the genetic link between the PUUV strains isolated from the bank voles and from the infected humans. In addition, possible correlation between the genetic makeup of the PUUV strain involved and different clinical picture of HFRS was investigated. Partial PUUV small (S) genome segment sequences were retrieved from 37 small animals captured in the northwestern region of RT in 2015. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that 34 PUUV sequences clustered with strains of the previously identified “Russia” (RUS) genetic lineage, while 3 remaining PUUV sequences clustered with the known lineage from Finland (FIN). Sequence comparisons showed that the majority of the S-segment sequences isolated in the current study displayed 98.2–100.0% sequence identity when compared with the strains isolated earlier from the HFRS patients hospitalized in Kazan city. HFRS patients infected with PUUV strains of either RUS or FIN genetic lineages were observed to have consistent differences in clinical presentation of the disease and laboratory findings. These findings indicated a strong genetic link between the infected bank voles and human HFRS cases from the same localities. Thus, S-segment sequences of the PUUV strains isolated from HFRS patients could serve as a molecular marker for determining the likely geographic area where infection occurred.
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- Yuriy N Davidyuk
- OpenLab Gene and Cell Technologies, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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- OpenLab Gene and Cell Technologies, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Kazan State Medical Academy, Kazan, Russia
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- OpenLab Gene and Cell Technologies, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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- Research Laboratory "Omics technology", Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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- OpenLab Gene and Cell Technologies, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, United States
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- OpenLab Gene and Cell Technologies, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
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- Department of Pathology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, United States
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Garanina E, Martynova E, Davidyuk Y, Kabwe E, Ivanov K, Titova A, Markelova M, Zhuravleva M, Cherepnev G, Shakirova VG, Khaertynova I, Tarlinton R, Rizvanov A, Khaiboullina S, Morzunov S. Cytokine Storm Combined with Humoral Immune Response Defect in Fatal Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Case, Tatarstan, Russia. Viruses 2019; 11:E601. [PMID: 31269734 DOI: 10.3390/v11070601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is endemic in Tatarstan, where thousands of cases are registered annually. Puumalaorthohantavirus is commonly detected in human case samples as well as in captured bank voles, the rodent hosts. The pathogenesis of HFRS is still not well described, although the cytokine storm hypothesis is largely accepted. In this study, we present a comprehensive analysis of a fatal HFRS case compared with twenty four non-fatal cases where activation of the humoral and cellular immune responses, pro-inflammatory cytokines and disturbed blood coagulation were detected using immunological, histological, genetic and clinical approaches. Multiple organ failure combined with disseminated intravascular coagulation syndrome and acute renal failure was the cause of death. Decreased Interleukin (IL)-7 and increased IL-18, chemokine (C-C motif) ligand (CCL)-5, stem cell growth factor (SCGF)-b and tumor necrosis factor-beta (TNF-β) serum levels were found, supporting the cytokine storm hypothesis of hantavirus pathogenesis.
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Christova I, Trifonova I, Panayotova E, Dimitrov H, Gladnishka T. Molecular identification of Puumala orthohantavirus in Bulgaria. Infect Genet Evol 2019; 70:42-44. [PMID: 30798033 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2019.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 02/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In Bulgaria, only Dobrava orthohantavirus has been detected in patients and in rodents. In order to elucidate possible Puumala orthohantavirus (PUUV) circulation, 131 bank voles (Myodes glareolus) were captured. PUUV RNA was detected in 14 (10.7%). Partial L segment sequences were recovered from six M. glareolus. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all PUUV sequences from this study clustered together among the Alpe-Adrian lineage. It is the first genetic evidence of the virus circulation in a Balkan country outside north-western Balkans. The findings in this study extended the known edge of virus distribution towards Southeastern Europe.
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- Iva Christova
- National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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- National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of zoology, University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Szabó R, Radosa L, Ličková M, Sláviková M, Heroldová M, Stanko M, Pejčoch M, Osterberg A, Laenen L, Schex S, Ulrich RG, Essbauer S, Maes P, Klempa B. Phylogenetic analysis of Puumala virus strains from Central Europe highlights the need for a full-genome perspective on hantavirus evolution. Virus Genes 2017; 53:913-917. [PMID: 28664467 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-017-1484-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Puumala virus (PUUV), carried by bank voles (Myodes glareolus), is the medically most important hantavirus in Central and Western Europe. In this study, a total of 523 bank voles (408 from Germany, 72 from Slovakia, and 43 from Czech Republic) collected between the years 2007-2012 were analyzed for the presence of hantavirus RNA. Partial PUUV genome segment sequences were obtained from 51 voles. Phylogenetic analyses of all three genome segments showed that the newfound strains cluster with other Central and Western European PUUV strains. The new sequences from Šumava (Bohemian Forest), Czech Republic, are most closely related to the strains from the neighboring Bavarian Forest, a known hantavirus disease outbreak region. Interestingly, the Slovak strains clustered with the sequences from Bohemian and Bavarian Forests only in the M but not S segment analyses. This well-supported topological incongruence suggests a segment reassortment event or, as we analyzed only partial sequences, homologous recombination. Our data highlight the necessity of sequencing all three hantavirus genome segments and of a broader bank vole screening not only in recognized endemic foci but also in regions with no reported human hantavirus disease cases.
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- Róbert Szabó
- Biomedical Research Center, Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, CA, Italy
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- Institute of Virology, Charité University Hospital, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Biomedical Research Center, Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Biomedical Research Center, Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Forest Ecology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
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- National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Virology & Rickettsiology, Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Unit, KU Leuven, Rega Institute, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Virology & Rickettsiology, Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
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- Department of Virology & Rickettsiology, Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Unit, KU Leuven, Rega Institute, Leuven, Belgium
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- Biomedical Research Center, Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Institute of Virology, Charité University Hospital, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Berlin, Germany.
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