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Sindbis virus polyarthritis outbreak signalled by virus prevalence in the mosquito vectors
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- Lundström, Jan O (author)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet,Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi,Nedre Dalalven Utvecklings AB, Biol Mosquito Control, Gysinge, Sweden,Institutionen för akvatiska resurser,Department of Aquatic Resources,Swedish Univ Agr Sci, Inst Coastal Res, Dept Aquat Resources, Oregrund, Sweden
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- Hesson, Jenny C., 1980- (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi,Univ Liverpool, Inst Infect & Global Hlth, Dept Epidemiol & Populat Hlth, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
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- Schafer, Martina L. (author)
- Nedre Dalalven Utvecklings AB, Biol Mosquito Control, Gysinge, Sweden
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- Ostman, Orjan (author)
- Swedish Univ Agr Sci, Inst Coastal Res, Dept Aquat Resources, Oregrund, Sweden
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- Semmler, Torsten (author)
- Robert Koch Inst, NG Microbial Genom 1, Berlin, Germany
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- Bekaert, Michael (author)
- Univ Stirling, Inst Aquaculture, Stirling, Scotland
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- Weidmann, Manfred (author)
- Univ Stirling, Inst Aquaculture, Stirling, Scotland
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- Lundkvist, Åke (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi,Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper,Uppsala Univ Hosp, Lab Clin Microbiol, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Pfeffer, Martin (author)
- Univ Leipzig, Inst Anim Hyg & Vet Publ Hlth, Leipzig, Germany
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- 2019-08-29
- 2019
- English.
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In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. - : Public Library of Science (PLoS). - 1935-2727 .- 1935-2735. ; 13:8
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- Polyarthritis and rash caused by Sindbis virus (SINV), was first recognised in northern Europe about 50 years ago and is known as Ockelbo disease in Sweden and Pogosta disease in Finland. This mosquito-borne virus occurs mainly in tropical and sub-tropical countries, and in northern Europe it is suggested to cause regularly reoccurring outbreaks. Here a seven-year cycle of SINV outbreaks has been referred to in scientific papers, although the hypothesis is based solely on reported human cases. In the search for a more objective outbreak signal, we evaluated mosquito abundance and SINV prevalence in vector mosquitoes from an endemic area in central Sweden. Vector mosquitoes collected in the River Dalalven floodplains during the years before, during, and after the hypothesised 2002 outbreak year were assayed for virus on cell culture. Obtained isolates were partially sequenced, and the nucleotide sequences analysed using Bayesian maximum clade credibility and median joining network analysis. Only one SINV strain was recovered in 2001, and 4 strains in 2003, while 15 strains were recovered in 2002 with significantly increased infection rates in both the enzootic and the bridge-vectors. In 2002, the Maximum Likelihood Estimated infection rates were 10.0/1000 in the enzootic vectors Culex torrentium/pipiens, and 0.62/1000 in the bridge-vector Aedes cinereus, compared to 4.9/1000 and 0.0/1000 in 2001 and 0.0/1000 and 0.32/1000 in 2003 Sequence analysis showed that all isolates belonged to the SINV genotype I (SINV-I). The genetic analysis revealed local maintenance of four SINV-I clades in the River Dalalven floodplains over the years. Our findings suggest that increased SINV-I prevalence in vector mosquitoes constitutes the most valuable outbreak marker for further scrutinising the hypothesized seven-year cycle of SINV-I outbreaks and the mechanisms behind.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Infektionsmedicin (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Infectious Medicine (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Mikrobiologi inom det medicinska området (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Basic Medicine -- Microbiology in the medical area (hsv//eng)
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