Detection of encephalitis-causing viruses reveals predominance of chikungunya virus in the state of Bahia, Brazil

Autor: Maria Paula de Souza Sampaio, Mateus Santana do Rosário, Lorena Cunha Martins, Luiza Vieira Luedy Trindade, Marcos Vinicius Lima de Oliveira Francisco, Bernardo Gratival Gouvea Costa, Gessica Almeida Vasconcelos, Italo Andrade Barbosa Lima, Yasmin Santos Freitas Macêdo, Fernanda Maria Lessa Carvalho, Marina Borges Rabelo de Santana, Ricardo Khouri, Hegger Fritsch, Joilson Xavier, Vagner Fonseca, Marta Giovanetti, Arabela Leal e Silva de Mello, Felicidade Mota Pereira, Gubio Soares Campos, Pedro Antonio Pereira de Jesus, Daniel Santana Farias, Murilo Santos de Souza, Adilson Junior Pinto Galvão, Felipe Oliveira Costa, Marcia Carvalho Bessa, Janeusa Rita Leite Primo Chagas, Celia Silvany, Jose Mário Meira Teles, Maricelia Maia de Lima, Tarsis Leonardo Almeida Farias, Tiago Gräf, Isadora Cristina de Siqueira

Publikováno v: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 145, Iss , Pp 107090- (2024)

Objectives: Encephalitis is a severe neurological syndrome for which herpesvirus and enteroviruses are the most common etiological agents. Arboviruses, a wildly diverse group of pathogens, are also critical epidemiological agents associated with ence

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Rapid Epidemic Expansion of Chikungunya Virus East/Central/South African Lineage, Paraguay

Autor: Marta Giovanetti, Cynthia Vazquez, Mauricio Lima, Emerson Castro, Analia Rojas, Andrea Gomez de la Fuente, Carolina Aquino, Cesar Cantero, Fatima Fleitas, Juan Torales, Julio Barrios, Maria J. Ortega, Maria L. Gamarra, Shirley Villalba, Tania Alfonzo, Joilson Xavier, Talita Adelino, Hegger Fritsch, Felipe C.M. Iani, Glauco C. Pereira, Carla de Oliveira, Gabriel Schuab, Evandra S. Rodrigues, Simone Kashima, Juliana Leite, Lionel Gresh, Leticia Franco, Houriiyah Tegally, Wesley C. Van Voorhis, Richard Lessels, Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis, Andrea Ojeda, Guillermo Sequera, Romeo Montoya, Edward C. Holmes, Tulio de Oliveira, Jairo M. Rico, José Lourenço, Vagner Fonseca, Luiz C.J. Alcantara

Publikováno v: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 29, Iss 9, Pp 1859-1863 (2023)

The spread of Chikungunya virus is a major public health concern in the Americas. There were >120,000 cases and 51 deaths in 2023, of which 46 occurred in Paraguay. Using a suite of genomic, phylodynamic, and epidemiologic techniques, we characterize

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Increased interregional virus exchange and nucleotide diversity outline the expansion of chikungunya virus in Brazil

Autor: Joilson Xavier, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, Vagner Fonseca, Mauricio Lima, Emerson Castro, Hegger Fritsch, Carla Oliveira, Natalia Guimarães, Talita Adelino, Mariane Evaristo, Evandra S. Rodrigues, Elaine Vieira Santos, Debora de La-Roque, Laise de Moraes, Stephane Tosta, Adelino Neto, Alexander Rosewell, Ana Flavia Mendonça, Anderson Leite, Andreza Vasconcelos, Arabela L. Silva de Mello, Bergson Vasconcelos, Camila A. Montalbano, Camila Zanluca, Carla Freitas, Carlos F. C. de Albuquerque, Claudia Nunes Duarte dos Santos, Cleiton S. Santos, Cliomar Alves dos Santos, Crhistinne C. Maymone Gonçalves, Dalane Teixeira, Daniel F. L. Neto, Diego Cabral, Elaine C. de Oliveira, Ethel L. Noia Maciel, Felicidade Mota Pereira, Felipe Iani, Fernanda P. de Carvalho, Gabriela Andrade, Gabriela Bezerra, Gislene G. de Castro Lichs, Glauco Carvalho Pereira, Haline Barroso, Helena Cristina Ferreira Franz, Hivylla Ferreira, Iago Gomes, Irina N. Riediger, Isabela Rodrigues, Isadora C. de Siqueira, Jacilane Silva, Jairo Mendez Rico, Jaqueline Lima, Jayra Abrantes, Jean Phellipe M. do Nascimento, Judith N. Wasserheit, Julia Pastor, Jurandy J. F. de Magalhães, Kleber Giovanni Luz, Lidio G. Lima Neto, Livia C. V. Frutuoso, Luana Barbosa da Silva, Ludmila Sena, Luis Arthur F. de Sousa, Luiz Augusto Pereira, Luiz Demarchi, Magaly C. B. Câmara, Marcela G. Astete, Maria Almiron, Maricelia Lima, Marina C. S. Umaki Zardin, Mayra M. Presibella, Melissa B. Falcão, Michael Gale, Naishe Freire, Nelson Marques, Noely F. O. de Moura, Pedro E. Almeida Da Silva, Peter Rabinowitz, Rivaldo V. da Cunha, Karen S. Trinta, Rodrigo F. do Carmo Said, Rodrigo Kato, Rodrigo Stabeli, Ronaldo de Jesus, Roselene Hans Santos, Simone Kashima, Svetoslav N. Slavov, Tamires Andrade, Themis Rocha, Thiago Carneiro, Vanessa Nardy, Vinicius da Silva, Walterlene G. Carvalho, Wesley C. Van Voorhis, Wildo N. Araujo, Ana M. B. de Filippis, Marta Giovanetti

Publikováno v: Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2023)

Abstract The emergence and reemergence of mosquito-borne diseases in Brazil such as yellow fever, zika, chikungunya, and dengue have had serious impacts on public health. Concerns have been raised due to the rapid dissemination of the chikungunya vir

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Genomic characterization of SARS-CoV-2 from an indigenous reserve in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Autor: Laís Albuquerque de Oliveira, Izabela Mauricio de Rezende, Vinicius João Navarini, Silvana Beutinger Marchioro, Alex José Leite Torres, Julio Croda, Mariana Garcia Croda, Crhistinne Cavalheiro Maymone Gonçalves, Joilson Xavier, Emerson de Castro, Mauricio Lima, Felipe Iani, Talita Adelino, Flávia Aburjaile, Luiz Henrique Ferraz Demarchi, Deborah Ledesma Taira, Marina Castilhos Souza Umaki Zardin, Vagner Fonseca, Marta Giovanetti, Jason Andrews, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, Simone Simionatto

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2023)

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on indigenous populations. Understanding the viral dynamics within this population is essential to create targeted protection measures.MethodsA total of 204 SARS-CoV-2 positive samples collected betw

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A Multiplex Nanopore Sequencing Approach for the Detection of Multiple Arboviral Species

Autor: Joilson Xavier, Vagner Fonseca, Talita Adelino, Felipe C. M. Iani, Glauco C. Pereira, Myrian M. Duarte, Mauricio Lima, Emerson Castro, Carla Oliveira, Hegger Fritsch, Natalia Guimarães, Ludmila O. Lamounier, Fernanda Khouri Barreto, Camilo M. M. Braga de Oliveira, Crhistinne C. Maymone Gonçalves, Danielle Malta Lima, Elaine C. de Oliveira, Gislene G. de Castro Lichs, Iago Gomes, Janaina Mazaro, Janete T. N. Rodrigues, Jayra Abrantes, Jeová K. B. Colares, Kleber G. Luz, Luana Barbosa da Silva, Luiz Demarchi, Magaly C. B. Câmara, Marina C. S. Umaki Zardin, Rafaela Sabatini Mello Pinheiro, Rutilene Barbosa Souza, Simone K. Haddad, Stephanni Figueiredo da Silva, Svetoslav N. Slavov, Themis Rocha, Noelia Morel, Hector Chiparelli, Analía Burgueño, Victoria Bórmida, María N. Cortinas, Rosario S. Martín, Allan C. Pereira, Marcelo F. dos Santos, Walter André Júnior, Jairo Mendez Rico, Leticia Franco, Alexander Rosewell, Rodrigo F. do Carmo Said, Carlos F. C. de Albuquerque, Ethel L. Noia Maciel, Marília Santini de Oliveira, Rivaldo Venâncio da Cunha, Livia C. Vinhal Frutuoso, Ana M. B. de Filippis, Marta Giovanetti, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara

Publikováno v: Viruses, Vol 16, Iss 1, p 23 (2023)

The emergence and continued geographic expansion of arboviruses and the growing number of infected people have highlighted the need to develop and improve multiplex methods for rapid and specific detection of pathogens. Sequencing technologies are pr

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