Highly pathogenic influenza A(H5N1) virus survival in complex artificial aquatic biotopes
| Autor: | Philippe Buchy, Ramona Alikiiteaga Gutiérrez, John M. Nicholls, Viseth Srey Horm |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Artificial Ecosystems
Flora Viral Diseases Epidemiology Applied Microbiology viruses Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Zoology lcsh:Medicine Biology medicine.disease_cause Microbiology Virus Ecosystems Infectious Disease Epidemiology Virology Emerging Viral Diseases parasitic diseases Influenza A virus medicine Animals Humans Ponds lcsh:Science Multidisciplinary Ecology Population Biology Influenza A Virus H5N1 Subtype Host (biology) lcsh:R Aquatic Environments virus diseases Aquatic animal Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Influenza Animal Models of Infection Viral Disease Diagnosis Lakes Emerging Infectious Diseases Infectious Diseases Viral replication Medicine lcsh:Q Cambodia Water Microbiology Research Article Ecological Environments |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 4, p e34160 (2012) PLoS ONE |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Popis: | Background: Very little is known regarding the persistence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 viruses in aquatic environments in tropical countries, although environmental materials have been suggested to play a role as reservoirs and sources of transmission for H5N1 viruses. Methodology/Principal Findings: The survival of HPAI H5N1 viruses in experimental aquatic biotopes (water, mud, aquatic flora and fauna) relevant to field conditions in Cambodia was investigated. Artificial aquatic biotopes, including simple ones containing only mud and water, and complex biotopes involving the presence of aquatic flora and fauna, were set up. They were experimentally contaminated with H5N1 virus. The persistence of HPAI H5N1 virus (local avian and human isolates) was determined by virus isolation in embryonated chicken eggs and by real-time reverse-polymerase chain reaction. Persistence of infectious virus did not exceed 4 days, and was only identified in rain water. No infectious virus particles were detected in pond and lake water or mud even when high inoculum doses were used. However, viral RNA persisted up to 20 days in rain water and 7 days in pond or lake water. Viral RNA was also detected in mud samples, up to 14 days post-contamination in several cases. Infectious virus and viral RNA was detected in few cases in the aquatic fauna and flora, especially in bivalves and labyrinth fish, although these organisms seemed to be mostly passive carriers of the virus rather than host allowing virus replication. Conclusions/Significance: Although several factors for the survival and persistence of HPAI viruses in the environment are still to be elucidated, and are particularly hard to control in laboratory conditions, our results, along with previous data, support the idea that environmental surveillance is of major relevance for avian influenza control programs. © 2012 Horm et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. published_or_final_version |
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