Title
Serologic evidence of zoonotic alphaviruses in humans from an indigenous community in the Peruvian Amazon
Date Issued
01 January 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Carrera J.P.
Serrano E.
Pittí Y.
Mentaberre G.
Valderrama A.
University of Liverpool
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Publisher(s)
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract
Alphaviruses (Togaviridae, Alphavirus) are arthropod-borne single-stranded RNA pathogens that cause febrile and neurologic disease in much of Latin America. However, many features of Alphavirus epidemiology remain unknown. In 2011, we undertook a cross-sectional study in Nueva Esperanza, an indigenous community in the Peruvian Amazon. Here, we present the first serologic evidence of Mayaro (MAYV), Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) complex alphavirus, Una (UNAV), and Madariaga (MADV) viruses reported in humans (24%, 16%, 13%, and 1.5%, respectively) fromanAmazonian indigenous community in Peru. Hunting activity and cohabiting with hunters were the main risk factors for Mayaro seroconversion, butonly huntingwas associated with UNAVseropositivity. Ourresults suggest that alphavirus infection in this region is common, but we highlight the high UNAV seroprevalence found and corroborate the low MADV prevalence reportedinthis region. Furthermore, MAYV-neutralizing antibodies were also detected instored samples from wild animals (18%) hunted by Nueva Esperanza inhabitants and another mestizo community located close to Iquitos. Further serological surveys of VEE complex alphaviruses, UNAV, and MADV in wild animals and assessing the ability of the MAYV seropositive species to transmit the virus will be relevant.
Start page
1212
End page
1218
Volume
101
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Otros temas de medicina clínica
Patología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85076062339
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00029637
Sponsor(s)
Financial support: This research was supported by a grant from SENACYT FID 16-201 to J. P. C. and A. V., Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología from Panama; by the grant for neglected diseases studies in Panama 1.11.1.3.703.01.55.120 from the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Panama to J. P. C. and A. V.; and by ERANet17/HLH-0271. Scott Weaver also supported this study through the World Reference Center for Emerging Viruses and Arboviruses, NIH grant R24AI120942. Dr. Lescano is sponsored by the training grant D43 TW007393 awarded by the Fogarty International Center of the US National Institutes of Health. J. L. M. is a doctoral candidate studying an Epidemiological Research Doctorate at Uni-versidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia under FONDECYT/CIENCIAC-TIVA scholarship EF033-235-2015 and also supported by training grant D43 TW007393. A. V. is a member of the Sistema Nacional de Investigación de Panamá (SNI), SENACYT. E. S. was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia Innovación y Universidades (MICINN) through a Ramon y Cajal agreement (RYC-2016-21120).
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