BACKGROUND: Infections caused by human enteroviruses (EVs) are often asymptomatic or mild, although they may cause more severe illnesses as meningitis and acute flaccid paralysis. EVs have globally posed a threat to children, and outbreaks of aseptic meningitis and hand, foot and mouth disease are frequently reported. OBJECTIVE: To identify EV strains circulating among healthy children in a small community in Limbe, Cameroon two years apart. STUDY DESIGN: Species and EV types were obtained by partial 5'UTR-VP4 and VP1 sequencing of RNA from stool samples collected in October 2009 and September 2011 from 150 children in Cameroon. RESULTS: In all, 74 children (49%) were infected with 28 different types of EV. There were 29 (54%) infected children in 2009, and 45 (47%) in 2011. There was a significant difference between detected species of EV, with 15 (47%) children infected with EV-A in 2009, and 22 (71%) with EV-B in 2011 (p=0.0001). In 2009, one child was infected by a divergent EV, which was most similar to EV-A90. Based on the complete VP1 sequence, it was shown to be a new EV designated EV-A119. CONCLUSION: The current study shows a high heterogeneity of circulating EV types among children in Limbe, Cameroon, and a previously not described shift in predominating EV species.
BACKGROUND: Infections caused by human enteroviruses (EVs) are often asymptomatic or mild, although they may cause more severe illnesses as meningitis and acute flaccid paralysis. EVs have globally posed a threat to children, and outbreaks of aseptic meningitis and hand, foot and mouth disease are frequently reported. OBJECTIVE: To identify EV strains circulating among healthy children in a small community in Limbe, Cameroon two years apart. STUDY DESIGN: Species and EV types were obtained by partial 5'UTR-VP4 and VP1 sequencing of RNA from stool samples collected in October 2009 and September 2011 from 150 children in Cameroon. RESULTS: In all, 74 children (49%) were infected with 28 different types of EV. There were 29 (54%) infected children in 2009, and 45 (47%) in 2011. There was a significant difference between detected species of EV, with 15 (47%) children infected with EV-A in 2009, and 22 (71%) with EV-B in 2011 (p=0.0001). In 2009, one child was infected by a divergent EV, which was most similar to EV-A90. Based on the complete VP1 sequence, it was shown to be a new EV designated EV-A119. CONCLUSION: The current study shows a high heterogeneity of circulating EV types among children in Limbe, Cameroon, and a previously not described shift in predominating EV species.
Authors: Heli Harvala; Dung Van Nguyen; Chloe McIntyre; Steve Ahuka-Mundeke; Eitel Mpoudi Ngole; Eric Delaporte; Martine Peeters; Peter Simmonds Journal: J Gen Virol Date: 2013-11-04 Impact factor: 3.891
Authors: Lieke Brouwer; Sabine M G van der Sanden; Job C J Calis; Andrea H L Bruning; Steven Wang; Joanne G Wildenbeest; Sjoerd P H Rebers; Kamija S Phiri; Brenda M Westerhuis; Michaël Boele van Hensbroek; Dasja Pajkrt; Katja C Wolthers Journal: Arch Virol Date: 2018-05-28 Impact factor: 2.574