Characterization of the gamboa virus serogroup (orthobunyavirus genus, peribunyaviridae family)

Jannifer Oliveira Chiang, William Marciel de Souza, Márcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes, Gustavo Olszanski Acrani, Amélia Paes de Andrade Travassos da Rosa, Nelma Mesquita de Freitas, Sandro Patroca da Silva, Pedro Henrique Dorta da Silva, Alana Watanabe de Sousa, Sueli Guerreiro Rodrigues, Juarez Antônio Simões Quaresma, Bedsy Dutary, Hilda Guzmán, Nikos Vasilakis, Robert B. Tesh, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos

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Abstract

Comprehensive comparative phylogenetic analyses were performed on 17 Gamboa serogroup viruses (GAMSVs) from distinct geographic regions in the Americas and other representative members of the genus Orthobunyavirus (Peribunyaviridae), based on small (S), medium (M), and large (L) open reading frame full-length and partial sequences. Genome characterization showed that the GAMSVs divide into four clades or genotypes. The GAMSVs have a genetic organization similar to other orthobunyaviruses, except that they have a larger NSm protein than other orthobunyaviruses. A serosurvey for Gamboa virus antibodies was performed in plasma from birds, other wild animals, and humans living around the Tucuruí hydroelectric dam in Pará state, northern Brazil, a known focus of GAMSV activity. Newborn chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus) were experimentally infected with a GAMSV, and the pathogenesis is described. Histopathological changes were primarily in the lungs and liver. Also, a review of the ecology of the GAMSVs in the Americas is included. In sum, this study presents the genomic and evolutionary characterization of the Gamboa group and the potential model of pathogenesis, which would be helpful for diagnostic purposes, epidemiology, and immuno-pathogenesis studies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1502-1511
Number of pages10
JournalAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume98
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Parasitology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Virology

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