Epidemiology of human adenovirus and molecular characterization of human adenovirus 55 in China, 2009–2012

Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses

Qing-Bin Lu²  Yi-Gang Tong³  Ying Wo³  Hong-Yu Wang³  En-Mei Liu⁴  Gregory C. Gray¹  Wei Liu³ 

[1] Department of Environmental and Global Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China;State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology, Beijing, China;Children's Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

关键词: Acute respiratory disease;    children;    China;    human adenovirus;   

DOI  :  10.1111/irv.12232

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

Abstract

Background

Human adenovirus 55 (HAdV-55) has caused recent outbreaks of acute respiratory disease (ARD) among adults and military trainees. The active surveillance for HAdV infections was sparse in China, and current knowledge on the HAdV-type distributions and its molecular evolution is lacking.

Objectives

To acquire better understanding on the prevalence and molecular evolution of HAdV-55 strains in China, for an informed strategy for disease control and prevention.

Population/Methods

Nasopharyngeal aspirates were collected from hospitalized children with ARTI in Chongqing during 2009–2012. The genotype of HAdV isolates were determined by sequencing the partial hexon and fiber genes. Whole genome sequences of HAdV-55 were obtained for molecular evolution analysis.

Results

About 191 (8·55%) HAdV were detected in 2234 children, including 92 (48·2%) with HAdV-7, 72 (37·7%) with HAdV-3, 6 (3·1%) with HAdV-55, 5 (2·6%) with HAdV-5, 4 (2·1%) with HAdV-1, 1 (0·5%) with HAdV-2, and 11(5·8%) with untyped HAdV. Four of these children developed pneumonia, two of whom were diagnosed with severe pneumonia and/or encephalopathy. HAdV-55 isolates clustered with HAdV-11 sequences based on the hexon gene and clustered with HAdV-14 sequences based on the fiber gene and the whole genome. The overall evolutionary rates of hexon gene, fiber gene, and whole genome of HAdV-55 were estimated at 6·2 × 10⁻⁵ s/s/y, 8·0 × 10⁻⁵ s/s/y, and 1·7 × 10⁻⁵ s/s/y, respectively.

Conclusions

This study suggested HAdV-55 as an emerging infectious disease pathogen has conserved genetic structure and is closely related to each other. Further molecular investigation based on HAdV-55 of wider origin might facilitate understanding its diversity, dissemination, and transmission in China.

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