High rates of antibodies against Toscana and Sicilian phleboviruses in common quail Coturnix coturnix birds

IntroductionBirds are involved natural cycle of a number of vector-borne viruses in both rural and urban areas. Toscana (TOSV) and Sicilian (SFSV) phleboviruses are sandfly-borne viruses in the genus Phlebovirus that can cause diseases in human. However, there is limited information on the role of t...

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Main Authors: Nazli Ayhan, José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro, Marc López-Roig, Dolors Vinyoles, Josep Anton Ferreres, Abir Monastiri, Remi Charrel, Jordi Serra-Cobo
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1091908/full
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author Nazli Ayhan
José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro
José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro
Marc López-Roig
Marc López-Roig
Dolors Vinyoles
Dolors Vinyoles
Josep Anton Ferreres
Abir Monastiri
Abir Monastiri
Remi Charrel
Jordi Serra-Cobo
Jordi Serra-Cobo
author_facet Nazli Ayhan
José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro
José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro
Marc López-Roig
Marc López-Roig
Dolors Vinyoles
Dolors Vinyoles
Josep Anton Ferreres
Abir Monastiri
Abir Monastiri
Remi Charrel
Jordi Serra-Cobo
Jordi Serra-Cobo
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description IntroductionBirds are involved natural cycle of a number of vector-borne viruses in both rural and urban areas. Toscana (TOSV) and Sicilian (SFSV) phleboviruses are sandfly-borne viruses in the genus Phlebovirus that can cause diseases in human. However, there is limited information on the role of the birds in sandfly-borne phleboviruses natural cycle and reservoirs ofthese viruses remain unknown.MethodsIn this study, we analyzed Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) sera from Spain to identify the seroprevalence of these two phleboviruses. We tested respectively, 106 and 110 quail serum against TOSV and SFSV from 2018, 2019, and 2021 from two locations in northern Spain with using virus neutralization test.ResultsWe identified high neutralizing antibody rates for SFSV (45.45%) and TOSV (42.45%) with yearly fluctuation.DiscussionThis is the first identification of SFSV and TOSV neutralizing antibodies in wild birds. High seroprevalence rates of TOSV and SFSV in quail birds raises the question whether birds have a role as amplifying hosts in the natural cycle of phleboviruses.
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spelling doaj.art-5baf0c08ca9c4b869fdcf487f473dd082023-01-04T15:32:05ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2023-01-011310.3389/fmicb.2022.10919081091908High rates of antibodies against Toscana and Sicilian phleboviruses in common quail Coturnix coturnix birdsNazli Ayhan0José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro1José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro2Marc López-Roig3Marc López-Roig4Dolors Vinyoles5Dolors Vinyoles6Josep Anton Ferreres7Abir Monastiri8Abir Monastiri9Remi Charrel10Jordi Serra-Cobo11Jordi Serra-Cobo12Unité des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Université, IRD 190, INSERM 1207), Marseille, FranceDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainInstitut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainInstitut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainInstitut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainInstitut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainUnité des Virus Emergents (UVE: Aix-Marseille Université, IRD 190, INSERM 1207), Marseille, FranceDepartament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainInstitut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainIntroductionBirds are involved natural cycle of a number of vector-borne viruses in both rural and urban areas. Toscana (TOSV) and Sicilian (SFSV) phleboviruses are sandfly-borne viruses in the genus Phlebovirus that can cause diseases in human. However, there is limited information on the role of the birds in sandfly-borne phleboviruses natural cycle and reservoirs ofthese viruses remain unknown.MethodsIn this study, we analyzed Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) sera from Spain to identify the seroprevalence of these two phleboviruses. We tested respectively, 106 and 110 quail serum against TOSV and SFSV from 2018, 2019, and 2021 from two locations in northern Spain with using virus neutralization test.ResultsWe identified high neutralizing antibody rates for SFSV (45.45%) and TOSV (42.45%) with yearly fluctuation.DiscussionThis is the first identification of SFSV and TOSV neutralizing antibodies in wild birds. High seroprevalence rates of TOSV and SFSV in quail birds raises the question whether birds have a role as amplifying hosts in the natural cycle of phleboviruses.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1091908/fullphlebovirusTOSVSFSVbirdsreservoircommon quail
spellingShingle Nazli Ayhan
José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro
José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro
Marc López-Roig
Marc López-Roig
Dolors Vinyoles
Dolors Vinyoles
Josep Anton Ferreres
Abir Monastiri
Abir Monastiri
Remi Charrel
Jordi Serra-Cobo
Jordi Serra-Cobo
High rates of antibodies against Toscana and Sicilian phleboviruses in common quail Coturnix coturnix birds
Frontiers in Microbiology
phlebovirus
TOSV
SFSV
birds
reservoir
common quail
title High rates of antibodies against Toscana and Sicilian phleboviruses in common quail Coturnix coturnix birds
title_full High rates of antibodies against Toscana and Sicilian phleboviruses in common quail Coturnix coturnix birds
title_fullStr High rates of antibodies against Toscana and Sicilian phleboviruses in common quail Coturnix coturnix birds
title_full_unstemmed High rates of antibodies against Toscana and Sicilian phleboviruses in common quail Coturnix coturnix birds
title_short High rates of antibodies against Toscana and Sicilian phleboviruses in common quail Coturnix coturnix birds
title_sort high rates of antibodies against toscana and sicilian phleboviruses in common quail coturnix coturnix birds
topic phlebovirus
TOSV
SFSV
birds
reservoir
common quail
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1091908/full
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