Longitudinal comparison of bacterial pathogen seropositivity among wet market vendors in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Wild animal trade for human consumption is a global issue, involving complex interactions between economics, culture, food security and conservation. Whilst being a biodiversity issue, it is also a major public health concern, with recent epidemics and pandemics of zoonotic pathogens linked to inter...

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Main Authors: Nilandone Senvanpan, Vilayouth Phimolsarnnousith, Sayaphet Rattanavong, Mayfong Mayxay, Daniel Reinharz, Amanda E. Fine, Paul F. Horwood, Philippe Dussart, Stuart D. Blacksell, Mathieu Pruvot, Paul N. Newton, Matthew T. Robinson
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771423001386
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author Nilandone Senvanpan
Vilayouth Phimolsarnnousith
Sayaphet Rattanavong
Mayfong Mayxay
Daniel Reinharz
Amanda E. Fine
Paul F. Horwood
Philippe Dussart
Stuart D. Blacksell
Mathieu Pruvot
Paul N. Newton
Matthew T. Robinson
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Vilayouth Phimolsarnnousith
Sayaphet Rattanavong
Mayfong Mayxay
Daniel Reinharz
Amanda E. Fine
Paul F. Horwood
Philippe Dussart
Stuart D. Blacksell
Mathieu Pruvot
Paul N. Newton
Matthew T. Robinson
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description Wild animal trade for human consumption is a global issue, involving complex interactions between economics, culture, food security and conservation. Whilst being a biodiversity issue, it is also a major public health concern, with recent epidemics and pandemics of zoonotic pathogens linked to interactions with wildlife. At three time points, between March 2017 and June 2018, a longitudinal sero-survey of 150 market vendors from three wet markets in Laos (selling vegetables, domestic animal meat and/or wildlife meat) was conducted to determine if vendors had been differentially exposed to three endemic bacterial pathogens – Orientia tsutsugamushi, Rickettsia typhi, and Leptospira spp. A total of 367 serum samples were tested by IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunofluorescence assay (IFA, for scrub typhus group (STG) and typhus group (TG) only). Among vendors, 32.7% were IgG-positive for at least one pathogen, 13.3% sero-converted during the study. Multi-season occupancy modelling for STG indicated a significantly higher prevalence of STG IgG in vegetable vendors (27.3%) and wildlife vendors (28.4%) than in domestic animal meat vendors (6.9%, p = 0.05), and higher in Phonsavanh market (OR = 9.6, p = 0.03) compared to Lak Sao and Salavan markets. Estimated mean incidence was 57 cases per 10,000 per 7.5-month period. For TG, vendor age had a significant effect on prevalence (OR = 1.04, p = 0.006), estimated mean incidence was 64 cases per 10,000 per season (7.5-month period). Despite individuals selling domestic meat having a higher prevalence of Leptospira infections than those that did not (11.6% versus 4.5%), the difference was not significant. Whilst this study has a number of limitations, including vendors changing what food types they sold and no investigation of exposure outside of markets, the finding that the risk of exposure of vendors to zoonotic pathogens may be associated with types of food sold for human consumption warrants further investigation.
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spelling doaj.art-d08b523cafc34d11a03b2c479472b77a2023-12-12T04:35:09ZengElsevierOne Health2352-77142023-12-0117100618Longitudinal comparison of bacterial pathogen seropositivity among wet market vendors in the Lao People's Democratic RepublicNilandone Senvanpan0Vilayouth Phimolsarnnousith1Sayaphet Rattanavong2Mayfong Mayxay3Daniel Reinharz4Amanda E. Fine5Paul F. Horwood6Philippe Dussart7Stuart D. Blacksell8Mathieu Pruvot9Paul N. Newton10Matthew T. Robinson11Institute de la Francophonie pour la Médecine Tropicale (IFMT)/Lao Tropical & Public Health Institute, Vientiane, Laos; Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, LaosLao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, LaosLao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, LaosLao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Institute of Research and Education Development (IRED), University of Health Sciences, Ministry of Health, Vientiane, LaosInstitute de la Francophonie pour la Médecine Tropicale (IFMT)/Lao Tropical & Public Health Institute, Vientiane, Laos; Département de Médecine Sociale et Préventive, Université Laval, Québec, CanadaWildlife Conservation Society, Health Program, 2300 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10460, USAVirology Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Pasteur Network, Phnom Penh, CambodiaVirology Unit, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Pasteur Network, Phnom Penh, CambodiaLao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandWildlife Conservation Society, Health Program, 2300 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10460, USA; University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Calgary, AB, CanadaLao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, ThailandLao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Corrresponding author at: Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Laos.Wild animal trade for human consumption is a global issue, involving complex interactions between economics, culture, food security and conservation. Whilst being a biodiversity issue, it is also a major public health concern, with recent epidemics and pandemics of zoonotic pathogens linked to interactions with wildlife. At three time points, between March 2017 and June 2018, a longitudinal sero-survey of 150 market vendors from three wet markets in Laos (selling vegetables, domestic animal meat and/or wildlife meat) was conducted to determine if vendors had been differentially exposed to three endemic bacterial pathogens – Orientia tsutsugamushi, Rickettsia typhi, and Leptospira spp. A total of 367 serum samples were tested by IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunofluorescence assay (IFA, for scrub typhus group (STG) and typhus group (TG) only). Among vendors, 32.7% were IgG-positive for at least one pathogen, 13.3% sero-converted during the study. Multi-season occupancy modelling for STG indicated a significantly higher prevalence of STG IgG in vegetable vendors (27.3%) and wildlife vendors (28.4%) than in domestic animal meat vendors (6.9%, p = 0.05), and higher in Phonsavanh market (OR = 9.6, p = 0.03) compared to Lak Sao and Salavan markets. Estimated mean incidence was 57 cases per 10,000 per 7.5-month period. For TG, vendor age had a significant effect on prevalence (OR = 1.04, p = 0.006), estimated mean incidence was 64 cases per 10,000 per season (7.5-month period). Despite individuals selling domestic meat having a higher prevalence of Leptospira infections than those that did not (11.6% versus 4.5%), the difference was not significant. Whilst this study has a number of limitations, including vendors changing what food types they sold and no investigation of exposure outside of markets, the finding that the risk of exposure of vendors to zoonotic pathogens may be associated with types of food sold for human consumption warrants further investigation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771423001386Wildlife meatMarketsLaosZoonosesrickettsiaScrub typhus
spellingShingle Nilandone Senvanpan
Vilayouth Phimolsarnnousith
Sayaphet Rattanavong
Mayfong Mayxay
Daniel Reinharz
Amanda E. Fine
Paul F. Horwood
Philippe Dussart
Stuart D. Blacksell
Mathieu Pruvot
Paul N. Newton
Matthew T. Robinson
Longitudinal comparison of bacterial pathogen seropositivity among wet market vendors in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
One Health
Wildlife meat
Markets
Laos
Zoonoses
rickettsia
Scrub typhus
title Longitudinal comparison of bacterial pathogen seropositivity among wet market vendors in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
title_full Longitudinal comparison of bacterial pathogen seropositivity among wet market vendors in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
title_fullStr Longitudinal comparison of bacterial pathogen seropositivity among wet market vendors in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
title_full_unstemmed Longitudinal comparison of bacterial pathogen seropositivity among wet market vendors in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
title_short Longitudinal comparison of bacterial pathogen seropositivity among wet market vendors in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
title_sort longitudinal comparison of bacterial pathogen seropositivity among wet market vendors in the lao people s democratic republic
topic Wildlife meat
Markets
Laos
Zoonoses
rickettsia
Scrub typhus
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771423001386
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