Endemic and epidemic human alphavirus infections in Eastern Panama; an analysis of population-based cross-sectional surveys
Madariaga virus (MADV), has recently been associated with severe humanb disease in Panama, where the closely related Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) also circulates. In June, 2017, a fatal MADV infection was confirmed in a community of Darien province. We conducted a cross-sectional outb...
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| author | Carrera, J Cucunubá, ZM Neira, K Pereyra Elías, R |
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| description | Madariaga virus (MADV), has recently been associated with severe humanb disease in Panama, where the closely related Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) also circulates. In June, 2017, a fatal MADV infection was confirmed in a community of Darien province. We conducted a cross-sectional outbreak investigation with human and mosquito collections in July 2017, where sera were tested for alphavirus antibodies and viral RNA. Additionally, by applying a catalytic, force-of-infection statistical model to two serosurveys from Darien province in 2012 and 2017, we investigated whether endemic or epidemic alphavirus transmission occurred historically. In 2017, MADV and VEEV IgM seroprevalence was 1.6% and 4.4%, respectively; IgG antibody prevalences were MADV: 13.2%; VEEV: 16.8%; Una virus (UNAV): 16.0%; and Mayaro virus (MAYV): 1.1%. Active viral circulation was not detected. Evidence of MADV and UNAV infection was found near households — raising questions about its vectors and enzootic transmission cycles. Insomnia was associated with MADV and VEEV infection, depression symptoms were associated with MADV, and dizziness with VEEV and UNAV. Force-of-infection analyses suggest endemic alphavirus transmission historically, with recent increased human exposure to MADV and VEEV in some regions. The lack of additional neurological cases suggest that severe MADV and VEEV infections occur only rarely. Our results indicate that, over the past five decades, alphavirus infections have occurred at low levels in eastern Panama, but that MADV and VEEV infections have recently increased — potentially during the past decade. Endemic infections and outbreaks of MADV and VEEV appear to differ spatially. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:7cdf362d-164c-43a7-b177-6286aaa4cdc02022-03-26T20:59:44ZEndemic and epidemic human alphavirus infections in Eastern Panama; an analysis of population-based cross-sectional surveysJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:7cdf362d-164c-43a7-b177-6286aaa4cdc0EnglishSymplectic ElementsAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2020Carrera, JCucunubá, ZMNeira, KPereyra Elías, RMadariaga virus (MADV), has recently been associated with severe humanb disease in Panama, where the closely related Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) also circulates. In June, 2017, a fatal MADV infection was confirmed in a community of Darien province. We conducted a cross-sectional outbreak investigation with human and mosquito collections in July 2017, where sera were tested for alphavirus antibodies and viral RNA. Additionally, by applying a catalytic, force-of-infection statistical model to two serosurveys from Darien province in 2012 and 2017, we investigated whether endemic or epidemic alphavirus transmission occurred historically. In 2017, MADV and VEEV IgM seroprevalence was 1.6% and 4.4%, respectively; IgG antibody prevalences were MADV: 13.2%; VEEV: 16.8%; Una virus (UNAV): 16.0%; and Mayaro virus (MAYV): 1.1%. Active viral circulation was not detected. Evidence of MADV and UNAV infection was found near households — raising questions about its vectors and enzootic transmission cycles. Insomnia was associated with MADV and VEEV infection, depression symptoms were associated with MADV, and dizziness with VEEV and UNAV. Force-of-infection analyses suggest endemic alphavirus transmission historically, with recent increased human exposure to MADV and VEEV in some regions. The lack of additional neurological cases suggest that severe MADV and VEEV infections occur only rarely. Our results indicate that, over the past five decades, alphavirus infections have occurred at low levels in eastern Panama, but that MADV and VEEV infections have recently increased — potentially during the past decade. Endemic infections and outbreaks of MADV and VEEV appear to differ spatially. |
| spellingShingle | Carrera, J Cucunubá, ZM Neira, K Pereyra Elías, R Endemic and epidemic human alphavirus infections in Eastern Panama; an analysis of population-based cross-sectional surveys |
| title | Endemic and epidemic human alphavirus infections in Eastern Panama; an analysis of population-based cross-sectional surveys |
| title_full | Endemic and epidemic human alphavirus infections in Eastern Panama; an analysis of population-based cross-sectional surveys |
| title_fullStr | Endemic and epidemic human alphavirus infections in Eastern Panama; an analysis of population-based cross-sectional surveys |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endemic and epidemic human alphavirus infections in Eastern Panama; an analysis of population-based cross-sectional surveys |
| title_short | Endemic and epidemic human alphavirus infections in Eastern Panama; an analysis of population-based cross-sectional surveys |
| title_sort | endemic and epidemic human alphavirus infections in eastern panama an analysis of population based cross sectional surveys |
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