Independent infections of porcine deltacoronavirus among Haitian children

© 2021. The Author(s)..

Coronaviruses have caused three major epidemics since 2003, including the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In each case, the emergence of coronavirus in our species has been associated with zoonotic transmissions from animal reservoirs1,2, underscoring how prone such pathogens are to spill over and adapt to new species. Among the four recognized genera of the family Coronaviridae, human infections reported so far have been limited to alphacoronaviruses and betacoronaviruses3-5. Here we identify porcine deltacoronavirus strains in plasma samples of three Haitian children with acute undifferentiated febrile illness. Genomic and evolutionary analyses reveal that human infections were the result of at least two independent zoonoses of distinct viral lineages that acquired the same mutational signature in the genes encoding Nsp15 and the spike glycoprotein. In particular, structural analysis predicts that one of the changes in the spike S1 subunit, which contains the receptor-binding domain, may affect the flexibility of the protein and its binding to the host cell receptor. Our findings highlight the potential for evolutionary change and adaptation leading to human infections by coronaviruses outside of the previously recognized human-associated coronavirus groups, particularly in settings where there may be close human-animal contact.

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UpdateOf: medRxiv. 2021 Mar 25;:. - PMID 33791709

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:600

Enthalten in:

Nature - 600(2021), 7887 vom: 17. Dez., Seite 133-137

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lednicky, John A [VerfasserIn]
Tagliamonte, Massimiliano S [VerfasserIn]
White, Sarah K [VerfasserIn]
Elbadry, Maha A [VerfasserIn]
Alam, Md Mahbubul [VerfasserIn]
Stephenson, Caroline J [VerfasserIn]
Bonny, Tania S [VerfasserIn]
Loeb, Julia C [VerfasserIn]
Telisma, Taina [VerfasserIn]
Chavannes, Sonese [VerfasserIn]
Ostrov, David A [VerfasserIn]
Mavian, Carla [VerfasserIn]
Beau De Rochars, Valery Madsen [VerfasserIn]
Salemi, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Morris, J Glenn [VerfasserIn]

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Case Reports
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 08.12.2021

Date Revised 09.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

UpdateOf: medRxiv. 2021 Mar 25;:. - PMID 33791709

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41586-021-04111-z

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NLM333275284