The genetic diversity of Nipah virus across spatial scales

Nipah virus (NiV), a highly lethal virus in humans, circulates silently in Pteropus bats throughout South and Southeast Asia. Difficulty in obtaining genomes from bats means we have a poor understanding of NiV diversity, including how many lineages circulate within a roost and the spread of NiV over increasing spatial scales. Here we develop phylogenetic approaches applied to the most comprehensive collection of genomes to date (N=257, 175 from bats, 73 from humans) from six countries over 22 years (1999-2020). In Bangladesh, where most human infections occur, we find evidence of increased spillover risk from one of the two co-circulating sublineages. We divide the four major NiV sublineages into 15 genetic clusters (emerged 20-44 years ago). Within any bat roost, there are an average of 2.4 co-circulating genetic clusters, rising to 5.5 clusters at areas of 1,500-2,000 km2. Using Approximate Bayesian Computation fit to a spatial signature of viral diversity, we estimate that each genetic cluster occupies an average area of 1.3 million km2 (95%CI: 0.6-2.3 million), with 14 clusters in an area of 100,000 km2 (95%CI: 6-24). In the few sites in Bangladesh and Cambodia where genomic surveillance has been concentrated, we estimate that most of the genetic clusters have been identified, but only ~15% of overall NiV diversity has been uncovered. Our findings are consistent with entrenched co-circulation of distinct lineages, even within individual roosts, coupled with slow migration over larger spatial scales.

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E-Artikel

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2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences - (2023) vom: 04. Okt.

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Englisch

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Azuero, Oscar Cortés [VerfasserIn]
Lefrancq, Noémie [VerfasserIn]
Nikolay, Birgit [VerfasserIn]
McKee, Clifton [VerfasserIn]
Cappelle, Julien [VerfasserIn]
Hul, Vibol [VerfasserIn]
Ou, Tey Putita [VerfasserIn]
Hoem, Thavry [VerfasserIn]
Lemey, Philippe [VerfasserIn]
Rahman, Mohammed Ziaur [VerfasserIn]
Islam, Ausraful [VerfasserIn]
Gurley, Emily S [VerfasserIn]
Duong, Veasna [VerfasserIn]
Salje, Henrik [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 20.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1101/2023.07.14.23292668

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NLM36002887X