Etiological agent and clinical characteristics of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in the southern Republic of Korea : a genomic surveillance study

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OBJECTIVES: High incidences of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) have been reported in the southern Republic of Korea (ROK). A distinct southern genotype of Orthohantavirus hantanense (HTNV) was identified in Apodemus agrarius chejuensis on Jeju Island. However, its association with HFRS cases in southern ROK remains elusive. We investigated the potential of the southern HTNV genotype as an etiological agent of HFRS.

METHODS: Samples from 22 patients with HFRS and 193 small mammals were collected in the southern ROK. The clinical characteristics of patients infected with the southern HTNV genotype were analysed. Amplicon-based MinION sequencing was employed for southern HTNV from patients and rodents, facilitating subsequent analyses involving phylogenetics and genetic reassortment.

RESULTS: High-throughput sequencing of HTNV exhibited higher coverage with a cycle of threshold value below 32, acquiring nearly whole-genome sequences from six patients with HFRS and seven A. agrarius samples. The phylogenetic pattern of patient-derived HTNV demonstrated genetic clustering with HTNV from Apodemus species on Jeju Island and the southern Korean peninsula, revealing genetic reassortment in a single clinical sample between the M and S segments.

DISCUSSION: These findings imply that the southern HTNV genotype has the potential to induce HFRS in humans. The phylogenetic inference demonstrates the diverse and dynamic characteristics of the southern HTNV tripartite genomes. Therefore, this study highlights the significance of active surveillance and amplicon sequencing for detecting orthohantavirus infections. It also raises awareness and caution for physicians regarding the emergence of a southern HTNV genotype as a cause of HFRS in the ROK.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - (2024) vom: 23. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Prayitno, Sara P [VerfasserIn]
Natasha, Augustine [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Seonghyeon [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Choon-Mee [VerfasserIn]
Lee, You Mi [VerfasserIn]
Park, Kyungmin [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jongwoo [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Seong-Gyu [VerfasserIn]
Park, Jieun [VerfasserIn]
Rajoriya, Shivani [VerfasserIn]
Palacios, Gustavo [VerfasserIn]
Oh, Yeonsu [VerfasserIn]
Song, Jin-Won [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Dong-Min [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Won-Keun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amplicon-based MinION sequencing
Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
Heterogeneous and dynamic phylogenies
Journal Article
Republic of Korea
Southern genotype of Hantaan virus

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Date Revised 14.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.cmi.2024.02.014

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NLM368929280