Natural co-infection of influenza A/H3N2 and A/H1N1pdm09 viruses resulting in a reassortant A/H3N2 virus
Rith, Sareth, Chin, Savuth, Sar, Borann, Y, Phalla, Horm, Srey Viseth, Ly, Sovann, Buchy, Philippe, Dussart, Philippe, and Horwood, Paul F. (2015) Natural co-infection of influenza A/H3N2 and A/H1N1pdm09 viruses resulting in a reassortant A/H3N2 virus. Journal of Clinical Virology, 73. pp. 108-111.
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Abstract
Background: Despite annual co-circulation of different subtypes of seasonal influenza, co-infections between different viruses are rarely detected. These co-infections can result in the emergence of reassortant progeny.
Study design: We document the detection of an influenza co-infection, between influenza A/H3N2 with A/H1N1pdm09 viruses, which occurred in a 3 year old male in Cambodia during April 2014. Both viruses were detected in the patient at relatively high viral loads (as determined by real-time RT-PCR CT values), which is unusual for influenza co-infections. As reassortment can occur between co-infected influenza A strains we isolated plaque purified clonal viral populations from the clinical material of the patient infected with A/H3N2 and A/H1N1pdm09.
Results: Complete genome sequences were completed for 7 clonal viruses to determine if any reassorted viruses were generated during the influenza virus co-infection. Although most of the viral sequences were consistent with wild-type A/H3N2 or A/H1N1pdm09, one reassortant A/H3N2 virus was isolated which contained an A/H1N1pdm09 NS1 gene fragment. The reassortant virus was viable and able to infect cells, as judged by successful passage in MDCK cells, achieving a TCID50 of 104/ml at passage number two. There is no evidence that the reassortant virus was transmitted further. The co-infection occurred during a period when co-circulation of A/H3N2 and A/H1N1pdm09 was detected in Cambodia.
Conclusions: It is unclear how often influenza co-infections occur, but laboratories should consider influenza co-infections during routine surveillance activities.
Item ID: | 46940 |
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Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
ISSN: | 1873-5967 |
Keywords: | influenza; seasonal; co-infection; A/H3N2; A/H1N1pdm09; reassortment; reassortant |
Additional Information: | This is an open access article under the CC-BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Funders: | World Health Organisation, Cambodia, Cambodian Ministry of Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
Projects and Grants: | CDC Cooperative Agreement U51IP000522 |
Date Deposited: | 31 Jan 2017 02:30 |
FoR Codes: | 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1103 Clinical Sciences > 110309 Infectious Diseases @ 100% |
SEO Codes: | 92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920109 Infectious Diseases @ 100% |
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