Tembusu Virus in Human, China

Summary Tembusu virus (TMUV) infection in ducks, geese and house sparrows was reported in China. To confirm the emergence of TMUV in humans, we investigated TMUV as a possible infection in duck industry workers in Shandong, China. Of 132 serum samples tested, 95 (71.9%) had TMUV antibodies. In oral...

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Published in:Transboundary and emerging diseases 2013-06, Vol.60 (3), p.193-196
Main Authors: Tang, Y., Gao, X., Diao, Y., Feng, Q., Chen, H., Liu, X., Ge, P., Yu, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
antibodies
Antibodies, Neutralizing - blood
Antibodies, Viral - blood
China
Disease transmission
ducks
Ducks - virology
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Evolution, Molecular
Flavivirus
Flavivirus - genetics
Flavivirus - isolation & purification
Flavivirus - pathogenicity
Flavivirus Infections - diagnosis
human
Human subjects
Humans
Mouth Mucosa - virology
Occupational Diseases - diagnosis
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Poultry Diseases - diagnosis
Poultry Diseases - virology
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA Helicases - genetics
RNA, Messenger - genetics
RNA, Viral - blood
RNA, Viral - genetics
Serine Endopeptidases - genetics
Tembusu virus
Viral Load
Viral Nonstructural Proteins - genetics
Viruses
Wildfowl
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Summary:Summary Tembusu virus (TMUV) infection in ducks, geese and house sparrows was reported in China. To confirm the emergence of TMUV in humans, we investigated TMUV as a possible infection in duck industry workers in Shandong, China. Of 132 serum samples tested, 95 (71.9%) had TMUV antibodies. In oral swabs detection, 63 (47.7%) samples were positive for TMUV RNA. Nucleotide sequences of 277 bp coding the partial NS3 protein showed more than 99.5% identity with other duck TMUV strains, which can cause severe egg drop in ducks. These findings contribute to the realization that TMUV may be overlooked as a zoonotic transmission in China.
ISSN:1865-1674
1865-1682
DOI:10.1111/tbed.12085