#Community #Transmission of Pneumonic #Plague, Fenoarivobe, #Madagascar, 2022

 

Abstract

The results of an outbreak investigation of pneumonic plague conducted in the plague-endemic district of Fenoarivobe, Madagascar, revealed a familial cluster of plague. Transmission was aided by intrahousehold contact or gatherings and was amplified by delayed plague treatment, highlighting the need for early diagnosis and rapid initiation of appropriate therapy.

Source: 

Link: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3211.260549

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Differentiating #Avian and Seasonal #Influenza Viruses in #Wastewater by Digital #PCR

 

Abstract

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5Nx) viruses, particularly clade 2.3.4.4b, pose substantial global health risks. We combined and piloted 2 duplex reverse transcription digital PCRs to discriminate between avian and seasonal influenza viruses in wastewater. This approach enabled rapid, strain-specific detection to reduce ambiguity in environmental surveillance for influenza viruses.

Source: 

Link: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3211.261234

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Effectiveness of #Diphtheria and #Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular #Pertussis #Vaccine in #Children Aged 6 Months–6 Years During a Statewide Pertussis Outbreak — #Alaska, May–November 2024

 

Abstract

Widespread use of pertussis vaccines in children has resulted in a >90% reduction in the number of annual pertussis cases in the United States. After a period of low U.S. pertussis incidence during and shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic, incidence increased in 2024. Data on the real-world effectiveness of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) against pertussis during this disease resurgence are limited. In response to documentation of a record high pertussis incidence in Alaska during May–November 2024, DTaP vaccine effectiveness (VE) against pertussis in Alaska children aged 6 months–6 years was evaluated. Adjusted VE was 96.2% among children who had completed the 3-dose primary DTaP series and 85.3% among those who were partially vaccinated. Compared with children who had received ≥3 DTaP doses, the odds of laboratory-confirmed pertussis were approximately 26 times as high in unvaccinated children (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 26.1), and approximately 4 times as high in those who had received 1–2 DTaP doses (adjusted OR = 3.8). These findings reinforce the importance of following pertussis vaccination recommendations to protect for children from the disease and reduce the occurrence of pertussis outbreaks.

Source: 

Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7540a1

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#Epidemiology and #Economic Burden of #Puumala Virus #Infection in Styria, #Austria, 2003 to 2024

 

Abstract

Background

Hantavirus infections cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and impose a potential burden on healthcare systems. However, comprehensive economic data remain scarce. We quantified the inpatient economic burden of hospitalized patients with Puumala virus (PUUV) infections in Styria, Austria’s primary endemic region, to identify hospitalization costs and early admission predictors of costs.

Methods

This retrospective cost-of-illness study analyzed 1049 serologically confirmed PUUV hospitalizations across 20 public hospitals in Styria, Austria between September 2003 and March 2024. Costs were estimated using the Austrian performance-oriented hospital financing (Leistungsorientierte Krankenanstaltenfinanzierung) diagnosis-related group system, standardized to 2024-equivalent Euros using consumer price index deflation. Admission predictors of cost were assessed using multivariable γ-generalized linear modeling with multiple imputations. Temporal trends in length of stay were analyzed using weighted segmented linear regression.

Results

Cumulative inpatient cost was ∼€10.3 million (mean per-case: €9788) for the entire study period of 21 years. Three epidemic years (2012, 2019, and 2021) accounted for 53.6% of cases and over €5.2 million in expenditure, with peak annual costs reaching €1.93 million (0.274% of total Styrian inpatient expenditure) in 2012. Prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT; cost-ratio 1.024 per second, 95% CI 1.019–1.030) and older age (CR 1.004 per year, 95% CI 1.001–1.008) were independent admission-level predictors of higher cost. Median hospital length of stay declined by ∼50% over the study period.

Conclusions

PUUV hospitalizations impose a sharply episodic but recurrent economic burden on regional healthcare systems. Admission aPTT and age independently predicted cost, but clinical outcomes were not modeled and these variables do not constitute a triage tool. Epidemic preparedness strategies are warranted.

Source: 

Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag607

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Evaluating the effects of #population #mobility on #transmission during the #COVID19 #pandemic

 

Abstract

Changes to community mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic, together with unprecedented availability of surveillance and mobility data, provide a unique opportunity to quantify the effect of mobility on respiratory infection transmission. We present a renewal model that incorporates epidemiological mechanisms influencing SARS-CoV-2 transmission along with a non-mechanistic scaling process. We compare models with and without mobility using epidemic data from 122 countries and quantify the influence of mobility through reductions in non-mechanistic scaling. In several countries, this non-mechanistic process closely tracks mobility trends and varies substantially less when mobility is incorporated. This is especially evident in Western Europe and North America, but not in several countries of West Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Google and Facebook data produce similar findings, and parks is frequently assigned the lowest weight in the multi-location Google analysis. Mobility trends are strongly aligned with short-term transmission dynamics in many high-income settings, although between-country heterogeneity remains.

Source: 

Link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-78247-9

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Mice immunized with #N1 NA in a single cycle infectious virus or in a recombinant nanoparticle #vaccine are protected against lethal challenge with HPAI #H5N1 influenza

 

Abstract

The recent spillover of highly pathogenic (HP) H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b into dairy cattle and other mammalian species has been concerning. Vaccine candidates that can be rapidly synthesized and implemented are key countermeasures for protecting the human population against emerging pathogens. Here we examine the use of a pH1N1 virus lacking the genetic material for hemagglutinin (HA), limiting the infection to a single cycle (sciIAV) or Cobalt lipid-porphyrin nanoparticles decorated with neuraminidase (NA) of HPAI H5N1 (N1-CoPoP) as vaccine candidates. C57BL/6 mice that were inoculated intranasally with a single dose of pH1N1 sciIAV did not differ in serum NA antibody compared to uninoculated mice. However, mice that were inoculated intramuscularly with the N1-CoPoP alone or in combination with pH1N1 sciIAV had increased N1 IgG antibodies. Upon lethal challenge with HPAIV H5N1, all mice inoculated with either pH1N1 sciIAV or N1-CoPoP were protected from weight loss, unlike unvaccinated mice with substantial body weight losses that succumb to viral infection between 7 and 10 days post infection (dpi). Both pH1N1 sciIAV and N1-CoPoP immunization minimized viral infection such that only one mouse receiving pH1N1 sciIAV had detectable viral titer in the lungs at 4 dpi. By 6 dpi, no mouse inoculated with pH1N1 sciIAV and/or N1-CoPoP had detectable virus in nasal turbinates, lungs or the brain, unlike the high viral titers found in uninoculated mice. Both pH1N1 sciIAV and N1-CoPoP were protective and should be investigated further as alternative vaccine candidates.

Competing Interest Statement

J.F.L. holds interest in POP Biotechnologies. Other authors declare no competing interests.

Funder Information Declared

American Lung Association, https://ror.org/01p3rh655

Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Douglass Foundation

Source: 

Link:  https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.10.11.758125

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Cross-reactive T-cell responses against #BDBV in #humans after rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP #vaccination

 

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Our study shows that a single immunisation with the available, licensed EBOV vaccine induces T-cell cross-reactivity against BDBV and to a lesser extent against SUDV. Although it is not known whether these T cells contribute to improved clinical outcomes upon BDBV exposure in humans, preclinical studies show that T-cell responses are required for vaccine-mediated protection in non-human primates: CD4 T cell help to B cells is required for protection against disease caused by EBOV,10 and depletion studies have also shown a protective role of CD8 T cells.11

Our study has limitations. Due to the small sample size and single measured timepoint, dose–response differences and long-term persistence of the cross-reactive T-cell response could not be assessed. This study was performed in healthy adults in Germany, thus representativeness of populations in areas affected by the BDBV outbreak is limited.

Although a correlate of protection against disease caused by BDBV has not been defined, our findings provide first evidence that rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP vaccination against EBOV induces BDBV-cross-reactive T-cell responses. In the absence of a BDBV-specific vaccine, these data support the systematic evaluation of the available EBOV vaccine within clinical trials during the current outbreak.

Source: 

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(26)00529-3

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Strong #Protein #Responses to Acute #Infection Control General Post-Viral #Sequelae and #SARS-CoV-2-specific #Neurocognitive Sequelae

 

Abstract

After serious infections, many survivors fully recover while others face persistent symptoms including neurocognitive dysfunction, cardiopulmonary instabilities and disabling fatigue, classified broadly as Post-Acute Infection Syndromes (PAIS). Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID19 (PASC) is one special case. To test whether acute infection initiates PAIS, we analyzed proteins in 173 saliva samples collected during severe respiratory viral infections and tracked patient outcomes for five years. We discovered 44 proteins, all derived from interferon stimulated genes, that respond strongly to acute infection. Rates of post-acute syndromes were similar regardless of infection, but the types of Sequelae differed by virus. High expression of 19 proteins predict low General Sequelae rates across all viruses. High expression of 23 overlapping proteins predict low Neurocognitive Sequelae rates only with SARS-CoV-2 infections. We propose that low expressions of these proteins, which control viral replication, innate immunity, and secondary autoimmunity, combine to precipitate PAIS and PASC.

Competing Interest Statement

Theodore G. Liou, Judy L Jensen and Kristyn A Packer received research funding from Anagram, Aridis, BioMX, Calithera, Clarametyx, Judy L Jensen and Kristyn A Packer received research funding from Anagram, Aridis, BioMX, Calithera, Clarametyx, Gilead, Insmed, Laurent, Novartis, Sionna, SpliSense, the US Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Therapeutic Development Network and Vertex for performance of clinical studies during the study and manuscript preparation period. Theodore Liou is a member and Rhonda Szczesniak is vice-chair of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Clinical Research Committee. Theodore Liou and Frederick Adler, through the University of Utah, are named as inventors on the following patent applications related to the proteins identified in this manuscript: (1) a provisional patent application titled "DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENTS FOR ACUTE AND POST-VIRAL DISEASE BASED ON INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSES TO SARS-COV-2 INFECTION," serial number 63/792,687, filed 4/22/2025; (2) a provisional patent application titled "ADDITIONAL INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSES WITH DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT POTENTIAL FOR POST-ACUTE SEQUELAE OF COVID19 SYNDROME AND FOR POST-ACUTE INFECTION SYNDROME," serial number 63/979,883, filed 2/10/2026; (3) a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application titled "METHODS FOR PREDICTING POST-ACUTE SEQUELAE OF VIRAL INFECTIONS USING INTERFERON STIMULATED GENE PROTEINS," serial number PCT/US2026/024520, filed 4/21/2026, which incorporates subject matter from (1) and (2); and (4) a provisional patent application titled "ADDITIONAL ACUTELY EXPRESSED PROTEINS PROTECTIVE AGAINST NEUROCOGNITIVE AND GENERAL POST-VIRAL SEQUELAE," serial number 64/102,461, filed 6/30/42026. The applicant on all applications is the University of Utah.

Source: 

Link: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.27.26361488v2

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Serologic #Testing for #MERS #Coronavirus and #SARS-CoV-2 Cross-Reactive Immune Responses, the #Netherlands

 

Abstract

Cross-reactive SARS-CoV-2–specific antibodies could compromise the specificity of MERS-CoV serology, potentially leading to misclassification of infection history. SARS-CoV-2 exposure induced MERS-CoV antibodies primarily targeting the conserved S2 domain, with occasional neutralizing capacity. Combining MERS-CoV S1 binding with neutralization, however, limited the influence of SARS-CoV-2–induced cross-reactivity on MERS-CoV serology.

Source: 

Link: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3211.260690

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#Global Genomic #Surveillance of #MERS #Coronavirus

 

Abstract

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a persistent zoonotic and epidemic threat. We analyzed 807 publicly available human- and camel-derived MERS-CoV genomes collected during 2012–2024 to assess global genomic surveillance. Most sequences originated from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Major gaps in surveillance persist across Africa and South and Central Asia despite large camel populations, active trade, and evidence of viral circulation. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed predominance of clade B in the Arabian Peninsula and clade C in East Africa, consistent with regional patterns. We identified uneven sampling, incomplete metadata, and long delays between sample collection and public sequence submission, often spanning years. Those limitations reduce the value of genomic data for timely situational awareness. Integrating genomic with population and trade data supports timelier, more representative, and coordinated One Health surveillance for MERS-CoV but reveals major blind spots.

Source: 

Link: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3211.260668

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#Evidence of Exposure to Highly Pathogenic Avian #Influenza #H5 Viruses in East #Greenland Polar #Bears

 

Abstract

We detected influenza A virus antibodies in plasma collected from East Greenland polar bears during subsistence hunts in 2024 (3/14 [21%]) and 2025 (6/14 [43%]). Four bears from 2025 had antibodies for the globally emerging highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5 clade 2.3.4.4b, consistent with survival after exposure.

Source: 

Link: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3211.261050

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Subacute Sclerosing #Panencephalitis after #Measles #Outbreaks, the #Philippines, 2007–2022

 

Abstract

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a delayed, almost uniformly fatal complication of measles. The Philippines had measles outbreaks in 2010–2011, 2013, and 2018–2019; the last was the largest in the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region. Published SSPE data from the Philippines end in 2015. We reviewed all 20 children admitted with SSPE to a tertiary pediatric hospital in Quezon City during 2007–2022 and estimated year of measles infection. Median patient age was 6.2 years at hospital admission and 0.7 years at reported measles illness. Five (25.0%) of 20 admissions occurred in 2022, and estimated infection dates placed 4 patients within the 2018–2019 outbreak; all were admitted during 2020–2022. Given the multiyear latency of SSPE, additional cases might emerge over coming years. Reported measles history could not be established in one quarter of patients. Strengthened measles surveillance and sustained 2-dose vaccination coverage are needed.

Source: 

Link: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3211.261395

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Efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of a 9-valent vaccine (ExPEC9V) for #prevention of invasive #Escherichia coli disease in older #adults: a phase 3, randomised, placebo-controlled trial (E.mbrace)

 

Summary

Background

Invasive Escherichia coli disease (IED) caused by extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) can lead to bacteraemia and sepsis. ExPEC9V is a conjugate vaccine targeting nine E coli O-serotypes that account for most E coli bloodstream infections. We aimed to evaluate ExPEC9V for safety, immunogenicity, and prevention of IED caused by ExPEC9V O-serotypes in adults aged 60 years and older.

Methods

In this randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study conducted at 332 clinical sites in 20 countries (E.mbrace), we enrolled participants aged 60 years and older in stable health and with a history of urinary tract infection (UTI) within the previous 2 years. Participants were randomly assigned (in blocks of no set size with the use of interactive web response system, stratified by age and presence or absence of risk factors for complicated UTI) 1:1 to receive a single dose of intramuscular ExPEC9V or placebo. Participants, study-site personnel, and investigators remained masked to group allocation throughout the study. The primary endpoint was first IED in blood or sterile sites caused by ExPEC9V O-serotypes in the per-protocol efficacy analysis set (all randomly assigned, vaccinated participants without major protocol deviations); secondary endpoints included immunogenicity assessment in a subset of participants. Safety endpoints included solicited (safety subset), unsolicited (full analysis set), and serious (full analysis set) adverse events. A prespecified futility analysis conducted when at least 40% of the expected 53 IED events had occurred indicated lack of efficacy, leading to early study termination. We present final study results (data up to the date of the futility announcement), when 17 701 of the planned 19 800 participants had been vaccinated. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04899336).

Findings

Participants were enrolled between June 30, 2021, and Feb 13, 2025. Of 18 844 individuals assessed for eligibility, 17 701 were enrolled, randomly assigned, and vaccinated (8858 with ExPEC9V and 8843 with placebo). The per-protocol efficacy included 17 637 participants (8822 for ExPEC9V and 8815 for placebo). There were 24 IED cases (11 in vaccine and 13 in placebo groups) caused by ExPEC9V O-serotypes in blood or sterile sites, yielding a vaccine efficacy of 14·63% (95% CI −106·57 to 65·38), indicating no protective effect. ExPEC9V had an acceptable safety profile, with more frequent low-grade adverse events in the ExPEC9V versus placebo group, balanced serious adverse event distribution among both groups, and no vaccine-related deaths.

Interpretation

In this large phase 3 trial of older adults, ExPEC9V did not demonstrate efficacy in preventing first IED caused by ExPEC9V O-serotypes, despite generating robust and sustained antibody responses. Development of the ExPEC9V vaccine has been discontinued.

Funding

Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi.

Source: 

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(26)00469-X

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#Human #Infection with Avian #Influenza #H7N7 Virus, #Taiwan, 2026

 

Abstract

Low pathogenic avian influenza A(H7N7) virus detected in a poultry worker in Taiwan, 2026 was related to viruses circulating in Asian wild birds and possessed PB2 E627K, a mammalian adaptation marker. Enhanced surveillance for H7 viruses in poultry and rapid characterization of human cases are essential to assess pandemic potential.

Competing Interest Statement

The authors have declared no competing interest.

Source: 

Link: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.10.09.26365013

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The transition to #postpartum #lactation establishes a state of maternal #antiviral #resilience

 

Abstract

Influenza A virus (IAV) causes severe disease during late pregnancy, yet how maternal adaptations in host defense shape susceptibility following childbirth remains unknown. Here, we show that the postpartum period represents a state of enhanced maternal antiviral immunity. Across postpartum stages, dams infected before weaning exhibited increased survival and reduced disease following lethal IAV challenge compared with nonpregnant females. Postpartum protection was associated with enhanced viral clearance and increased pulmonary antigen-specific CD8+ T cells and IL-17A-producing gamma-delta T cells. We identify the transition into lactation as a critical determinant of this protection. Protection extended to highly pathogenic avian influenza. Together, these findings reveal that maternal antiviral immunity remains actively shaped after childbirth, establishing the postpartum lactational period as a distinct state of maternal antiviral resilience.

Competing Interest Statement

KK and PS are co-inventors on a patent relating to this work. KK and PS are co-founders of Coralie Bio, Inc. that may benefit financially from the work described in this article.

Funder Information Declared

National Institutes of Health, https://ror.org/01cwqze88, 1R01HD120540, 1F31AI191458

David and Lucile Packard Foundation, https://ror.org/032atxq54, Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering

U.S. National Science Foundation, https://ror.org/021nxhr62, Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, https://ror.org/006w34k90, Gilliam Fellowship Program

Blavatnik Family Foundation, Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator at Harvard University

Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

Source: 

Link: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.10.02.756285

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#Antiviral Susceptibility of Clade 2.3.4.4b #H5N1 and #H5N5 #Influenza Viruses Detected in #Birds in #Russia During 2021–2022

 

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In this study, we aimed to analyze the antiviral susceptibility of clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 and H5N5 influenza viruses detected in Russia during 2021–2022. During this period, we investigated 40 avian influenza outbreaks in wild and domestic birds, isolating 109 H5N1 and 9 H5N5 strains. Using a genetic approach, we analyzed the presence of markers associated with reduced susceptibility to baloxavir and M2 blockers, as well as markers of reduced inhibition by neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs). Additionally, the isolated strains were tested in a functional assay to evaluate the inhibitory activity of oseltamivir, zanamivir, and peramivir against viral neuraminidase. None of the isolates harbored genetic markers of reduced susceptibility to M2 blockers and baloxavir or reduced inhibition by NAIs. Functional assay showed that the median IC50 values of oseltamivir, zanamivir, and peramivir were 1.73, 0.49, and 0.16 nM for the H5N1 subtype, and 0.65, 1.13, and 0.12 nM for the H5N5 subtype, respectively. None of the tested strains demonstrated a ≥10-fold increase in NAI IC50 values compared to the corresponding subtype medians, and were thus classified as having a normal level of inhibition. The median IC50 values of the NAIs determined for the tested avian viruses were comparable to those of a susceptible seasonal A(H1N1)pdm09 strain, except for a slight reduction in oseltamivir activity against H5N1 viruses (4.3-fold) and zanamivir activity against H5N5 viruses (3.4-fold). Our study revealed a group of H5N1 viruses whose NA belonged to the ea5.1 genetic subclade, characterized by NA-Y253H and T452I amino acid substitutions, which exhibited a 28.8-fold decrease in oseltamivir IC50 values compared to the subtype median. These strains were detected in the European and Ural regions of Russia between May 2022 and January 2023, with no subsequent detections in the available surveillance data. To the best of our knowledge, such strains have not been identified outside Russia.

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Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/v18101126

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#Filovirus reactive #antibodies in #wildlife hunting #communities suggest ongoing zoonotic #spillover in forested #Guinea

 

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Forested Guinea has been the site of multiple high-consequence viral spillover events, including the index case of the 2013-16 West African Ebola epidemic. Deforestation and wildlife hunting rapidly expand the human-animal interface, increasing opportunities for transmission. Here we integrate serologic, spatial and questionnaire data to characterize zoonotic filovirus spillover events and risk factors amongst wildlife hunter communities in Forested Guinea. Hunters and close contacts from 43 villages in 2017 (n = 511) and 2023 (n = 648) were screened using a multiplex microsphere-based immunoassay panel of 9 filoviruses, identifying IgG binding against Ebola virus (EBOV) in 57/1159 individuals (4.9%), as well as species-specific binding against Bundibugyo (BDBV) (49/1159, 4.2%), Taï Forest (TAFV) (13/1159, 1.1%), Reston (4/1159, 0.3%), Měnglà (MLAV) (8/1159, 0.7%), Lloviu (LLOV) (8/1159, 0.7%) and Bombali (BOMV) (1/1159, 0.1%) viruses. Parallel pseudotyped virus neutralization assays identified species-specific neutralization of EBOV, BDBV and TAFV, as well as likely cross-neutralization of BOMV, LLOV and MLAV, suggesting multiple zoonotic virus spillover events. Mixed-effects regression analyses of satellite-derived land-cover data identified environmental risk factors (including forest fragmentation) reflecting potential pathways of exposure. Together, our data suggest multiple ongoing zoonotic filovirus spillover events in wildlife hunting communities and highlight the importance of landscape configuration in driving pathogen spillover.

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Link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-77653-3

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#Serological and transcriptomic response of African fruit #bats to immune challenge with recombinant #vaccines expressing #Ebola or #Nipah virus #antigens

 

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Bats are hosts to diverse zoonotic viruses which can cause high case fatality rates in humans. Since detecting viruses in bats is difficult, antibodies are often used for surveillance, though their significance remains unclear in the absence of in vivo immunological studies. To address this knowledge gap, we measured antibody production and gene expression in bats following injection with vaccines encoding either a Nipah virus G glycoprotein or an Ebola virus GP glycoprotein. We selected two African bat species with overlapping ranges, Eidolon helvum (confirmed reservoir of henipaviruses) and Epomophorus gambianus (putative reservoir of filoviruses). Using a Luminex-based multiplex microsphere immunoassay and a pseudotype virus neutralization assay, we observed an increase in antibodies against the Nipah glycoprotein in most bats that received the Nipah vaccine. In contrast, we could only detect anti-Ebola glycoprotein antibodies in one bat species, Ep. gambianus, in response to the Ebola vaccine. Transcriptomic analysis in Ei. helvum revealed that genes involved in ISGylation and T-cell differentiation pathways were differentially expressed in response to the Ebola, but not the Nipah, vaccine. These results demonstrate species-specific differences in responses to antigen exposure, offering insights into bat adaptive immune systems and providing calibration for serological data from wild bats.

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Link: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.252189

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