Chicken is an important food animal worldwide and plays an important role in human life by providing meat and eggs.Despite recent significant advances in gut microbiome studies,a comprehensive study of chicken gut bac...Chicken is an important food animal worldwide and plays an important role in human life by providing meat and eggs.Despite recent significant advances in gut microbiome studies,a comprehensive study of chicken gut bacterial,archaeal,and viral genomes remains unavailable.In this study,we constructed a chicken multi-kingdom microbiome catalog(CMKMC),including 18,201 bacterial,225 archaeal,and 33,411 viral genomes,and annotated over 6,076,006 protein-coding genes by integrating 135 chicken gut metagenomes and publicly available metagenome-assembled genomes(MAGs)from ten countries.We found that 812 and 240 MAGs in our dataset were putative novel species and genera,respectively,far beyond what was previously reported.The newly unclassified MAGs were predominant in Phyla Firmicutes_A(n=263),followed by Firmicutes(n=126),Bacteroidota(n=121),and Proteobacteria(n=87).Most of the classified species-level viral oper-ational taxonomic units belong to Caudovirales.Approximately,63.24%of chicken gut viromes are predicted to infect two or more hosts,including complete circular viruses.Moreover,we found that diverse auxiliary metabolic genes and antibiotic resistance genes were carried by viruses.Together,our CMKMC provides the largest integrated MAGs and viral genomes from the chicken gut to date,functional insights into the chicken gastrointestinal tract microbiota,and paves the way for microbial interventions for better chicken health and productivity.展开更多
OriginalTranslation The avian influenza A(H7N9)virus is a zoonotic virus that is closely associated with live poultry markets.It has caused infections in humans in China since 2013.Five waves of the H7N9 influenza epi...OriginalTranslation The avian influenza A(H7N9)virus is a zoonotic virus that is closely associated with live poultry markets.It has caused infections in humans in China since 2013.Five waves of the H7N9 influenza epidemic occurred in China between March 2013 and September 2017.H7N9 with low-pathogenicity dominated in the first four waves,whereas highly pathogenic H7N9 influenza emerged in poultry and spread to humans during the fifth wave,causing wide concern.Specialists and officials from China and other countries responded quickly,controlled the epidemic well thus far,and characterized the virus by using new technologies and surveillance tools that were made possible by their preparedness efforts.Here,we review the characteristics of the H7N9 viruses that were identified while controlling the spread of the disease.It was summarized and discussed from the perspectives of molecular epidemiology,clinical features,virulence and pathogenesis,receptor binding,T-cell responses,monoclonal antibody development,vaccine development,and disease burden.These data provide tools for minimizing the future threat of H7N9 and other emerging and re-emerging viruses,such as SARS-CoV-2.展开更多
Influenza is one of the oldest infectious diseases affecting humans. Every influenza pandemic in history has ended with disastrous outcomes regarding public health and the social economy. This year marks the 100th ann...Influenza is one of the oldest infectious diseases affecting humans. Every influenza pandemic in history has ended with disastrous outcomes regarding public health and the social economy. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Spanish flu (H1N1) outbreak of 1918, which is recognized as the most lethal natural event in recent history.展开更多
Over the past decade, we have seen an alarming number of high-profile outbreaks of newly emerging and re-emerging viruses.Recent outbreaks of avian influenza viruses, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronaviruses, Zi...Over the past decade, we have seen an alarming number of high-profile outbreaks of newly emerging and re-emerging viruses.Recent outbreaks of avian influenza viruses, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronaviruses, Zika virus and Ebola virus present great threats to global health. Considering the pivotal role of host T-cell immunity in the alleviation of symptoms and the clearance of viruses in patients, there are three issues to be primarily concerned about T-cell immunity when a new virus emerges: first, does the population possess pre-existing T-cells against the new virus through previous infections of genetically relevant viruses; second, does a proper immune response arise in the patients to provide protection through an immunopathogenic effect; lastly, how long can the virus-specific immune memory persist. Herein, we summarize the current updates on the characteristics of human T-cell immunological responses against recently emerged or re-emerged viruses, and emphasize the necessity for timely investigation on the T-cell features of these viral diseases, which may provide beneficial recommendations for clinical diagnosis and vaccine development.展开更多
Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic has spread in 220 countries/regions towreak havoc to human beings around theworld.At present,the second wave of COVID-19 has begun in many European countries.The complete con...Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic has spread in 220 countries/regions towreak havoc to human beings around theworld.At present,the second wave of COVID-19 has begun in many European countries.The complete control of COVID-19 is very urgent.Although China quickly brought the virus under control,there have been eight sporadic outbreaks in China since then.Both in Xinfadi of Beijing and Dalian outbreak of COVID-19,environmental swab samples related to imported cold chain food were tested nucleic acid positive for SARS-CoV-2.In this outbreak in Qingdao,we directly isolated SARS-CoV-2 from the cod outer package's surface swab samples.This is the first time worldwide,SARS-CoV-2 were isolated from the imported frozen cod outer package's surface,which showed that imported frozen food industry could import SARS-CoV-2 virus.展开更多
During the 2013–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa,there was a special team as part of an international effort working in field.This was the Chinese aid team deployed to West Africa as a multidisciplinary group compo...During the 2013–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa,there was a special team as part of an international effort working in field.This was the Chinese aid team deployed to West Africa as a multidisciplinary group composed of experienced virologists,epidemiologists and physicians.展开更多
Dear Editor,Avian influenza viruses （AIVs） have posed a serious threat to poultry production and public health. To date, more than fourteen AIV subtypes that are able to infect human beings have been documented. Als...Dear Editor,Avian influenza viruses （AIVs） have posed a serious threat to poultry production and public health. To date, more than fourteen AIV subtypes that are able to infect human beings have been documented. Also, it is suggested that new subtypes may be reported in the future, owing to the migration of wild birds and live poultry transportation （Gao, 2018）.Poultry may act as a potential incubator for novel subtypes of avian influenza virus （Bi et al., 2016a; Bi et al., 2016b; Liu et al., 2014a; Su et al., 2017）. Up to date.展开更多
Despite the long journey undertaken by mankind to confront the diseases caused by viruses,people were unaware of the existence of viruses until the closing years of the 19th century,when the Russian biologist Dmitri I...Despite the long journey undertaken by mankind to confront the diseases caused by viruses,people were unaware of the existence of viruses until the closing years of the 19th century,when the Russian biologist Dmitri Ivanovsky demonstrated that tobacco plants could be infected by a toxin smaller than bacteria,followed by which the Dutch microbiologist Martinus Beijerinck termed the toxin as a contagium vivum fluidum （soluble living germ） and re-introduced the word ＂virus＂ （derived from the Latin word ＂virus＂ meaning poison; the modern meaning is an ＂agent that causes infectious disease＂ that was first recorded in 1728）.展开更多
Emerging and reemerging human-infecting viruses have been representing a massive threat to public health and have raised global concerns in recent years[1,2].While scientists and the public have worried and prepared f...Emerging and reemerging human-infecting viruses have been representing a massive threat to public health and have raised global concerns in recent years[1,2].While scientists and the public have worried and prepared for the emerging influenza-induced pandemic,the recognized first coronavirus caused pandemic raided the humans.As the new disease's etiology recognized as coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19),severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2(SARS-CoV-2)has spread throughout the world in a fewmonths since late 2019 and thus far has causedmore than 50 million infections with over 1 million deaths.In front of this severe and complicated new infectious disease,many countries,including China,have well-controlled the domestic transmission of COVID-19,based on positive attitudes,practical strategies,and scientific measures.The two primary forefronts in combating the new virus are epidemiological intervention and laboratory investigation.The field surveillance and intervention strategies comprise the origin tracing,the transmission route investigation,quarantine of the contacts,and other epidemiological emergency disposals.展开更多
Like antibody evaluation,using an effective antigen‐specific T‐cell immunity assessment method in coronavirus disease 2019(COVID‐19)patients,survivors and vaccinees is crucial for understanding the immune persisten...Like antibody evaluation,using an effective antigen‐specific T‐cell immunity assessment method in coronavirus disease 2019(COVID‐19)patients,survivors and vaccinees is crucial for understanding the immune persistence,prognosis assessment,and vaccine development for COVID‐19.This study evaluated an empirically adjusted enzyme‐linked immunospot assay for detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS‐CoV‐2)‐specific T‐cell immunity in 175 peripheral blood samples from COVID‐19 convalescents and healthy individuals.Results of viral nucleic acid were used as the gold standard of infection confirmation.The SARS‐CoV‐2M peptide pool had higher sensitivity of 85%and specificity of 71%for the single peptide pool.For combined peptide pools,the parallel evaluation(at least one of the peptide pools is positive)of total peptide pools(S1&S2&M&N)had higher sensitivity(up to 93%),and the serial evaluation(all peptide pools are positive)of total peptide pools had higher specificity(up to 100%).The result of the serial evaluation was better than that of the parallel evaluation as a whole.The detection efficiency of M and N peptide pool serial evaluation appeared the highest,with a sensitivity of 80%and specificity of 93%.This T‐cell immunity detection assay introduced in this report can achieve high operability and applicability.Therefore,it can be an effective SARS‐CoV‐2‐specific cellular immune function evaluation method.展开更多
Summary What is already known about this topic?Vaccinations are the most effective way to prevent influenza virus infections and severe outcomes.Influenza vaccine effectiveness can vary by seasons.What is added by thi...Summary What is already known about this topic?Vaccinations are the most effective way to prevent influenza virus infections and severe outcomes.Influenza vaccine effectiveness can vary by seasons.What is added by this report?This report monitors the antibody level among the population over time after administration of the quadrivalent or trivalent split influenza vaccine.What are the implications for public health practice?Real-time monitoring of serum antibody changes after vaccination provides important data for the development of reasonable and effective strategies for influenza prevention and control.展开更多
Rapidly spreading coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)is currently affecting the world.Specifically,cytokine storms are a key feature in a substantial num ber of COVID-19 patients,1 and studies from our group and others...Rapidly spreading coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)is currently affecting the world.Specifically,cytokine storms are a key feature in a substantial num ber of COVID-19 patients,1 and studies from our group and others suggest that the IL-6/IL-6R cascade plays a dom inant role in symptom-correlated cytokine storms.展开更多
Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus(CHIKV)is a mosquito-borne virus belonging to the family Togaviridae,genus Alphavirus,and was first isolated in Tanzania in the 1950s(Silva and Dermody 2017;Weaver and Lecuit 2015).Human i...Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus(CHIKV)is a mosquito-borne virus belonging to the family Togaviridae,genus Alphavirus,and was first isolated in Tanzania in the 1950s(Silva and Dermody 2017;Weaver and Lecuit 2015).Human infections with CHIKV typically result in a rapid-onset febrile disease,with symptoms that include fever,headache,rash,severe joint and muscle pain,as well as prolonged periods of disability in some patients(Weaver and Lecuit 2015;Silva and Dermody 2017).展开更多
After 56 days without coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)cases,reemergent cases were reported in Beijing,China on June 11,2020.Here,we report the genetic characteristics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus...After 56 days without coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)cases,reemergent cases were reported in Beijing,China on June 11,2020.Here,we report the genetic characteristics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)sequenced from the clinical specimens of 4 human cases and 2 environmental samples.The nucleotide similarity among six SARS-CoV-2 genomes ranged from 99.98%to 99.99%.Compared with the reference strain of SARS-CoV-2(GenBank No.NC_045512),all six genome sequences shared the same substitutions at nt241(C→T),nt3037(C→T),nt14408(C→T),nt23403(A→G),nt28881(G→A),nt28882(G→A),and nt28883(G→C),which are the characteristic nucleotide substitutions of L-lineage European branch I.This was also proved by themaximum likelihood phylogenetic tree based on the full-length genome of SARS-CoV-2.They also have a unique shared nucleotide substitution,nt6026(C→T),which is the characteristic nucleotide substitution of SARS-CoV-2 in Beijing's Xinfadi outbreak.It is noteworthy that there is an amino acid D614Gmutation caused by nt23403 substitution in all six genomes,which may enhance the virus's infectivity in humans and help it become the leading strain of the virus to spread around the world today.It is necessary to continuously monitor the genetic variation of SARS-CoV-2,focusing on the influence of key mutation sites of SARS-CoV-2 on viral transmission,clinical manifestations,severity,and course of disease.展开更多
Here,we report the identification of Histoplasma causing an unexplained disease cluster in Matthews Ridge,Guyana.In March 2019,14 employees of Chongqing Bosai Mining Company,China,working in a manganese mining of Guya...Here,we report the identification of Histoplasma causing an unexplained disease cluster in Matthews Ridge,Guyana.In March 2019,14 employees of Chongqing Bosai Mining Company,China,working in a manganese mining of Guyana,had unexplained fever,and two of them died.We obtained lung and brain tissues as well as the blood samples from the two deceased cases(patient No.1 and 2),and bronchoscopy lavages and cerebrospinal fluid samples from one severe case(patient No.3),respectively.All samples were tested by pathological examination,high-throughput sequencing,and real-time PCR.Pathological detection showed the presence of spore-like structures in the lung tissue of patient No.1,indicating a fungal infection in this patient.Nanopore sequencing identified the existing of H.capsulatum in the lung tissue sample within 13 h.Next-generation sequencing identified specific fragments of H.capsulatum in all of the samples tested(lung,brain and blood serum from the deceased cases,and plasma from the severe case).Real-time PCR assays did not reveal any viral infection related to transmission from bat feces.We conclude that H.capsulatum was the causative pathogen of this disease cluster based on epidemiologic,clinical,pathological and nucleic acid evidence.展开更多
Summary What is known about this topic?The emerging H5Ny lineages of the avian influenza virus(AIV)with genomic reassortments have posed a continuous threat to animals and human beings.Since the first case of avian in...Summary What is known about this topic?The emerging H5Ny lineages of the avian influenza virus(AIV)with genomic reassortments have posed a continuous threat to animals and human beings.Since the first case of avian influenza A(H5N6)virus infection in 2014,the World Health Organization has reported a total of 38 cases by August 6,2021.展开更多
Avian influenza viruses(AIVs) such as H5N1 and H7N9 are a great threat to poultry economics and public health. Vaccination can effectively inhibit the spread of AIV in poultry, which is also a viable strategy for cont...Avian influenza viruses(AIVs) such as H5N1 and H7N9 are a great threat to poultry economics and public health. Vaccination can effectively inhibit the spread of AIV in poultry, which is also a viable strategy for controlling virus transmission from poultry to human. Adjuvants that are commonly used in current inactivated vaccines to provide stronger anti-AIV immune responses are often limited in their capacity to quantitatively induce both humoral and cellular immune responses. Herein, we assessed the levels of immune responses generated by a vaccine formulation comprising inactivated H5N1 antigen and synthetic peptides covering conserved CD4^+, CD8^+ T cell, and B cell epitopes. We found that the synthetic peptides enhanced the antibody responses against conserved influenza virus antigen M2 e. Notably, the hemagglutination inhibition test results indicated that the peptides significantly augmented the antibody responses of inactivated H5N1 antigen even in the 1/10 or 1/5 dose group, in the identical antibody level as antigen alone used at the full dose. This indicates that the peptide can significantly reduce the use of inactivated virus, lowering the cost of the vaccine. Moreover, the peptides increased the transcript levels of interleukin-4 and interferon-γcytokines in chicken peripheral blood mononuclear cells, which may facilitate both humoral and cellular immune responses. Our data suggest that this peptide combined with inactivated H5N1 antigen enhances both the humoral and cellular immune responses,which may benefit the prediction and design of synthetic peptide-based adjuvants for vaccines in chicken.展开更多
基金supported in part by grants from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFC2307101,2020YFA0509202)the Young TopNotch Talents Foundation of Henan Agricultural University(30501278)+5 种基金the major Scientific and Technological Project of Henan Province(221100110600)the Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81991534)CAS Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute(151C53KYSB20210023)the Self-supporting Program of Guangzhou Laboratory(SRPG22-001)the National Science and Technology Infrastructure of China(National Pathogen Resource Center-NPRC-32)supported by the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS(Y2021034)。
文摘Chicken is an important food animal worldwide and plays an important role in human life by providing meat and eggs.Despite recent significant advances in gut microbiome studies,a comprehensive study of chicken gut bacterial,archaeal,and viral genomes remains unavailable.In this study,we constructed a chicken multi-kingdom microbiome catalog(CMKMC),including 18,201 bacterial,225 archaeal,and 33,411 viral genomes,and annotated over 6,076,006 protein-coding genes by integrating 135 chicken gut metagenomes and publicly available metagenome-assembled genomes(MAGs)from ten countries.We found that 812 and 240 MAGs in our dataset were putative novel species and genera,respectively,far beyond what was previously reported.The newly unclassified MAGs were predominant in Phyla Firmicutes_A(n=263),followed by Firmicutes(n=126),Bacteroidota(n=121),and Proteobacteria(n=87).Most of the classified species-level viral oper-ational taxonomic units belong to Caudovirales.Approximately,63.24%of chicken gut viromes are predicted to infect two or more hosts,including complete circular viruses.Moreover,we found that diverse auxiliary metabolic genes and antibiotic resistance genes were carried by viruses.Together,our CMKMC provides the largest integrated MAGs and viral genomes from the chicken gut to date,functional insights into the chicken gastrointestinal tract microbiota,and paves the way for microbial interventions for better chicken health and productivity.
基金This study was supported by the Shenzhen Science and Technology Research and Development Project(No.JCYJ201604271519-20801)Innovation Unit for Emerging and Re-emerging Virus Adaptive Evolution Study and the Applications in Disease Control(No.2019-I2M-5-009)+3 种基金National Mega-projects for Infectious Diseases(No.2020ZX10001016-005-001)W.J.L.is supported by the Excellent Young Scientist Program of the NSFC(No.81822040)and Beijing New-star Plan of Science and Technology(No.Z181100006218080)H.X.is supported by Tianjin Synthetic Biotechnology Innovation Capacity Improvement Project(No.TSBICIP-KJGG-004-04)G.F.G.is a leading principal investigator of the National Natural Science Foundation of China Innovative Research Group(No.81621091).
文摘OriginalTranslation The avian influenza A(H7N9)virus is a zoonotic virus that is closely associated with live poultry markets.It has caused infections in humans in China since 2013.Five waves of the H7N9 influenza epidemic occurred in China between March 2013 and September 2017.H7N9 with low-pathogenicity dominated in the first four waves,whereas highly pathogenic H7N9 influenza emerged in poultry and spread to humans during the fifth wave,causing wide concern.Specialists and officials from China and other countries responded quickly,controlled the epidemic well thus far,and characterized the virus by using new technologies and surveillance tools that were made possible by their preparedness efforts.Here,we review the characteristics of the H7N9 viruses that were identified while controlling the spread of the disease.It was summarized and discussed from the perspectives of molecular epidemiology,clinical features,virulence and pathogenesis,receptor binding,T-cell responses,monoclonal antibody development,vaccine development,and disease burden.These data provide tools for minimizing the future threat of H7N9 and other emerging and re-emerging viruses,such as SARS-CoV-2.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (grant 2017YFC1200202)the Major Special Projects for Infectious Disease Research of China (grant 2016ZX10004222003)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grants 81401312 and 81373141)supported by the Excellent Young Scientist Program of the NSFC (81822040)
文摘Influenza is one of the oldest infectious diseases affecting humans. Every influenza pandemic in history has ended with disastrous outcomes regarding public health and the social economy. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Spanish flu (H1N1) outbreak of 1918, which is recognized as the most lethal natural event in recent history.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFC1200202)the China Mega-Project on Infectious Disease Prevention(2016ZX10004222-003)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81401312,81373141)the National Natural Science Foundation of China Innovative Research Group(81621091)
文摘Over the past decade, we have seen an alarming number of high-profile outbreaks of newly emerging and re-emerging viruses.Recent outbreaks of avian influenza viruses, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronaviruses, Zika virus and Ebola virus present great threats to global health. Considering the pivotal role of host T-cell immunity in the alleviation of symptoms and the clearance of viruses in patients, there are three issues to be primarily concerned about T-cell immunity when a new virus emerges: first, does the population possess pre-existing T-cells against the new virus through previous infections of genetically relevant viruses; second, does a proper immune response arise in the patients to provide protection through an immunopathogenic effect; lastly, how long can the virus-specific immune memory persist. Herein, we summarize the current updates on the characteristics of human T-cell immunological responses against recently emerged or re-emerged viruses, and emphasize the necessity for timely investigation on the T-cell features of these viral diseases, which may provide beneficial recommendations for clinical diagnosis and vaccine development.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Develop-ment Project(2020YFC0846200,2020YFC0840800).
文摘Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic has spread in 220 countries/regions towreak havoc to human beings around theworld.At present,the second wave of COVID-19 has begun in many European countries.The complete control of COVID-19 is very urgent.Although China quickly brought the virus under control,there have been eight sporadic outbreaks in China since then.Both in Xinfadi of Beijing and Dalian outbreak of COVID-19,environmental swab samples related to imported cold chain food were tested nucleic acid positive for SARS-CoV-2.In this outbreak in Qingdao,we directly isolated SARS-CoV-2 from the cod outer package's surface swab samples.This is the first time worldwide,SARS-CoV-2 were isolated from the imported frozen cod outer package's surface,which showed that imported frozen food industry could import SARS-CoV-2 virus.
基金supported by Major Special Projects for Infectious Disease Research of China (2016ZX10004222-003)National Natural Science Foundation of China (81401312, 81373141)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81321063 to George F. Gao)
文摘During the 2013–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa,there was a special team as part of an international effort working in field.This was the Chinese aid team deployed to West Africa as a multidisciplinary group composed of experienced virologists,epidemiologists and physicians.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81401312, 81373141, 81502857)National Grand Project on Prevention and Control of Major Infectious Diseases (2016ZX10004222-003)+3 种基金the intramural special grant for influenza virus research from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KJZD-EW-L15)George F. Gao is a leading principal investigator of the National Natural Science Foundation of China Innovative Research Group (81621091)Weifeng Shi is supported by the Taishan Scholars program of Shandong Province (ts201511056)Yuhai Bi is supported by the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (2017122)
文摘Dear Editor,Avian influenza viruses （AIVs） have posed a serious threat to poultry production and public health. To date, more than fourteen AIV subtypes that are able to infect human beings have been documented. Also, it is suggested that new subtypes may be reported in the future, owing to the migration of wild birds and live poultry transportation （Gao, 2018）.Poultry may act as a potential incubator for novel subtypes of avian influenza virus （Bi et al., 2016a; Bi et al., 2016b; Liu et al., 2014a; Su et al., 2017）. Up to date.
文摘Despite the long journey undertaken by mankind to confront the diseases caused by viruses,people were unaware of the existence of viruses until the closing years of the 19th century,when the Russian biologist Dmitri Ivanovsky demonstrated that tobacco plants could be infected by a toxin smaller than bacteria,followed by which the Dutch microbiologist Martinus Beijerinck termed the toxin as a contagium vivum fluidum （soluble living germ） and re-introduced the word ＂virus＂ （derived from the Latin word ＂virus＂ meaning poison; the modern meaning is an ＂agent that causes infectious disease＂ that was first recorded in 1728）.
文摘Emerging and reemerging human-infecting viruses have been representing a massive threat to public health and have raised global concerns in recent years[1,2].While scientists and the public have worried and prepared for the emerging influenza-induced pandemic,the recognized first coronavirus caused pandemic raided the humans.As the new disease's etiology recognized as coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19),severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2(SARS-CoV-2)has spread throughout the world in a fewmonths since late 2019 and thus far has causedmore than 50 million infections with over 1 million deaths.In front of this severe and complicated new infectious disease,many countries,including China,have well-controlled the domestic transmission of COVID-19,based on positive attitudes,practical strategies,and scientific measures.The two primary forefronts in combating the new virus are epidemiological intervention and laboratory investigation.The field surveillance and intervention strategies comprise the origin tracing,the transmission route investigation,quarantine of the contacts,and other epidemiological emergency disposals.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82161148008 and 81971501)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFC2301400)+1 种基金Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Project(Z211100002521015&Z211100002521017)In addition,W.J.L.is supported by the Excellent Young Scientist Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81822040).
文摘Like antibody evaluation,using an effective antigen‐specific T‐cell immunity assessment method in coronavirus disease 2019(COVID‐19)patients,survivors and vaccinees is crucial for understanding the immune persistence,prognosis assessment,and vaccine development for COVID‐19.This study evaluated an empirically adjusted enzyme‐linked immunospot assay for detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS‐CoV‐2)‐specific T‐cell immunity in 175 peripheral blood samples from COVID‐19 convalescents and healthy individuals.Results of viral nucleic acid were used as the gold standard of infection confirmation.The SARS‐CoV‐2M peptide pool had higher sensitivity of 85%and specificity of 71%for the single peptide pool.For combined peptide pools,the parallel evaluation(at least one of the peptide pools is positive)of total peptide pools(S1&S2&M&N)had higher sensitivity(up to 93%),and the serial evaluation(all peptide pools are positive)of total peptide pools had higher specificity(up to 100%).The result of the serial evaluation was better than that of the parallel evaluation as a whole.The detection efficiency of M and N peptide pool serial evaluation appeared the highest,with a sensitivity of 80%and specificity of 93%.This T‐cell immunity detection assay introduced in this report can achieve high operability and applicability.Therefore,it can be an effective SARS‐CoV‐2‐specific cellular immune function evaluation method.
基金This work was supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China(grant 2017YFC1200202).
文摘Summary What is already known about this topic?Vaccinations are the most effective way to prevent influenza virus infections and severe outcomes.Influenza vaccine effectiveness can vary by seasons.What is added by this report?This report monitors the antibody level among the population over time after administration of the quadrivalent or trivalent split influenza vaccine.What are the implications for public health practice?Real-time monitoring of serum antibody changes after vaccination provides important data for the development of reasonable and effective strategies for influenza prevention and control.
基金supported by CAMS Research Units of Adaptive Evolution and Control of Emerging Viruses(2018RU009)Beijing New-star Plan of Science and Technology(Z181100006218080)+3 种基金supported by the Excellent Young Scientist Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81822040)the National Youth Talent Support Programfunded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31900466)funded by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2020T130080ZX).
文摘Rapidly spreading coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)is currently affecting the world.Specifically,cytokine storms are a key feature in a substantial num ber of COVID-19 patients,1 and studies from our group and others suggest that the IL-6/IL-6R cascade plays a dom inant role in symptom-correlated cytokine storms.
基金the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation(NSFC)of China(81802004)the Shenzhen Science and Technology Research and Development Project(JCYJ20160427153238750)+2 种基金the National Science and Technology Major Project(2018ZX10711001,2017ZX10103011)Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)(XDB29010102)the Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen(SZSM201412003).Y.B.is supported by the NSFC Outstanding Young Scholars(31822055).
文摘Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus(CHIKV)is a mosquito-borne virus belonging to the family Togaviridae,genus Alphavirus,and was first isolated in Tanzania in the 1950s(Silva and Dermody 2017;Weaver and Lecuit 2015).Human infections with CHIKV typically result in a rapid-onset febrile disease,with symptoms that include fever,headache,rash,severe joint and muscle pain,as well as prolonged periods of disability in some patients(Weaver and Lecuit 2015;Silva and Dermody 2017).
基金supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project of China(Project No.2017ZX10104001,2018ZX10711001).
文摘After 56 days without coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)cases,reemergent cases were reported in Beijing,China on June 11,2020.Here,we report the genetic characteristics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)sequenced from the clinical specimens of 4 human cases and 2 environmental samples.The nucleotide similarity among six SARS-CoV-2 genomes ranged from 99.98%to 99.99%.Compared with the reference strain of SARS-CoV-2(GenBank No.NC_045512),all six genome sequences shared the same substitutions at nt241(C→T),nt3037(C→T),nt14408(C→T),nt23403(A→G),nt28881(G→A),nt28882(G→A),and nt28883(G→C),which are the characteristic nucleotide substitutions of L-lineage European branch I.This was also proved by themaximum likelihood phylogenetic tree based on the full-length genome of SARS-CoV-2.They also have a unique shared nucleotide substitution,nt6026(C→T),which is the characteristic nucleotide substitution of SARS-CoV-2 in Beijing's Xinfadi outbreak.It is noteworthy that there is an amino acid D614Gmutation caused by nt23403 substitution in all six genomes,which may enhance the virus's infectivity in humans and help it become the leading strain of the virus to spread around the world today.It is necessary to continuously monitor the genetic variation of SARS-CoV-2,focusing on the influence of key mutation sites of SARS-CoV-2 on viral transmission,clinical manifestations,severity,and course of disease.
基金This work was supported by grants from the China MegaProjects for Infectious Disease(2018ZX10713-002,2018ZX10711001,2017ZX10104001,and 2017ZX10302301-004-002).
文摘Here,we report the identification of Histoplasma causing an unexplained disease cluster in Matthews Ridge,Guyana.In March 2019,14 employees of Chongqing Bosai Mining Company,China,working in a manganese mining of Guyana,had unexplained fever,and two of them died.We obtained lung and brain tissues as well as the blood samples from the two deceased cases(patient No.1 and 2),and bronchoscopy lavages and cerebrospinal fluid samples from one severe case(patient No.3),respectively.All samples were tested by pathological examination,high-throughput sequencing,and real-time PCR.Pathological detection showed the presence of spore-like structures in the lung tissue of patient No.1,indicating a fungal infection in this patient.Nanopore sequencing identified the existing of H.capsulatum in the lung tissue sample within 13 h.Next-generation sequencing identified specific fragments of H.capsulatum in all of the samples tested(lung,brain and blood serum from the deceased cases,and plasma from the severe case).Real-time PCR assays did not reveal any viral infection related to transmission from bat feces.We conclude that H.capsulatum was the causative pathogen of this disease cluster based on epidemiologic,clinical,pathological and nucleic acid evidence.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82041033)Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2020FYS0015+1 种基金2020FYS0017)W.J.L.supported by the Excellent Young Scientist Program of the NSFC(No.81822040).
文摘Summary What is known about this topic?The emerging H5Ny lineages of the avian influenza virus(AIV)with genomic reassortments have posed a continuous threat to animals and human beings.Since the first case of avian influenza A(H5N6)virus infection in 2014,the World Health Organization has reported a total of 38 cases by August 6,2021.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82161148008 and 81971501)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFC2301400,2020YFA0708103,and 2021YFC0863300)the Excellent Young Scientist Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81822040)。
基金supported by Beijing Municipal Science and Technology program(D161100001516001)National Natural Science Foundation of China(81401312,81373141)the National Natural Science Foundation of China Innovative Research Group(81321063 to George F.Gao)
文摘Avian influenza viruses(AIVs) such as H5N1 and H7N9 are a great threat to poultry economics and public health. Vaccination can effectively inhibit the spread of AIV in poultry, which is also a viable strategy for controlling virus transmission from poultry to human. Adjuvants that are commonly used in current inactivated vaccines to provide stronger anti-AIV immune responses are often limited in their capacity to quantitatively induce both humoral and cellular immune responses. Herein, we assessed the levels of immune responses generated by a vaccine formulation comprising inactivated H5N1 antigen and synthetic peptides covering conserved CD4^+, CD8^+ T cell, and B cell epitopes. We found that the synthetic peptides enhanced the antibody responses against conserved influenza virus antigen M2 e. Notably, the hemagglutination inhibition test results indicated that the peptides significantly augmented the antibody responses of inactivated H5N1 antigen even in the 1/10 or 1/5 dose group, in the identical antibody level as antigen alone used at the full dose. This indicates that the peptide can significantly reduce the use of inactivated virus, lowering the cost of the vaccine. Moreover, the peptides increased the transcript levels of interleukin-4 and interferon-γcytokines in chicken peripheral blood mononuclear cells, which may facilitate both humoral and cellular immune responses. Our data suggest that this peptide combined with inactivated H5N1 antigen enhances both the humoral and cellular immune responses,which may benefit the prediction and design of synthetic peptide-based adjuvants for vaccines in chicken.
