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Title: Three asymptomatic animal infection models of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by hantaviruses

Abstract

Hantaan virus (HTNV) and Puumala virus (PUUV) are rodent-borne hantaviruses that are the primary causes of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Europe and Asia. The development of well characterized animal models of HTNV and PUUV infection is critical for the evaluation and the potential licensure of HFRS vaccines and therapeutics. In this study we present three animal models of HTNV infection (hamster, ferret and marmoset), and two animal models of PUUV infection (hamster, ferret). Infection of hamsters with a ~3 times the infectious dose 99% (ID99) of HTNV by the intramuscular and ~1 ID99 of HTNV by the intranasal route leads to a persistent asymptomatic infection, characterized by sporadic viremia and high levels of viral genome in the lung, brain and kidney. In contrast, infection of hamsters with ~2 ID99 of PUUV by the intramuscular or ~1 ID99 of PUUV by the intranasal route leads to seroconversion with no detectable viremia, and a transient detection of viral genome. Infection of ferrets with a high dose of either HTNV or PUUV by the intramuscular route leads to seroconversion and gradual weight loss, though kidney function remained unimpaired and serum viremia and viral dissemination to organs was not detected. Inmore » marmosets a 1,000 PFU HTNV intramuscular challenge led to robust seroconversion and neutralizing antibody production. Similarly to the ferret model of HTNV infection, no renal impairment, serum viremia or viral dissemination to organs was detected in marmosets. This is the first report of hantavirus infection in ferrets and marmosets.« less

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Oak Ridge Associated Univ., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
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1511899
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OSTI ID: 1627882
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SC0014664
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Published Article
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PLoS ONE
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Journal Name: PLoS ONE Journal Volume: 14 Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 1932-6203
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Public Library of Science
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United States
Language:
English
Subject:
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; Science & Technology - Other Topics

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Perley, Casey C., Brocato, Rebecca L., Kwilas, Steven A., Daye, Sharon, Moreau, Alicia, Nichols, Donald K., Wetzel, Kelly S., Shamblin, Joshua, Hooper, Jay W., and Freiberg, ed., Alexander N. Three asymptomatic animal infection models of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by hantaviruses. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0216700.
Perley, Casey C., Brocato, Rebecca L., Kwilas, Steven A., Daye, Sharon, Moreau, Alicia, Nichols, Donald K., Wetzel, Kelly S., Shamblin, Joshua, Hooper, Jay W., & Freiberg, ed., Alexander N. Three asymptomatic animal infection models of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by hantaviruses. United States. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216700
Perley, Casey C., Brocato, Rebecca L., Kwilas, Steven A., Daye, Sharon, Moreau, Alicia, Nichols, Donald K., Wetzel, Kelly S., Shamblin, Joshua, Hooper, Jay W., and Freiberg, ed., Alexander N. Fri . "Three asymptomatic animal infection models of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by hantaviruses". United States. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216700.
@article{osti_1511899,
title = {Three asymptomatic animal infection models of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome caused by hantaviruses},
author = {Perley, Casey C. and Brocato, Rebecca L. and Kwilas, Steven A. and Daye, Sharon and Moreau, Alicia and Nichols, Donald K. and Wetzel, Kelly S. and Shamblin, Joshua and Hooper, Jay W. and Freiberg, ed., Alexander N.},
abstractNote = {Hantaan virus (HTNV) and Puumala virus (PUUV) are rodent-borne hantaviruses that are the primary causes of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Europe and Asia. The development of well characterized animal models of HTNV and PUUV infection is critical for the evaluation and the potential licensure of HFRS vaccines and therapeutics. In this study we present three animal models of HTNV infection (hamster, ferret and marmoset), and two animal models of PUUV infection (hamster, ferret). Infection of hamsters with a ~3 times the infectious dose 99% (ID99) of HTNV by the intramuscular and ~1 ID99 of HTNV by the intranasal route leads to a persistent asymptomatic infection, characterized by sporadic viremia and high levels of viral genome in the lung, brain and kidney. In contrast, infection of hamsters with ~2 ID99 of PUUV by the intramuscular or ~1 ID99 of PUUV by the intranasal route leads to seroconversion with no detectable viremia, and a transient detection of viral genome. Infection of ferrets with a high dose of either HTNV or PUUV by the intramuscular route leads to seroconversion and gradual weight loss, though kidney function remained unimpaired and serum viremia and viral dissemination to organs was not detected. In marmosets a 1,000 PFU HTNV intramuscular challenge led to robust seroconversion and neutralizing antibody production. Similarly to the ferret model of HTNV infection, no renal impairment, serum viremia or viral dissemination to organs was detected in marmosets. This is the first report of hantavirus infection in ferrets and marmosets.},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0216700},
journal = {PLoS ONE},
number = 5,
volume = 14,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 10 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Fri May 10 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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Fig 1 Fig 1: HTNV and PUUV infect hamsters in a dose dependent manner. Syrian hamsters were challenged with varying concentrations of either HTNV (A) or PUUV (B) through the i.m. (left) or i.n. (right) route. Between 28 and 35 days post infection hamsters were terminally bled and N-ELISA endpoint titers (log10)more » were used to determine infection status. The mean titer is displayed for each group, and the limit of detection (2log10) is depicted as a dashed line.« less

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