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ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2021

Sequential determination of viral load, humoral responses and phylogenetic analysis in fatal and non-fatal cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever patients from Gujarat, India, 2019.

Rima R Sahay, Anita M Shete, Pragya D Yadav, Savita Patil, Triparna Majumdar, Rajlaxmi Jain, Dimpal A Nyayanit, Himanshu Kaushal, Sunil J Panjwani, Kamlesh J Upadhyay and 4 more

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Article in PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Rima R SahayIndian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Maximum Containment Facility, Pune, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0003-1492-5568
Anita M SheteIndian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Maximum Containment Facility, Pune, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2625-3703
Pragya D YadavIndian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Maximum Containment Facility, Pune, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0002-0861-7166
Savita PatilIndian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Maximum Containment Facility, Pune, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0002-8358-1271
Triparna MajumdarIndian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Maximum Containment Facility, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Rajlaxmi JainIndian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Maximum Containment Facility, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Dimpal A NyayanitIndian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Maximum Containment Facility, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Himanshu KaushalIndian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Maximum Containment Facility, Pune, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0935-9039
Sunil J PanjwaniGovernment Medical College and Sir-T Hospital Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2267-2804
Kamlesh J UpadhyayBJ Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2413-6530
Chetan L VarevadiyaHealth Department, District Panchayat, Morbi, Gujarat, India.
Alpesh VoraGovernment Medical College and Sir-T Hospital Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.
Amit KananiAnimal Husbandry Department, Foot and Mouth Disease Scheme, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.ORCID 0000-0002-0202-1177
Raman R GangakhedkarEpidemiology and Communicable Diseases (ECD) Division, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9641-7366
ICMR-National Institute of Virology · INGovernment Medical College Bhavnagar · INB.J. Medical College · INIndian Council of Medical Research · INProject Directorate on Foot and Mouth Disease · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThirty-four CCHF cases (17 fatal; 17 survived) were confirmed from Gujarat state, India during the year 2019. We aimed to find out the viral load, antibody kinetics, cytokine profile and phylogenetic analysis between fatal and non- fatal cases.

methodsThirty four cases were included in this study. Blood and urine samples were collected from all the cases on the day of admission to hospital. Non-fatal cases were followed weekly for understanding the profile of viral kinetics, anti-CCHFV IgM and IgG antibodies. We also quantified the cytokines in both fatal and non-fatal cases. For epidemiological correlation, livestock were screened for anti-CCHF IgG antibodies and the tick pool specimens were tested by real time RT-PCR. Virus isolation was attempted on tick pools and human specimens and phylogenetic analysis performed on human and ticks complete genome sequences.

resultsCCHF cases were detected throughout year in 2019 with the peak in August. Out of 34 cases, eight secondary CCHF cases were reported. Cases were predominantly detected in males and in 19-45 years age group (55.88%). The persistence of viremia was observed till 76th POD (post onset date) in one case whereas anti-CCHFV IgM and IgG was detected amongst these cases from the 2nd and 20th POD respectively. Positivity observed amongst livestock and tick pools were was 21.57% and 7.4% respectively. The cytokine analysis revealed a significant increase in the level of serum IL-6, IL-10 and IFN-γ during the acute phase of the infection, but interestingly IL-10 lowered to normal upon clearance of the virus in the clinically recovered case. Fatal cases had high viral RNA copy numbers. Bleeding from one or two mucosal sites was significantly associated with fatality (OR-16.47;p-0.0034 at 95% CI). We could do CCHF virus isolation from two cases. Phylogenetic analysis revealed circulation of re-assortment of Asian-West African genotypes in humans and ticks.

conclusionsThe persistence of CCHF viral RNA was detected till 76th POD in one of the survivors. The circulation of a re-assortment Asian-West African genotype in a CCHF case is also reported first time from India.

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PhylogenyAdolescentAdultAgedAnimalsAntibodies, ViralCytokinesFemaleGenotypeHemorrhagic Fever, CrimeanHemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-CongoHumansImmunity, HumoralIndiaLivestockMaleAntibodies, ViralCytokinesRNA, Viral

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