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ArticleJournal of virology2021

Tracing Transmission of Sin Nombre Virus and Discovery of Infection in Multiple Rodent Species.

Samuel M Goodfellow, Robert A Nofchissey, Kurt C Schwalm, Joseph A Cook, Jonathan L Dunnum, Yan Guo, Chunyan Ye, Gregory J Mertz, Kartik Chandran, Michelle Harkins and 3 more

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Article in Journal of virology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Samuel M GoodfellowCenter for Global Health, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexicogrid.266832.b Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Robert A NofchisseyCenter for Global Health, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexicogrid.266832.b Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Kurt C SchwalmDepartment of Pediatrics, University of New Mexicogrid.266832.b Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Joseph A CookMuseum of Southwestern Biology, Biology Department, University of New Mexicogrid.266832.b, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Jonathan L DunnumMuseum of Southwestern Biology, Biology Department, University of New Mexicogrid.266832.b, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Yan GuoComprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexicogrid.266832.b Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Chunyan YeCenter for Global Health, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexicogrid.266832.b Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Gregory J MertzCenter for Global Health, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexicogrid.266832.b Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Kartik ChandranAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Bronx, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0232-7077
Michelle HarkinsDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexicogrid.266832.b Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Daryl B DommanCenter for Global Health, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexicogrid.266832.b Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Darrell L DinwiddieDepartment of Pediatrics, University of New Mexicogrid.266832.b Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Steven B BradfuteCenter for Global Health, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexicogrid.266832.b Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1985-751X
University of New Mexico · USAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · US

Funding

NM-INBRE Sequencing and Bioinformatics CoreP20GM103451 · NIGMS · NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY LAS CRUCES · PI Charlotte C. Gard · 2012 to 2026
$61.2M
Biology of Infectious Diseases &InflammationT32AI007538 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · PI Michelle A Ozbun · 1998 to 2026
$5.2M
NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007538NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103451
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sin Nombre orthohantavirus (SNV), a negative-sense, single-stranded RNA virus that is carried and transmitted by the North American deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus, can cause infection in humans through inhalation of aerosolized excreta from infected rodents. This infection can lead to hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS), which has an ∼36% case-fatality rate. We used reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) to confirm SNV infection in a patient and identified SNV in lung tissues in wild-caught rodents from potential sites of exposure. Using viral whole-genome sequencing (WGS), we identified the likely site of transmission and discovered SNV in multiple rodent species not previously known to carry the virus. Here, we report, for the first time, the use of SNV WGS to pinpoint a likely site of human infection and identify SNV simultaneously in multiple rodent species in an area of known host-to-human transmission. These results will impact epidemiology and infection control for hantaviruses by tracing zoonotic transmission and investigating possible novel host reservoirs.

Indexed as

Sin Nombre virusAnimalsAntibodies, ViralBase SequenceDisease ReservoirsFemaleHantavirus InfectionsHantavirus Pulmonary SyndromeHumansLungMaleMiceNorth AmericaOrthohantavirusPeromyscusPrevalenceAntibodies, ViralRNA, ViralhantavirusreservoirsequencingSin Nombretransmission

Identifiers

PMID34549977
PMCPMC8577387
OpenAlexW3199056173

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