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ArticleArchives of virology2022

Screening for tick-borne and tick-associated viruses in ticks collected in Ghana.

Michael Amoa-Bosompem, Daisuke Kobayashi, Astri Nur Faizah, Shohei Kimura, Ama Antwi, Esinam Agbosu, Deborah Pratt, Mitsuko Ohashi, Joseph H Kofi Bonney, Samuel Dadzie and 5 more

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Article in Archives of virology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Michael Amoa-BosompemDepartment of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan.
Daisuke KobayashiDepartment of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan.
Astri Nur FaizahDepartment of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan.
Shohei KimuraDepartment of Environmental Parasitology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.
Ama AntwiDepartment of Parasitology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences, P.O. Box LG581, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Esinam AgbosuDepartment of Virology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences, P.O. Box LG581, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Deborah PrattDepartment of Virology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences, P.O. Box LG581, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Mitsuko OhashiDepartment of Parasitology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences, P.O. Box LG581, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Joseph H Kofi BonneyDepartment of Virology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences, P.O. Box LG581, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Samuel DadzieDepartment of Parasitology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences, P.O. Box LG581, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Hiroko EjiriDepartment of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan.
Nobuo OhtaFaculty of Health Science, Suzuka University of Medical Science, 1001-1 Kishioka-cyo, Suzuka-shi, Mie, 510-0293, Japan.
Kyoko SawabeDepartment of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan.
Shiroh IwanagaDepartment of Environmental Parasitology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.
Haruhiko IsawaDepartment of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan. hisawa@nih.go.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9087-9500
National Institute of Infectious Diseases · JPUniversity of Ghana · GHTokyo Medical and Dental University · JPKyushu University · JPSuzuka University of Medical Science · JP

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP19fm0108010Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP20fk0108067Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP20wm0225007Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP16J09470Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP18H02856Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP18K19220
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ticks are blood-sucking arthropods that transmit many pathogens, including arboviruses. Arboviruses transmitted by ticks are generally referred to as tick-borne viruses (TBVs). TBVs are known to cause diseases in humans, pets, and livestock. There is, however, very limited information on the occurrence and distribution of TBVs in sub-Saharan Africa. This study was designed to determine the presence and distribution of ticks infesting dogs and cattle in Ghana, as well as to identify the tick-borne or tick-associated viruses they harbour. A more diverse population of ticks was found to infest cattle (three genera) relative to those infesting dogs (one genus). Six phleboviruses and an orthonairovirus were detected in tick pools screened by RT-PCR. Subsequent sequence analysis revealed two distinct phleboviruses and the previously reported Odaw virus in ticks collected from dogs and a virus (16GH-T27) most closely related to four unclassified phleboviruses in ticks collected from cattle. The virus 16GH-T27 was considered a strain of Balambala tick virus (BTV) and named BTV strain 16GH-T27. Next-generation sequencing analysis of the BTV-positive tick pool detected only the L and S segments. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that BTV clustered with viruses previously defined as M-segment-deficient phleboviruses. The orthonairovirus detected in ticks collected from cattle was confirmed to be the medically important Dugbe virus. Furthermore, we discuss the importance of understanding the presence and distribution of ticks and TBVs in disease prevention and mitigation and the implications for public health. Our findings contribute to the knowledge pool on TBVs and tick-associated viruses.

Indexed as

PhlebovirusTick-Borne DiseasesTicksAnimalsCattleDogsGhanaPhylogenySatellite Viruses

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PMID34757503
OpenAlexW3213134115

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