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ArticleViruses2023

Utilizing Molecular Epidemiology and Citizen Science for the Surveillance of Lagoviruses in Australia.

Nias Y G Peng, Robyn N Hall, Nina Huang, Peter West, Tarnya E Cox, Jackie E Mahar, Hugh Mason, Susan Campbell, Tiffany O'Connor, Andrew J Read and 5 more

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Article in Viruses, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Nias Y G PengCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Health and Biosecurity, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7488-5441
Robyn N HallCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Health and Biosecurity, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5836-2990
Nina HuangCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Health and Biosecurity, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
Peter WestCentre for Invasive Species Solutions, Bruce, ACT 2617, Australia.
Tarnya E CoxVertebrate Pest Research Unit, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Orange, NSW 2880, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9581-9227
Jackie E MaharSchool of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2687-9810
Hugh MasonCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Health and Biosecurity, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4640-4073
Susan CampbellDepartment of Primary Industries and Regional Development WA, Albany, WA 6630, Australia.
Tiffany O'ConnorCentre for Invasive Species Solutions, Bruce, ACT 2617, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1252-0591
Andrew J ReadCentre for Invasive Species Solutions, Bruce, ACT 2617, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2421-4287
Kandarp K PatelCentre for Invasive Species Solutions, Bruce, ACT 2617, Australia.
Patrick L TaggartCentre for Invasive Species Solutions, Bruce, ACT 2617, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9523-0463
Ina L SmithCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Health and Biosecurity, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
Tanja StriveCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Health and Biosecurity, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2971-8406
Maria JenckelCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Health and Biosecurity, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9104-2369

Funding

Centre for Invasive Species Solution P01-B-002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Australia has multiple lagoviruses with differing pathogenicity. The circulation of these viruses was traditionally determined through opportunistic sampling events. In the lead up to the nationwide release of RHDVa-K5 (GI.1aP-GI.1a) in 2017, an existing citizen science program, RabbitScan, was augmented to allow members of the public to submit samples collected from dead leporids for lagovirus testing. This study describes the information obtained from the increased number of leporid samples received between 2015 and 2022 and focuses on the recent epidemiological interactions and evolutionary trajectory of circulating lagoviruses in Australia between October 2020 and December 2022. A total of 2771 samples were tested from January 2015 to December 2022, of which 1643 were lagovirus-positive. Notable changes in the distribution of lagovirus variants were observed, predominantly in Western Australia, where RHDV2-4c (GI.4cP-GI.2) was detected again in 2021 after initially being reported to be present in 2018. Interestingly, we found evidence that the deliberately released RHDVa-K5 was able to establish and circulate in wild rabbit populations in WA. Overall, the incorporation of citizen science approaches proved to be a cost-efficient method to increase the sampling area and enable an in-depth analysis of lagovirus distribution, genetic diversity, and interactions. The maintenance of such programs is essential to enable continued investigations of the critical parameters affecting the biocontrol of feral rabbit populations in Australia, as well as to enable the detection of any potential future incursions.

Indexed as

Caliciviridae InfectionsCitizen ScienceHemorrhagic Disease Virus, RabbitLagovirusAnimalsAustraliaMolecular EpidemiologyPhylogenyRabbitscaliciviruscitizen sciencemolecular epidemiologyRHDV

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PMID38140589
PMCPMC10747141

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