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Evolutionary Studies on the Coxsackievirus A-24 Variants Causing Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis with Emphasis on the Recent Outbreak of 2023 in India.

Sanjaykumar Tikute, Jahnabee Boro, Vikas Sharma, Anita Shete, Alfia Fathima Ashraf, Ranjana Mariyam Raju, Sarah Cherian, Mallika Lavania

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Sanjaykumar TikuteEnteric Viruses Group, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, 20-A, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0009-0007-2878-9102
Jahnabee BoroEnteric Viruses Group, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, 20-A, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India.
Vikas SharmaBioinformatics Group, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, 20-A, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0003-4327-3263
Anita SheteMaximum Containment Laboratory, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Sus Road, Pashan, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2625-3703
Alfia Fathima AshrafBioinformatics Group, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, 20-A, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0002-5130-9660
Ranjana Mariyam RajuBioinformatics Group, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, 20-A, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0009-0001-0337-4177
Sarah CherianBioinformatics Group, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, 20-A, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India.
Mallika LavaniaEnteric Viruses Group, ICMR-National Institute of Virology, 20-A, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0003-3072-9313

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ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Pune, India EVI2401
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Abstract

Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis (AHC) is primarily caused by viral infections, with Coxsackievirus A-24v (CV-A24v) being a significant culprit. Enteroviruses, including CV-A24v, are responsible for global AHC outbreaks. Over time, CV-A24v has evolved, and genotype IV (GIV) has become the dominant strain. This study focused on examining the genetic features and evolutionary trends of CV-A24v responsible for the recent AHC outbreak of 2023 in India. Researchers isolated viral strains from ocular swabs and confirmed the presence of CV-A24v using reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) and whole-genome sequencing. Genomic comparisons between isolates of 2023 and those from a previous outbreak in 2009 were conducted. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the 2023 isolates formed a distinct cluster within GIV-5 and were related to recent strains from China and Pakistan. The older Indian isolates from 2009 grouped with GIV-3. New subclades, GIV-6 and GIV-7, were also identified in this study, indicating the diversification of CV-A24. Molecular clock and phylogeographic analysis traced the virus's circulation back to the 1960s, with the common ancestor likely to have originated in Singapore in 1968. The 2023 Indian strains probably originated from Thailand around 2014, with subsequent spread to China and Pakistan. This study concluded that the 2023 outbreak was caused by a genetically distinct CV-A24v strain with nine mutations, underlining the virus's ongoing evolution and adaptations and offering valuable insights for future outbreak control.

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Conjunctivitis, Acute HemorrhagicCoxsackievirus InfectionsDisease OutbreaksEvolution, MolecularEnterovirus C, HumanGenome, ViralGenotypeHumansIndiaPhylogenyPhylogeographyWhole Genome SequencingAHCCoxsackievirus A-24vphylodynamicphylogeographyviral evolutionvirus isolationwhole-genome sequencing

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PMCPMC11945338

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