Article
Virology
Patricia Kaaijk, Niels Swaans, Alina M. Nicolaie, Jacob P. Bruin, Renee A. J. van Boxtel, Marit M. A. de Lange, Adam Meijer, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, Marianne A. van Houten, Nynke Y. Rots, Willem Luytjes, Josine van Beek
Summary: This study investigates the presence of influenza and other respiratory viruses in older adults with influenza-like illness (ILI). It found that influenza virus was the most commonly detected virus, followed by rhinovirus, seasonal coronavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, and human metapneumovirus. Coinfections of influenza virus with other viruses were rare. The study also suggests that influenza virus infection may reduce the risk of simultaneous infection with other viruses. However, viral persistence or coinfections did not affect the clinical outcome of ILI.
Article
Biology
Julie A. Spencer, Deborah P. Shutt, S. Kane Moser, Hannah Clegg, Helen J. Wearing, Harshini Mukundan, Carrie A. Manore
Summary: The study reveals the differences in parameters and outbreak properties among the various viruses that cause influenza-like illness, highlighting the importance of distinguishing these viruses for diagnostics, mitigation, modeling, and preparation for future pandemics.
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Morgane Paternoster, Shirley Masse, Sylvie van der Werf, Bruno Lina, Daniel Levy-Bruhl, Natacha Villechenaud, Martine Valette, Sylvie Behillil, Sibylle Bernard-Stoecklin, Caroline Guerrisi, Thierry Blanchon, Alessandra Falchi, Thomas Hanslik, Clement Turbelin, Cecile Souty
Summary: This study aimed to estimate the influenza-like illness (ILI) incidence attributable to influenza viruses in France from October 2014 to May 2019. The results showed significant variation in medically attended influenza burden among patients with ILI across different years and age groups, with children under 15 years being the most affected. These findings underscore the importance of influenza surveillance in primary care that combines clinical and virological data.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Aziz Mezlini, Allison Shapiro, Eric J. Daza, Eamon Caddigan, Ernesto Ramirez, Tim Althoff, Luca Foschini
Summary: This study aimed to estimate the true burden of influenza-like illness (ILI) in the US population using a surrogate measure of daily steps lost as measured by commercial wearable sensors. The findings suggest that most of the burden of ILI in this study would have been invisible to health care and public health reporting systems. This approach has applications for public health, health care, and clinical research.
Article
Immunology
Pedro Plans Rubio, Anna M. Jambrina, Pilar Rius, Gloria Carmona, Manel Rabanal, Montse Girones
Summary: Influenza surveillance and vaccination are crucial for preventing and controlling influenza epidemics. A study in Catalonia, Spain, assessed influenza surveillance and vaccination data from sentinel pharmacies during the 2021-2022 influenza season. The study found no influenza epidemic during this season, likely due to influenza vaccination and COVID-19 prevention measures.
Article
Immunology
Nguyen Cong Khanh, Ashley L. Fowlkes, Ngu Duy Nghia, Tran Nhu Duong, Ngo Huy Tu, Tran Anh Tu, Jeffrey W. McFarland, Thoa Thi Minh Nguyen, Nga Thu Ha, Philip L. Gould, Pham Ngoc Thanh, Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang, Vien Quang Mai, Phuc Nguyen Thi, Satoko Otsu, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Dang Duc Anh, A. Danielle Iuliano
Summary: Influenza burden estimates based on hospitalization data in Vietnam show higher rates among children under 5 years old and adults over 65 years old, highlighting the importance of prevention and control measures, such as vaccination, in these high-risk populations.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Victoria Hunter, Allison Shapiro, Devika Chawla, Faye Drawnel, Ernesto Ramirez, Elizabeth Phillips, Sara Tadesse-Bell, Luca Foschini, Vincent Ukachukwu
Summary: This study aimed to characterize the burden of influenza-like illness (ILI) using commercial wearable sensor data. The findings showed that changes in wearable sensor data can differentiate between individuals seeking healthcare resources and those who do not, as well as between patients with confirmed influenza infection and those with ILI symptoms only. These findings have potential implications for healthcare resource planning.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
P. Loubet, P. Mathieu, N. Lenzi, F. Galtier, F. Lain, Z. Lesieur, P. Vanhems, X. Duval, D. Postil, S. Amour, S. Rogez, G. Lagathu, A-S L'Honneur, V Foulongne, N. Houhou, B. Lina, F. Carrat, O. Launay
Summary: This study described the prevalence, clinical features, and complications of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infections in adults hospitalized with influenza-like illness (ILI). The results showed that hMPV infections mainly affect the elderly and patients with chronic conditions, leading to frequent cardiac and pulmonary complications similar to those of RSV infections.
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Willem R. Miellet, Janieke van Veldhuizen, Mioara A. Nicolaie, Rob Mariman, Hester J. Bootsma, Thijs Bosch, Nynke Y. Rots, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, Josine van Beek, Krzysztof Trzcinski
Summary: Influenza-like illness exacerbates pneumococcal colonization in older adults, with this effect persisting beyond recovery from the illness.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maria Chironna, Giovanni Dipierro, Jean Marie Franzini, Giancarlo Icardi, Daniela Loconsole, Elena Pariani, Stefano Pastore, Marco Volpe
Summary: Global mitigation strategies for SARS-CoV-2 have led to a decrease in severity of the 2020/21 seasonal influenza, potentially reducing natural immunity for the upcoming influenza season. We present an age-structured SEIR model to predict influenza spread in Italy and assess the impact of prevention measures, including age-specific vaccination strategies and NPIs. Our findings demonstrate that standard vaccination campaigns can effectively mitigate disease spread in moderate influenza seasons, rendering NPIs unnecessary. However, in severe epidemics, a combination of vaccination and NPIs is necessary to control the disease. Alternatively, increasing vaccination coverage can reduce the reliance on NPIs and minimize their economic and social impacts. These results emphasize the importance of strengthening vaccination coverage in response to influenza epidemics.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Debapriyo Chakraborty, Claire Guinat, Nicola F. Muller, Francois-Xavier Briand, Mathieu Andraud, Axelle Scoizec, Sophie Lebouquin, Eric Niqueux, Audrey Schmitz, Beatrice Grasland, Jean-Luc Guerin, Mathilde C. Paul, Timothee Vergne
Summary: This study analyzed the spatiotemporal dynamics of the highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic in France in 2016-2017 and assessed the impact of control measures on viral spread. The results showed that large-scale culling of ducks significantly reduced viral spread between regions, while restrictions on duck transport within regions may not completely stop the viral spread.
TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Magali Lemaitre, Fouad Fayssoil, Fabrice Carrat, Pascal Crepey, Jacques Gaillat, Gaetan Gavazzi, O. Launay, Anne Mosnier, Marie-Cecile Levant, Mathieu Uhart
Summary: The study estimated the epidemiological and economic burden of severe influenza in France over eight consecutive seasons, using two complementary approaches to estimate both influenza-related and associated hospitalizations and deaths and their burden, highlighting the significant impact of complications in 65+ subjects.
INFLUENZA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Swapna Thomas, Allal Ouhtit, Hebah A. Al Khatib, Ali H. Eid, Shilu Mathew, Gheyath K. Nasrallah, Mohamed M. Emara, Muna A. Al Maslamani, Hadi M. Yassine
Summary: Over the past two decades, diabetes mellitus (DM) has gained increasing attention as an autoimmune disease. Respiratory viruses, including influenza, may play a role in inducing diabetes. However, vaccinating diabetic patients against influenza can significantly reduce hospitalization.
JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Aung H. Aung, David C. Lye, Lin Cui, Chee K. Ooi, Angela L. P. Chow
Summary: The study found that influenza, rhinoviruses, and coronaviruses are common viral pathogens in the tropics, with influenza having biannual peaks while rhinoviruses and coronaviruses circulate year-round without distinct seasonal patterns. The CDC and WHO ILI case definitions showed moderate-to-high positive likelihood ratios for diagnosing influenza, regardless of the time of year, indicating they can be applied in the tropics effectively.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Katarzyna Kondratiuk, Ewelina Hallmann, Katarzyna Luniewska, Karol Szymanski, Lidia Brydak
Summary: This study investigated the epidemiology of influenza viruses and viruses causing influenza-like disease in children under 14 years of age in the 2018-2019 epidemic season in Poland. It found that the youngest children had the highest number of confirmed infection cases and several different variants of co-infection. The data presented supports increasing the percentage of children being vaccinated in Poland.
MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Antoine Chaillon, Chrianna Bharat, Jack Stone, Nicola Jones, Louisa Degenhardt, Sarah Larney, Michael Farrell, Peter Vickerman, Matthew Hickman, Natasha K. Martin, Annick Borquez
Summary: The opioid agonist treatment (OAT) program in New South Wales, Australia has substantially reduced population-level overdose and all-cause mortality over the past 20 years, partially due to high retention rates. Studies showed an impact on reducing overdose and other cause mortality among the cohort by 52.8% and 26.6%, respectively, with estimates of deaths averted and life-years gained per 100 person-years on OAT. Additionally, prison OAT with post-release OAT-linkage accounted for a significant percentage of all deaths averted by the program.
Article
Respiratory System
Melanie Fromentin, Antoine Bridier-Nahmias, Jerome Legoff, Severine Mercier-Delarue, Noemie Ranger, Constance Vuillard, Julien Do Vale, Noemie Zucman, Antonio Alberdi, Jean-Damien Ricard, Damien Roux
Summary: The accuracy of the bacterial lung microbiome composition is highly dependent on the primers used for amplification of the 16s rRNA hypervariable sequence. Comparing two different primer pairs, results show that S-V4 primer pair provides better agreement with conventional microbiology for respiratory samples compared to R-V4 primer pair.
EXPERIMENTAL LUNG RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Virology
Santiago Avila-Rios, Claudia Garcia-Morales, Gustavo Reyes-Teran, Andrea Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Margarita Matias-Florentino, Sanjay R. Mehta, Antoine Chaillon
Summary: The phylogeographic investigation of the Mexico City HIV epidemic reveals the complexity of HIV transmission in the region. An active transmission area in the north of the city, with links throughout the region, is identified as a location where targeted interventions could have a more pronounced effect on the entire epidemic.
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Virology
Sanjay R. Mehta, Davey M. Smith, Celia Boukadida, Antoine Chaillon
Summary: Evolutionary analysis using viral sequence data can elucidate the epidemiology of transmission of the Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 between California and Mexico. The introduction of these variants coincided with domestic migration events, and the spread of Omicron was consistent with gravity centric patterns within Mexico. Cross-border events accounted for a higher proportion of Omicron movements. Understanding viral transmission patterns can assist governmental responses to viral epidemics.
Article
Microbiology
Audrey Baron, Olivier Peyrony, Maud Salmona, Nadia Mahjoub, Sami Ellouze, Maud Anastassiou, Constance Delaugerre, Jean-Paul Fontaine, Sylvie Chevret, Jerome LeGoff, Linda Feghoul
Summary: The use of the ID NOW COVID-19 system in an emergency department was found to significantly reduce the length of stay for patients. The implementation of molecular point-of-care testing for SARS-CoV-2 resulted in faster results and decreased overcrowding in the emergency department. This study emphasizes the importance and benefits of COVID-19 molecular point-of-care testing in preventing overcrowding and facilitating patient care and isolation.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2022)
Article
Virology
Subina Mehta, Valdemir M. Carvalho, Andrew T. Rajczewski, Olivier Pible, Bjoern A. Gruening, James E. Johnson, Reid Wagner, Jean Armengaud, Timothy J. Griffin, Pratik D. Jagtap
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has resulted in a global health crisis, with the emergence of new strains posing challenges in detection. Mass spectrometry (MS)-based methods can help in diagnosing and developing vaccines by detecting and characterizing variant-specific peptide sequences from viral proteins. In this study, a bioinformatics workflow was developed to detect variant-specific peptide sequences from MS data derived from clinical samples. The workflow was shown to be effective in characterizing clinical data from different parts of the world, identifying six SARS-CoV-2 variant-specific peptides suitable for confident detection by MS in commonly collected clinical samples.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Patricia K. Riggs, Antoine Chaillon, Guochun Jiang, Scott L. Letendre, Yuyang Tang, Jeff Taylor, Andrew Kaytes, Davey M. Smith, Karine Dube, Sara Gianella
Summary: This review summarizes the important scientific, practical, and ethical lessons learned from the Last Gift program in understanding CNS reservoirs, as well as identifies key knowledge gaps in current research.
CURRENT HIV/AIDS REPORTS
(2022)
Letter
Infectious Diseases
Guillaume Mellon, Emma Rubenstein, Meghann Antoine, Valentine Marie Ferre, Audrey Gabassi, Jean-Michel Molina, Constance Delaugerre, Jerome LeGoff
JOURNAL OF INFECTION
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Steffanie A. Strathdee, Daniela Abramovitz, Carlos F. Vera, Irina Artamonova, Thomas L. Patterson, Davey M. Smith, Antoine Chaillon, Angela R. Bazzi
Summary: This study examined the vaccination uptake among people who inject drugs (PWID) for COVID-19. The results showed that only 37.8% of participants received at least one dose of the vaccine, and 37.5% of vaccinated individuals were previously hesitant about the vaccine. Factors associated with lower vaccination rates included belief in tracking devices in the vaccine and lack of health insurance, while factors associated with higher vaccination rates included receiving influenza vaccines, testing positive for HIV or SARS-CoV-2, older age, knowing more vaccinated people, and recent incarceration.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Antoine Chaillon, Ietza Bojorquez, Jaime Sepulveda, Alicia Yolanda Harvey-Vera, M. Gudelia Rangel, Britt Skaathun, Sanjay R. Mehta, Caroline Ignacio, Magali Porrachia, Davey M. Smith, Steffanie A. Strathdee
Summary: This study investigated the circulating SARS-CoV-2 lineages and recombinant variants among marginalized populations in Tijuana, Mexico. The results showed that the variants were predominantly detected in North and Central America. This highlights the potential for co-circulation of multiple lineages and recombination in high-risk populations in the California-Baja California border region.
SALUD PUBLICA DE MEXICO
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Karol Serwin, Antoine Chaillon, Kaja Scheibe, Anna Urbanska, Bogusz Aksak-Was, Piotr Zabek, Ewa Siwak, Iwona Cielniak, Elzbieta Jablonowska, Kamila Wojcik-Cichy, Pawel Jakubowski, Monika Bociaga-Jasik, Adam Witor, Bartosz Szetela, Milosz Parczewski
Summary: Geospatial A6 transmission networks are expanding in Poland, driven by local viral dispersal and cross-border migration from Ukraine. The recent war in Ukraine may contribute to further introductions, which could increase the burden of HIV in Western European countries.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Aaron F. Carlin, Alex E. Clark, Aaron F. Garretson, William Bray, Magali Porrachia, AsherLev T. Santos, Tariq M. Rana, Antoine Chaillon, Davey M. Smith
Summary: The factors contributing to the rapid emergence of SARS-CoV-2 BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants in populations that experienced recent surges of BA.2 and BA.2.12.1 infections are not understood. Neutralizing antibodies elicited by BA.2 or BA.2.12.1 infections were largely cross-neutralizing but were less effective against BA.5. Treatment with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) early after infection was associated with lower levels of neutralizing antibodies.
OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Noah C. Gaitan, Michelle L. D'Antoni, Rima K. Acosta, Sara Gianella, Susan J. Little, Antoine Chaillon
Summary: Deep sequencing can detect transmitted drug resistance mutations that are not detected by routine sequencing in antiretroviral-naive persons with acute/early HIV infection. High-frequency and low-frequency DRM can be found in HIV DNA, and the presence of low-frequency DRM in proviral DNA may have clinical relevance.
JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
(2023)
Review
Virology
Mattia Trunfio, Antoine Chaillon, Nadejda Beliakova-Bethell, Robert Deiss, Scott L. Letendre, Patricia K. Riggs, Niamh Higgins, Sara Gianella
Summary: People with HIV are more likely to have opioid use disorder and prescribed opioids for chronic pain. The effects of opioids on the immune system and HIV persistence are not fully understood. Opioids can enhance HIV infectivity and replication, modulate immune cell functioning, reverse viral latency, and affect HIV reservoirs. Further research is needed in this field.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Yuyang Tang, Antoine Chaillon, Sara Gianella, Lilly M. Wong, Dajiang Li, Theresa L. Simermeyer, Magali Porrachia, Caroline Ignacio, Brendon Woodworth, Daniel Zhong, Jiayi Du, Eduardo de la Parra Polina, Jennifer Kirchherr, Brigitte Allard, Matthew L. Clohosey, Matt Moeser, Amy L. Sondgeroth, Gregory D. Whitehill, Vidisha Singh, Amir Dashti, Davey M. Smith, Joseph J. Eron, Katherine J. Bar, Ann Chahroudi, Sarah B. Joseph, Nancie M. Archin, David M. Margolis, Guochun Jiang
Summary: Reservoirs of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV) may exist in brain microglia, which can cause rebound viremia after antiretroviral therapy cessation, but the presence of replication-competent HIV in these cells has not been proven yet. In this study, brain myeloid cells (BrMCs) isolated from nonhuman primates and HIV-infected individuals were found to contain detectable levels of SIV or HIV DNA, indicating persistent viral infection. These findings suggest that brain microglia serve as a long-term reservoir for replication-competent HIV in the brain.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
(2023)