2024
A new lineage nomenclature to aid genomic surveillance of dengue virus
Hill V, Cleemput S, Pereira J, Gifford R, Fonseca V, Tegally H, Brito A, Ribeiro G, de Souza V, Brcko I, Ribeiro I, De Lima I, Slavov S, Sampaio S, Elias M, Tran V, Kien D, Huynh T, Yacoub S, Dieng I, Salvato R, Wallau G, Gregianini T, Godinho F, Vogels C, Breban M, Leguia M, Jagtap S, Roy R, Hapuarachchi C, Mwanyika G, Giovanetti M, Alcantara L, Faria N, Carrington C, Hanley K, Holmes E, Dumon W, Lima A, de Oliveira T, Grubaugh N. A new lineage nomenclature to aid genomic surveillance of dengue virus. PLOS Biology 2024, 22: e3002834. PMID: 39283942, PMCID: PMC11426435, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenomic surveillanceSub-genotype levelPartial genome sequencesDengue virusViral genomic diversityClade sizeGenome sequenceGenomic diversityPhylogenetic studiesPhylogenetic distanceSequence dataMinor lineageVirus classificationLineagesSurveillance of dengue virusDiversityAssignment toolComplex patternsVirusCladeSequenceGeographical areasGenotypesNomenclatureEndemic settingsTravel surveillance uncovers dengue virus dynamics and introductions in the Caribbean
Taylor-Salmon E, Hill V, Paul L, Koch R, Breban M, Chaguza C, Sodeinde A, Warren J, Bunch S, Cano N, Cone M, Eysoldt S, Garcia A, Gilles N, Hagy A, Heberlein L, Jaber R, Kassens E, Colarusso P, Davis A, Baudin S, Rico E, Mejía-Echeverri Á, Scott B, Stanek D, Zimler R, Muñoz-Jordán J, Santiago G, Adams L, Paz-Bailey G, Spillane M, Katebi V, Paulino-Ramírez R, Mueses S, Peguero A, Sánchez N, Norman F, Galán J, Huits R, Hamer D, Vogels C, Morrison A, Michael S, Grubaugh N. Travel surveillance uncovers dengue virus dynamics and introductions in the Caribbean. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 3508. PMID: 38664380, PMCID: PMC11045810, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47774-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDengue virusDENV-3Rates of severe diseaseMosquito-borne viral diseasePublic health threatPattern of spreadSevere diseaseLocal surveillanceGenomic epidemiologyEpidemiological patternsVirus surveillanceSurveillanceHealth threatSerotypesDiseaseIncreased rateDengueViral diseasesVirusInfected travelersFrequent outbreaks
2023
Phylogeographic reconstruction of the emergence and spread of Powassan virus in the northeastern United States
Vogels C, Brackney D, Dupuis A, Robich R, Fauver J, Brito A, Williams S, Anderson J, Lubelczyk C, Lange R, Prusinski M, Kramer L, Gangloff-Kaufmann J, Goodman L, Baele G, Smith R, Armstrong P, Ciota A, Dellicour S, Grubaugh N. Phylogeographic reconstruction of the emergence and spread of Powassan virus in the northeastern United States. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2218012120. PMID: 37040418, PMCID: PMC10120011, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2218012120.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Interactions between seasonal temperature variation and temporal synchrony drive increased arbovirus co-infection incidence
Poterek ML, Vogels CBF, Grubaugh ND, Ebel GD, Perkins T, Cavany SM. Interactions between seasonal temperature variation and temporal synchrony drive increased arbovirus co-infection incidence. Royal Society Open Science 2022, 9: 220829. PMID: 36277835, PMCID: PMC9579765, DOI: 10.1098/rsos.220829.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Reproducing the Rift Valley fever virus mosquito-lamb-mosquito transmission cycle
Wichgers Schreur PJ, Vloet RPM, Kant J, van Keulen L, Gonzales JL, Visser TM, Koenraadt CJM, Vogels CBF, Kortekaas J. Reproducing the Rift Valley fever virus mosquito-lamb-mosquito transmission cycle. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 1477. PMID: 33446733, PMCID: PMC7809480, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79267-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRift Valley fever virusAnimal modelsFeeding of mosquitoesNatural target speciesMortality of newbornsEfficacy of vaccinesHigher infection rateViremia levelsIntravenous inoculationTransmission of mosquitoVector competence experimentsAedes aegypti mosquitoesBlood-feeding behaviorRVFV infectionInfected mosquitoesExtrinsic incubation periodInfection rateMembrane feedingFever virusRVFV transmissionAbortion stormsAegypti mosquitoesBlood mealVirusTransmission cycle
2020
Forced Zika Virus Infection of Culex pipiens Leads to Limited Virus Accumulation in Mosquito Saliva
Abbo SR, Vogels CBF, Visser TM, Geertsema C, van Oers MM, Koenraadt CJM, Pijlman GP. Forced Zika Virus Infection of Culex pipiens Leads to Limited Virus Accumulation in Mosquito Saliva. Viruses 2020, 12: 659. PMID: 32575394, PMCID: PMC7354520, DOI: 10.3390/v12060659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZika virusGuillain-Barré syndromeZika virus infectionInfectious blood mealUrban transmission cyclesMosquito-borne pathogenMosquito salivaZIKV transmissionOral exposureVirus infectionCongenital microcephalySevere diseaseIntrathoracic injectionLarge outbreakVirus disseminationUsutu virusMidgut barrierBarrier functionMosquito midgutVirus transmissionSalivaBlood mealYellow fever mosquitoVector competenceVirusImpact of Gut Bacteria on the Infection and Transmission of Pathogenic Arboviruses by Biting Midges and Mosquitoes
Möhlmann TWR, Vogels CBF, Göertz GP, Pijlman GP, ter Braak CJF, te Beest DE, Hendriks M, Nijhuis EH, Warris S, Drolet BS, van Overbeek L, Koenraadt CJM. Impact of Gut Bacteria on the Infection and Transmission of Pathogenic Arboviruses by Biting Midges and Mosquitoes. Microbial Ecology 2020, 80: 703-717. PMID: 32462391, PMCID: PMC7476999, DOI: 10.1007/s00248-020-01517-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibiotic treatmentGut bacteriaChikungunya virusInfection ratePathogenic arbovirusesInfectious blood mealAegypti mosquitoesGut bacterial communitiesResident gut bacteriaGut bacterial compositionSchmallenberg virusAedes aegypti mosquitoesArbovirus infectionViral pathogensVirusTreatmentBlood mealInfectionMidgut bacteriaArbovirus transmissionHealth of animalsMosquitoesArbovirusesZikaBacterial compositionThe invasive Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus found in the Netherlands can experimentally transmit Zika virus and Usutu virus
Abbo SR, Visser TM, Wang H, Göertz GP, Fros JJ, Abma-Henkens MHC, Geertsema C, Vogels CBF, Koopmans MPG, Reusken CBEM, Hall-Mendelin S, Hall RA, van Oers MM, Koenraadt CJM, Pijlman GP. The invasive Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus found in the Netherlands can experimentally transmit Zika virus and Usutu virus. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2020, 14: e0008217. PMID: 32282830, PMCID: PMC7153878, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZika virusUsutu virusFed mosquitoesMidgut barrierMosquito midgut barrierGuillain-Barré syndromeInfectious blood mealSevere neurological impairmentSevere congenital microcephalyField-collected AeWest Nile virusClinical manifestationsMild diseaseUSUV infectionNeurological impairmentCongenital microcephalyRNA responseVirus disseminationArboviral diseasesNile virusVirus transmissionDroplet feedingVirusFemale mosquitoesBlood meal
2019
Travel Surveillance and Genomics Uncover a Hidden Zika Outbreak during the Waning Epidemic
Grubaugh ND, Saraf S, Gangavarapu K, Watts A, Tan AL, Oidtman RJ, Ladner JT, Oliveira G, Matteson NL, Kraemer MUG, Vogels CBF, Hentoff A, Bhatia D, Stanek D, Scott B, Landis V, Stryker I, Cone MR, Kopp EW, Cannons AC, Heberlein-Larson L, White S, Gillis LD, Ricciardi MJ, Kwal J, Lichtenberger PK, Magnani DM, Watkins DI, Palacios G, Hamer DH, Network G, Gardner LM, Perkins TA, Baele G, Khan K, Morrison A, Isern S, Michael SF, Andersen KG. Travel Surveillance and Genomics Uncover a Hidden Zika Outbreak during the Waning Epidemic. Cell 2019, 178: 1057-1071.e11. PMID: 31442400, PMCID: PMC6716374, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArbovirus coinfection and co-transmission: A neglected public health concern?
Vogels CBF, Rückert C, Cavany SM, Perkins TA, Ebel GD, Grubaugh ND. Arbovirus coinfection and co-transmission: A neglected public health concern? PLOS Biology 2019, 17: e3000130. PMID: 30668574, PMCID: PMC6358106, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of coinfectionPublic health concernPublic healthEpidemiological synergyVirus coinfectionAedes aegypti mosquitoesClinical diseaseSuch coinfectionsZika virusCoinfectionOutbreaks of virusesHealth concernAegypti mosquitoesMultiple virusesTransmission dynamicsVirusHealthHumansMosquitoesDiseaseDengue
2018
Vector competence of biting midges and mosquitoes for Shuni virus
Möhlmann TWR, Oymans J, Schreur P, Koenraadt CJM, Kortekaas J, Vogels CBF. Vector competence of biting midges and mosquitoes for Shuni virus. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018, 12: e0006993. PMID: 30532189, PMCID: PMC6285265, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShuni virusInfection rateInfectious blood mealEvidence of transmissionHigher infection rateFebrile childrenCongenital malformationsNeurological diseasesPotential transmissionPotential involvementHigh pathogenicityZoonotic potentialSimbu serogroupBlood mealVector competenceVirusMosquitoesRiskBroad tropismArthropod vectorsAedes aegyptiAnimalsCulex pipiens pipiensFurther researchFuture epizootics
2017
Transmission of Rift Valley fever virus from European-breed lambs to Culex pipiens mosquitoes
Vloet RPM, Vogels CBF, Koenraadt CJM, Pijlman GP, Eiden M, Gonzales JL, van Keulen LJM, Schreur P, Kortekaas J. Transmission of Rift Valley fever virus from European-breed lambs to Culex pipiens mosquitoes. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0006145. PMID: 29281642, PMCID: PMC5760105, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRift Valley fever virusWild-type Rift Valley fever virusVector competenceNatural target speciesTarget cellsFever virusLaboratory-reared mosquitoesSkin samplesClone 13 strainPipiens mosquitoesPeak viremiaViremic periodVector competence experimentsTransmission of RVFVLocal mosquitoesInfected animalsClone 13Artificial blood feedingArtificial feeding experimentsGenus PhlebovirusSusceptible ruminantsVirusBlood feedingField-collected eggsCompetent vectorsMosquito co-infection with Zika and chikungunya virus allows simultaneous transmission without affecting vector competence of Aedes aegypti
Göertz GP, Vogels CBF, Geertsema C, Koenraadt CJM, Pijlman GP. Mosquito co-infection with Zika and chikungunya virus allows simultaneous transmission without affecting vector competence of Aedes aegypti. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0005654. PMID: 28570693, PMCID: PMC5469501, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya virusZika virusAegypti mosquitoesIntrathoracic injectionPresence of ZIKVVector competenceInfectious blood mealSerious health burdenDual-color immunofluorescenceBlood mealMultiple mosquito bitesArthropod-borne virusZIKV productionSalivary gland barrierCase reportAedes aegypti mosquitoesHealth burdenOral exposureMosquito bitesViral titersPositive mosquitoesMosquito cellsBiteProfound barrierVirus
2016
Vector competence of northern European Culex pipiens biotypes and hybrids for West Nile virus is differentially affected by temperature
Vogels CB, Fros JJ, Göertz GP, Pijlman GP, Koenraadt CJ. Vector competence of northern European Culex pipiens biotypes and hybrids for West Nile virus is differentially affected by temperature. Parasites & Vectors 2016, 9: 393. PMID: 27388451, PMCID: PMC4937539, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1677-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusVector competence studiesVector competenceMosquito midgut barrierNile virusInfectious blood mealCompetence studiesPipiens biotypesCulex pipiens biotypesViral titersSaliva samplesMidgut barrierInfectionBiotype pipiensBlood mealWNV presenceTitersOverall transmission rateVirusMosquitoesPipiens mosquitoesBiotype levelRisk assessmentPipiensMethodsWe
2015
Comparative Usutu and West Nile virus transmission potential by local Culex pipiens mosquitoes in north-western Europe
Fros JJ, Miesen P, Vogels CB, Gaibani P, Sambri V, Martina BE, Koenraadt CJ, van Rij RP, Vlak JM, Takken W, Pijlman GP. Comparative Usutu and West Nile virus transmission potential by local Culex pipiens mosquitoes in north-western Europe. One Health 2015, 1: 31-36. PMID: 28616462, PMCID: PMC5441354, DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2015.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWest Nile virusUsutu virusMosquito-borne flavivirusHigh mortality rateVirus transmission potentialNeuroinvasive diseaseUSUV transmissionWNV infectionEuropean mosquitoesMortality rateInfected mosquitoesInfection rateMosquito midgutSmall interferingNile virusTransmission potentialVirusEntire viral genomeTransmission dynamicsVector competenceCulex pipiens mosquitoesRNA deep sequencingMosquitoesViral genomeSmall RNA deep sequencing