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Editor, Senior Moderator
Virology. 2017 Mar 11;505:210-217. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2017.02.003. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Genetic evolution of equine influenza virus strains (H3N8) isolated in France from 1967 to 2015 and the implications of several potential pathogenic factors.[/h] Fougerolle S[SUP]1[/SUP], Legrand L[SUP]2[/SUP], Lecouturier F[SUP]3[/SUP], Sailleau C[SUP]4[/SUP], Paillot R[SUP]5[/SUP], Hans A[SUP]3[/SUP], Pronost S[SUP]2[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Equine influenza virus (EIV) is a major respiratory pathogen of horses despite the availability of equine influenza vaccines. This study aimed to determine genetic evolution of EIV strains in France between 1967 to present. A whole genome comparative analysis was also conducted on recent French strains in order to identify potential factors of pathogenicity. Comparison of French EIV sequences with vaccine and worldwide epidemic strains revealed amino acid substitutions in both haemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase, especially within the antigenic sites and/or close to receptor binding sites (HA). Amino acid substitutions were also identified in other genes, mainly the polymerase complex proteins and PB1-F2. Viruses belonging to Eurasian and American lineages have circulated until 2003 and Florida sub-lineage Clade 2 strains predominates since 2005. The last French strain (2015) displayed several specificities in HA suggesting the occurrence of antigenic drift with presence of pathogenic markers in the PA and PB1-F2 genes.
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[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Antigenic drift; Equine influenza; Horse; Pathogenicity markers; Surveillance
PMID: 28292661 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2017.02.003
[h=1]Genetic evolution of equine influenza virus strains (H3N8) isolated in France from 1967 to 2015 and the implications of several potential pathogenic factors.[/h] Fougerolle S[SUP]1[/SUP], Legrand L[SUP]2[/SUP], Lecouturier F[SUP]3[/SUP], Sailleau C[SUP]4[/SUP], Paillot R[SUP]5[/SUP], Hans A[SUP]3[/SUP], Pronost S[SUP]2[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Equine influenza virus (EIV) is a major respiratory pathogen of horses despite the availability of equine influenza vaccines. This study aimed to determine genetic evolution of EIV strains in France between 1967 to present. A whole genome comparative analysis was also conducted on recent French strains in order to identify potential factors of pathogenicity. Comparison of French EIV sequences with vaccine and worldwide epidemic strains revealed amino acid substitutions in both haemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase, especially within the antigenic sites and/or close to receptor binding sites (HA). Amino acid substitutions were also identified in other genes, mainly the polymerase complex proteins and PB1-F2. Viruses belonging to Eurasian and American lineages have circulated until 2003 and Florida sub-lineage Clade 2 strains predominates since 2005. The last French strain (2015) displayed several specificities in HA suggesting the occurrence of antigenic drift with presence of pathogenic markers in the PA and PB1-F2 genes.
Copyright ? 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Antigenic drift; Equine influenza; Horse; Pathogenicity markers; Surveillance
PMID: 28292661 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2017.02.003