High prevalence of Duck Hepatitis B virus-associated coinfection in Southwest China.

Currently, five types of duck hepatitis viruses have been documented, and they are all associated with liver disorders. However, the prevalence of their coinfections involving these viruses remains largely uncertain. Herein, we screened the prevalence of the five types of hepatitis viruses from A to...

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Main Authors: Xiaoming Lin, Lizhen Gong, Yajia Gou, Yi Liu, Sai Mao, Shun Chen, Mafeng Liu, Dekang Zhu, Mingshu Wang, Renyong Jia, Shaqiu Zhang, Ying Wu, Juan Huang, Bin Tian, Qiao Yang, Xinxin Zhao, Anchun Cheng, Xumin Ou
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324682
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author Xiaoming Lin
Lizhen Gong
Yajia Gou
Yi Liu
Sai Mao
Shun Chen
Mafeng Liu
Dekang Zhu
Mingshu Wang
Renyong Jia
Shaqiu Zhang
Ying Wu
Juan Huang
Bin Tian
Qiao Yang
Xinxin Zhao
Anchun Cheng
Xumin Ou
author_facet Xiaoming Lin
Lizhen Gong
Yajia Gou
Yi Liu
Sai Mao
Shun Chen
Mafeng Liu
Dekang Zhu
Mingshu Wang
Renyong Jia
Shaqiu Zhang
Ying Wu
Juan Huang
Bin Tian
Qiao Yang
Xinxin Zhao
Anchun Cheng
Xumin Ou
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description Currently, five types of duck hepatitis viruses have been documented, and they are all associated with liver disorders. However, the prevalence of their coinfections involving these viruses remains largely uncertain. Herein, we screened the prevalence of the five types of hepatitis viruses from A to E in 143 samples of diseased duck livers during 2019-2021 in Southwest China. We found the highest infection ratio (86.01%, 123/143) of duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV) among all five types of hepatitis viruses. Importantly, a large portion of DHBV-associated coinfections were identified, with 52.85% (65/123) co-infected with Duck Hepatitis A virus (DHAV), 39.84% (49/123) with tentative Duck Hepatitis D virus (DHDV), and 34.96% (43/123) with Duck Hepatitis E virus (DHEV), respectively. Interestingly, a positive correlation between the DHBV-positive rate and the infection rates of the other co-infected hepatitis viruses was revealed, suggesting the importance of DHBV in duck hepatitis virus co-infection events. To understand the situation of bacterial secondary infection, the prevalence of bacterial infection was simultaneously screened using standard 16S rRNA PCR, and hepatitis virus-associated bacterial infections were observed. Collectively, these findings revealed a high prevalence of DHBV-related coinfections and its association with the coinfection of the other duck hepatitis viruses and bacteria. In the future, it is important to study the impact of DHBV co-infection events on disease severity, thereby evaluating the necessity of vaccine development for DHBV.
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spelling doaj-art-141c6bcad9d6465c8b8199f33e8f63b42025-08-20T03:22:07ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01206e032468210.1371/journal.pone.0324682High prevalence of Duck Hepatitis B virus-associated coinfection in Southwest China.Xiaoming LinLizhen GongYajia GouYi LiuSai MaoShun ChenMafeng LiuDekang ZhuMingshu WangRenyong JiaShaqiu ZhangYing WuJuan HuangBin TianQiao YangXinxin ZhaoAnchun ChengXumin OuCurrently, five types of duck hepatitis viruses have been documented, and they are all associated with liver disorders. However, the prevalence of their coinfections involving these viruses remains largely uncertain. Herein, we screened the prevalence of the five types of hepatitis viruses from A to E in 143 samples of diseased duck livers during 2019-2021 in Southwest China. We found the highest infection ratio (86.01%, 123/143) of duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV) among all five types of hepatitis viruses. Importantly, a large portion of DHBV-associated coinfections were identified, with 52.85% (65/123) co-infected with Duck Hepatitis A virus (DHAV), 39.84% (49/123) with tentative Duck Hepatitis D virus (DHDV), and 34.96% (43/123) with Duck Hepatitis E virus (DHEV), respectively. Interestingly, a positive correlation between the DHBV-positive rate and the infection rates of the other co-infected hepatitis viruses was revealed, suggesting the importance of DHBV in duck hepatitis virus co-infection events. To understand the situation of bacterial secondary infection, the prevalence of bacterial infection was simultaneously screened using standard 16S rRNA PCR, and hepatitis virus-associated bacterial infections were observed. Collectively, these findings revealed a high prevalence of DHBV-related coinfections and its association with the coinfection of the other duck hepatitis viruses and bacteria. In the future, it is important to study the impact of DHBV co-infection events on disease severity, thereby evaluating the necessity of vaccine development for DHBV.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324682
spellingShingle Xiaoming Lin
Lizhen Gong
Yajia Gou
Yi Liu
Sai Mao
Shun Chen
Mafeng Liu
Dekang Zhu
Mingshu Wang
Renyong Jia
Shaqiu Zhang
Ying Wu
Juan Huang
Bin Tian
Qiao Yang
Xinxin Zhao
Anchun Cheng
Xumin Ou
High prevalence of Duck Hepatitis B virus-associated coinfection in Southwest China.
PLoS ONE
title High prevalence of Duck Hepatitis B virus-associated coinfection in Southwest China.
title_full High prevalence of Duck Hepatitis B virus-associated coinfection in Southwest China.
title_fullStr High prevalence of Duck Hepatitis B virus-associated coinfection in Southwest China.
title_full_unstemmed High prevalence of Duck Hepatitis B virus-associated coinfection in Southwest China.
title_short High prevalence of Duck Hepatitis B virus-associated coinfection in Southwest China.
title_sort high prevalence of duck hepatitis b virus associated coinfection in southwest china
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324682
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