Are adenoviruses zoonotic? A systematic review of the evidence

Adenoviruses (AdVs) are major contributors to clinical illnesses. Novel human and animal AdVs continue to be identified and characterized. Comparative analyses using bioinformatic methods and Omics-based technologies allow insights into how these human pathogens have emerged and their potential for...

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Main Authors: Laura K. Borkenhagen, Jane K. Fieldhouse, Donald Seto, Gregory C. Gray
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1690953
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description Adenoviruses (AdVs) are major contributors to clinical illnesses. Novel human and animal AdVs continue to be identified and characterized. Comparative analyses using bioinformatic methods and Omics-based technologies allow insights into how these human pathogens have emerged and their potential for host cross-species transmission. Systematic review of literature published across ProQuest, Pubmed, and Web of Science databases for evidence of adenoviral zoonotic potential identified 589 citations. After removing duplicates, 327 citations were screened for relevance; of which, 74 articles received full-text reviews. Among these, 24 were included here, of which 16 demonstrated evidence of zoonotic transmission of AdVs. These documented instances of AdV crossing host species barriers between humans and non-human primate, bat, feline, swine, canine, ovine, and caprine. Eight studies sought to but did not find evidence of zoonosis. The findings demonstrate substantial evidence suggesting AdVs have previously and will continue crossing host species barriers. These have human health consequences both in terms of novel pathogen emergence and epidemic outbreaks, and of appropriate and safe use of non-human adenoviruses for therapeutics. As routine human clinical diagnostics may miss a novel cross-species adenovirus infection in humans, next generation sequencing or panspecies molecular diagnostics may be necessary to detect such incursions.
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spelling doaj-art-9d70e824487a4e089ecf95b29c55fccc2025-08-20T02:26:10ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEmerging Microbes and Infections2222-17512019-01-01811679168710.1080/22221751.2019.1690953Are adenoviruses zoonotic? A systematic review of the evidenceLaura K. Borkenhagen0Jane K. Fieldhouse1Donald Seto2Gregory C. Gray3Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine and Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine and Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USABioinformatics and Computational Biology Program, School of Systems Biology, George Mason University, Manassas, VA, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine and Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USAAdenoviruses (AdVs) are major contributors to clinical illnesses. Novel human and animal AdVs continue to be identified and characterized. Comparative analyses using bioinformatic methods and Omics-based technologies allow insights into how these human pathogens have emerged and their potential for host cross-species transmission. Systematic review of literature published across ProQuest, Pubmed, and Web of Science databases for evidence of adenoviral zoonotic potential identified 589 citations. After removing duplicates, 327 citations were screened for relevance; of which, 74 articles received full-text reviews. Among these, 24 were included here, of which 16 demonstrated evidence of zoonotic transmission of AdVs. These documented instances of AdV crossing host species barriers between humans and non-human primate, bat, feline, swine, canine, ovine, and caprine. Eight studies sought to but did not find evidence of zoonosis. The findings demonstrate substantial evidence suggesting AdVs have previously and will continue crossing host species barriers. These have human health consequences both in terms of novel pathogen emergence and epidemic outbreaks, and of appropriate and safe use of non-human adenoviruses for therapeutics. As routine human clinical diagnostics may miss a novel cross-species adenovirus infection in humans, next generation sequencing or panspecies molecular diagnostics may be necessary to detect such incursions.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1690953Adenoviruszoonoticanthropozoonosiszooanthroponosiscross-species
spellingShingle Laura K. Borkenhagen
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Are adenoviruses zoonotic? A systematic review of the evidence
Emerging Microbes and Infections
Adenovirus
zoonotic
anthropozoonosis
zooanthroponosis
cross-species
title Are adenoviruses zoonotic? A systematic review of the evidence
title_full Are adenoviruses zoonotic? A systematic review of the evidence
title_fullStr Are adenoviruses zoonotic? A systematic review of the evidence
title_full_unstemmed Are adenoviruses zoonotic? A systematic review of the evidence
title_short Are adenoviruses zoonotic? A systematic review of the evidence
title_sort are adenoviruses zoonotic a systematic review of the evidence
topic Adenovirus
zoonotic
anthropozoonosis
zooanthroponosis
cross-species
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2019.1690953
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