Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses from Guatemalan wastewater isolated from human lung fibroblasts.

The Global Specialized Polio Laboratory at CDC supports the Global Poliovirus Laboratory Network with environmental surveillance (ES) to detect the presence of vaccine strain polioviruses, vaccine-derived polioviruses, and wild polioviruses in high-risk countries. Environmental sampling provides val...

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Main Authors: Leanna Sayyad, Chelsea Harrington, Christina J Castro, Hanen Belgasmi-Allen, Stacey Jeffries Miles, Jamaica Hill, María Linda Mendoza Prillwitz, Lorena Gobern, Ericka Gaitán, Andrea Paola Delgado, Leticia Castillo Signor, Marc Rondy, Gloria Rey-Benito, Nancy Gerloff
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author Leanna Sayyad
Chelsea Harrington
Christina J Castro
Hanen Belgasmi-Allen
Stacey Jeffries Miles
Jamaica Hill
María Linda Mendoza Prillwitz
Lorena Gobern
Ericka Gaitán
Andrea Paola Delgado
Leticia Castillo Signor
Marc Rondy
Gloria Rey-Benito
Nancy Gerloff
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Chelsea Harrington
Christina J Castro
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Stacey Jeffries Miles
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Ericka Gaitán
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Nancy Gerloff
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description The Global Specialized Polio Laboratory at CDC supports the Global Poliovirus Laboratory Network with environmental surveillance (ES) to detect the presence of vaccine strain polioviruses, vaccine-derived polioviruses, and wild polioviruses in high-risk countries. Environmental sampling provides valuable supplementary information, particularly in areas with gaps in surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) mainly in children less than 15 years. In collaboration with Guatemala's National Health Laboratory (Laboratorio Nacional de Salud Guatemala), monthly sewage collections allowed screening enterovirus (EV) presence without incurring additional costs for sample collection, transport, or concentration. Murine recombinant fibroblast L-cells (L20B) and human rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) cells are used for the isolation of polioviruses following a standard detection algorithm. Though non-polio-Enteroviruses (NPEV) can be isolated, the algorithm is optimized for the detection of polioviruses. To explore if other EV's are present in sewage not found through standard methods, five additional cell lines were piloted in a small-scale experiment, and next-generation sequencing (NGS) was used for the identification of any EV types. Human lung fibroblast cells (HLF) were selected based on their ability to isolate EV-A genus. Sewage concentrates collected between 2020-2021 were isolated in HLF cells and any cytopathic effect positive isolates used for NGS. A large variety of EVs, including echoviruses 1, 3, 6, 7, 11, 13, 18, 19, 25, 29; coxsackievirus A13, B2, and B5, EV-C99, EVB, and polioviruses (Sabin 1 and 3) were identified through genomic typing in NGS. When the EV genotypes were compared by phylogenetic analysis, it showed many EV's were genomically like viruses previously isolated from ES collected in Haiti. Enterovirus occurrence did not follow a seasonality, but more diverse EV types were found in ES collection sites with lower populations. Using the additional cell line in the existing poliovirus ES algorithm may add value by providing data about EV circulation, without additional sample collection or processing. Next-generation sequencing closed gaps in knowledge providing molecular epidemiological information on multiple EV types and full genome sequences of EVs present in wastewater in Guatemala.
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spelling doaj-art-ac8612a23fd74102b7359110710d897f2025-08-20T03:44:38ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032024-01-01197e030510810.1371/journal.pone.0305108Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses from Guatemalan wastewater isolated from human lung fibroblasts.Leanna SayyadChelsea HarringtonChristina J CastroHanen Belgasmi-AllenStacey Jeffries MilesJamaica HillMaría Linda Mendoza PrillwitzLorena GobernEricka GaitánAndrea Paola DelgadoLeticia Castillo SignorMarc RondyGloria Rey-BenitoNancy GerloffThe Global Specialized Polio Laboratory at CDC supports the Global Poliovirus Laboratory Network with environmental surveillance (ES) to detect the presence of vaccine strain polioviruses, vaccine-derived polioviruses, and wild polioviruses in high-risk countries. Environmental sampling provides valuable supplementary information, particularly in areas with gaps in surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) mainly in children less than 15 years. In collaboration with Guatemala's National Health Laboratory (Laboratorio Nacional de Salud Guatemala), monthly sewage collections allowed screening enterovirus (EV) presence without incurring additional costs for sample collection, transport, or concentration. Murine recombinant fibroblast L-cells (L20B) and human rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) cells are used for the isolation of polioviruses following a standard detection algorithm. Though non-polio-Enteroviruses (NPEV) can be isolated, the algorithm is optimized for the detection of polioviruses. To explore if other EV's are present in sewage not found through standard methods, five additional cell lines were piloted in a small-scale experiment, and next-generation sequencing (NGS) was used for the identification of any EV types. Human lung fibroblast cells (HLF) were selected based on their ability to isolate EV-A genus. Sewage concentrates collected between 2020-2021 were isolated in HLF cells and any cytopathic effect positive isolates used for NGS. A large variety of EVs, including echoviruses 1, 3, 6, 7, 11, 13, 18, 19, 25, 29; coxsackievirus A13, B2, and B5, EV-C99, EVB, and polioviruses (Sabin 1 and 3) were identified through genomic typing in NGS. When the EV genotypes were compared by phylogenetic analysis, it showed many EV's were genomically like viruses previously isolated from ES collected in Haiti. Enterovirus occurrence did not follow a seasonality, but more diverse EV types were found in ES collection sites with lower populations. Using the additional cell line in the existing poliovirus ES algorithm may add value by providing data about EV circulation, without additional sample collection or processing. Next-generation sequencing closed gaps in knowledge providing molecular epidemiological information on multiple EV types and full genome sequences of EVs present in wastewater in Guatemala.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305108
spellingShingle Leanna Sayyad
Chelsea Harrington
Christina J Castro
Hanen Belgasmi-Allen
Stacey Jeffries Miles
Jamaica Hill
María Linda Mendoza Prillwitz
Lorena Gobern
Ericka Gaitán
Andrea Paola Delgado
Leticia Castillo Signor
Marc Rondy
Gloria Rey-Benito
Nancy Gerloff
Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses from Guatemalan wastewater isolated from human lung fibroblasts.
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title Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses from Guatemalan wastewater isolated from human lung fibroblasts.
title_full Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses from Guatemalan wastewater isolated from human lung fibroblasts.
title_fullStr Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses from Guatemalan wastewater isolated from human lung fibroblasts.
title_full_unstemmed Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses from Guatemalan wastewater isolated from human lung fibroblasts.
title_short Molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses from Guatemalan wastewater isolated from human lung fibroblasts.
title_sort molecular epidemiology of enteroviruses from guatemalan wastewater isolated from human lung fibroblasts
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305108
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