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Emergent strain of human adenovirus endemic in Iowa.


We evaluated 76 adenovirus adenovirus

Any of a group of spheroidal viruses, made up of DNA wrapped in a protein coat, that cause sore throat and fever in humans, hepatitis in dogs, and several diseases in fowl, mice, cattle, pigs, and monkeys.
 type 7 (Ad7) isolates collected in Iowa from 1992 to 2002 and found that genome type Ad7d2 became increasingly prevalent. By 2002, it had supplanted all other Ad7 genome types. The association of Ad7d2 with severe illness and death calls for heightened public health concern.

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Human adenoviruses are the cause of a wide spectrum acute and chronic diseases. The associations of adenovirus with keratoconjunctivitis, upper respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, gastroenteritis gastroenteritis: see enteritis.
gastroenteritis

Acute infectious syndrome of the stomach lining and intestines. Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal cramps.
, cystitis, and encephalitis have long been recognized. Recently, molecular methods have shown adenoviruses to be associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (1), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
n. Abbr. COPD
A chronic lung disease, such as asthma or emphysema, in which breathing becomes slowed or forced.
 (2), and mycocarditis (3). Adenovirus infections cause severe illness and death in immunocompromised immunocompromised /im·mu·no·com·pro·mised/ (-kom´pro-mizd) having the immune response attenuated by administration of immunosuppressive drugs, by irradiation, by malnutrition, or by certain disease processes (e.g., cancer).  persons, particularly bone marrow transplant bone marrow transplant: see bone marrow.  recipients (4-6).

In 2002, Erdman et al. (7) reported that 2 emergent genome types of adenovirus type 7 (Ad7) had recently been detected in North American populations. From restriction enzyme studies of 166 archived specimens, the available data suggested that Ad7d2 and Ad7h first appeared in North America in 1993 and 1998, respectively. Both genome types had been associated with epidemics, severe illness, and deaths in populations outside the United States. Since Ad7d2 has been associated with 3 military and 3 civilian epidemics and at least 19 deaths in the United States since 1993, the 2002 report voiced concern regarding a shift in the prevalence of U.S. adenovirus strains and the need to increase surveillance for adenoviral disease. We present a retrospective study of Ad7 isolates in Iowa.

The Study

By using a previously described DNA DNA: see nucleic acid.
DNA
 or deoxyribonucleic acid

One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes.
 restriction analysis procedure (7), we studied 76 archived adenovirus isolates collected among influenzalike-illness surveillance sites across Iowa from 1992 to 2002.

Among the 76 isolates, 40 (53%) were Ad7d2, and 6 (8%) were Ad7h (Figure). The first Ad7d2 specimen was isolated in March 1994 from a child living in south-central Iowa. The first AdTh specimen was isolated in November 1993 from a child living in north-central Iowa. The latter specimen is the earliest Ad7h detected in North America.

Ad7d2 caused illness among patients in Iowa ranging in age from 3 months to 49 years. Of the patients, 75% were male (cause of overrepresentation is unknown). Although the clinical details are sparse, a number of patients were thought to have influenza or were diagnosed with respiratory distress syndrome respiratory distress syndrome
 or hyaline membrane disease

Common complication in newborns, especially after premature birth. Symptoms include very laboured breathing, bluish skin tinge, and low blood oxygen levels.
. At least 4 children from an Ad7d2 October 2000 epidemic at a long-term care facility long-term care facility
n.
See skilled nursing facility.
 in Des Moines, Iowa “Des Moines” redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation).
Des Moines (pronounced /dɪˈmɔɪn/ in English,
, died. Ad7d2 isolates were obtained from 12 different sites in Iowa. Ad7h was detected in 4 Iowa counties.

Beginning in 1994, Ad7d2 became increasingly more prevalent across Iowa, displacing Ad7b, the predominant genome type circulating in the United States since the early 1970s (8). In 2002, data suggest that Ad7d2 supplanted all other Ad7 genome types (9 of 9 Ad7 isolates were A7d2) (Figure).

Conclusions

Ad7d2 and Ad7h have only recently been recognized. Ad7d2 was first detected in Israel in 1992; beginning in 1995, it was associated with epidemics of unusually severe respiratory disease with high fevers among children in Japan (9,10). Ad7h was first detected in South America in 1986; since then it has supplanted the previous most prevalent genome type, Ad7c, in Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, and possibly other countries (11). Ad7h has caused pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children.

pe·di·at·ric
adj.
Of or relating to pediatrics.
 respiratory epidemics, and infected children had longer hospitalizations, had higher temperatures, and required more supplemental oxygen (12). In at least 1 study, up to 94% of adenovirus deaths were attributed to Ad7h (11).

Whether these strains are truly more virulent or whether they better evade the host's immune system is a matter for future study. What does seem to be clear is that a simple mutation (Ad7d2) (9) or recombination (Ad7h) (13) may generate new adenovirus strains that could result in more epidemics and higher death rates. These strains may then quickly migrate to new areas and cause more epidemics.

Current U.S. surveillance for adenovirus is passive and incomplete. The number of immunocompromised patients in the United States is increasing, and they, in addition to young children, may be at increased risk for severe disease from emergent adenovirus strains. Developing molecular typing strategies for emerging Ad strains seems prudent, as does improving local and national surveillance for adenovirus illness. Considering adenovirus to be a potential nosocomial nosocomial /noso·co·mi·al/ (nos?o-ko´me-il) pertaining to or originating in a hospital.

nos·o·co·mi·al
adj.
1. Of or relating to a hospital.

2.
 pathogen seems wise, and researchers should seek to identify effective antiviral therapy for outbreak interventions. These actions will help public health officials better understand the changing epidemiology of adenovirus infections. Because of increased adenovirus morbidity (14,15), the U.S. Department of Defense recently contracted to again produce Ad4 and Ad7 vaccines for military trainees. If civilian populations were identified to be at high risk for serious Ad4 or Ad7 disease, they might also benefit from these vaccines.
Table. Properties of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains isolated from
outbreaks in Antofagasta, 1998, and Puerto Montt, 2004, in Chile and
of strains from culture collections

Strain                         Serotype   tdh   trh   Urease

Southeast Asia
  VpD                           O1:K1                   +
  Vpl                           O4:K12     +     -      -
  VpAQ                          O3:K6      +     +      +
  VpKX                          O3:K6      +     -      -
Chile, Antofagasta, 1998
  ATC: 208, 210, 211, 213,      O3:K6      +     -      -
  214, 216, 217, 218-227,
  231, 232
  ATC 230                       O1.K56     +     +      +
Chile, Puerto Montt, 2004
  PMC:33, 34, 36, 41, 42,       O3:K6      +     -      -
  47-49, 52, 53, 55, 57, 58,
  60, 62, 65, 69, 72
  PMC-46                        O4:K12     +     -      -
  PMC-61, 66, 67, 68            O3:K6      +     -      -
  PMC-59                        O4:K12     +     +      +

Strain                         orf8   Ka   toxRS/new

Southeast Asia
  VpD                           -     -        -
  Vpl                           -     -        -
  VpAQ                          -     -        -
  VpKX                          +     +        +
Chile, Antofagasta, 1998
  ATC: 208, 210, 211, 213,      +     +        +
  214, 216, 217, 218-227,
  231, 232
  ATC 230                       -     +        -
Chile, Puerto Montt, 2004
  PMC:33, 34, 36, 41, 42,       +     +        +
  47-49, 52, 53, 55, 57, 58,
  60, 62, 65, 69, 72
  PMC-46                        +     +        +
  PMC-61, 66, 67, 68            +     +        -
  PMC-59                        +     +        -


This study was funded by the University of Iowa Not to be confused with Iowa State University.
The first faculty offered instruction at the University in March 1855 to students in the Old Mechanics Building, situated where Seashore Hall is now. In September 1855, the student body numbered 124, of which, 41 were women.
. A preliminary report of this work was presented at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases The ICEID or International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases is a conference for public health professionals on the subject of emerging infectious diseases.  held in Atlanta, Georgia, during February 29 through March 3, 2004.

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pertaining to the muscular tissue of the heart (the myocardium).
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1. having cell types that are antigenically distinct.

2. in transplantation biology, denoting individuals (or tissues) that are of the same species but antigenically
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Stem cells are basic human cells that reproduce (replicate) easily, providing a continuous source of new, sometimes different types of cells.
 (SCT Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT)
A tumor occurring at the base of the fetus's tailbone.

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Gregory C. Gray, * Sharon F. Setterquist, * Sandra J. Jirsa, ([dagger]) Lucy E. DesJardin, ([dagger]) and Dean D. Erdman ([double dagger])

* University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the principal city of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses Johnson and Washington counties. , USA; ([dagger]) University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory, Iowa City, Iowa, USA; and ([double dagger]) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. , Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Dr. Gray is a public health physician and professor of epidemiology in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Iowa College of Public Health. He directs the college's Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases. He conducts epidemiologic studies of human adenovirus, human metapneumovirus, and zoonotic Zoonotic
A disease which can be spread from animals to humans.

Mentioned in: Zoonosis
 influenza infections.
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