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First detection of Varicella Zoster Virus clade 9 cases in India during mpox surveillance

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ANNALS OF MEDICINE
卷 55, 期 2, 页码 -

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2023.2253733

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Varicella zoster virus; mpox; sequencing; clade; single nucleotide polymorphism

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During the surveillance of measles cases in India, cases of Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) were detected. This study aimed to characterize the genomic features of VZV in India. Out of 331 suspected cases, 28 cases showed positive results for VZV, and phylogenetic analysis identified the circulation of clades 1, 5, and 9 in India. Sequence analysis revealed non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms in specific ORFs of VZV.
Background The multi-country mpox outbreak across the globe has led to the systematic surveillance of mpox cases in India. During the surveillance of mpox, we encountered cases of Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) in suspected mpox cases amongst children & adults. This study focused on the genomic characterization of VZV in India.Methods A total of 331 mpox suspected cases were tested for VZV through real-time PCR, and the positive samples were subjected to next-generation sequencing to retrieve the whole genome of VZV using CLC genomics software. Phylogenetic analysis has been done in MEGA 11.0 software to identify circulating clades.Result Of the 331 suspected cases, 28 cases with vesicular rashes were found to be positive for VZV. The maximum genome could be retrieved from the clinical specimens of 16 cases with coverage greater than 98% when mapped with reference strain Dumas (NC 001348). The phylogenetic analyses of these sequences determined the circulation of clades 1, 5, and 9 in India. Further, the sequence analysis demonstrated non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) among specific ORF of VZV including ORF 14, ORF 22, ORF 36, ORF 37 and ORF 51. Although clade 1 and 5 has been reported earlier, the circulation of clade 9 of VZV has been determined for the first time in India.Conclusion Although the circulation of different clades of VZV was reported from India, the presence of clade 9 was detected for the first time during the mpox surveillance.

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