Two-year surveillance of tilapia lake virus (TiLV) reveals its wide circulation in tilapia farms and hatcheries from multiple districts of Bangladesh

Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) is an emerging pathogen in aquaculture, reportedly affecting farmed tilapia in 16 countries across multiple continents. Following an early warning in 2017 that TiLV might be widespread, we executed a surveillance programme on tilapia grow-out farms and hatcheries from 10 districts of Bangladesh in 2017 and 2019. Among farms experiencing unusual mortality, eight out of 11 farms tested positive for TiLV in 2017, and two out of seven tested positive in 2019. Investigation of asymptomatic broodstock collected from 16 tilapia hatcheries revealed that six hatcheries tested positive for TiLV. Representative samples subjected to histopathology confirmed pathognomonic lesions of syncytial hepatitis. We recovered three complete genomes of TiLV from infected fish, one from 2017 and two from 2019. Phylogenetic analyses based on both the concatenated coding sequences of 10 segments and only segment 1 consistently revealed that Bangladeshi TiLV isolates formed a unique cluster within Thai clade, suggesting a close genetic relation. In summary, this study revealed the circulation of TiLV in 10 farms and six hatcheries located in eight districts of Bangladesh. We recommend continuing TiLV-targeted surveillance efforts to identify contaminated sources to minimize the countrywide spread and severity of TiLV infection.     

Piscine orthoreovirus: Biology and distribution in farmed and wild fish

Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) is a common and widely distributed virus of salmonids. Since its discovery in 2010, the virus has been detected in wild and farmed stocks from North America, South America, Europe and East Asia in both fresh and salt water environments. Phylogenetic analysis suggests three distinct genogroups of PRV with generally discrete host tropisms and/or regional patterns. PRV-1 is found mainly in Atlantic (Salmo salar), Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Salmon of Europe and the Americas; PRV-2 has only been detected in Coho Salmon of Japan; and PRV-3 has been reported primarily in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Europe. All three genotypes can establish high-load systemic infections by targeting red blood cells for principal replication. Each genotype has also demonstrated potential to cause circulatory disease. At the same time, high-load PRV infections occur in non-diseased salmon and trout, indicating a complexity for defining PRV's role in disease aetiology. Here, we summarize the current body of knowledge regarding PRV following 10 years of study.     

基于抗体筛查的美国猪群流行性腹泻病毒真流行率分布推断

养殖家畜的冠状病毒，如猪流行性腹泻病毒（porcine epidemic diarrhea virus，PEDV），其基因序列与蝙蝠体内冠状病毒基因序列高度相似，可引起猪肠道感染并导致仔猪大量死亡，对动物健康危害极大。本研究基于对美国猪群PEDV流行毒株表观流行率的数据挖掘作为先验信息，以2019年美国生猪入境中国西南陆路口岸的实验室抗体筛查为知识更新，利用贝叶斯统计推断方法，估计美国猪群PEDV发生的真流行率分布。结果显示，PEDV在美国猪群中的真流行率分布中位值（median）为0.005 22（95% CI=0.000 424~0.022 5），95%的高置信上限（upper confident limit，UCL）的流行率分布为3%。后验分布流行率高度右偏的概率密度统计特性推断美国猪群PEDV真流行率最大可能分布主要集中在2.5%百分位数（P_2.5%=0.000 2）与中位数（P_50%=0.005 22）之间，但不同生猪畜群间PEDV真流行率分布值可能会存在有小概率溢出分布大于0.03（P≤2.5%）的可能。此外，在现阶段口岸筛查的试剂选择方面，建议口岸首先使用基于N蛋白的ELISA抗体作为初筛，然后以基于S1重组蛋白ELISA抗体筛查作为复筛，来提高口岸对来自美国生猪的α-冠状病毒入境我国的风险认知、管控和鉴别能力。以先验分布和口岸实验室检测结果优化为基础的贝叶斯统计推断监测技术，可以为在现有知识和认知基础上最大程度阻断来自异域病原微生物入侵提供基于科学证据的风险决策技术支持，对口岸检验检疫、抽样监测和风险决策具有突破性的意义。     

Surveillance of Human Rabies by National Authorities – A Global Survey

Effective prevention of deaths due to human rabies is currently hampered by a lack of understanding of the scale of the problem, and the distribution of both animal and human cases across countries, regions and continents. Unfortunately, despite the severity of the disease, accurate data on which to assess these questions and to prioritize and direct public health interventions are not available for many parts of the world. This survey sought to understand the current global situation regarding the surveillance of human rabies. Data were collected from 91 countries across all continents and all categories of human rabies risk, generating the most complete and representative global data set currently available. Respondents were asked key questions about whether human rabies was a notifiable disease, how the surveillance system for human rabies operated and whether the respondent considered that the surveillance system was working effectively. Across the 91 countries from which data were collated, human rabies was a notifiable disease in all but eight. Despite international guidance, surveillance systems were very varied. Even where rabies is a notifiable disease, many countries had surveillance system judged to be ineffective, almost all of these being high and moderate rabies risk countries in Africa and Asia. Overall, 41% of the population covered by this survey (around 2.5 billion people) live in countries where there is no or ineffective rabies surveillance. The lack of robust surveillance is hindering rabies control efforts. However, whilst worldwide rabies surveillance would be improved if rabies were notifiable in all countries, many other challenges to the implementation of effective global human rabies surveillance systems remain.     

Surveillance and Early Warning of West Nile Virus Lineage 2 Using Backyard Chickens and Correlation to Human Neuroinvasive Cases

In 2010, a West Nile virus (WNV) epidemic was reported in Central Macedonia, Northern Greece, with 197 neuroinvasive disease (WNND) cases in humans. The following 3 years, WNV spreads to new areas of Greece and human cases reoccurred during the transmission periods. After the initial outbreak, a WNV surveillance system using juvenile backyard chickens was established in Central Macedonia (after the 2011 outbreak) and Eastern Macedonia‐Thrace (after the 2012 outbreak). Sera were screened for the presence of antibodies against WNV using cELISA and serum neutralization test, to monitor the spread of WNV and to assess the correlation between the WNV point seroprevalence in chickens and the incidence rates of human WNND cases in the aforementioned areas. WNV seroprevalence in chickens was 10.4% (95% CI: 7–15) in Central Macedonia (2011) and 18.1% (95% CI: 14–23) in Eastern Macedonia‐Thrace (2012). Seroprevalence in chickens and incidence rates of human WNND cases in Eastern Macedonia‐Thrace were strongly positively correlated (ρ = 0.98, P = 0.005) at the regional unit level, with the incidence of WNND in humans increasing with increasing WNV point seroprevalence in chickens. In Central Macedonia, the correlation was weaker (ρ = 0.68, P = 0.20), apparently due to small number of reported human WNND cases. Another study was also conducted using juvenile backyard chickens in Central Macedonia, aiming to detect early WNV enzootic circulation, before the onset of human cases during 2011 and 2013. The first seroconverted chickens were detected about 1.5 months before the laboratory diagnosis of any human WNND cases in Central Macedonia, for both years. WNV surveillance, using juvenile backyard chickens, was reliable for the identification of areas with WNV enzootic and silent transmission, and for early warning. Timely diffusion of information to public health authorities facilitated the successful implementation of preparedness plans to protect public health.     

A Qualitative Study of State‐Level Zoonotic Disease Surveillance in New England

Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases transmittable between animals and humans and outbreaks of these diseases in animals can signify that humans are also infected (or vice versa). Thus, communication between animal and human health agencies is critical for surveillance. Understanding how these agencies conduct surveillance and share information is important for the development of successful automated zoonotic monitoring systems. Individual interviews were conducted with 13 professionals who perform animal or human zoonotic disease surveillance in one of the New England states. Questions centred on existing surveillance methods, collaborations between animal and human health agencies, and technological and data needs. The results showed that agencies routinely communicate over suspected zoonotic disease cases, yet there are barriers preventing automated electronic linking of health data of animals and humans. These include technological barriers and barriers due to sensitivity and confidentiality of information. Addressing these will facilitate the development of electronic systems for integrating animal and human zoonotic disease surveillance data.     

贵州省退耕还林工程生态效益监测与评价初探

通过对贵州省退耕还林10个生态效益监测网络县设置的100个坡面固定样地,以及5个典型县16个坡面径流场各生态指标2年观测数据的分析,得出退耕还林后监测区各生态指标的改善情况如下:退耕还林后2年内土壤侵蚀模数和流失量减少78%,监测区植被覆盖率由12.4%增加到38.7%,平均综合生态效益指数已由0.18上升到0.53。     

新疆天然林资源保护工程智能化监控平台建设研究

基于移动通信、地理信息和视频监控等技术建立天然林资源保护工程智能化监控平台,实现天然林资源的全面监控和管理,加强巡护人员和巡护事件的监控力度。文中介绍了视频监控技术、移动GIS技术和智能移动通信技术等研究中的关键技术。阐述平台总体框架设计以及视频监控管理子系统、天保工程森林智能移动巡护子系统和天然林资源保护巡护管理子系统的主要功能实现。     

富平县水土保持监督执法工作思考

对20年来富平县水土保持法执行现状、存在的主要问题等进行了简要阐述，并从完善法律法规制度、提高全民水土保持法律观念和执法人员业务素质、加强管理监督和执法，积极开展多部门综合执法等方面提出了改进措施。