Cárdenas Parra Astrid Katerine, Barón Vera Juan Pablo, Calixto-Botía Iván Fernando, Matta Nubia E, Rodríguez-Fandiño Oscar Andrés, Correa-Higuera Lady Johana
Laboratorio de Estudios Moleculares de la Orinoquia, Universidad Internacional del Trópico Americano (Unitrópico), Yopal 850002, Colombia.
Laboratorio Relación Parásito Hospedero, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá 111321, Colombia.
Animals (Basel). 2025 Jul 26;15(15):2201. doi: 10.3390/ani15152201.
Influenza A virus (IAV) poses a significant threat to animal and public health due to its wide host range and potential for interspecies transmission. This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive survey of IAV in a wide range of wildlife in the Orinoco flooded savannas of Colombia, a region of high biodiversity and a strategic location for monitoring viral transmission. Sampling was conducted during both dry and rainy seasons in two localities. ELISA and qPCR targeted 2028 individuals from 173 bird, mammal, and reptile species, 124 of them without previously published reports. There were positive results for 54 species, with 34 representing first-time world reports. Of the qPCR, 13.4% were positive from birds, and 2.9% were from mammals. Seropositivity was identified in 5.7% of birds, 2.7% of mammals, and 1.3% of reptiles. These findings underscore the potential role of these diverse species as reservoirs or incidental hosts in the transmission cycle of IAV, emphasizing the need for expanded research on less-studied taxa and their ecological interactions. The results also contribute to our understanding of the epidemiology of IAV in the Neotropics and can inform future surveillance and mitigation strategies.
甲型流感病毒(IAV)因其广泛的宿主范围和跨物种传播的可能性,对动物和公共卫生构成重大威胁。本研究旨在对哥伦比亚奥里诺科河泛滥大草原的多种野生动物中的IAV进行全面调查,该地区生物多样性高,是监测病毒传播的战略地点。在两个地点的旱季和雨季都进行了采样。酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)和定量聚合酶链反应(qPCR)针对来自173种鸟类、哺乳动物和爬行动物的2028个个体,其中124种此前没有发表过报告。54个物种检测呈阳性,其中34种为世界首次报告。在qPCR检测中,鸟类阳性率为13.4%,哺乳动物为2.9%。在鸟类中,血清阳性率为5.7%,哺乳动物为2.7%,爬行动物为1.3%。这些发现强调了这些不同物种在IAV传播循环中作为储存宿主或偶然宿主的潜在作用,强调需要对研究较少的分类群及其生态相互作用进行更多研究。研究结果也有助于我们了解新热带地区IAV的流行病学,并可为未来的监测和缓解策略提供参考。