Unique Ecological Hosts for Choclo Virus in Panama and Maporal Virus in Venezuela: Evidence They Are Distinct Species or When a mouse isn’t just a mouse. J. Delton Hanson*, Charles F. Fulhorst, Antonio Utera or When a mouse isn’t just a mouse. J. Delton Hanson*, Charles F. Fulhorst, Antonio Utera
Hantaviruses RNA viruses –Small –Medium –Large (think Goldilocks) Old World – Hemorrhagic fever w/Renal Syndrome (1950’s) RNA viruses –Small –Medium –Large (think Goldilocks) Old World – Hemorrhagic fever w/Renal Syndrome (1950’s)
Hantaviruses New World – Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) –Sin Nombre (1993) –Others identified –Not all cause HPS –Not all HPS’s fatal New World – Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) –Sin Nombre (1993) –Others identified –Not all cause HPS –Not all HPS’s fatal
Hantaviruses Host - Virus 1:1 Long-term relationships –Requirement for species recognition Host - Virus 1:1 Long-term relationships –Requirement for species recognition
Hantaviruses Large distribution follows host Peromyscus leucopusPeromyscus maniculatus
Hantaviruses Large distribution follows host
Hantaviruses Large distribution follows host
Hantaviruses Large distribution follows host Rio mamore virus Oligoryzomys microtis Large distribution follows host Rio mamore virus Oligoryzomys microtis * * * * * 0500 Kilometers Richter, Hanson, Cajimat, Milazzo, and Fulhorst. Geographical range of Rio Mamoré virus (family Bunyaviridae, genus Hantavirus) in association with the small-eared pygmy rice rat (Oligoryzomys microtis). Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases.
Hantaviruses Closely related viruses w/closely related hosts –Oryzomys sp w/ Bayou and Catacamas viruses Closely related viruses w/closely related hosts –Oryzomys sp w/ Bayou and Catacamas viruses
Hantaviruses Closely related viruses w/closely related hosts –Sigmodon sp w/ Muleshoe and Blackcreek Canal Closely related viruses w/closely related hosts –Sigmodon sp w/ Muleshoe and Blackcreek Canal
Hantaviruses Bradley et al. 2008
Hantaviruses Bradley et al. 2008
Hantaviruses 2000 – Choclo virus – HPS –Panama –Oligoryzomys fulvescens (fulvous pygmy rice rat) 2004 – Maporal virus – no HPS? –Venezuela –Oligoryzomys fulvescens (fulvous pygmy rice rat) Violates 1:1 assumption 2000 – Choclo virus – HPS –Panama –Oligoryzomys fulvescens (fulvous pygmy rice rat) 2004 – Maporal virus – no HPS? –Venezuela –Oligoryzomys fulvescens (fulvous pygmy rice rat) Violates 1:1 assumption
Oligoryzomys Small, long tailed Grass adapted (Reithrodontomys) Peri-domestic Small, long tailed Grass adapted (Reithrodontomys) Peri-domestic
Oligoryzomys fulvescens
Rogers, D. S., D. K. Hardy, J. D. Hanson, E. A. Arellano, N. Lewis-Rogers and F. X. González-Cózatl Molecular phylogenetics of Oligoryzomys fulvescens based on cytochrome b gene sequences, with comments on the evolution of the genus Oligoryzomys. Miranda, GB, Oliveira, LFB, Andrades-Miranda, J, Langguth, A, et al. Phylogenetic and phylogeographic patterns in sigmodontine rodents of the genus Oligoryzomys. ?
TPMV-VRC Ind THAIV-Thai749-Tha SEOV-80·39-SKor HTNV-76·118-SKor DOBV-Ano·Poroia-Gre KHAV-MF·43-Rus TOPV-Ls136v-Rus PUUV-Sotkamo-Fin PHV-PH·1-USA TULV-Moravia/5302v/95-CzeR CADV-VHV·574-Ven ANDV-Chile· Chi LANV-510B-Par RIOMV-HTN·007-Per MAPV-HV· Ven CHOV-588-Pan BAYV-Hu_La-USA CATV-HV·C Hon BCCV-USA NYV-RI·1-USA SNV-Convict Creek 107-USA ELMCV-RM·97-USA 0.3
O. vegetus O. messorius O. delicatus O. moojeni O. destructor O. longicaudatus O. andinus O. nigripes O. stramineus O. costaricensis O. fulvescens O. fornesi O. sp1 O. microtis O. chacoensis 0.1 Outgroup O. flavescens
O. vegetus O. messorius O. delicatus O. moojeni O. destructor O. longicaudatus O. andinus O. nigripes O. stramineus O. costaricensis O. fulvescens O. fornesi O. sp1 O. microtis O. chacoensis 0.1 Outgroup O. flavescens 11.06% 8.99%9.73%
O. vegetus O. messorius O. delicatus O. moojeni O. destructor O. longicaudatus O. andinus O. nigripes O. stramineus O. costaricensis O. fulvescens O. fornesi O. sp1 O. microtis O. chacoensis 0.1 Outgroup O. flavescens 1.74% 1.99% 1.25%
TPMV-VRC Ind THAIV-Thai749-Tha SEOV-80·39-SKor HTNV-76·118-SKor DOBV-Ano·Poroia-Gre KHAV-MF·43-Rus TOPV-Ls136v-Rus PUUV-Sotkamo-Fin PHV-PH·1-USA TULV-Moravia/5302v/95-CzeR CADV-VHV·574-Ven ANDV-Chile· Chi LANV-510B-Par RIOMV-HTN·007-Per MAPV-HV· Ven CHOV-588-Pan BAYV-Hu_La-USA CATV-HV·C Hon BCCV-USA NYV-RI·1-USA SNV-Convict Creek 107-USA ELMCV-RM·97-USA 0.3
Take Home Conclusions i.e. why should you care about mice in Central America
A mouse is not a mouse
O. species 1 O. species 2 couesi palustris
mexicanus O. species 1 O. species 2 couesi texensis palustris
Take Home Conclusions i.e. why should you care about mice in Central America A virus is not a virus –HPS vs non HPS –Fatal vs un-noticeable A virus is not a virus –HPS vs non HPS –Fatal vs un-noticeable
Take Home Conclusions i.e. why should you care about mice in Central America You know what they say about assuming…
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Acknowledgments Abilene Christian University Natural History Collections – Tom Lee American Museum of Natural History – Rob Voss, Marcelo Weksler Angelo State University – Loren Ammerman, Robert Dowler Carnegie Museum of Natural History – Sue McLaren Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum – Duke Rogers Museu Nacional Rio de Janerio – Cibele Bonvincino, Jaoa Oliveria Field Museum of Natural History – Bruce Patterson Instituto de Cienceias Naturales University of Kansas Natural History Museum – Bob Timm Abilene Christian University Natural History Collections – Tom Lee American Museum of Natural History – Rob Voss, Marcelo Weksler Angelo State University – Loren Ammerman, Robert Dowler Carnegie Museum of Natural History – Sue McLaren Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum – Duke Rogers Museu Nacional Rio de Janerio – Cibele Bonvincino, Jaoa Oliveria Field Museum of Natural History – Bruce Patterson Instituto de Cienceias Naturales University of Kansas Natural History Museum – Bob Timm Museo de Historia Natural La Salle Museo Nacional de Historia Natural – Guillermo D’Elia Museum of Southwestern Biology – Jon Dunnum, Cheryl Parameter Museum of Vertebrate Zoology – James Patton, Chris Conroy Royal Ontario Museum – Mark Engstrom, Burton Lim Texas Tech University – Robert J. Baker, Heath Garner, Kathy MacDonald National Museum of Natural History – Jeremy Jacobs, Michael Carleton Robert Owen, Jane Indorf