Challenges at the host-arthropod-coronavirus interface and COVID-19: a One Health approach.
Front Biosci (Landmark Ed)
; 26(8): 379-386, 2021 08 30.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1378532
ABSTRACT
Background:
The world faces the challenge posed by the interaction between hosts and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) with potential role for arthropod vectors, and the effect of SARS-CoV-2 variants on acquired immunity, vaccine efficacy and coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic control. Proposal The characterization of the role played by animal hosts and host-virus interactions is essential to address this challenge. Zoonotic (animal-to-human) and reverse zoonotic (human-to-animal) routes may be involved in virus transmission with a possible still unconfirmed role for arthropod vectors. Herein we propose to consider the risks posed by the possible role of arthropod vectors in COVID-19 and that immunity against SARS-CoV-2 may increase the risk for zoonotic virus transmission. These risks should be considered when evaluating vaccine efficacy and monitoring animal SARS-CoV-2 variants.Conclusion:
Virus surveillance, epidemiology, sequencing and evaluation of susceptibility to antibodies and other protective immune mechanisms from vaccinated individuals should be improved. A One Health approach such as the one applied by our group SaBio is necessary for a more effective control of COVID-19 and prevention of future pandemics.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arthropod Vectors
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
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Variants
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Front Biosci (Landmark Ed)
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
4951
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