Browsing by Author "Gonzalez, Jean-Paul"

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    First isolation of Japanese encephalitis from Culex quinquefasciatus in Thailand.
    (2005-07-22) Nitatpattana, Narong; Apiwathnasorn, Chamnarn; Barbazan, Philippe; Leemingsawat, Somjai; Yoksan, Sutee; Gonzalez, Jean-Paul
    Isolation of Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus using C6/36 cell and immunofluorescence virus antigen detection techniques was attempted from female mosquitoes collected with CDC gravid traps in Samut Songkhram Province in the central region and in Phuket Province in southern Thailand, in 2003. One thousand and eighty female mosquitoes including 6 species of the Culicidae family (Culex quinquefasciatus, Cx. gelidus, Cx. tritaeniorhynchus, Cx. whitmorei, Cx. vishnui complex, Cx. s.g. culiciomyia) (pooled by specific specimen), were processed for virus isolation. Two pools of Cx. quinquefasciatus yielded a JE virus isolation. This represents the first report of JE virus isolation from Cx. quinquefasciatus in Thailand.
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    Hantavirus infection in Thailand: first clinical case report.
    (2005-01-24) Suputthamongkol, Yupin; Nitatpattana, Narong; Chayakulkeeree, Methee; Palabodeewat, Somnuek; Yoksan, Sutee; Gonzalez, Jean-Paul
    This study involved 115 cases of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) in patients who were admitted to the Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital from May 1999 to November 2000. Among the patient sera screened by ELISA for IgG Hantavirus, five were positive for IgG Hantavirus-reacting antibodies and eight tested positive for IgM Hantavirus-reacting antibodies. One serum had both IgG and IgM antibodies. The patient exhibited acute encephalitic febrile illness, thrombocytopenia, high AST and ALT levels, and prolonged coagulation time. It appears that a form of the Hantaan virus is circulating in Thailand, which can infect humans and be pathogenic in some instances.
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    Hantavirus infection in Thailand: first clinical case report.
    (2005-05-30) Suputthamongkol, Yupin; Nitatpattana, Narong; Chayakulkeeree, Methee; Palabodeewat, Somnuek; Yoksan, Sutee; Gonzalez, Jean-Paul
    This study involved 115 cases of fever of unknown origin (FUO) patients who were admitted to the Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital from May 1999 to November 2000. Among the patient sera screened by ELISA for IgG Hantavirus, five were positive for IgG Hantavirus-reacting antibodies and eight tested positive for IgM Hantavirus-reacting antibodies. One serum had both IgG and IgM antibodies. The patient exhibited acute encephalitic febrile illness, thrombocytopenia, high AST and ALT levels, and prolonged coagulation time. It appears that a form of the Hantaan virus is circulating in Thailand, which can infect humans and be pathogenic in some instances.
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    Potential association of dengue hemorrhagic fever incidence and remote senses land surface temperature, Thailand, 1998.
    (2007-05-20) Nitatpattana, Narong; Singhasivanon, Pratap; Kiyoshi, Honda; Andrianasolo, Haja; Yoksan, Sutee; Gonzalez, Jean-Paul; Barbazan, Philippe
    A pilot study was designed to analyze a potential association between dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) incidence and, temperature computed by satellite. DHF is a mosquito transmitted disease, and water vapor and humidity are known to have a positive effect on mosquito life by increasing survival time and shortening the development cycle. Among other available satellite data, Land Surface Temperature (LST) was chosen as an indicator that combined radiated earth temperature and atmospheric water vapor concentration. Monthly DHF incidence was recorded by province during the 1998 epidemic and obtained as a weekly combined report available from the National Ministry of Public Health. Conversely, LST was calculated using remotely sensed data obtained from thermal infrared sensors of NOAA satellites and computed on a provincial scale. Out of nine selected study provinces, five (58.3%) exhibited an LST with a significant positive correlation with rainfall (p < 0.05). In four out of nineteen surveyed provinces (21.3%), LST showed a significant positive correlation with DHF incidence (p < 0.05). Positive association between LST and DHF incidence was significantly correlated in 75% of the cases during non-epidemic months, while no correlation was found during epidemic months. Non-climatic factors are supposed to be at the origin of this discrepancy between seasonality in climate (LST) and DHF incidence during epidemics.
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    Silent transmission of virus during a Dengue epidemic, Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand 2001.
    (2006-09-06) Poblap, Thaval; Nitatpattana, Narong; Chaimarin, Aree; Barbazan, Philippe; Chauvancy, Gilles; Yoksan, Sutee; Gonzalez, Jean-Paul
    In the year 2001 a large dengue fever (DF)/dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) outbreak occurred in Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand. Three thousand one hundred twelve cases of DHF were reported, an attack rate of 393 per 100,000 population. The Nakhon Pathom Provincial Health Office immediately carried out a control action according to WHO recommendations. Active serological surveys and viral RNA isolation were carried out to detect silent transmission of dengue virus in 329 healthy volunteers in Nakhon Pathom Province subdistricts where the dengue epidemic had the highest rate of infection of 2.5 per 1000. Eight point eight percent of these volunteers had a serum sample positive for DF/DHF virus IgM antibody. The highest prevalence occurred in the 15 to 40 year old group. In two instances viral RNA was detected by PCR and dengue serotype 3 was subsequently identified. The data support the hypothesis of subclinical infection with dengue virus. This high frequency of virus circulation combined with a high population density, urbanization and increasing breeding sites for mosquitoes, needs to be taken into account in the evaluation of viral transmission during and after epidemics. This underlines the importance of community-based control in informing people of their involvement in virus transmission and the importance of personal protection.
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    Structure-activity relationships of dengue antiviral polycyclic quinones.
    (2005-07-22) Laurent, Dominique; Baumann, Francine; Benoit, Anne Gaelle; Mortelecqe, Alain; Nitatpattana, Narong; Desvignes, Isabelle; Debitus, Cécile; Laille, Manola; Gonzalez, Jean-Paul; Chungue, Eliane
    The virucidal and antiviral photoactivities of three compounds, hypericin, tetrabromohypericin and gymnochrome B, were evaluated against dengue viruses. All the three products were active, and both the virucidal and antiviral activities were enhanced by light. Gymnochrome B was more potent than hypericin and tetrabromohypericin. The presence of the side chains on the hypericin core of gymnochromes appears to be beneficial for both virucidal and antiviral activities. This enhanced activity is likely to be linked to a complementary mechanism independent of photoactivation.