@article{fdi:010094482,
  title = {{F}irst detection of {J}ingmen tick virus in {C}orsica with a new generic {RT}q{PCR} system},
  author = {{C}icculli, {V}. and {C}olmant, {A}gathe and {P}iorkowski, {G}. and {A}maral, {R}. and {M}aitre, {A}. and {D}ecarreaux, {D}. and {T}hirion, {L}aurence and {M}oureau, {G}. and {F}alchi, {A}. and de {L}amballerie, {X}. and {C}harrel, {R}.{N}. and {A}yhan, {N}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{J}ingmen tick virus ({JMTV}) is a recently discovered segmented {RNA} virus, closely related to flaviviruses. {I}t was identified for the first time in 2014, in {C}hina and subsequently in {B}razil. {F}ollowing





this discovery, {JMTV}-related sequences have been identified in arthropods, vertebrates (including humans), plants, fungus, and environmental samples from {A}sia, {A}merica, {A}frica, {E}urope, and





{O}ceania. {S}everal studies suggest an association between these segmented flavi-like viruses, termed jingmenviruses, and febrile illness in humans. {T}he development of rapid diagnostic assays





for these viruses is therefore crucial to be prepared for a potential epidemic, for the early detection of these viruses via vector surveillance or hospital diagnosis. {I}n this study, we designed a {RT}-q{PCR}





assay to detect tick-associated jingmenviruses, validated it and tested its range and limit of detection with six tick-associated jingmenviruses using in vitro transcripts. {T}hen, we screened





ticks collected in {C}orsica ({F}rance) from different livestock species, in order to determine the distribution of these viruses on the island. {I}n total, 6269 ticks from eight species were collected





from 763 cattle, 538 horses, 106 sheep, and 218 wild boars and grouped in 1715 pools. {W}e report the first detection of {JMTV} in {C}orsica, in {R}hipicephalus bursa, {H}yalomma marginatum and {R}.





sanguineus ticks collected from cattle and sheep. {T}he highest prevalence was found in the {R}hipicephalus genus. {T}he complete genome of a {C}orsican {JMTV} was obtained from a pool of





{R}hipicephalus bursa ticks and shares between 94.7% and 95.1% nucleotide identity with a {JMTV} sequence corresponding to a human patient in {K}osovo and groups phylogenetically with {E}uropean





{JMTV} strains. {T}hese results show that a {M}editerranean island such as {C}orsica could act as a sentinel zone for future epidemics.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{NPJ} {V}iruses},
  volume = {2},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {44 [10 ]},
  ISSN = {2948-1767},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1038/s44298-024-00053-1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094482},
}