Pathogenicity of H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses isolated from a wild bird fecal specimen and a chicken in Japan in 2014

Poultry outbreaks caused by H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) occurred in Japan between December 2014 and January 2015. During the same period; H5N8 HPAIVs were isolated from wild birds and the environment in Japan. The hemagglutinin (HA) genes of these isolates were found to belong to clade 2.3.4.4 and three sub‐groups were distinguishable within this clade. All of the Japanese isolates from poultry outbreaks belonged to the same sub‐group; whereas wild bird isolates belonged to the other sub‐groups. To examine whether the difference in pathogenicity to chickens between isolates of different HA sub‐groups of clade 2.3.4.4 could explain why the Japanese poultry outbreaks were only caused by a particular sub‐group; pathogenicities of A/chicken/Miyazaki/7/2014 (Miyazaki2014; sub‐group C) and A/duck/Chiba/26‐372‐48/2014 (Chiba2014; sub‐group A) to chickens were compared and it was found that the lethality of Miyazaki2014 in chickens was lower than that of Chiba2014; according to the 50% chicken lethal dose. This indicated that differences in pathogenicity may not explain why the Japanese poultry outbreaks only involved group C isolates.     

List of Reviewers

The Journal of Systematics and Evolution would like to acknowledge and thank the following reviewers for their contributions in the period January 1–December 31 in 2017:     

Length‐weight and length‐length relationships of five fish species from the Zigui section of the lower Three Gorges Reservoir,Hubei Province,China

This paper provides the length‐weight and length–length relationships for five fish species in the Zigui section of the lower Three Gorges Reservoir of the Yangtze River. Specimens were collected from December 2014 to January 2017, using various types of fishing gear and electroshock fishing techniques. Length‐weight relationships (LWRs) for one fish species and Length–length relationships (LLRs) for five fish species are unknown to FishBase. New maximum total lengths for four species were also recorded for FishBase. Moreover, standard‐length to total‐length equations for converting size measurements for these five species are presented.     

Molecular epidemiology of norovirus in asymptomatic food handlers in Busan,Korea, and emergence of genotype GII.17

The molecular epidemiology of norovirus infections was studied in food handlers without any symptoms from January to December 2015 in Busan city, Korea. A total of 2,174 fecal specimens from asymptomatic food handlers were analyzed, and 2.3% (49/2,174) were norovirus-positive. Fourteen of 335 samples (4.2%) were positive in January; fifteen of 299 samples (5.0%) in February, and seven of 189 samples (3.7%) in December. However, norovirus was rarely detected in other months. From sequencing analysis, 11 genotypes (five GI and six GII genotypes) were detected. Among the 42 capid gene sequences identified, 14 were from the GI genogroup, while 28 were from the GII genogroup. The most commonly detected genotype was GII.17, comprising 15 (35.7%) of positive samples. From January 2012 to December 2015, 5,138 samples were collected from gastroenteritis patients and outbreaks in Busan. The most detected genotype in 2012, 2013, and 2014 was GII.4 (121, 24, and 12 cases, respectively), but in 2015, GII.17 (25 cases) was the most common. The GII.4 genotype was the major cause of acute gastroenteritis from 2012 to 2014, but the GII.17 genotype became the most prevalent cause in 2015. Continued epidemiological surveillance of GII.17 is needed, together with assessment of the risk of norovirus infection.     

成人胫骨平台骨折的流行病学特征及其变化趋势的回顾性研究

摘要 目的：回顾性研究成人胫骨平台骨折的流行病学特征及其变化趋势。方法：以我院2014年1月至2019年12月期间收治的1193例成人胫骨平台骨折患者为调查研究对象,根据患者收治的时间将患者分为A组(2014年1月~2015年12月收治,n=369)、B组(2016年1月~2017年12月收治,n=394)、C组(2018年1月~2019年12月收治,n=430)。对三组患者进行统一的问卷调查,并对三组患者的年龄、职业、致伤原因、骨折分型进行归纳统计,分析探讨成人胫骨平台骨折的流行病学特征及其变化趋势。结果：2014年~2019年成人胫骨平台骨折总体流行病学特征：男性患者数量多于女性患者,年龄主要在40~59岁,以从事体力劳动患者居多,骨折致伤原因中主要以交通事故和室内活动跌倒损伤为主,骨折Schatzker分型中以II型、IV型为主。三组年龄对比有差异性,年龄有逐年升高的趋势(P<0.05)。三组性别比例有显著性差异,男女性别比例差异在逐年缩小(P<0.05)。三组患者在职业类型方面也有显著性差异（P<0.05）,但均以体力劳动者居多。在致伤原因中,A组患者以交通事故致伤为主,C组患者以室内活动跌倒损伤为主,组间对比有显著差异(P<0.05)。在骨折分型中,A组以IV型为主,C组以II型为主(P<0.05)。结论：2014年至2019年成人胫骨平台骨折中男性较多,年龄以40~59岁为主,体力劳动者为高发职业,交通事故和室内活动跌倒损伤是最常见的致伤原因,好发骨折分型为Schatzker II型、IV型。变化趋势表现为骨折发病人数逐年上升,发病年龄有老龄化趋势,致伤原因和骨折分型也在逐渐变化。     

Meeting report: SMART timing—principles of single molecule techniques course at the University of Michigan 2014

Four days after the announcement of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “the development of super‐resolved fluorescence microscopy” based on single molecule detection, the Single Molecule Analysis in Real‐Time (SMART) Center at the University of Michigan hosted a “Principles of Single Molecule Techniques 2014” course. Through a combination of plenary lectures and an Open House at the SMART Center, the course took a snapshot of a technology with an especially broad and rapidly expanding range of applications in the biomedical and materials sciences. Highlighting the continued rapid emergence of technical and scientific advances, the course underscored just how brightly the future of the single molecule field shines. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers 103: 296–302, 2015.     

Synthetic approaches to the 2010–2014 new agrochemicals

In this review, the synthesis of 30 agrochemicals that received an international standardization organization (ISO) name during the last five years (January 2010 to December 2014) is described. The aim is to showcase the range and scope of chemistries used to discover or produce the latest active ingredients addressing the crop protection industry’s needs.     

Antibodies to watch in 2017

Over 50 investigational monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapeutics are currently undergoing evaluation in late-stage clinical studies, which is expected to drive a trend toward first marketing approvals of at least 6–9 mAbs per year in the near-term. In the United States (US), a total of 6 and 9 mAbs were granted first approvals during 2014 and 2015, respectively; all these products are also approved in the European Union (EU). As of December 1, 2016, 6 mAbs (atezolizumab, olaratumab, reslizumab, ixekizumab, bezlotoxumab, oblitoxaximab) had been granted first approvals during 2016 in either the EU or US. Brodalumab, was granted a first approval in Japan in July 2016. Regulatory actions on marketing applications for brodalumab in the EU and US are not expected until 2017. In 2017, first EU or US approvals may also be granted for at least nine mAbs (ocrelizumab, avelumab, Xilonix, inotuzumab ozogamicin, dupilumab, sirukumab, sarilumab, guselkumab, romosozumab) that are not yet approved in any country. Based on announcements of company plans for regulatory submissions and the estimated completion dates for late-stage clinical studies, and assuming the study results are positive, marketing applications for at least 6 antibody therapeutics (benralizumab, tildrakizumab, emicizumab, galcanezumab, ibalizumab, PRO-140) that are now being evaluated in late-stage clinical studies may be submitted during December 2016* or 2017. Other ‘antibodies to watch' in 2017 include 20 mAbs are undergoing evaluation in pivotal studies that have estimated primary completion dates in late 2016 or during 2017. Of these, 5 mAbs are for cancer (durvalumab, JNJ-56022473, ublituximab, anetumab ravtansine, glembatumumab vedotin) and 15 mAbs are for non-cancer indications (caplacizumab, lanadelumab, roledumab, tralokinumab, risankizumab, SA237, emapalumab, suptavumab, erenumab, eptinezumab, fremanezumab, fasinumab, tanezumab, lampalizumab, brolucizumab). Positive results from these studies may enable submission of marketing applications in 2017 or 2018, or provide justification for additional studies. *See note added in proof for update through December 31, 2016.     

2014-2015 年乌鲁木齐市院前急救老年患者疾病谱分析

目的：了解乌鲁木齐市院前急救老年患者疾病谱变化,提高老年人救治效率。方法：回顾性收集2014 年1 月1 日-2015 年 12 月31 日乌鲁木齐市120院前急救调度指挥中心数据库中40823 例老年（≥ 60 岁）患者病例信息,并进行疾病谱分析。结果： 40823 例老年患者中男性22284 例,女性18539 例,平均年龄（75.25 8.49）岁;其中汉族35018 例,维吾尔族3608 例,回族1698 例,其他民族499 例。院前急救老年患者疾病谱以心脑血管疾病、呼吸系统疾病、损伤、消化系统疾病、神经系统疾病为主,且心脑 血管疾病接诊率最高。院前急救老年患者接诊高峰月份为每年3-5 月,9-10 月,12-1 月;呼叫高峰时段为每日8:00-12:00,其次为 每日12:00-16:00;高发区域集中在新市区与沙依巴克区。结论：随着院前急救老年患者接诊数量的增多,应加强院前医护人员的 相关培训。根据院前急救老年患者的高发地区、月份及时段,合理配置院前急救资源。     

某院解热镇痛抗炎药使用分析

目的分析某院解热镇痛抗炎药的临床应用情况,为临床合理用药提供参考。方法回顾性分析2015年1~12月某院解热镇痛抗炎药的销售金额、DDDs、DDDc、排名比等项目,并进行统计分析。结果某院不同品规的解热镇痛抗炎药31种,季度销售金额突破万元的药品有10种;DDDc≤1元的药品占总品种数的38.7%,1元DDDc10元的药品占比38.7%,DDDc≥10元的药品占22.6%。结论某院解热镇痛抗炎药品配备基本合理,优质药品在临床使用广泛,临床用药宜综合考虑药品的安全性、有效性、经济性。     

Synchronized mammalian cell culture: Part II—population ensemble modeling and analysis for development of reproducible processes

The consideration of inherent population inhomogeneities of mammalian cell cultures becomes increasingly important for systems biology study and for developing more stable and efficient processes. However, variations of cellular properties belonging to different sub‐populations and their potential effects on cellular physiology and kinetics of culture productivity under bioproduction conditions have not yet been much in the focus of research. Culture heterogeneity is strongly determined by the advance of the cell cycle. The assignment of cell‐cycle specific cellular variations to large‐scale process conditions can be optimally determined based on the combination of (partially) synchronized cultivation under otherwise physiological conditions and subsequent population‐resolved model adaptation. The first step has been achieved using the physical selection method of countercurrent flow centrifugal elutriation, recently established in our group for different mammalian cell lines which is presented in Part I of this paper series. In this second part, we demonstrate the successful adaptation and application of a cell‐cycle dependent population balance ensemble model to describe and understand synchronized bioreactor cultivations performed with two model mammalian cell lines, AGE1.HN_AAT and CHO‐K1. Numerical adaptation of the model to experimental data allows for detection of phase‐specific parameters and for determination of significant variations between different phases and different cell lines. It shows that special care must be taken with regard to the sampling frequency in such oscillation cultures to minimize phase shift (jitter) artifacts. Based on predictions of long‐term oscillation behavior of a culture depending on its start conditions, optimal elutriation setup trade‐offs between high cell yields and high synchronization efficiency are proposed. © 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 31:175–185, 2015     

嘉陵江中游蓬安段鱼类群落功能多样性研究

研究调查了蓬安段2014—2019年洪水期 (6、7和8月)和枯水期 (11、12和1月)渔获物, 用11项鱼类功能性状类型结合蓬安段鱼类群落结构特点来分析该江段鱼类群落功能多样性在洪、枯期上的变化及与水环境的关系。研究结果表明, (1)2014—2019年洪水期的物种丰富度指数、辛普森多样性指数、Pielou均匀度指数和香浓威纳指数均高于枯水期; (2)SIMPER分析显示, 大鳍鳠Mystus macropterus、子陵吻鰕虎鱼Ctenogobius giurinus、似鳊Pseudobrama simoni、黄颡鱼Pelteobagrus fulvidraco、鳜Siniperca chuatsi、蛇 Saurogobio dabryi、飘鱼Pseudolaubuca sinensis、鲫Carassius auratus、黄尾鲴Xenocypris davidi和? Hemiculter leucisculus是造成洪水期与枯水期鱼类群落结构变化的主要差异贡献种; (3)各年份洪水期的功能丰富度FRic、功能离散度FDiv、功能散布度FDis和二次熵指数Rao及2015、2016和2017年的功能均匀度指数FEve均显著高于枯水期(P<0.05), 表明枯水期鱼群落的抵抗力稳定性和恢复力稳定性显著低于洪水期, 即枯水期水生生态系统功能较脆弱; (4)鱼类群落功能多样性与水环境因子存在显著相关关系, 但不同时期的功能多样性指数与环境因子相关性程度则呈现较大差异, 表明功能多样性是鱼类群落结构和各水环境因子综合作用的结果。     

系统活检联合超声造影及弹性成像靶向活检在前列腺活检中的应用价值

摘要 目的：探讨系统活检联合超声造影及弹性成像靶向活检在前列腺活检中的应用价值。方法：回顾性分析2015年1月至2019年12月我院收治的394例可疑前列腺癌患者的临床资料。分为前期组（2015年1月至2017年4月,采用12针系统活检法,共186例）,和近期组（2017年5月至2019年12月,采用8针系统活检联合新技术（超声造影及弹性成像）靶向活检法,共208例）。前期组行12+X针系统穿刺活检。近期组患者先行彩虹灌注及实时弹性成像检查,确定可疑区域后,于该区域行靶向穿刺活检,然后行8针系统穿刺活检,有重复区域者适当减少穿刺针数。结果：近期组阳性患者99例;前期组阳性患者63例,前列腺癌检出率分别为47.6%（99/208）、33.87%（63/186）,差异具有统计学意义（P<0.05）;近期组与前期组总穿刺针数分别为1929、2200针,近期组平均9.0 1.8针,前期组平均11.8 1.6针,差异具有统计学意义（P<0.05）;近期组与前期组穿刺针数阳性率分别为23.89%（461/1929）、11.82%（260/2200）,差异具有统计学意义（P<0.05）;近期组与前期组并发症发生率分别为27.40%（57/208）、43.01%（80/186）,差异具有统计学意义（P<0.05）。结论：系统活检联合超声造影及弹性成像靶向活检对前列腺癌具有较高应用价值。     

Synchronized mammalian cell culture: Part I—A physical strategy for synchronized cultivation under physiological conditions

Conventional analysis and optimization procedures of mammalian cell culture processes mostly treat the culture as a homogeneous population. Hence, the focus is on cell physiology and metabolism, cell line development, and process control strategy. Impact on cultivations caused by potential variations in cellular properties between different subpopulations, however, has not yet been evaluated systematically. One main cause for the formation of such subpopulations is the progress of all cells through the cell cycle. The interaction of potential cell cycle specific variations in the cell behavior with large‐scale process conditions can be optimally determined by means of (partially) synchronized cultivations, with subsequent population resolved model analysis. Therefore, it is desirable to synchronize a culture with minimal perturbation, which is possible with different yield and quality using physical selection methods, but not with frequently used chemical or whole‐culture methods. Conventional nonsynchronizing methods with subsequent cell‐specific, for example, flow cytometric analysis, can only resolve cell‐limited effects of the cell cycle. In this work, we demonstrate countercurrent‐flow centrifugal elutriation as a useful physical method to enrich mammalian cell populations within different phases of a cell cycle, which can be further cultivated for synchronized growth in bioreactors under physiological conditions. The presented combined approach contrasts with other physical selection methods especially with respect to the achievable yield, which makes it suitable for bioreactor scale cultivations. As shown with two industrial cell lines (CHO‐K1 and human AGE1.HN), synchronous inocula can be obtained with overall synchrony degrees of up to 82% in the G1 phase, 53% in the S phase and 60% in the phase, with enrichment factors ( ) of 1.71, 1.79, and 4.24 respectively. Cells are able to grow with synchrony in bioreactors over several cell cycles. This strategy, combined with population‐resolved model analysis and parameter extraction as described in the accompanying paper, offers new possibilities for studies of cell lines and processes at levels of cell cycle and population under physiological conditions. © 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 31:165–174, 2015     

A comparison of mosquito densities,weather and infection rates of Aedes aegypti during the first epidemics of Chikungunya (2014) and Zika (2016) in areas with and without vector control in Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, the first records of the transmission of Chikungunya (CHIKV) and Zika (ZIKV) viruses were confirmed in May 2014 and December 2015, respectively. Transmission of CHIKV peaked in September 2014, whereas that of ZIKV peaked in August 2016. The emergence of these mosquito‐transmitted arboviruses in the context of a lack of human population immunity allowed observations of whether the outbreaks were associated with Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) densities and weather. Mosquito density was monitored weekly in four communities using sentinel autocidal gravid ovitraps (AGO traps) during 2016 in order to provide data to be compared with the findings of a previous study carried out during the 2014 CHIKV epidemic. Findings in two communities protected against Ae. aegypti using mass AGO trapping (three traps per house in most houses) were compared with those in two nearby communities without vector control. Mosquito pools were collected to detect viral RNA of ZIKV, CHIKV and dengue virus. In areas without vector control, mosquito densities and rates of ZIKV detection in 2016 were significantly higher, similarly to those observed for CHIKV in 2014. The density of Ae. aegypti in treated sites was less than two females/trap/week, which is similar to the putative adult female threshold for CHIKV transmission. No significant differences in mosquito density or infection rates with ZIKV and CHIKV at the same sites between years were observed. Although 2016 was significantly wetter, mosquito densities were similar.     

Evaluation of transmembrane helix predictions in 2014

Experimental structure determination continues to be challenging for membrane proteins. Computational prediction methods are therefore needed and widely used to supplement experimental data. Here, we re‐examined the state of the art in transmembrane helix prediction based on a nonredundant dataset with 190 high‐resolution structures. Analyzing 12 widely‐used and well‐known methods using a stringent performance measure, we largely confirmed the expected high level of performance. On the other hand, all methods performed worse for proteins that could not have been used for development. A few results stood out: First, all methods predicted proteins in eukaryotes better than those in bacteria. Second, methods worked less well for proteins with many transmembrane helices. Third, most methods correctly discriminated between soluble and transmembrane proteins. However, several older methods often mistook signal peptides for transmembrane helices. Some newer methods have overcome this shortcoming. In our hands, PolyPhobius and MEMSAT‐SVM outperformed other methods. Proteins 2015; 83:473–484. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Field evaluation on the synergistic attractiveness of 2‐(1‐undecyloxy)‐1‐ethanol and ipsenol to Monochamus saltuarius

To develop an optimal attractant for Monochamus saltuarius (Gebler) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), the synergistic effects of a few potential attractants (ethanol and α‐pinene as host‐plant volatiles, and ipsenol and ipsdienol as bark beetle pheromones) were tested in a pine forest combined with 2‐(1‐undecyloxy)‐1‐ethanol (monochamol), the aggregation pheromone of Monochamus species, for two consecutive years, 2014 and 2015. Total number of catches was 65 and 33 in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Ethanol or ethanol + monochamol (a base blend) were not attractive to M. saltuarius with no difference from the control. Addition of α‐pinene and ipsdienol to the base blend did not significantly increase catches. However, ipsenol was significantly synergistic to the base blend in attracting M. saltuarius in 2014, and the blend (ipsenol + base blend) attracted meaningfully higher numbers of M. saltuarius in 2015. Our study illustrates the potential for monochamol and ipsenol baits for monitoring and trapping of M. saltuarius in the field.     

肿瘤患者感染三种常见革兰阴性杆菌耐药性分析

目的分析肿瘤患者临床分离的革兰阴性杆菌分布及其主要菌株的耐药性,为指导临床合理用药提供依据。方法对2014年1月~2015年12月恶性肿瘤患者感染分离的1478株革兰阴性杆菌及其主要菌株的耐药性进行回顾性分析。结果分离的1478株革兰阴性杆菌中,以大肠埃希菌(568/1478)38.43%、肺炎克雷伯菌(338/1478)22.87%、铜绿假单胞菌(216/1478)14.61%3种为主。这3种革兰阴性杆菌均呈多药耐药性;除亚胺培南对革兰阴性杆菌有较好的抗菌活性外,其它药物均显示有一定的耐药性,其中对派拉西林的耐药率在91%以上,头孢他啶、头孢噻肟、复方新诺明等药物的耐药率在70%以上。结论肿瘤患者感染革兰阴性杆菌耐药现象严重,尤其是感染产超广谱β-内酰胺酶(ESBLs)的大肠埃希菌和肺炎克雷伯菌呈多重耐药,实验室应加强对革兰阴性杆菌耐药性的监测,以指导临床合理选用抗菌药物。     

上海口岸2014-2015年入境人员肺结核筛查情况

为了解上海口岸入境人员肺结核的筛查情况及后续处理,防止结核病通过口岸跨境传播,本研究于2014年1月—2015年12月对所有在上海口岸办理入境体检的14岁以上人员进行结核病筛查,通过病史、体格检查和胸部X线摄影筛查疑似肺结核患者;对疑似肺结核患者进行痰细菌学检测、T‐SPOT ．TB和 Xpert MTB／RIF检测。结果显示,2014—2015年上海口岸入境人员共检出疑似肺结核患者215例,总检出率为229．76／10万;确诊肺结核患者33例,总检出率为35．27／10万,确诊率为15．3％。对210例疑似肺结核患者进行痰细菌学检测,结果显示结核分枝杆菌培阳率为14．3％,非结核分枝杆菌培阳率为17．1％。有95例和78例疑似肺结核患者分别接受 T‐SPOT ．TB和 Xpert MTB／RIF 检测,以痰细菌学检测为“金标准”,T‐SPOT ．TB的灵敏度为100％,特异度为49．4％;Xpert MTB／RIF的灵敏度为87．5％,特异度为96．8％。33例确诊肺结核患者中,25例（75．8％）离境,15例（45．5％）在离境前接受抗结核治疗,8例（24．2％）失访。本研究显示,上海口岸入境人员中肺结核确诊率仍有待提高。筛查与诊断中,T‐SPOT ．TB具备较高灵敏度, Xpert MTB／RIF具备较高特异度,两种方法均有较高应用价值,两者联用可提高检出率,缩短检出时间。对确诊病例或未确诊的可疑病例应加强后续监管。