Emerging viruses Session 30-32

Question 1

What are Zoonoses ?

Answer 1

• Disease and infections naturally transmitted between people and vertebrate animals

Question 2

What are Emerging and re-emerging zoonoses ?

Answer 2

• Newly appearing or existed previously and rapidly increasing in incidence or geographical range

Question 3

What are the 5 steps that are proposed to tackle zoonoses ?

Answer 3

1. Increased surveillance
2. Development /implementation of rapid screening for infection & exposure
3. Assessment of susceptibility in wildlife , agricultural species , companion species
4. guidance of public health policies
5. Sustained surveillance

Question 4

What are some genus that fall under the Filovirus taxonomy ?

Answer 4

• Ebolavirus
• Cuevavirus
• Marburgvirus
• Striavirus
• Thamnovirus

Question 5

What are some things that they do at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary ?

Answer 5

• Orthoebolavirus serosurveillance
• Emerging Zoonitc Virus Serosurveillance
• Collection of biological samples
• Serology for prior emerging virus exposures

Question 6

In which animal is orthoebolavirus found in?

Answer 6

• They are usually found in chimpanzees and gorillas

Question 7

When was the Reston virus first emerged and where was it ?

Answer 7

• 1989-1990
• Philippines and Reston:USA

Question 8

What has data showed until now about the replication of Reston virus in the human body?

Answer 8

• Humans can be exposed to the virus but Reston is unable to replicate in the human body

Question 9

When was the first monkeypox virus emergence seen and what living organism was it seen in and when did humans get in contact with it ?

Answer 9

• FIrst recognized in captive nonhuman primates in 1958
• Human infections identified in 1970 in Sierra Leone and DRC