Characterization of the First Complete Genome Sequence of Yellow Fever Virus (YFV) isolate in Sierra Leone: Implications for Public Health
Sandi, J. D.; Brock-Fisher, T. M.; Kallon, T. M. P. S.; Paye, M. F.; Fofanah, I. U.; Nosamiefan, D.; Kamara, M. S.; Teh, A. J.; Turay, A.; Wilkason, C.; Baudi, I.; Tomkins-Tinch, C.; I'Anson, C.; Pekar, J. E.; Ozonoff, A.; Park, D.; Happi, C.; Sabeti, P. C.; Grant, D. S.
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Yellow fever virus (YFV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus that causes severe hemorrhagic disease, is endemic in parts of South America and Africa, yet genomic data from Sierra Leone is lacking despite ongoing surveillance. Using hybrid-capture metagenomic sequencing, we generated a complete 10,611-bp YFV genome (98% coverage) from an adult male patient who reported to the Kailahun Government Hospital with fever and muscle pain. Phylogenetic analysis assigned the genome to West African Clade V via the YFV Nextstrain build. Compared with other West African isolates, the Sierra Leone genome contained 57 substitutions, three of which were non-synonymous (NS2b: N79S, NS3: V515I, and RdRp: A643V). Bayesian phylogenetics estimated the time to the most recent common ancestor with the closest sequences from Senegal and the Netherlands as January 14, 2001 (95% HPD: December 17, 1987 - April 28, 2009), suggesting long-standing, cryptic transmission. Together, these findings underscore the need for expanded genomic surveillance to monitor YFV spread, evolution, and potential impacts on vaccine performance.
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