scholarly journals Contribution of Research in the West Indies and Northeast Amazonia to Knowledge of the 2014–2015 Chikungunya Epidemic in the Americas

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothee Bonifay ◽  
Lidvine Godaert ◽  
Yanouk Epelboin ◽  
Dominique Rousset ◽  
Maylis Douine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Chikungunya Virus ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Emerging Diseases ◽  
Virus Infections ◽  
The West ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Epidemic Dynamics ◽  
The Indian Ocean

Abstract Purpose of Review Although the chikungunya virus was discovered more than 60 years ago, it has only really been studied since the outbreak in La Reunion in 2005–2006. Ten years later, between 2014 and 2015, the chikungunya virus spread throughout the Americas, affecting millions of people. The objective of this review is to describe the contributions of research on chikungunya virus infection gained from epidemic in the West Indies and the Guiana Shield. Recent Findings Prevalence data were similar to those found in the Indian Ocean or Asia during epidemics. Clinically, there is now a better understanding of the typical, atypical, and severe forms. Several studies have insisted on the presence of neurological forms of chikungunya infection, such as encephalitis or Guillain–Barré syndrome. Cases of septic shock due to chikungunya virus as well as thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura were described for the first time. Given the magnitude of the epidemic and the large number of people affected, this has led to a better description and new classifications of chikungunya virus infections in specific populations such as pregnant women, the elderly, and children. Several studies also described the behavior of populations faced with an emerging disease. Summary Current epidemiological data from tropical regions highlights the risk of spreading emerging diseases at higher latitudes, especially concerning arboviruses, since the vector Aedes albopictus is already established in many parts of northern countries. A better understanding of the disease and its epidemic dynamics will foster better management, the crucial importance of which was demonstrated during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Validation of the replacement name Eusceliotes Stebbing, 1888 for the pelagic hyperiidean amphipod genus Euscelus Claus, 1879 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea: Parascelidae), preoccupied by Euscelus Schoenherr, 1833 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Attelabidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4254 (3) ◽  
pp. 377
Author(s):  
WOLFGANG ZEIDLER
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
West Indies ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Zoological Museum ◽  
Leaf Rolling ◽  
The West ◽  
The North ◽  
Large Genus ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Caribbean

The generic name Euscelus was originally proposed by Schoenherr (1833: 205) for a genus of Leaf Rolling weevils (Insecta: Coleoptera: Attelabidae). It is a valid name, in current use, for a relatively large genus of weevils, widespread in northern South America and central America, including the West Indies and the Caribbean (e.g. Hamilton 2007; Legalov 2007). Euscelus Claus, 1879 was established as a monotypic genus of pelagic amphipod (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea: Parascelidae). It is a very rare genus, still monotypic, with the only species, E. robustus Claus, 1879, having been recorded only twice in the literature prior to my review of the families and genera of the superfamily Platysceloidea (Zeidler 2016); initially by Claus (1879), from the Indian Ocean (off Zanzibar), and secondly by Spandl (1927), from the North Atlantic Ocean (off the Azores). Both authors only recorded males. While examining the collections of the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen (Zeidler 2016) more specimens of this rare species were located amongst the collections of the Dana expeditions of 1928–1930 (Jespersen & Tåning 1934), thus enabling a more complete description of the species including that of females. It was recently brought to my attention that, according to the data base Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (Rees 2016), Euscelus Claus, 1879 is a junior homonym of Euscelus Schoenherr, 1833. While researching this problem I discovered that Stebbing (1888) had also become aware of this homonymy and had suggested the replacement name Eusceliotes. Unfortunately, Stebbing (1888) only refers to the name in his index (pp. 1672, 1699) and hence subsequent authors were unaware of the above homonymy and Stebbing’s replacement name, although it is listed by Neave (1939: 370). The purpose of this communication is to resolve the above homonymy by validating Stebbing’s (1888) replacement name. This action is preferred to proposing yet another new name for Euscelus Claus, 1879, in order to avoid further confusion, because Stebbing’s name, Eusceliotes, already exists in the literature (Stebbing 1888, Neave 1939). 

A revision of the Neotropical species of the lynx spider genus Peucetia Thorell 1869 (Araneae: Oxyopidae)

2003 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adalberto Santos ◽  
Antonio Brescovit
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
The West ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Neotropical Species ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
Nomina Dubia ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
One New Species

AbstractThe spider genus Peucetia includes 54 species of medium-sized and widely distributed spiders. The majority of its species occurs in the tropical regions, of which only the African fauna has been recently revised. In the Neotropical Region 26 species were described, of which 17 are here synonymyzed. Peucetia tranquillini Mello-Leitão 1922, P. rubrigastra Mello-Leitão 1929, P. meridionalis Mello-Leitão 1929, P. villosa Mello-Leitão 1929, and P. viridisternis Mello-Leitão 1945 are considered junior synonyms of P. flava Keyserling 1877. Eight names, Peucetia similis Keyserling 1877, P. amazonica Mello-Leitão 1929, P. heterochroma Mello-Leitão 1929, P. maculipedes Piza 1938, P. trivittata Mello-Leitão 1940, P. duplovittata Mello-Leitão 1941, and P. roseonigra Mello-Leitão 1943 and Tapinillus argentinus Mello-Leitão 1941 are considered junior synonyms of P. rubrolineata Keyserling 1877. Both senior species are extremelly common, occurring from Colombia to northern Argentina. Peucetia macroglossa Mello-Leitão 1929, recorded only from Central Brazilian Amazonia and Guyana is considered a senior synonym of P. melloleitaoi Caporiacco 1947. Two species occur from Southern USA to northern Colombia: Peucetia viridans (Hentz 1832) and P. longipalpis F. O. P.-Cambridge 1902. The former is recognized as a senior synonym of P. poeyi (Lucas 1857), P. bibranchiata F. O. P.- 1902 and P. rubricapilla Petrunkevitch 1925 and the later as a senior synonym of P. cauca Lourenço 1990. Peucetia viridis (Blackwall 1858), known from Africa, southern Spain and Middle East is newly recorded from the West Indies. One new species, Peucetia cayapa sp. n., is described and illustrated based on males and females from Ecuador and Peru. Peucetia caldensis Garcia-Neto 1989, from Brazil, is transferred to Tapinillus Simon 1898. The type specimens of three species, P. quadrilineata Simon 1891 and P. thalassina (C. L. Koch 1847) from Central America, and P. smaragdina Mello-Leitão 1941 from Colombia are probably lost. Since their original descriptions are not sufficiently clear for their recognition, they are considered nomina dubia.

Acanthotetilla celebensis sp. nov., a new species from North Sulawesi, Indonesia (Porifera: Demospongiae: Spirophorida: Tetillidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1397 (1) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
NICOLE J. DE VOOGD ◽  
ROB W. M. VAN SOEST
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
West Indies ◽  
First Record ◽  
The West ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
A New Species

A new megacanthoxea- bearing tetillid Acanthotetilla celebensis sp.nov. (Porifera: Demospongiae: Spirophorida: Tetillidae) is described from North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The new species is compared with all other (four) Acanthotetilla species occurring in the Indian Ocean and the West Indies. The new species differs from these other species by the overall morphology, and especially the presence of two sizes of megacanthoxeas. This is the first record of Acanthotetilla in Indonesia.

Nylanderia of the World Part III: Nylanderia in the West Indies

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4658 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN S. LaPOLLA ◽  
ROBERT J. KALLAL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Introduced Species ◽  
West Indies ◽  
The West ◽  
Sem Images ◽  
World Species ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
New Synonyms ◽  
The World ◽  
First Time

The diversity of the formicine ant genus Nylanderia is currently underestimated and largely undescribed. This includes the faunas of tropical regions where species richness is typically high. Here, the taxonomy of the West Indian Nylanderia fauna is revised for the first time. Fourteen new species are described, bringing the total number of species known from the region to 22. The new species are: N. bibadia, sp. nov., N. caerula, sp. nov., N. coveri, sp. nov., N. disatra, sp. nov., N. esperanza, sp. nov., N. fuscaspecula, sp. nov., N. lucayana, sp. nov., N. metacista, sp. nov., N. pini, sp. nov., N. semitincta, sp. nov., N. sierra, sp. nov., N. wardi, sp. nov., N. xestonota, sp. nov., and N. zaminyops, sp. nov. There are several introduced species in the region including the globally widespread Old World species N. bourbonica. Other introduced species are N. fulva, N. pubens, N. guatemalensis, and N. steinheili. The following new synonyms are proposed: fulva Mayr 1862 (= fulva cubana Santschi 1930); steinheili Forel 1893 (= steinheili minuta Forel 1893). An identification key is provided for the workers of Nylanderia found in the West Indies. Photomontage images are provided for the worker of each species and when available photomontage and SEM images are provided for males. This work represents another step forward in understanding the diversity of this widespread and commonly encountered ant genus.

scholarly journals Underdiagnosis of Chikungunya Virus Infections in Symptomatic Dutch Travelers Returning From the Indian Ocean Area: Table 1

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantal B.E.M. Reusken ◽  
Jacinta Bakker ◽  
Johan H.J. Reimerink ◽  
Hana Zelena ◽  
Marion G.P. Koopmans
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Chikungunya Virus ◽  
Virus Infections ◽  
Ocean Area ◽  
The Indian Ocean

Chikungunya virus and West Nile virus infections imported into Belgium, 2007–2012

2014 ◽  
Vol 143 (10) ◽  
pp. 2227-2236 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. VAN DEN BOSSCHE ◽  
L. CNOPS ◽  
K. MEERSMAN ◽  
C. DOMINGO ◽  
A. VAN GOMPEL ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Chikungunya Virus ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Virus Infections ◽  
West Nile ◽  
Tropical Regions ◽  
Returning Travellers ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Clinical Biology ◽  
Imported Infections

SUMMARYArboviral infections are emerging among tourists travelling to (sub)tropical regions. This study aims to describe the importation of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and West Nile virus (WNV) into Belgium over a 6-year period from 2007 to 2012. Clinical samples were obtained from travellers presenting at the outpatient clinic of the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium or submitted to the Central Laboratory for Clinical Biology of the ITM. Testing was performed by serology and/or by real-time reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction. A total of 1288 returning travellers were investigated for CHIKV infection resulting in 34 confirmed and two probable diagnoses (2·80%). Out of 899 patients, four confirmed and one probable imported WNV infections were diagnosed (0·55%). No locally acquired cases have been registered in Belgium until now and the geographical origin of the imported infections reflects the global locations where the viruses are circulating.

Surface Currents of the Ocean and their effects on Navigation

1954 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-361
Author(s):  
C. E. N. Frankcom ◽  
E. W. Barlow
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Gulf Stream ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Ocean Currents ◽  
Surface Currents ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
The Indian Ocean

One of the earliest publications about ocean currents was Dampier's Discourse of Winds, Breezes, Storm Tides and Currents published in about 1700. Dampier wrote his book in 1688 and he says:By currents I mean a motion of the sea which is different from the tides in several respects—both as to its duration and also as to its course; currents run a day, a week, nay sometimes more one way, then it may be, run another way. In some places they run six months one way and six months another. In some places they run constantly one way and never shift at all.After some remarkably detailed discussion of currents in the West Indies and off the coast of Africa and in the south seas he says, of the Indian Ocean currents, ‘north of the line the current stays with the monsoon but does not shift altogether so soon, sometimes not for three weeks or more and then never shifts again till the monsoon is settled in the contrary way’. Of the Gulf Stream he says, ‘near the shores on each side of this Gulf there are tides, especially on the Florida shore, and ships may pass which way they please, if they are acquainted’. In conclusion he says, ‘I humbly offer this not as a complete and perfect account but as a rude and imperfect beginning or specimen of what may be done by abler hands hereafter’.

scholarly journals On the formation of barrier beefs and of the different types of atolls

1903 ◽  
Vol 71 (467-476) ◽  
pp. 412-414 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Marshall Islands ◽  
The West ◽  
Society Islands ◽  
The Past ◽  
Fiji Islands ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Tropical Pacific

The results here presented are based upon observations carried on during the past 25 years in Florida, the Bermudas, Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, and the West Indies in the Atlantic. They include in the Pacific the Galapagos, the Hawaiian Islands, the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, the Fiji Islands, and the Coral Reefs and Islands of the tropical Pacific, from the Marquesas to the Paumotus, the Society Islands, the Cook Archipelago, Niue, the Tonga, Ellice, Gilbert, and Marshall Islands, the Carolines and Southern Ladrones, and the Maldives, in the Indian Ocean.

Acanthotetilla celebensis sp. nov., a new species from North Sulawesi, Indonesia (Porifera: Demospongiae: Spirophorida: Tetillidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1397 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
NICOLE J. DE VOOGD ◽  
ROB W.M. VAN SOEST
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
West Indies ◽  
First Record ◽  
The West ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
A New Species

A new megacanthoxea- bearing tetillid Acanthotetilla celebensis sp.nov. (Porifera: Demospongiae: Spirophorida: Tetillidae) is described from North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The new species is compared with all other (four) Acanthotetilla species occurring in the Indian Ocean and the West Indies. The new species differs from these other species by the overall morphology, and especially the presence of two sizes of megacanthoxeas. This is the first record of Acanthotetilla in Indonesia.

scholarly journals In Grenada, West Indies, What Is the Degree of Bat-human Interaction in Households and Is It Associated to Arboviral Disease?

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Macri ◽  
Marilyn Prieto ◽  
Morgan Domangue ◽  
Amanda James ◽  
Taylor Shulse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Chikungunya Virus ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Institutional Review Board ◽  
Virus Infections ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Institutional Review ◽  
Arbovirus Infection ◽  
Arboviral Disease

Abstract Background: Bats are reservoirs for several zoonotic pathogens, making human-bat interactions particularly concerning. Recent studies documented that Grenadian bats can be infected with Zika, dengue and Chikungunya viruses and Leptospira bacteria among other pathogens. The objective of this study was to estimate the number of homes in Grenada that have a bat infestation, and to determine whether there is a correlation between the number of bat infested homes with the type of roofing or the presence of arbovirus infections of human inhabitants. Methods: An institutional review board (IRB) approved questionnaire delivered through a semi-structured interview was administered at the central bus stop in St. George, Grenada to recruit participants from all six parishes and the island of Carriacou. Results determined the percentage of individuals that had bat roosts in their households, whether this was of concern to them, whether they had taken any steps to keep bats out of their residence, and whether they had confirmed or suspected cases of dengue, Zika or Chikungunya virus infections. Information on the type of roofing and presence of window screens were also documented. Bat type (fruit vs insect eating bats) was attempted by guano description. Results: Results from 210 individual responses provided data showing all six parishes were represented although not equally. Having bats at the household was not associated with parish of residence, roof type or presence or absence of window screens. The results showed 60% of homes in Grenada are bat-infested and 51% of people self-reported recent arbovirus infection; but no correlation between the two. Also, no correlation to a specific type of roof or type of bat was found.Conclusions: A statistically significant number of inhabitants had attempted to remove bats from their homes, indicating that bats are perceived as pest to homes in Grenada, and justifying further research into relocating bats through the use of construction changes, awareness, and the creation of bat houses.

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