Tomato leaf curl virus (ToLCV) is a whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) transmitted geminivirus (family Geminiviridae, genus Begomovirus) causing a destructive disease of tomato in many regions of India, East Asia and Australia. While ToLCV isolates from Australia and Taiwan have a single genomic component (designated DNA-A), those from Northern India have two components (DNA-A and DNA-B). The ToLCV isolates from Southern India (Bangalore) previously cloned seem to have a DNA-A-like monopartite genome. We have used degenerate DNA-A-specific PCR primers to clone the genome of a ToLCV isolate (named ToLCV-Ban4) from field-infected tomato plants growing in Bangalore, India, in 1997. Degenerate DNA-B-specific PCR primers have not allowed to amplify a putative DNA-B from infected tomato, at the time when DNA-B fragments were amplified from plants infected by known bipartite begomoviruses. The full-length 2759 nucleotide-long DNA-A-like viral genome was sequenced. Similarly to other monopartite ToLCV and TYLCV isolates, ToLCV-Ban4 contains six open reading frames, two on the virion strand and four on the complementary strand. Sequence comparisons indicated that ToLCV-Ban4 is similar to the other three isolates from Bangalore previously sequenced, and is closely related to ToLCV-Ban2 (approximately 91% nucleotide sequence identity). Phylogenetic analysis showed that the ToLCV isolates from Bangalore constitute a group of viruses separated from those of Northern India. ToLCV-Ban4 was detected in tomato and in its whitefly vector Bemisia tabaci by one or by a combination of ELISA, Southern blot hybridization and PCR. Parameters of virus acquisition, retention and transmission by the whitefly vector were investigated in the laboratory. Single whiteflies were able to acquire ToLCV-Ban4 from infected tomato and to transmit the virus to tomato test plants, but five insects were necessary to achieve 100% transmission. Minimum acquisition access and inoculation access periods were 10 min and 20 min, respectively. A latent period of 6 h was required for B. tabaci to efficiently infect tomato test plants. Following a 24 h acquisition access period the insect retained its ability to infect tomato test plants for 12 days, but not for its entire life. In one insect/one plant inoculation tests, female whiteflies were more efficient (approximately 95%) than males (approximately 25%) in transmitting the virus.
In May 1999, in the Kolar district of Karnataka State, Bemisia tabaci numbers on tomato increased by approximately 1,000-fold that observed previously (3). This was associated with an epidemic of severe tomato leaf curl disease that caused complete crop failure. DNAs extracted from 35 symptomatic tomato leaf samples collected within the epidemic region all gave the expected 500 to 600 bp amplicon with begomovirus-specific primers A/B (1). These primers amplify from the conserved nonanucleotide TAATATTAC in the common region of DNA-A to the conserved amino acid sequence CEGPCKYG within the coat protein gene. AluI and TaqI restriction patterns of all 35 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products were identical. One PCR product from an epidemic (GenBank no. AF321929) and a non-epidemic (AF321930) site (Bangalore) were cloned and sequenced. The two 531-bp inserts showed 96% nucleotide identity to each other and 94% nucleotide identity to the equivalent region of Tomato leaf curl Bangalore virus (ToLCBV-Ban-4) (AF165098), suggesting that the epidemic was caused by an indigenous ToLCBV strain. Adult B. tabaci were collected from tomato plants at nine sites within the epidemic. DNA was extracted from 9 to 13 individuals per site and analyzed by RAPD-PCR using primers OpB20 and OpB11. Eighty to 100% of individuals per site had identical patterns to those of B biotype individuals from Israel and Florida, which were different to the patterns produced by the indigenous Indian B. tabaci. Adult B. tabaci from the epidemic and nonepidemic (Bangalore) regions were cultured separately on zucchini plants (n = 20) vars. Fordhook and Ambassador. Distinct silverleaf symptoms appeared in all plants fed on by the epidemic B. tabaci, but not on those fed on by the nonepidemic whiteflies. Irregular ripening of tomatoes was also a widespread problem in the epidemic area. Cytochrome oxidase I (COI) (720 bp) gene sequences were obtained for epidemic (AF321927) and nonepidemic (AF321928) B. tabaci, which had only 80% nucleotide identity to each other. A GenBank BLAST search showed that the former were most similar to B biotype whitefly from Israel (AF164667; 97%) and Texas (AF164675; 99%). The B biotype transmits Indian ToLCBV (2) and its introduction into India is of great concern as it is already associated with a devastating plant-disease epidemic. References: (1) D. Deng et al. Ann. App. Biol. 125:327, 1994. (2) P. F. McGrath and B. D. Harrison. Ann. App. Biol. 126:307, 1995. (3) H. K. Ramappa et al. Ann. App. Biol. 133:187, 1998.
Summary To better understand outcomes in postpartum patients who receive peripartum anaesthetic interventions, we aimed to assess quality of recovery metrics following childbirth in a UK‐based multicentre cohort study. This study was performed during a 2‐week period in October 2021 to assess in‐ and outpatient post‐delivery recovery at 1 and 30 days postpartum. The following outcomes were reported: obstetric quality of recovery 10‐item measure (ObsQoR‐10); EuroQoL (EQ‐5D‐5L) survey; global health visual analogue scale; postpartum pain scores at rest and movement; length of hospital stay; readmission rates; and self‐reported complications. In total, 1638 patients were recruited and responses analysed from 1631 (99.6%) and 1282 patients (80%) at one and 30 days postpartum, respectively. Median (IQR [range]) length of stay postpartum was 39.3 (28.5–61.0 [17.7–513.4]), 40.3 (28.5–59.1 [17.8–220.9]), and 35.9 (27.1–54.1 [17.9–188.4]) h following caesarean, instrumental and vaginal deliveries, respectively. Median (IQR [range]) ObsQoR‐10 score was 75 ([62–86] 4–100) on day 1, with the lowest ObsQoR‐10 scores (worst recovery) reported by patients undergoing caesarean delivery. Of the 1282 patients, complications within the first 30 days postpartum were reported by 252 (19.7%) of all patients. Readmission to hospital within 30 days of discharge occurred in 69 patients (5.4%), with 49 (3%) for maternal reasons. These data can be used to inform patients regarding expected recovery trajectories; facilitate optimal discharge planning; and identify populations that may benefit most from targeted interventions to improve postpartum recovery experience.
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