Cat Que Virus (CQV): A potential threat of the tropics? “One Health
Approach” to avert catastrophe: a narrative review
Abstract
The world is now experiencing the catastrophe of global pandemic
‘COVID-19’, most serious public health crises in this century. Recently,
another virus named “Cat Que Virus” (CQV) seems to be causing its
terrible repercussions in the worlds’ largest populous country ‘China’,
the origin of SARS-CoV during 2002-2003, and the current pandemic
SARS-CoV-2 since December 2019. Recently, the presence of IgG antibody
among two persons in the state of Karnataka for CQV was reported in
India, the worlds’ second-largest populous country. This means the virus
is in circulation in the sub-continent. The presence of the vector
mosquitoes (Aedes species, Culex species) and the ambient climatic
conditions suitable for vector breeding in the country needs to be taken
into account while planning to implement holistic strategies appropriate
for control and preventive measures. “One Health approach” is the
topmost option covering humans, animals/vectors and the environment to
curb the spread/transmission of infectious diseases in general. It is
also necessary to study the transmission dynamics and pattern of this
emerging virus, its life cycle, the natural reservoir of the virus, the
intermediate host and the accidental host with respect South-East Asia,
so that necessary remedial action can be planned well before an
epidemic. At present, the outbreak of CQV is certainly a warning to the
general population around the world. Considering the global imminent
health threats posed by CQV, there is an urgent need for active
surveillance, monitoring, effective vaccination, and a standard
treatment modality of this disease. Given the epidemiological aspect of
CQV, control and prevention measures are essential to stop the spread of
the virus. At present, there is no information available on CQV;
however, this current review article has covered the required data,
which will be helpful to control the spread of the CQV.