INTRODUCTION: A sero-epidemiological survey was undertaken to detect the circulation of arboviruses in free-living non-human primates. METHODS: Blood samples were obtained from 16 non-human primates (13 Sapajus spp. and three Alouatta caraya) that were captured using terrestrial traps and anesthetic darts in woodland regions in the municipalities of Campo Grande, Aquidauana, Jardim, Miranda and Corumbá in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The samples were sent to the Instituto Evandro Chagas (IEC) in Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil, to detect antibodies against 19 species of arboviruses using a hemagglutination inhibition test (HI). RESULTS: Of the 16 primates investigated in the present study, five (31.2%) were serologically positive for an arbovirus. Of these five, two (12.5%) exhibited antibodies to the Flavivirus genus, one (6.2%) exhibited a monotypic reaction to Cacipacoré virus, one (6.2%) was associated with Mayaro virus, and one (6.2%) was positive for Oropouche virus. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the positive serology observed in the present study, it was possible to conclude that arboviruses circulate among free-living primates. The viruses in the areas studied might have been introduced by infected humans or by primates from endemic or enzootic areas. Studies of this nature, as well as efficient and continuous surveillance programs, are needed to monitor viral activities in endemic and enzootic regions.
INTRODUCTION: A sero-epidemiological survey was undertaken to detect the circulation of arboviruses in free-living non-human primates. METHODS: Blood samples were obtained from 16 non-human primates (13 Sapajus spp. and three Alouatta caraya) that were captured using terrestrial traps and anesthetic darts in woodland regions in the municipalities of Campo Grande, Aquidauana, Jardim, Miranda and Corumbá in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The samples were sent to the Instituto Evandro Chagas (IEC) in Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil, to detect antibodies against 19 species of arboviruses using a hemagglutination inhibition test (HI). RESULTS: Of the 16 primates investigated in the present study, five (31.2%) were serologically positive for an arbovirus. Of these five, two (12.5%) exhibited antibodies to the Flavivirus genus, one (6.2%) exhibited a monotypic reaction to Cacipacoré virus, one (6.2%) was associated with Mayaro virus, and one (6.2%) was positive for Oropouche virus. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the positive serology observed in the present study, it was possible to conclude that arboviruses circulate among free-living primates. The viruses in the areas studied might have been introduced by infected humans or by primates from endemic or enzootic areas. Studies of this nature, as well as efficient and continuous surveillance programs, are needed to monitor viral activities in endemic and enzootic regions.
Authors: L S Catenacci; M Ferreira; L C Martins; K M De Vleeschouwer; C R Cassano; L C Oliveira; G Canale; S L Deem; J S Tello; P Parker; P F C Vasconcelos; E S Travassos da Rosa Journal: Ecohealth Date: 2018-08-16 Impact factor: 3.184
Authors: Andres Moreira-Soto; Ianei de Oliveira Carneiro; Carlo Fischer; Marie Feldmann; Beate M Kümmerer; Nama Santos Silva; Uilton Góes Santos; Breno Frederico de Carvalho Dominguez Souza; Fernanda de Azevedo Liborio; Mônica Mafra Valença-Montenegro; Plautino de Oliveira Laroque; Fernanda Rosa da Fontoura; Alberto Vinicius Dantas Oliveira; Christian Drosten; Xavier de Lamballerie; Carlos Roberto Franke; Jan Felix Drexler Journal: mSphere Date: 2018-01-31 Impact factor: 4.389