A Retrospective Survey of Rodent-borne Viruses in Rural Populations of Brazilian Amazon

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The Amazon tropical rainforest has the most dense and diverse ecosystem worldwide. A few studies have addressed rodent-borne diseases as potential hazards to humans in this region. METHODS: A retrospective survey was conducted using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detect...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Jorlan Fernandes, Thayssa Alves Coelho, Renata Carvalho de Oliveira, Alexandro Guterres, Claudia Lamarca Vitral, Bernardo Rodrigues Teixeira, Fernando de Oliveira Santos, Jaqueline Mendes de Oliveira, Mônica da Silva-Nunes, Marco Aurélio Pereira Horta, Silvana C. Levis, Marcelo Urbano Ferreira, Elba Regina Sampaio de Lemos
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020
Subjects:
Zoonoses
Brazilian Amazonian region
Mammarenavirus
Hantavirus
Rodent-borne disease
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0511-2019
https://doaj.org/article/34e30d78e97c4503b8da369ec474d747
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Summary:Abstract INTRODUCTION: The Amazon tropical rainforest has the most dense and diverse ecosystem worldwide. A few studies have addressed rodent-borne diseases as potential hazards to humans in this region. METHODS: A retrospective survey was conducted using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detecting mammarenavirus and orthohantavirus antibodies in 206 samples collected from rural settlers of the Brazilian Western Amazonian region. RESULTS: Six (2.91%) individuals in the age group of 16 to 36 years were found to possess antibodies against mammarenavirus. CONCLUSION: Evidence of previous exposure to mammarenavirus in the rural population points to its silent circulation in this region.

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