Detection of antibodies to Oropouche virus in non-human primates in Goiânia City, Goiás

Abstract: INTRODUCTION Arboviruses are associated with human disease, and non-human primates (NHPs) are important primary hosts. This study shows the detection of antibodies to Oropouche virus (OROV) in NHPs either living in urban parks or acclimatized at the Wild Animal Screening Center, Goiânia ci...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Marize Moreira Gibrail, Fabíola Souza Fiaccadori, Menira Souza, Tâmera Nunes Vieira Almeida, Jannifer Oliveira Chiang, Lívia Caricio Martins, Milene Silveira Ferreira, Divina das Dôres de Paula Cardoso
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2016
Subjects:
Non- Human Primates
Oropouche virus
Arbovirus
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0425-2015
https://doaj.org/article/6b09bab2bcc84076812e4b1cc517aabe
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Summary:Abstract: INTRODUCTION Arboviruses are associated with human disease, and non-human primates (NHPs) are important primary hosts. This study shows the detection of antibodies to Oropouche virus (OROV) in NHPs either living in urban parks or acclimatized at the Wild Animal Screening Center, Goiânia city. METHODS: Fifty blood samples were analyzed by hemagglutination-inhibition and neutralization assays. RESULTS: Two monkeys (Alouatta caraya) had antibodies to OROV by both techniques. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report demonstrating the detection of OROV antibodies in Goiás State and may represent the introduction/circulation of OROV in the region and a potential risk to the human population.

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