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

• 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

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.