First report of yellow fever virus in non-human primates in the State of Parana, Brazil

Sylvatic yellow fever is a zoonosis associated mainly with wild animals, especially those in the genus Alouatta, that act as the source of infection. Once infected, these animals pass the disease on to humans by way of an infected mosquito belonging to the genera Aedes, Haemagogus, or Sabethes. The...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Marcos Vinicius Tranquilin, Ricardo Coelho Lehmkuhl, Angela Maron, Lineu Roberto da Silva, Liane Ziliotto, Meire Christina Seki, Gabriela Ronchi Salomon, Adriano de Oliveira Torres Carrasco
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013
Subjects:
Arbovirus infections
Wild animals
Zoonosis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0106-2013
https://doaj.org/article/6d218c9dd13f44489853e4c9fc7b387c
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Summary:Sylvatic yellow fever is a zoonosis associated mainly with wild animals, especially those in the genus Alouatta, that act as the source of infection. Once infected, these animals pass the disease on to humans by way of an infected mosquito belonging to the genera Aedes, Haemagogus, or Sabethes. The present study is the first report of a case of yellow fever in non-human primates (NHP) in the State of Paraná, Brazil. After the case was diagnosed, several prophylactic measures were adopted to prevent outbreaks of the disease in humans.

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