SEROLOGICAL DETECTION OF HEPATITIS A VIRUS IN FREE-RANGING NEOTROPICAL PRIMATES (Sapajus spp., Alouatta caraya) FROM THE PARANÁ RIVER BASIN, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Walfrido Kühl SVOBODA Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana
  • Manoel do Carmo Pereira SOARES Instituto Evandro Chagas
  • Max Moreira ALVES Instituto Evandro Chagas
  • Tatiana Carneiro ROCHA Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Eliane Carneiro GOMES Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Fabiana MENONCIN Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Paulo Mira BATISTA Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Mato Grosso do Sul
  • Lineu Roberto da SILVA Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Paraná
  • Selwyn Arlington HEADLEY Universidade de Cuiabá; Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária
  • Carmen Lúcia Scortecci HILST Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Departamento de Medicina Veterinária e Preventiva e Clínica de Pequenos Animais
  • Lucas M. AGUIAR Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana
  • Gabriela LUDWIG Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade; Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Primatas Brasileiros
  • Fernando de Camargo PASSOS Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Júlio Cesar de SOUZA Jr. Universidade Regional de Blumenau
  • Italmar Teodorico NAVARRO Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Departamento de Medicina Veterinária e Preventiva e Clínica de Pequenos Animais

Abstract

Nonhuman primates are considered as the natural hosts of Hepatitis A virus (HAV), as well as other pathogens, and can serve as natural sentinels to investigate epizootics and endemic diseases that are of public health importance. During this study, blood samples were collected from 112 Neotropical primates (NTPs) (Sapajus nigritus and S. cay, n = 75; Alouatta caraya, n = 37) trap-captured at the Paraná River basin, Brazil, located between the States of Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul. Anti-HAV IgG antibodies were detected in 4.5% (5/112) of NTPs, specifically in 6.7% (5/75) of Sapajus spp. and 0% (0/37) of A. caraya. In addition, all samples were negative for the presence of IgM anti-HAV antibodies. These results suggest that free-ranging NTPs were exposed to HAV within the geographical regions evaluated.

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Published

2016-01-01

Issue

Vol. 58 (2016)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

SVOBODA, W. K., SOARES, M. do C. P., ALVES, M. M., ROCHA, T. C., GOMES, E. C., MENONCIN, F., BATISTA, P. M., SILVA, L. R. da, HEADLEY, S. A., HILST, C. L. S., AGUIAR, L. M., LUDWIG, G., PASSOS, F. de C., SOUZA Jr., J. C. de, & NAVARRO, I. T. (2016). SEROLOGICAL DETECTION OF HEPATITIS A VIRUS IN FREE-RANGING NEOTROPICAL PRIMATES (Sapajus spp., Alouatta caraya) FROM THE PARANÁ RIVER BASIN, BRAZIL . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 58, e9-. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/113153