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 Federal University for Latin American Integration image/svg+xml
  • Manoel do Carmo Pereira SOARES Instituto Evandro Chagas image/svg+xml
  • Max Moreira ALVES Instituto Evandro Chagas image/svg+xml
  • Tatiana Carneiro ROCHA Federal University of Paraná image/svg+xml
  • Eliane Carneiro GOMES Federal University of Paraná image/svg+xml
  • Fabiana MENONCIN Federal University of Paraná image/svg+xml
  • 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 Federal University for Latin American Integration image/svg+xml
  • Gabriela LUDWIG Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade; Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Primatas Brasileiros
  • Fernando de Camargo PASSOS Federal University of Paraná image/svg+xml
  • Júlio Cesar de SOUZA Jr. Universidade Regional de Blumenau image/svg+xml
  • 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