TY - JOUR
T1 - Surveillance of Arboviruses in Primates and Sloths in the Atlantic Forest, Bahia, Brazil
AU - Catenacci, L. S.
AU - Ferreira, M.
AU - Martins, L. C.
AU - De Vleeschouwer, K. M.
AU - Cassano, C. R.
AU - Oliveira, L. C.
AU - Canale, G.
AU - Deem, S. L.
AU - Tello, J. S.
AU - Parker, P.
AU - Vasconcelos, P. F.C.
AU - Travassos da Rosa, E. S.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank the important contributions of the Municipal and Bahia State Health Department and the colleagues from the Evandro Chagas Institute for assistance with the laboratory diagnostics and logistical support in the field. Additional thanks go to Project BioBrasil/Centre for Research and Conservation, ICMBio and the Bicho-da mata NGO for their logistical support and ICMBio for permits to conduct research in the Una Biological Reserve and Una Wildlife Refuge. We also thank the owners of the private areas (Almada, Santa Rita, Ribeiro, Ozawa, Manoel Rosa and São José, Ecoparque de Una, Bonfim) and the Zoobotanical Reserve Rehabilitation Center for permit to conduct the research. We also thank the sponsoring institutions that made this project possible: Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute (USA), The Wild Animal Fund, from the American Association of Zoological Veterinarians (USA), CNPq (Brazil), the Center for Research and Conservation of the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp (Belgium), Lion Tamarins of Brazil Fund, National Lottery of Belgium, Primate Action Fund, Zoological Society of London, Conservação Internacional, Fundação o Boticário de Proteção a Natureza. The Flemish Ministry of Science (Belgium) provided structural support to the Center for Research and Conservation of the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Funding Information:
The authors thank the important contributions of the Municipal and Bahia State Health Department and the colleagues from the Evandro Chagas Institute for assistance with the laboratory diagnostics and logistical support in the field. Additional thanks go to Project BioBrasil/Centre for Research and Conservation, ICMBio and the Bicho-da mata NGO for their logistical support and ICMBio for permits to conduct research in the Una Biological Reserve and Una Wildlife Refuge. We also thank the owners of the private areas (Almada, Santa Rita, Ribeiro, Ozawa, Manoel Rosa and São José, Ecoparque de Una, Bonfim) and the Zoobotanical Reserve Rehabilitation Center for permit to conduct the research. We also thank the sponsoring institutions that made this project possible: Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute (USA), The Wild Animal Fund, from the American Association of Zoological Veterinarians (USA), CNPq (Brazil), the Center for Research and Conservation of the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp (Belgium), Lion Tamarins of Brazil Fund, National Lottery of Belgium, Primate Action Fund, Zoological Society of London, Conservac¸ão Internacional, Fundac¸ão o Boticário de Protec¸ão a Natureza. The Flemish Ministry of Science (Belgium) provided structural support to the Center for Research and Conservation of the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, EcoHealth Alliance.
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - From 2006 through 2014, we conducted seroepidemiological surveys on non-human primates and sloths to investigate the possible circulation of arboviruses in Bahia Atlantic Forest, Brazil. We collected a total of 196 samples from 103 Leontopithecus chrysomelas, 7 Sapajus xanthosternos, 22 Bradypus torquatus and 7 Bradypus variegatus. Serum samples were tested using neutralization test and hemagglutination inhibition test to detect total antibodies against 26 different arboviruses. The overall prevalence of arboviruses was 36.6% (51/139), with the genus Flavivirus having the highest prevalence (33.1%; 46/139), followed by Phlebovirus (5.0%; 7/139), Orthobunyavirus (4.3%; 6/139) and Alphavirus (0.7%; 1/139). Monotypic reactions suggest that the wild animals were exposed naturally to at least twelve arboviruses. Added results from the neutralization test, animals were exposed to thirteen arboviruses. Most of these viruses are maintained in transmission cycles independent of human hosts, although antibodies against dengue virus serotypes 1, 2 and 3 were found in this study. To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting exposure to arboviruses in L. chrysomelas, S. xanthosternos and B. torquatus. Our results also highlight that the Southern Bahia Atlantic Forest has a variety of vertebrate hosts and potential vectors, which may support the emergence or re-emergence of arboviruses, including those pathogenic to humans.
AB - From 2006 through 2014, we conducted seroepidemiological surveys on non-human primates and sloths to investigate the possible circulation of arboviruses in Bahia Atlantic Forest, Brazil. We collected a total of 196 samples from 103 Leontopithecus chrysomelas, 7 Sapajus xanthosternos, 22 Bradypus torquatus and 7 Bradypus variegatus. Serum samples were tested using neutralization test and hemagglutination inhibition test to detect total antibodies against 26 different arboviruses. The overall prevalence of arboviruses was 36.6% (51/139), with the genus Flavivirus having the highest prevalence (33.1%; 46/139), followed by Phlebovirus (5.0%; 7/139), Orthobunyavirus (4.3%; 6/139) and Alphavirus (0.7%; 1/139). Monotypic reactions suggest that the wild animals were exposed naturally to at least twelve arboviruses. Added results from the neutralization test, animals were exposed to thirteen arboviruses. Most of these viruses are maintained in transmission cycles independent of human hosts, although antibodies against dengue virus serotypes 1, 2 and 3 were found in this study. To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting exposure to arboviruses in L. chrysomelas, S. xanthosternos and B. torquatus. Our results also highlight that the Southern Bahia Atlantic Forest has a variety of vertebrate hosts and potential vectors, which may support the emergence or re-emergence of arboviruses, including those pathogenic to humans.
KW - Arbovirus
KW - Atlantic Forest
KW - Bradypus sp
KW - Emerging infectious diseases
KW - Leontopithecus sp
KW - Sapajus sp
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85052062435&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10393-018-1361-2
DO - 10.1007/s10393-018-1361-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 30117001
AN - SCOPUS:85052062435
SN - 1612-9202
VL - 15
SP - 777
EP - 791
JO - EcoHealth
JF - EcoHealth
IS - 4
ER -