Detection of arboviruses of public health interest in free-living New World primates (Sapajus spp.; Alouatta caraya) captured in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Detection of arboviruses of public health interest in free-living New World primates (Sapajus spp.; Alouatta caraya) captured in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Introduction A sero-epidemiological survey was undertaken to detect the circulation of arboviruses in free-living non-human primates. Methods Blood samples were obtained from 16 non-human primates (13 Sapajus spp. and three Alouatta caraya) that were captured using terrestrial traps and anesthetic...

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Main Authors: Paulo Mira Batista, Renato Andreotti, Paulo Silva de Almeida, Alisson Cordeiro Marques, Sueli Guerreiro Rodrigues, Jannifer Oliveira Chiang, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Non-human primates
Arboviral infection
Zoonoses
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