A case of yellow fever in a brown howler (Alouatta fusca) in Southern Brazil.
Many brown howlers (Alouatta fusca) have died in a 3-month period in a subtropical forest in Southern Brazil. One was examined after a systemic illness. According to clinical signs, and necropsy and histopathology findings, yellow fever virus (YFV) infection was suspected. Tissue sections from liver, kidney, and lymphoid organs were screened by immunohistochemistry for YFV antigens. Cells within those tissues stained positively with a polyclonal antibody against YFV antigens (1:1,600 dilution), and yellow fever was diagnosed for the first time in the brown howler in the area.
Sallis
Eliza Simone Viégas
ES
Departamento de Patologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, Brazil.
de Barros
Vera Lúcia Reis Souza
VL
Garmatz
Shana Letícia
SL
Fighera
Rafael Almeida
RA
Graça
Dominguita Lühers
DL
D000508:Alouatta / Q000821:virology*; D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015005:Yellow fever virus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity
D000956:Antigens, Viral