title: Exposure to rabies virus in a population of free-ranging capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella nigritus) in a fragmented, environmentally protected area in southeastern Brazil.
abstract: The aim of this study is to assess the frequency of rabies antibodies in free-ranging capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella nigritus) in a fragmented, environmentally protected, rural area of southeastern Brazil. Thirty-six free-ranging monkeys were tested by the rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test for detection of antibodies against rabies virus. Four individuals (11.11 %) had neutralizing antibody titers ≥ 0.25 IU/mL, demonstrating rabies virus exposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-000, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gustavo Puglia
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: João Marcelo Azevedo de Paula
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Antunes
authors.forename: Wilson
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Uieda
authors.forename: Alexander Welker
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Biondo
authors.forename: Tatiana Morosini de Andrade
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Cruvinel
authors.forename: Ana Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: Luzia Fátima Alves
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Martorelli
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: de Jong
authors.forename: Jeanne Margareth Gimenes
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Amaral
authors.forename: Estevam Guilherme Lux
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Hoppe
authors.forename: Guilherme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guerra Neto
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Megid
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002428:Cebus; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral