title: SEROLOGICAL DETECTION OF HEPATITIS A VIRUS IN FREE-RANGING NEOTROPICAL PRIMATES (Sapajus spp., Alouatta caraya) FROM THE PARANÁ RIVER BASIN, BRAZIL.
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.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil.
authors.forename: Walfrido Kühl
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Svoboda
authors.affiliation: Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua, Pará, Brasil.
authors.forename: Manoel do Carmo Pereira
authors.initials: Mdo C
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua, Pará, Brasil.
authors.forename: Max Moreira
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.
authors.forename: Tatiana Carneiro
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.
authors.forename: Eliane Carneiro
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fabiana
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Menoncin
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Paulo Mira
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lineu Roberto da
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária e Preventiva e Clínica de Pequenos Animais, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Paraná, Brasil.
authors.forename: Selwyn Arlington
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Headley
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária e Preventiva e Clínica de Pequenos Animais, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Paraná, Brasil.
authors.forename: Carmen Lúcia Scortecci
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Hilst
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana, Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lucas M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.affiliation: Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação de Primatas Brasileiros, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil.
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ludwig
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fernando de Camargo
authors.initials: Fde C
authors.lastname: Passos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brasil.
authors.forename: Júlio Cesar de
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária e Preventiva e Clínica de Pequenos Animais, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Paraná, Brasil.
authors.forename: Italmar Teodorico
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Navarro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D030041:Hepatitis A virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D035922:Hepatitis A Antibodies