Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
No Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Neotropical Primates Sampled During COVID-19 Pandemic in Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. |
| Authors: |
de Abreu, Filipe Vieira Santos, Macedo, Mariana Viana, da Silva, Alex Junio Jardim, de Oliveira, Cirilo Henrique, de Ottone, Vinícius Oliveira, de Almeida, Marco Antônio Barreto, dos Santos, Edmilson, da Cardoso, Jader Cruz, Campos, Aline Scarpellini, da Silva, Claudia Maria Dornelles, da Silva, Amanda Gonzales, de Andrade, Miguel Souza, Bernis, Valéria Magro Octaviano, Bernis Filho, Walter Octaviano, de Trindade, Giliane Souza, Albuquerque, George Rego, da Sevá, Anaiá Paixão, Ribeiro, Bergmann Morais, Teixeira, Danilo Simonini, Campos, Fabrício Souza |
| Source: |
EcoHealth; Dec2021, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p414-420, 7p |
| Subject Terms: |
COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, PRIMATES |
| Geographic Terms: |
BRAZIL, RIO Grande do Sul (Brazil : State), MINAS Gerais (Brazil) |
| Abstract: |
In 2019, a new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was detected in China. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was capable to infect domestic and captive mammals like cats, tigers and minks. Due to genetic similarities, concern about the infection of non-human primates (NHPs) and the establishment of a sylvatic cycle has grown in the Americas. In this study, neotropical primates (NP) were sampled in different areas from Brazil to investigate whether they were infected by SARS-CoV-2. A total of 89 samples from 51 NP of four species were examined. No positive samples were detected via RT-qPCR, regardless of the NHP species, tissue or habitat tested. This work provides the first report on the lack of evidence of the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in NP. The expansion of wild animals sampling is necessary to understand their role in the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 and other potentially zoonotic pathogens in natural environments shared by humans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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