Serosurvey for hepatitis A in neotropical primates in southeast Brazil

Setzer, Ariela Priscila; Gaspar, Ana Maria Coimbra; Sidoni, Marli; Bueno, Marina Galvão; Dias, José Luiz Catão

Artículos de revistas

Fecha

2014-06

Registro en:

Journal of Medical Primatology, Hoboken, v. 43, n. 3, p. 202-205, 2014

http://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/44668

10.1111/jmp.12106

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jmp.12106

http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1640412

Autor

Setzer, Ariela Priscila

Gaspar, Ana Maria Coimbra

Sidoni, Marli

Bueno, Marina Galvão

Dias, José Luiz Catão

Institución

Universidade de São Paulo (Brasil)

Resumen

Background Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is the cause of a zoonotic disease, which has only humans and non-humans primates as its natural hosts. Methods The seroprevalence of antibodies anti-HAV in wild and captive neotropical primates were investigated. Results 4.9% (18/369) were positive for antibodies anti-HAV, in captivity. Conclusion Implications for health managements are discussed.

Materias

New World primates

Picornavirus

Hepatic disease

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