Detection of herpesviruses in neotropical primates from São Paulo, Brazil

Transmission of herpesvirus between humans and non-human primates represents a serious potential threat to human health and endangered species conservation. This study aimed to identify herpesvirus genomes in samples of neotropical primates (NTPs) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. A total of 242 NT...

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Published in:Brazilian journal of microbiology 2023-12, Vol.54 (4), p.3201-3209
Main Authors: Furusato, Isabella Naomi, Figueiredo, Ketlyn Bolsachini, de Carvalho, Ana Carolina Souza Ramos, da Silva Ferreira, Camila Santos, Takahashi, Juliana Possatto Fernandes, Kimura, Lidia Midori, Aleixo, Camila Siqueira, de Brito, Odília Pereira, Luchs, Adriana, Cunha, Mariana Sequetin, de Azevedo Fernandes, Natália Coelho Couto, de Araújo, Leonardo José Tadeu, Catão-Dias, José Luiz, Guerra, Juliana Mariotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alouatta
Animals
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Brazil - epidemiology
Cytomegalovirus
Endangered species
Food Microbiology
Genomes
Herpes viruses
Herpesviridae - genetics
Life Sciences
Medical Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Microbial Genetics and Genomics
Microbiology
Monkey Diseases - epidemiology
Monkey Diseases - microbiology
Mycology
Polymerase chain reaction
Primates
Veterinary Microbiology - Research Paper
Wildlife conservation
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Summary:Transmission of herpesvirus between humans and non-human primates represents a serious potential threat to human health and endangered species conservation. This study aimed to identify herpesvirus genomes in samples of neotropical primates (NTPs) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. A total of 242 NTPs, including Callithrix sp., Alouatta sp., Sapajus sp., and Callicebus sp., were evaluated by pan-herpesvirus polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing. Sixty-two (25.6%) samples containing genome segments representative of members of the family Herpesviridae , including 16.1% for Callitrichine gammaherpesvirus 3, 6.1% for Human alphaherpesvirus 1 , 2.1% for Alouatta macconnelli cytomegalovirus , and 0.83% for Cebus albifrons lymphocryptovirus 1. No co-infections were detected. The detection of herpesvirus genomes was significantly higher among adult animals ( p  = 0.033) and those kept under human care ( p = 0.008671). These findings confirm the importance of monitoring the occurrence of herpesviruses in NTP populations in epizootic events.
ISSN:1517-8382
1678-4405
1678-4405
DOI:10.1007/s42770-023-01105-z