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CROSS-SPECIES SURVEILLANCE OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES IN DOMESTIC AND WILD MAMMALS OF AN URBAN ATLANTIC FOREST FROM BRAZIL
Produção científica do Laboratório de Virologia Comparada e Ambiental.
Produção científica do Laboratório de Vírus Respiratórios, Exantemáticos, Enterovírus e Emergências Virais.
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Our aim was to investigate respiratory viruses circulating in animals from the urban Atlantic Forest, which is located in the most densely populated area near Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. This study focused on the detection of Influenza A viruses and diverse coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, in domestic and wild animals, including bats, nonhuman primates, rodents, and marsupials. From August 2020 to September 2022, biological samples were collected from a total of 72 pets, 66 primates, 20 rodents, 36 marsupials, and 390 bats. Samples were tested using RT-PCR for Influenza A and coronaviruses, and positive samples were sequenced. When blood samples were available, they were tested for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. All terrestrial animals were negative for evidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A viruses. However, samples from 17 phyllostomid bats, including Great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus), Silky short-tailed bat (Carollia brevicauda), Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata), Common big-eared bat (Micronycteris microtis), Greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus), White-lined broad-nosed bat (Platyrrhinus lineatus), Little yellow-shouldered bat (Sturnira lilium), Greater round-eared bat (Tonatia bidens), and Common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus), were positive for bat coronaviruses classified as Alphacoronavirus. Our study adds new information on the occurrence of coronaviruses in bats and contributes to a long-term program of Influenza surveillance. Developing active surveillance for viruses in wildlife species, as implemented in this study, is crucial for understanding zoonotic risks and preventing future global pandemics.
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SILVA JUNIOR, Leonardo Corrêa da et al. Cross-species surveillance of respiratory viruses in domestic and wild mammals of an urban Atlantic Forest from Brazil. EcoHealth, p. 1-18, 4 Feb. 2025.DOI
10.1007/s10393-024-01691-wISSN
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Produção científica do Laboratório de Biologia e Parasitologia de Mamíferos Silvestres Reservatórios.Produção científica do Laboratório de Virologia Comparada e Ambiental.
Produção científica do Laboratório de Vírus Respiratórios, Exantemáticos, Enterovírus e Emergências Virais.
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