Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: We carried out a viral surveillance study on 30 black-horned capuchin monkeys (Sapajus nigritus) in Rio Doce State Park, a protected area in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Samples were tested for orthopoxviruses, flaviviruses, coronaviruses, influenza viruses, and a wide range of other respiratory viruses using molecular and serological methods. RT-qPCR detected the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) genome in oral swabs from two asymptomatic juvenile females sampled in an area with high human interaction. This finding indicates a possible exposure of an population to RSV, a contagious human pathogen, and highlights the importance of increased surveillance at the human-wildlife interface.
Source: EcoHealth
Authors: Iago José da Silva Domingos, Iara Monteiro de Almeida, Ana Gabriella Stoffella-Dutra, Pedro Henrique Bastos e Silva, Gabriela Pereira Ribeiro, Gabriela Fernanda Garcia-Oliveira, Kelly Cristina Magalhães Luiz, Talita Emile Ribeiro Adelino, Débora de Meneses, Ana Yasha Ferreira de La Salles, Larissa Vaccarini Ávila, Isabela Normando Mascarenhas, Vanessa de Paula Guimarães-Lopes, Natasha Grosch Loureiro, Andre Felipe Leal Bernardes, Mauro Andrade de Freitas Guimarães, Felipe Campos de Melo Iani, Betânia Paiva Drumond, Fabiano Rodrigues de Melo, Flávio Henrique Guimarães Rodrigues, Giliane de Souza Trindade
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,790
Funders: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
OpenAlex ID: W7222977486