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Iago José da Silva Domingos1, Iara Monteiro de Almeida2, Ana Gabriella Stoffella-Dutra2
1Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Brazil. iago.jsd@gmail.com.
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.
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