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Bueno, Marina Galvao
[1, 2]
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Cato-Dias, Jose Luiz
[3]
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Laroque, Plautino de Oliveira
[4]
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Vasconcellos, Silvio Arruda
[5]
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Ferreira Neto, Jose Soares
[5]
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Gennari, Solange Maria
[5]
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Ferreira, Fernando
[5]
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Laurenti, Marcia Dalastra
[6]
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Umezawa, Eufrosina Setsu
[7]
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Kesper, Norival
[7]
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Kirchgatter, Karin
[8]
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Guimares, Lilian Oliveira
[8]
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Pavanato, Heloise Juliao
[1, 9]
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Valenca-Montenegro, Monica Mafra
[4]
Total Authors: 14
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| Affiliation: | [1] MCTI, IDSM, BR-69553225 Tefe, Amazonas - Brazil
[2] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Plataforma Inst Biodiversidade & Saude Silvestre, BR-21040361 Rio De Janeiro - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Patol, Lab Patol Comparada Anim Selvagens LAPCOM, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, BR-05508270 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Inst Chico Mendes Conservacao Biodiversidade, Ctr Nacl Pesquisa & Conservacao Primatas Brasilei, BR-58010480 Joao Pessoa, Paraiba - Brazil
[5] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Med Vet Prevent & Saude Anim, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, BR-05 50827 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[6] Univ Sao Paulo, Lab Patol Molestias Infecciosas, Fac Med, BR-01246903 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[7] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Med Trop, Lab Protozool, BR-05403000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[8] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Med Trop, Nucleo Estudos Malaria, Superintendencia Controle Endemias, BR-05 40300 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[9] Univ Otago, Dept Math & Stat, POB 56, Dunedin 9054 - New Zealand
Total Affiliations: 9
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY; v. 38, n. 6, p. 1017-1031, DEC 2017. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 2 |
| Abstract | |
The main threats to primates worldwide are the degradation, fragmentation, and loss of their habitats; hunting (especially for bushmeat); and illegal trade. For many species, the most important threat is forest fragmentation, resulting in small populations that are restricted to isolated forest patches. In this situation, primates are particularly vulnerable to disease. The Endangered blonde capuchin (Sapajus flavius) is now restricted to a few forest patches in Northeast Brazil. We investigated the occurrence of parasites and bacterial diseases in one of three free-ranging groups of S. flavius in a small forest patch in Paraiba state, Northeast Brazil. We tested for antibodies against Leishmania spp., Trypanosoma cruzi, Toxoplasma gondii, Leptospira spp. (24 strains), and Brucella spp.. We used molecular analysis to detect Plasmodium spp., and evaluated blood smears for the presence of hemoparasites. All individuals tested negative for Leptospira spp. and B. abortus, but 8 of 48 (16%) presented antibodies for both Leishmania spp. and T. cruzi. We identified antibodies to T. gondii in 12% of the individuals tested. Plasmodium brasilianum infection was present in 4% of the individuals tested, and blood smears showed microfilariae parasites in 46% of the individuals tested. The occurrence of these infectious diseases in S. flavius may pose a significant threat in terms of reduced recruitment and poor survival rates, and an understanding of the influence of pathogens is crucial for the management of small populations of primates. (AU) | |