Detection of herpesviruses in neotropical primates from Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Furusato, Isabella Naomi ; Figueiredo, Ketlyn Bolsachini ; de Carvalho, Ana Carolina Souza Ramos ; Ferreira, Camila Santos da Silva ; Takahashi, Juliana Possatto Fernandes ; Kimura, Lidia Midori ; Aleixo, Camila Siqueira ; de Brito, Odilia Pereira ; Luchs, Adriana ; Cunha, Mariana Sequetin ; de Azevedo Fernandes, Natalia Coelho Couto ; de Araujo, Leonardo Jose Tadeu ; Catao-Dias, Jose Luiz ; Guerra, Juliana Mariotti

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology; v. N/A, p. 9-pg., 2023-09-09.

Abstract

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 Sao 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. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/50333-7 - Institutional research development plan of the Instituto Adolfo Lutz (PDIp)
• Grantee: Carlos Henrique Camargo
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - State Research Institutes Modernization Program
• FAPESP's process: 20/14786-0 - Surveillance and molecular epidemiology of human Bocaviruses associated with acute gastroenteritis
• Grantee: Adriana Luchs
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants