Leptospira spp., rotavirus, norovirus, and hepatitis E virus surveillance in a wild invasive golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas; Kuhl, 1820) population from an urban park in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Molina, Camila V. ; Heinemann, Marcos B. ; Kierulff, Cecilia ; Pissinatti, Alcides ; da Silva, Tiago F. ; de Freitas, Danilo G. ; deSouza, Gisele O. ; Miotto, Bruno A. ; Cortez, Adriana ; Semensato, Beatriz de P. ; Moreno, Luisa Z. ; Catao-Dias, Jose L. ; Bueno, Marina G.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY; v. 81, n. 3, p. 11-pg., 2019-03-01.

Resumo

The world currently faces severe biodiversity losses caused by anthropogenic activities such as deforestation, pollution, the introduction of exotic species, habitat fragmentation, and climate changes. Disease ecology in altered environments is still poorly understood. The golden-headed lion tamarin (GHLT, Leontopithecus chrysomelas) is an endangered species that became invasive in an urban park in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The initially few invasive GHLT individuals became hundreds, adapted to living in proximity to humans and domestic animals. These GHLTs were captured as part of a conservation project; some animals were translocated to Bahia and some were kept in captivity. This study tested 593 GHLT for Leptospira serology; 100 and 95 GHLT for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) toLeptospira and hepatitis E virus genotype 3 (HEV-3), respectively, and 101 familiar groups for PCR to viruses (rotavirus A, norovirus GI and GII, and HEV-3). One animal had antibodies for Leptospira serovar Shermani and another for serovar Hebdomadis. One saprophyticLeptospira was found by the 16S PCR and sequencing. Viruses were not detected in samples tested. Findings suggest that the epidemiological importance of such pathogens in this GHLT population is either low or nonexistent. These data are important to understand the local disease ecology, as well as monitoring a translocation project, and to contribute data for species conservation. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 15/25760-3 - Pesquisa de patógenos relevantes em saúde pública (Leptospira sp, vírus da hepatite E, rotavírus e norovírus) em população de mico-leão-da-cara-dourada (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) de vida-livre em Niterói, RJ
• Beneficiário: Camila Vieira Molina
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado