Volume 16, Number 6—June 2010
Dispatch
Vaccinia Virus Infection in Monkeys, Brazilian Amazon
Jônatas S. Abrahão, André T. Silva-Fernandes, Larissa S. Lima, Rafael K. Campos, Maria I.M.C. Guedes, Marcela M.G. Cota, Felipe L. Assis, Iara A. Borges, Milton F. Souza-Júnior, Zélia I.P. Lobato, Cláudio A. Bonjardim, Paulo C.P. Ferreira, Giliane S. Trindade, and Erna G.
Table
Seroprevalence of vaccinia virus in monkeys, Brazilian Amazon*
| Species | No. serum samples tested | PRNT titer, no. positive |
Total no. (%) | No. (%) PCR positive | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 40 | 80 | 160 | 320 | ||||
| Cebus apella | 269 | 2 | 24 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 68 (25.3) | 11 (4.1) |
| Allouata caraya | 27 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 (48.1) | 7 (25.9) |
| Nasua nasua | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (16.6) | 0 |
| Dasyprocta sp. | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.0) | 0 |
| Didelphis albiventris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Euphractus sexcinctus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamandua tetradactila | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cerdocyon thous |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total | 344 | 5 | 32 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 84 (24.4) | 18 (5.2) |
*PRNT, plaque-reduction neutralization test.
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