Trypanosoma cruzi infection in captive Neotropical primates in the Brazilian Amazon

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ID19389486
AuthorsMichele Bahia (Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Instituto de Medicina Veterinária Laboratório de Parasitologia Animal Castanhal Pará Brazil), Flávia de Nazaré Leite Barros (0000-0001-7558-2808, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Instituto de Medicina Veterinária Laboratório de Parasitologia Animal Castanhal Pará Brazil), Paulo Cesar Magalhães‐Matos (0000-0003-1759-9307, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Instituto de Medicina Veterinária Laboratório de Parasitologia Animal Castanhal Pará Brazil), Thamirys de Souza Gonçalves (0000-0003-3268-3742, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Instituto de Medicina Veterinária Laboratório de Parasitologia Animal Castanhal Pará Brazil), Laerzio Chiesorin Neto (Centro de Triagem de Animais Silvestres Municipal Refúgio da Vida Silvestre Sauim Castanheiras Manaus Amazonas Brazil), Diogo Cesar Lagroteria Oliveira Faria (Instituto Chico Mendes de Biodiversidade (ICMBIO) Manaus Amazonas Brazil), Sandra Aparecida Romeiro (Instituto Brasileiro de Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (IBAMA) Macapá Amapá Brazil), Frederico O B Monteiro (0000-0002-1406-9979, Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources), Gustavo Góes‐Cavalcante (0000-0003-0548-4801, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Instituto de Medicina Veterinária Laboratório de Parasitologia Animal Castanhal Pará Brazil), Alessandra Scofield (0000-0002-8053-1543, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Instituto de Medicina Veterinária Laboratório de Parasitologia Animal Castanhal Pará Brazil, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume79
Issue2
Pages1-6
Publication date2017-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Primatology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0275-2565 • E-ISSN: 1098-2345
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajp.22590
PMID27802362
OpenAlexW2548372742
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited27

The aim of this study was to detect the infection by Trypanosoma cruzi in captive Neotropical primates in the Brazilian Amazon. From February 2013 to July 2014, 112 blood samples were collected from Neotropical primates from the Amazonas, Amapá, and Pará States, north of Brazil. The subjects belonged to the families Cebidae (N = 59), Atelidae (N = 41), Callitrichidae (N = 5), Pitheciidae (N = 4), and Aotidae (N = 3). Blood smears also were examined for the presence of trypomastigotes by optical microscopy. For the detection of T. cruzi DNA, a Nested-PCR with primers TCZ1/TCZ2 and TCZ3/TCZ4 was performed. T. cruzi DNA was detected in 12.5% (14/112) of Neotropical primates examined. Positive samples were detected in 16%, 12.5%, and 11.11% of the different species of primates sampled from the Amapá, Pará, and Amazonas states, respectively. The analysis of the blood smears did not reveal trypomastigote forms of T. cruzi. In conclusion, Neotropical primates kept in captivity were infected by T. cruzi in the studied areas. We recommend that a health management protocol be put into place to prevent the transmission of infectious agents among captive populations, captive and wild populations, and between NHPs and the technicians who handle these animals

Amazon basin · Amazon rainforest · Biology · Blood smear · Captivity · Chagas disease · Malaria · Parasite hosting · Trypanosoma cruzi · Zoology · Parasites and Host Interactions · Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment · Trypanosoma species research and implications · Ecology · Immunology · Virology

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