First report of yellow fever virus in non-human primates in the State of Parana, Brazil

• Main Authors: Marcos Vinicius Tranquilin, Ricardo Coelho Lehmkuhl, Angela Maron, Lineu Roberto da Silva, Liane Ziliotto, Meire Christina Seki, Gabriela Ronchi Salomon, Adriano de Oliveira Torres Carrasco
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-07-01
• Series: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Subjects: Arbovirus infections; Wild animals; Zoonosis
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000400522&lng=en&tlng=en

Sylvatic yellow fever is a zoonosis associated mainly with wild animals, especially those in the genus Alouatta, that act as the source of infection. Once infected, these animals pass the disease on to humans by way of an infected mosquito belonging to the genera Aedes, Haemagogus, or Sabethes. The present study is the first report of a case of yellow fever in non-human primates (NHP) in the State of Paraná, Brazil. After the case was diagnosed, several prophylactic measures were adopted to prevent outbreaks of the disease in humans.