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First detection of Zika virus in neotropical primates in Brazil: a possible new reservoir.
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Silvana Favoretto ,
Danielle Araujo ,
Danielle Oliveira ,
Nayle Duarte ,
Flavio Mesquita ,
Paolo Zanotto ,
Edison Durigon
April 20 2016
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Abstract
Samples from sera and oral swabs from fifteen marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) and nine capuchin-monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) captured in Ceara State in Brazil were tested for Zika virus. Samples were positive by Real time PCR and sequencing of the amplified product from a capuchin monkey showed 100% similarity to other ZIKV from South America. This is the first report on ZIKV detection among Neotropical primates.