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Seroprevalence of flaviviruses antibodies in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in Brazilian Amazon

2014; BioMed Central; Volume: 20; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/1678-9199-20-9

ISSN

1678-9199

Autores

Alexandre do Rosário Casseb, Andrea Viana da Cruz, Iroleide Santana de Jesus, Jannifer Oliveira Chiang, Livia Carício Martins, Sandro Patroca da Silva, Daniele Freitas Henriques, Livia MN Casseb, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos,

Tópico(s)

Viral Infections and Vectors

Resumo

The state of Pará encompasses 26% of Brazilian Amazon where an enormous diversity of arboviruses has been found. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and distribution of hemagglutination-inhibition antibodies against antigens of six Flavivirus (yellow fever virus, Ilheus virus, Saint Louis encephalitis virus, Cacipacore virus, Bussuquara virus and Rocio virus) in water buffaloes in Pará state, Brazil. The prevalence of antibodies in these farm animals is important to determine the circulating arboviruses.All investigated arboviruses were detected in the species studied and our results indicate that water buffaloes are susceptible to Flavivirus infection. Furthermore, there is solid evidence of active circulation of these viruses in the Brazilian Amazon.Water buffaloes showed higher prevalence of heterotypic antibody reactions and we hypothesized that they can serve as sentinels to detect the movement of such arboviruses in the Brazilian Amazon.

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