Detection of antibodies against Icoaraci, Ilhéus, and Saint Louis Encephalitis arboviruses during yellow fever monitoring surveillance in non-human primates (Alouatta caraya) in southern Brazil.
Marco Antônio Barreto de AlmeidaEdmilson Dos SantosJáder da Cruz CardosoCarlos Alberto NollMarcelo de Moura LimaFranko de Arruda E SilvaMilene Silveira FerreiraLívia Carício MartinsPedro Fernando da Costa VasconcelosJúlio César Bicca-MarquesPublished in: Journal of medical primatology (2019)
Saint Louis Encephalitis, Ilhéus, and Icoaraci viruses circulated recently in the region. Future studies should investigate the role of NHPs, other vertebrate hosts and wild vectors in the region's arbovirus circulation and the potential risks of the arboviruses to wildlife, domestic animals, and humans.