Abstract
In order to determine whether southern Amazonian bats could harbour hantaviruses we, serologically and molecularly, screened blood, saliva, excreta and organ tissues of 47 bats captured from September to December 2015. We found that only phyllostomid bats presented antibodies against hantavirus. The seropositive bats belonged to two species of Phyllostomid bats: the greater spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus hastatus (omnivorous) and the gnome fruit-eating bat Dermanura gnoma. The overall seroprevalence was of 4.2%. Therefore, we show here that hantaviruses are circulating among phyllostomid bats in the Amazonian arc of deforestation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1045-1051 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Transboundary and Emerging Diseases |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 2 Dec 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2020 |
Keywords
- arc of deforestation
- hantavirus infection
- Neotropical bats
- spillover
Profiles
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Carlos Peres
- School of Environmental Sciences - Professor of Environmental Sciences
- Environmental Biology - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research