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No evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Neotropical Primates sampled during COVID-19 pandemic in Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Abreu, F. V. S. d.; Macedo, M. V.; Silva, A. J. J. d.; Oliveira, C. H. d.; Ottone, V. d. O.; Almeida, M. A. B. d.; Santos, E. d.; Cardoso, J. D. C.; Campos, A. S.; Silva, C. M. D. d.; Silva, A. G. d.; Andrade, M. d. S.; Bernis, V. M. O.; Bernis Filho, W. O.; Trindade, G. d. S.; Albuquerque, G. R.; Seva, A. d. P.; Ribeiro, B. M.; Teixeira, D. S.; Campos, F. S.; Franco, A. C.; Roehe, P. M.; Oliveira, D. B. d.

2021-06-18 microbiology
10.1101/2021.06.17.448890 bioRxiv
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In 2019, a new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was detected in China. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was capable to infect domestic and captive mammals like cats, tigers and minks. Due to genetic similarities, concern about the infection of Non-Human Primates (NHPs) and the establishment of a sylvatic cycle has grown in the Americas. In this study, neotropical primates (NP) were sampled in different areas from Brazil to investigate whether they were infected by SARS-CoV-2. A total of 89 samples from 51 NP of four species were examined. No positive samples were detected via RT-qPCR, regardless of the NHP species, tissue or habitat tested. This work provides the first report on the lack of evidence of circulation of SARS-CoV-2 in NP. The expand of wild animals sampling is necessary to understand their role in the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2.

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