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| Instituto Evandro Chagas (SOPHIA) | ID: iec-15476
Nonhuman primates are considered as the natural hosts of Hepatitis A virus (HAV), as well as other pathogens, and can serve as natural sentinels to investigate epizootics and endemic diseases that are of public health importance. During this study, blood samples were collected from 112 Neotropical primates (NTPs) (Sapajus nigritus and S. cay, n = 75; Alouatta caraya, n = 37) trap-captured at the Paraná River basin, Brazil, located between the States of Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul. Anti-HAVIgGantibodies were detected in 4.5 per cent (5/112) of NTPs, specifically in 6.7 per cent (5/75) of Sapajus spp. and 0 per cent (0/37) of A. caraya. In addition, all samples were negative for the presence of IgManti-HAVantibodies. These results suggest that free-ranging NTPs were exposed to HAV within the geographical regions evaluated. (AU)