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ArticleMalaria journal2016

Survey of Plasmodium in the golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) living in urban Atlantic forest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Elizabeth Helen Aitken, Marina Galvão Bueno, Luana Dos Santos Ortolan, José M Alvaréz, Alcides Pissinatti, Maria Cecília Martins Kierulff, José Luiz Catão-Dias, Sabrina Epiphanio

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Article in Malaria journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elizabeth Helen AitkenDepartamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. elizabeth.aitken@unimelb.edu.au.
Marina Galvão BuenoInstituto Pri-Matas para Conservação da Biodiversidade (Pri-Matas), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. buenomg@gmail.com.
Luana Dos Santos OrtolanDepartamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. luana_ortolan@yahoo.com.br.
José M AlvarézDepartamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. jmamosig@icb.usp.br.
Alcides PissinattiCentro de Primatologia (CPRJ/INEA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. pissinatticprj@globo.com.
Maria Cecília Martins KierulffInstituto Pri-Matas para Conservação da Biodiversidade (Pri-Matas), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ceciliakierulff@gmail.com.
José Luiz Catão-DiasLaboratório de Patologia Comparada de Animais Selvagens (LAPCOM), Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. zecatao@usp.br.
Sabrina EpiphanioDepartamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 580, Butantã, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil. sabrina.epiphanio@gmail.com.
Universidade de São Paulo · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCommunicating the presence of potential zoonotic pathogens such as Plasmodium spp. in wild animals is important for developing both animal and human health policies.

methodsThe translocation of an exotic and invasive population of Leontopithecus chrysomelas (golden-headed lion tamarins) required the screening of these animals for specific pathogens. This studies objective was to investigate Plasmodium spp. infection in the L. chrysomelas, both to know its prevalence in these animals in the local area and to minimize the risk of pathogens being translocated to the destination site. To investigate Plasmodium spp. infection, blood samples from 268 animals were assessed for the presence of Plasmodium spp. by genus-specific PCR and stained thick and thin blood smears were examined by light microscopy. Data of human malaria infection in the studied region was also assembled from SINAN (Diseases Information System Notification-Ministry of Health of Brazil).

resultsResults from the PCR and microscopy were all negative and suggested that no L. chrysomelas was infected with Plasmodium spp. Analysis of SINAN data showed that malaria transmission is present among the human population in the studied region.

conclusionsThis study is the first to provide information on Plasmodium spp. infection in L. chrysomelas. Plasmodium spp. infection of this species is rare or absent though malaria parasites circulate in the region. In addition, there is minimal risk of translocating Plasmodium spp. infected animals to the destination site.

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ForestsAnimalsBrazilLeontopithecusMalariaMonkey DiseasesPlasmodiumPrevalenceZoonoses

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