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Hantavirus antibodies among phyllostomid bats from the arc of deforestation in Southern Amazonia, Brazil
Author(s) -
SabinoSantos Gilberto,
Ferreira Francimeire Fernandes,
Silva David José Ferreira,
Machado Danilo Melo,
Silva Sergio Gomes,
São Bernardo Christine Steiner,
Santos Filho Manoel,
Levi Taal,
Figueiredo Luiz Tadeu Moraes,
Peres Carlos A.,
Morais Bronzoni Roberta Vieira,
Canale Gustavo Rodrigues
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
transboundary and emerging diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1865-1682
pISSN - 1865-1674
DOI - 10.1111/tbed.13442
Subject(s) - hantavirus , biology , amazonian , amazon rainforest , omnivore , hantavirus infection , zoology , virology , ecology , predation , virus
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.