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Emerg Infect Dis . Urban Coatis (Nasua nasua) Exposure to Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis


. 2025 Mar;31(3):621-624.
doi: 10.3201/eid3103.231640.
Urban Coatis (Nasua nasua) Exposure to Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae

Bruna Hermine de Campos, Jéssica de Souza Joaquim, Nadja Simbera Hemetrio, Lara Ribeiro de Almeida, Paula Cristina Senra Lima, Grazielle Cossenzo Florentino Galinari, Marcelo Coelho Lopes, Camila Issa Amaral, Gustavo Canesso Bicalho, Beatriz Senra Santos, Nágila Rocha Aguilar, Maria Isabel Maldonado Coelho Guedes, Danielle Ferreira de Magalhães Soares, Pedro Lúcio Lithg Pereira, Cíntia Aparecida de Jesus Pereira, Walter Dos Santos Lima, Camila Stefanie Fonseca de Oliveira, Roselene Ecco, Erica Azevedo Costa, Zélia Inês Portela Lobato, Marcelo Pires Nogueira de Carvalho
Free article Abstract

We detected neutralizing antibodies, viral RNA, and sialic acid receptors for Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae in urban coatis (Nasua nasua) in Brazil, suggesting exposure and susceptibility. We used hemagglutination inhibition, reverse transcription quantitative PCR, and histochemistry for detection. Increased epidemiologic wildlife surveillance would improve influenza A emergency event response.

Keywords: Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae; Brazil; Nasua nasua; Public health; coatis; immunohistochemistry; influenza; influenza A virus; lectins; sialic acid; spillback; urban parks; viruses; wildlife.

 
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