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HEALTH 23/04/2016
Monkeys of Cear? have 1 diagnostic zika outside Africa
USP research was conducted with monkeys captured in North Board, Quixer?, St. Benedict and Guaraciaba do Norte
Monkeys infected zika virus were diagnosed for the first time outside Africa, by researchers at the University of S?o Paulo (USP). The animals were located in different regions of Cear?, between July and November 2015.
The discovery was made by a group of researchers from Cear? and S?o Paulo, in a partnership between the Pasteur Institute in S?o Paulo, the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of S?o Paulo (USP) and the Secretariat of Health of Cear? (SESA). The involvement of Sesa occurred through the Vector Control Center (Nuvet) and the regional coordinators of Health (Cres).
Preliminary results were published in the journal bioRxiv. The discovery shows that the disease may be more difficult to control than previously thought.
Tested positive for the virus zika four marmosets (soins) and three capuchin monkeys captured were caught in the Northern Board municipalities Quixer?, St. Benedict and Guaraciaba do Norte, between July and November 2015. They were diagnosed by PCR technique real time to detect the presence of virus in the animal's body.
Had been captured, in total, 15 soins nine capuchin monkeys, all in areas with zika notification and occurrence of microcephaly. Seven of them tested positive for zika. The animals tested have domestic habits or live close to humans.
Scientists captured marmosets and capuchin monkeys to study on anger, but just identifying the zika the samples.
Researchers must return to camp next month for tests in more monkeys and recapture some animals tested.
Splits
Scientists consider that animals have been infected by the virus transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti from humans. The concern is the possibility that the virus be transmitted by wild animals to humans. The transmission chain, in this case, would be similar to that experienced with yellow fever.
Point of view
It is not out of malice, but for lack of information. In the last two years, unsuspecting visitors Coco Park started feeding soins (Calitrix jaccus). The story is already so habitual that, on Sundays, some bands come to the edge of the forest waiting for food. It is easy to see that the track Azeitoneiras and track the main park entrance. There are risks in this attitude that is becoming usual to human and marmosets. The newest concern is the finding of researchers at USP on the infection of monkeys by zika in Cear?. Probably infected animals caught the disease because of the proximity to people. For having born in disturbed forests, they were feeding people or have custom of eating and drinking in residential areas. It's fun to feed the soins, but it can be risky for man and beast. Small primates, in addition to diseases that can spread - and anger - and getting other humans, can get used to and stop, of course, get in the forest. The Coco, even in an advanced state of atropiza??o also takes care of various species. The management of the park, after alerted, put plates guiding the ban. But it does not help much. Worth a campaign without panic, but incisive as warnings not inhibited.
Demitri T?lio, special reporter of the People
http://www.opovo.com.br/app/opovo/c...em-1-diagnostico-de-zika-fora-da-africa.shtml
