First detection of Rift Valley fever virus antibodies in non-human primates in Cameroon

Jean Thierry Ebogo-Belobo; Serge Alain Sadeuh-Mba; Gwladys Monamele Chavely; Martin H Groschup; Wilfred Fon Mbacham; Richard Njouom

doi:10.1111/jmp.12687

First detection of Rift Valley fever virus antibodies in non-human primates in Cameroon

J Med Primatol. 2024 Feb;53(1):e12687. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12687. Epub 2023 Dec 11.

Authors

Jean Thierry Ebogo-Belobo^{1

2

3}, Serge Alain Sadeuh-Mba¹, Gwladys Monamele Chavely¹, Martin H Groschup⁴, Wilfred Fon Mbacham³, Richard Njouom¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Virology, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
² Centre for Research on Health and Priority Pathologies, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
³ Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
⁴ Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.

PMID: 38083993
DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12687

Abstract

We tested for Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) from at least 15 species of non-human primates. RVFV IgG/IgM antibodies were detected in 3.7% (2 out of 53) of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and in 1.4% (1 out of 72) of unidentified non-human primate species. This study was the first investigation of RVFV in monkeys in Cameroon.

Keywords: Cameroon; Rift Valley fever virus; non-human primates; seroprevalence.

MeSH terms

Animals
Antibodies, Viral
Cameroon
Primates
Rift Valley Fever* / diagnosis
Rift Valley fever virus*
Seroepidemiologic Studies

Substances

Antibodies, Viral

Grants and funding

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