Outbreak of Yellow Fever among Nonhuman Primates, Espirito Santo, Brazil, 2017

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Dec;23(12):2038-2041. doi: 10.3201/eid2312.170685.

Abstract

In January 2017, a yellow fever outbreak occurred in Espirito Santo, Brazil, where human immunization coverage is low. Histologic, immunohistologic, and PCR examinations were performed for 22 deceased nonhuman New World primates; typical yellow fever features were found in 21. Diagnosis in nonhuman primates prompted early public health response.

Keywords: Brazil; arboviruses; epizootics; nonhuman primates; outbreak; pathology; primates; virology; viruses; yellow fever; zoonoses.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Haplorhini / virology
  • Heart / physiopathology
  • Heart / virology
  • Humans
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Kidney / virology
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver / virology
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung / virology
  • Primate Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Primate Diseases / transmission
  • Primate Diseases / virology
  • RNA, Viral / genetics*
  • Spleen / pathology
  • Spleen / virology
  • Yellow Fever / epidemiology*
  • Yellow Fever / transmission
  • Yellow Fever / veterinary*
  • Yellow Fever / virology
  • Yellow fever virus / classification
  • Yellow fever virus / genetics*
  • Yellow fever virus / isolation & purification
  • Yellow fever virus / pathogenicity

Substances

  • RNA, Viral