Emerging Infectious Diseases (Mar 2014)

Mimivirus Circulation among Wild and Domestic Mammals, Amazon Region, Brazil

  • Fábio P. Dornas,
  • Felipe P. Rodrigues,
  • Paulo V.M. Boratto,
  • Lorena C.F. Silva,
  • Paulo C.P. Ferreira,
  • Cláudio A. Bonjardim,
  • Giliane S. Trindade,
  • Erna G. Kroon,
  • Bernard La Scola,
  • Jônatas S. Abrahão

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2003.131050
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 3
pp. 469 – 472

Abstract

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To investigate circulation of mimiviruses in the Amazon Region of Brazil, we surveyed 513 serum samples from domestic and wild mammals. Neutralizing antibodies were detected in 15 sample pools, and mimivirus DNA was detected in 9 pools of serum from capuchin monkeys and in 16 pools of serum from cattle.

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