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Orthohantavirus Survey in Indigenous Lands in a Savannah-Like Biome, Brazil

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VIRUSES-BASEL
Volume 13, Issue 6, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/v13061122

Keywords

hantavirus infections; hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome; Indigenous population

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  1. FUNDACAO DE AMPARO A PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO (FAPEMAT) [005/2015]
  2. FIOCRUZ
  3. COORDENACAODE APERFEICOAMENTO DE PESSOAL DE NIVEL SUPERIOR (CAPES)-Brasil
  4. Conselho Nacional para o Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [404762/2016-6]

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This study investigated the seroprevalence of orthohantavirus infections in the Utiariti Indigenous land in the Brazilian Amazon, revealing prevalence rates of 12.4% in 2014 and 13.4% in 2015. Analysis of paired samples from 110 Indigenous individuals who participated in both study stages identified four individuals who seroconverted during the study period.
In Brazil, the first confirmed cases of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in Indigenous populations occurred in 2001. The purpose of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of orthohantavirus infections in the Utiariti Indigenous land located in the southeastern region of the Brazilian Amazon. In December 2014 and 2015, a survey was conducted using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in nine villages belonging to the Haliti-Paresi Indigenous communities. A total of 301 participants were enrolled in the study. Of the two study cohorts, the one from 2014 showed a prevalence of 12.4%, whereas the one from 2015 had a serum prevalence of 13.4%. Analysis of the paired samples of 110 Indigenous people who participated in both stages of the study enabled identification of four individuals who had seroconverted during the study period. Identifying the circulation of orthohantaviruses in the Utiariti Indigenous land highlights a serious public health problem in viral expansion and highlights the need to implement preventive measures appropriate to the sociocultural reality of these communities.

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