Human Herpesvirus 1 Associated with Epizootics in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Human activity in sylvatic environments and resulting contact with wildlife, such as non-human primates (NHPs), can lead to pathogen spillover or spillback. Both NHPs and humans host a variety of herpesviruses. While these viruses typically cause asymptomatic infections in their natural hosts, they can lead to severe disease or even death when they move into novel hosts. In early 2024, deaths of Callithrix penicillata, the black-tufted marmoset, were reported in an urban park in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The epizootic was investigated in collaboration with CETAS/IBAMA and the Zoonoses Department of Belo Horizonte. Nine marmoset carcasses and four sick marmosets were found in the park; the latter exhibited severe neurological symptoms and systemic illness before succumbin

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Oliveira GF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12115514 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature