Evidence of Natural Zika Virus Infection in Captive Cervid Species in Brazil

As part of an epidemiologic study of the Zika virus (ZIKV) in deer (Cervidae), samples from 56 captive deer in south and southeastern Brazil were tested for evidence of ZIKV. Three samples were positive using reverse-transcription quantitative PCR, although no samples were positive by virus isolatio...

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Published in:	Journal of wildlife diseases Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 1021 - 1024
Main Authors:	dos Santos, Fabíola de Souza Lemes, de Oliveira, Solange, Nogueira Romaldini, Adriana Hellmeister de Campos, Shimozako, Helio Junji, Freire, Bianca Castro, Mazzoni Baldini, Maria Helena, Barbanti Duarte, Jose Mauricio, Santos Zanetti, Eveline dos, Okuda, Liria Hiromi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wildlife Disease Association 16-10-2024
Subjects:	Animals Animals, Zoo Brazil - epidemiology Deer - virology Female LETTERS Male Zika Virus - isolation & purification Zika Virus Infection - epidemiology Zika Virus Infection - veterinary Zika Virus Infection - virology Brazil
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Summary:	As part of an epidemiologic study of the Zika virus (ZIKV) in deer (Cervidae), samples from 56 captive deer in south and southeastern Brazil were tested for evidence of ZIKV. Three samples were positive using reverse-transcription quantitative PCR, although no samples were positive by virus isolation.
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ISSN:	0090-3558 1943-3700 1943-3700
DOI:	10.7589/JWD-D-23-00169