Surveillance for yellow Fever virus in non-human primates in southern Brazil, 2001-2011: a tool for prioritizing human populations for vaccination.

• Main Authors: Marco A B Almeida (Author), Jader da C Cardoso (Author), Edmilson Dos Santos (Author), Daltro F da Fonseca (Author), Laura L Cruz (Author), Fernando J C Faraco (Author), Marilina A Bercini (Author), Kátia C Vettorello (Author), Mariana A Porto (Author), Renate Mohrdieck (Author), Tani M S Ranieri (Author), Maria T Schermann (Author), Alethéa F Sperb (Author), Francisco Z Paz (Author), Zenaida M A Nunes (Author), Alessandro P M Romano (Author), Zouraide G Costa (Author), Silvana L Gomes (Author), Brendan Flannery (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In Brazil, epizootics among New World monkey species may indicate circulation of yellow fever (YF) virus and provide early warning of risk to humans. Between 1999 and 2001, the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul initiated surveillance for epizootics of YF in non-human primates to inform v...