Volume 28, Number 4—April 2022
Research
Fatal Human Alphaherpesvirus 1 Infection in Free-Ranging Black-Tufted Marmosets in Anthropized Environments, Brazil, 2012–2019
Tais M. Wilson, Jana M. Ritter, Roosecelis B. Martines, Hannah A. Bullock, Pamela Fair, Kay W. Radford, Isabel L. Macêdo, Davi E.R. Sousa, Alexandra A.B. Gonçalves, Alessandro P. Romano, Pedro H.O. Passsos, Daniel G. Ramos, Gabriela R.T. Costa, Karina R.L.J. Cavalcante, Cristiano B. de Melo, Sherif R. Zaki, and Marcio B. Castro
Table 1
Epidemiologic, clinical, and gross necropsy features for free-ranging black-tufted marmosets that died of human alphaherpesvirus 1 infection, Brazil, 2012–2019
| Feature | No. affected/total (%)* |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| M | 10/13 (77) |
| F |
3/13 (23) |
| Age group | |
| Juvenile | 6/13 (46) |
| Adult |
7/13 (54) |
| Epidemiologic features | |
| Peri-urban location | 7/12 (58) |
| Urban location | 5/12 (42) |
| Outbreak | 9/13 (69) |
| Isolated case | 4/13 (31) |
| Known contact with humans |
7/13 (54) |
| Clinical signs | |
| Neurologic changes | |
| Muscular tremors | 4/12 (33) |
| Depression | 3/12 (25) |
| Recumbency | 2/12 (17) |
| Seizures | 2/12 (17) |
| Anisocoria | 1/12 (8) |
| Ataxia | 1/12 (8) |
| Nystagmus | 1/12 (8) |
| Not specified (witnessed) | 5/12 (42) |
| Oral cavity | |
| Salivation | 8/12 (66) |
| Bleeding |
1/12 (8) |
| Gross findings | |
| Lymphadenomegaly | 4/13 (58) |
| Nonulcerative glossitis | 5/13 (38) |
| Ulcerative glossitis | 4/13 (31) |
| Facial erythema and rash | 1/13 (7) |
*Denominators indicate numbers of animals for which information was available.
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