Volume 9, Number 10—October 2003
Dispatch
Mayaro Virus in Wild Mammals, French Guiana
Benoît de Thoisy*, Jacques Gardon*, Rosa Alba Salas†, Jacques Morvan*, and Mirdad Kazanji*
Table 2
Mayaro virus seroprevalence in free-ranging non-flying mammals, French Guiana (seroneutralization assay)
| Order | Species (n) | Seroprevalence (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Xenarthra | 2-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus (26) | 27 |
| 3-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus (29) | 3 | |
| Kappler armadillo, Dasypus kappleri (20) | 0 | |
| Nine-banded armadillo, D. novemcinctus (40) | 10 | |
| Collared anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla (26) | 23 | |
| Marsupiala | Common opossum, Didelphis marsupialis (29) | 3 |
| White-eared opossum, D. albiventris (19) | 10 | |
| Brown 4-eyed opossum, Metachirus nudicaudatus (19) | 0 | |
| Grey 4-eyed opossum, Philander opossum (27) | 19 | |
| Woolly opossum, Caluromys philander (5) | 20 | |
| Rodentia | Acouchy, Myoprocta acouchy (29) | 0 |
| Red-rumped agouti, Dasyprocta leporina (29) | 17 | |
| Brazilian porcupine, Coendou prehensilis (26) | 11 | |
| Black-tailed porcupine, Coendou melanurus (15) | 13 | |
| Paca, Agouti paca (17) | 0 | |
| Terrestrial spiny rat, Proechimys sp. (18) | 5 | |
| Arboreal spiny rat, Echimys spp. (21) | 5 | |
| Carnivora | Kinkajou, Potos flavus (9) | 11 |
| Coati, Nasua nasua and Tayra, Eira barbara (7) | 11 | |
| Artiodactyla | Collared peccary, Tayassu tajacu (7) | 0 |
| Brocket deers, Mazama spp. (10) | 0 | |
| Primata | Red howler monkey, Alouatta seniculus (98) | 52 |
| White-faced saki, Pithecia pithecia (5) | 80 | |
| Squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus (6) | 67 | |
| Golden-handed tamarin, Saguinus midas (42) | 19 |
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