Adenovirus infection in savanna chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the Issa Valley, Tanzania

0498055 - BC 2019 RIV AT eng J - Journal Article
Dadáková, E. - Brožová, K. - Piel, A. K. - Stewart, F. A. - Modrý, David - Celer, V. - Hrazdilová, K.
Adenovirus infection in savanna chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the Issa Valley, Tanzania.
Archives of Virology. Roč. 163, č. 1 (2018), s. 191-196. ISSN 0304-8608. E-ISSN 1432-8798
Grant - others:European Social Fund(CZ) CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0300
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : western tanzania * genetic diversity * wild chimpanzees * transmission * organization * phylogenies * habitats * virus
OECD category: Zoology
Impact factor: 2.261, year: 2018

Adenoviruses are a widespread cause of diverse human infections with recently confirmed zoonotic roots in African great apes. We focused on savanna-dwelling chimpanzees in the Issa Valley (Tanzania), which differ from those from forested sites in many aspects of behavior and ecology. PCR targeting the DNA polymerase gene detected AdV in 36.7% (69/188) of fecal samples. We detected five groups of strains belonging to the species Human mastadenovirus E and two distinct groups within the species Human mastadenovirus C based on partial hexon sequence. All detected AdVs from the Issa Valley are related to those from nearby Mahale and Gombe National Parks, suggesting chimpanzee movements and pathogen transmission.
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