Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) pneumonia in a southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides)

J Med Primatol. 2012 Dec;41(6):403-6. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12001. Epub 2012 Aug 30.

Abstract

Background: An adult male Brachyteles arachanoides, kept in captivity since 1990, was found dead without apparent clinical evidence.

Methods: Necropsy report, histopathology, immunohistochemistry, and ultrastructural examination were conducted.

Results: Pulmonary syncytial cells were positive for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and ultrastructural examination revealed viral particles inside macrophages compatible with the Paramyxoviridae family.

Conclusions: Muriquis are susceptible to RSV pneumonia followed by respiratory distress syndrome and death.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Atelinae / virology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Immunohistochemistry / veterinary
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung / virology
  • Macrophages / virology
  • Male
  • Monkey Diseases / pathology
  • Monkey Diseases / virology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / pathology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / veterinary*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / virology
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / pathology
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / veterinary*
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / virology
  • Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / isolation & purification
  • Virion / isolation & purification