Department of Tropical Diseases, Medical School, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil.
School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil.
Am J Primatol. 2020 Aug;82(8):e23158. doi: 10.1002/ajp.23158. Epub 2020 Jun 4.
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has radically changed the human activities worldwide. Although we are still learning about the disease, it is necessary that primatologists, veterinarians, and all that are living with nonhuman primates (NHP) be concerned about the probable health impacts as these animals face this new pandemic. We want to increase discussion with the scientific community that is directly involved with these animals, because preliminary studies report that NHP may become infected and develop symptoms similar to those in human beings.
2019 年冠状病毒病大流行已从根本上改变了全球人类的活动。虽然我们仍在了解这种疾病,但灵长类动物学家、兽医和所有与非人类灵长类动物(NHP)一起生活的人都应该关注这些动物可能面临的健康影响,因为它们正面临着这一新的大流行。我们希望与直接涉及这些动物的科学界进行更多的讨论,因为初步研究报告表明,NHP 可能会被感染并出现类似于人类的症状。