Primates in SISS-Geo: potential contributions of mobile technology, health surveillance and citizen science to support species conservation in brazil

Marcia Chame; Livia Abdalla; Adriano Pinter; Alessandro Pecego Martins Romano; Eduardo Krempser; Daniel Garkauskas Ramos; Pedro Henrique de Oliveira Passos; Paula Cristina Linder Silva; Gabriela Mayoral Pedroso da Silva; Renata Ríspoli Gatti; Douglas Adriano Augusto; Luciana Sianto

doi:10.62015/np.2020.v26.42

Authors

Marcia Chame Institutional Platform on Biodiversity and Wildlife Health, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Livia Abdalla Institutional Platform on Biodiversity and Wildlife Health, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Adriano Pinter Superintendency for Control of Endemics, São Paulo State Health Secretariat, São Paulo, Brazil
Alessandro Pecego Martins Romano General Coordination for Surveillance of Arboviruses, Department of Immunization and Surveillance of Communicable Diseases, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Brasília, DF, Brazil
Eduardo Krempser Institutional Platform on Biodiversity and Wildlife Health, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Daniel Garkauskas Ramos General Coordination for Surveillance of Arboviruses, Department of Immunization and Surveillance of Communicable Diseases, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Brasília, DF, Brazil
Pedro Henrique de Oliveira Passos General Coordination for Surveillance of Arboviruses, Department of Immunization and Surveillance of Communicable Diseases, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Ministry of Health, Brasília, DF, Brazil
Paula Cristina Linder Silva Center for Strategic Information in Health Surveillance, Paraná State Health Secretariat
Gabriela Mayoral Pedroso da Silva Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Paraná State Health Department
Renata Ríspoli Gatti Santa Catarina State Health Secretariat, Brazil
Douglas Adriano Augusto Institutional Platform on Biodiversity and Wildlife Health, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Luciana Sianto Institutional Platform on Biodiversity and Wildlife Health, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62015/np.2020.v26.42

Keywords:

Non-human primates, digital technology, epizootics, zoonoses, emerging infectious diseases, yellow fever

Abstract

The Information System on Wildlife Health (SISS-Geo) is based on citizen science and the use of mobile technologies, producing data and georeferenced alerts in real time for society, public health professionals, and conservation managers. From 2014 to 2020, the system recorded 4,909 non-human primates (NHP) in 23 states of Brazil. Joint action by the General Coordination for Surveillance of Arboviruses in the Ministry of Health (CGARB/DEIDT/SVS/MS), the SISS-Geo Platform, and state health departments in southern Brazil led to an increase of 1,141 % in the number of animals recorded since July 2016 with the spread of sylvatic yellow fever (YF). These sources reported the occurrence of 30 species, 14 of which are threatened with extinction, and 2,358 dead NHP, 75 % of which were Alouatta guariba clamitans. Despite the observed mortality, the limitations in records in areas distant from human presence and without collection of biological samples to confirm the cause of death prevent measurement of the real impact of YF on primates, which are vulnerable to a wide range of socio-environmental and climatic factors. The use of SISS-Geo by health professionals allowed more agile surveillance of epizootics and favored the application of various forecasting models for priority areas for NHP surveillance and human vaccination. Additionally, it provides information for various actions listed in the national plans for primate conservation, even though effective interventions against emerging infectious diseases are still not available for protecting NHP.