Serological survey and DNA screening of Leptospira spp. in free-living adult tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella nigritus) in a forest reserve Southeast São Paulo State, Brazil.
Raul José Silva GirioTatiana Morosini de Andrade-CruvinelSilvio Arruda VasconcellosCláudia Sampaio Fonseca RepettiMilena FriolaniPatrícia Cincotto Dos Santos BuenoMarcílio FelixDaniel De Bortoli TeixeiraPublished in: Journal of medical primatology (2020)
Tufted capuchin monkeys were sera reactive against leptospirosis. Prevalence was similar for the 2 sexes. Leptospiral DNA was not detected in the urine of sera reactive primates tested by the MAT method. ALT, creatinine, glucose, and urea values were higher in male animals.