J Med Primatol
February 2021
Background: Leptospirosis is an important anthropozoonosis. The study investigated the presence of anti-Leptospira antibodies and detection of Leptospira spp DNA in the urine as well as the biochemical profile in Neotropical wild primates living in a forest reserve from Southeast São Paulo State, Brazil.
Methods: Blood samples were obtained from 50 adult tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella nigritus).