01749naa a2200265 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000190006024501150007926000090019452009730020365000150117665000180119165000130120965000170122265300120123970000220125170000230127370000170129670000230131370000200133670000210135670000170137777300890139420580472016-12-06       2016    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aALMEIDA, D. S.  aEvidence of leptospiral exposure in neotropical primates recued from illegal trade and a Zoo in Bahia, Brazil.  c2016  aFew studies have compared the seroprevalence of antileptospiral agglutinins with the demonstration of urinary shedding of leptospires or evidence of active infection in the bloodstreams of non-human primates. The study population consists of 58 animals, including d 42 monkeys from the Zoological Park of Salvador (Parque Zoobotânico Getúlio Vargas), Bahia, Brazil. The study also evaluated 16 primates (Cebus sp.) rescued from illegal trade that were housed in the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Salvador (CETAS), Bahia, Brazil. The seroprevalence of antileptospiral antibodies was low (2%) in the animals from the Zoo. A higher rate (31%) was observed among the animals that were rescued from illegal trade in the state of Bahia. Even if all the blood and urine samples were negative for leptospiral DNA fragments, the high frequency of serological evidence of exposure suggests a potential risk of leptospirosis transmission when keeping these animals as pets.  aLeptospira  aLeptospirosis  aPrimates  aLeptospirose  aPrimata1 aSANTOS, A. C. dos1 aSILVA, C. L. R. da1 aORIÁ, A. P.1 aOLIVEIRA, A. V. D.1 aLIBÓRIO, F. A.1 aATHANAZIO, D. A.1 aPINNA, M. H.  tPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, Brasília, DFgv. 39, n. 9, p. 864-868, set. 2016.