Leprosy in sub-human primates: potential risk for transfer of M. leprae to humans.
Twenty six owned monkeys were examined in Andhra Pradesh, India during the period May-July, 1982. The prevalence rate among humans in daily contact with these monkeys was 98.6/1000. None of the monkeys examined had any evidence of current infection with M. leprae but six were in daily contact with individuals who had leprosy. All six of these monkeys were used for begging and had daily physical contact with large numbers of people, particularly children.
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007918:Leprosy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008255:Macaca radiata; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*