Cross-species transmission of human hepatitis B virus to wild Neotropical primates
Jean P. Boubli, Hani Rocha El Bizri, Luan Felipo Botelho Souza, Chrysoula Gubili, Stephen J. Martin, Maisa da S. Araújo, Tommy C. Burch, Mariluce Rezende Messias, Alcione de O. dos Santos, Luiz S. Ozaki, André V. C. Pereira, Tony Hiroshi Katsuragawa, Ana Maísa Passos-Silva, Luiz Herman Soares Gil, Izeni Pires Farias, , Deusilene Vieira
Sequenced HBV from wild Amazonian primates in a deforested, densely settled region matched human genotypes A and D, while pristine-forest monkeys were all negative, consistent with human-to-primate spillover.
EcoHealth · Apr 3, 2026Peer-reviewedPathology✦ In-depth digest