{"id":273,"date":"2026-05-21T08:57:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/biodiversity-research-group\/?p=273"},"modified":"2026-05-21T08:57:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:57:59","slug":"new-research-on-how-deforestation-affects-viral-infection-in-amazonian-primates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/biodiversity-research-group\/news\/new-research-on-how-deforestation-affects-viral-infection-in-amazonian-primates\/","title":{"rendered":"New research on how deforestation affects viral infection in Amazonian primates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For the first time researchers have found evidence that monkeys are catching human Hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the Amazon and deforestation could be making the problem much worse.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a new study, described by experts as a huge warning sign, the team from the University of Salford in the UK and Federal University of Amazonas in Brazil, tested blood or liver samples from 88 primates across 28 species&nbsp;in two Brazilian Amazonian regions\u2014one human-impacted area&nbsp;(Rondonia and Mato Grosso states)&nbsp;and one remote&nbsp;area (upper&nbsp;Japur\u00e1&nbsp;River, Amazonas state).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"816\" data-id=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/biodiversity-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/2026\/03\/monkeys2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/biodiversity-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/2026\/03\/monkeys2.png 890w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/biodiversity-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/2026\/03\/monkeys2-640x587.png 640w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/biodiversity-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/2026\/03\/monkeys2-360x330.png 360w, https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/biodiversity-research-group\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/250\/2026\/03\/monkeys2-768x704.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published in the journal <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/epdf\/10.1007\/s10393-026-01787-5?sharing_token=tRz0ObXYfdRNkm2SsaLUzPe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY4n4cqwe52BzTYsVXGWNse4zp4YgyM77uOM8BVPehQ2BF1OKbQ3cEeLY-79QzMHGmduZP849Eo6DWjV686J4afPfrdvxNX1Uk38z8psudNJEfmhLGPVNb0-VcikPECCXBo%3D\"><em>EcoHealth<\/em> the paper <\/a>shows how researchers found HBV&nbsp;in&nbsp;17 out of 49 primates from&nbsp;the&nbsp;human-impacted areas. None of the 39 primate&nbsp;samples from the remote area had contracted HBV.&nbsp;&nbsp;Previously only apes had been known to catch this virus that cause Hepatite B disease in humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The findings suggest thathuman population density significantly predicts&nbsp;human&nbsp;HBV infection in wild primates, suggesting that human-to-primate disease transmission is happening and it is&nbsp;driven&nbsp;by deforestation and encroachment by human populations on primate habitats. It is not yet clear if the monkeys are suffering ill effects from the virus, i.e., developing the disease, and if it is being transmitted between monkeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salford.ac.uk\/our-staff\/jean-boubli\">Professor Jean Boubli<\/a>, who led the research at the University of Salford, said: \u201cThis is a huge warning sign but there is still a lot we need to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur findings were clear that monkeys that are in much closer proximity to humans are much more likely to contract HBV. HBV&nbsp; &nbsp;is only known to be passed on through blood, saliva or other intimate contact. We don\u2019t know the route of the infection for monkeys as yet, that is something we need to look into<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe also don\u2019t yet know if the virus is causing disease in infected monkeys. They don\u2019t have clinical signs but we need to see if the monkeys are being affected. It is likely that they will be because it is such a serious disease for humans and also apes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd if this is going on then what else is happening? We destroy their habitat, we hunt them and now it looks like we might be affecting then with diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Increasing deforestation and human encroachment into wildlife habitats is increasing human-primate interactions, which could lead to more cross-species&nbsp;disease transmission. In the Amazon,&nbsp;Indigenous people and local communities consume&nbsp;an estimated three million primates from the&nbsp;genara&nbsp;<em>Alouatta<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Ateles<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Sapajus&nbsp;<\/em>for&nbsp;subsistence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other primate species, especially squirrel monkeys (<em>Samiri<\/em>&nbsp;spp.) are often traded as pets.&nbsp;Both&nbsp;the pet&nbsp;trade and subsistence hunting increase instances of human-primate interaction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time researchers have found evidence that monkeys are catching human Hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the Amazon and deforestation could be making the problem much worse. 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