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Centro Nacional de Primatas

Primate Center

Ananindeua, Para, Brazil

Centro Nacional de Primatas (Established 1980)
BR-316 Km-7, PO Box 44 , Ananindeua , Para CEP 67000 Brazil
Director: Jose Augusto Pereira Carneiro Muniz Phone: 55 (91) 255-1151 Fax: 55 (91) 255-0248
Affiliations: Ministerio de Saude

Mission: Captive reproduction of South American primates for biomedical research and species preservation.

Principal Research Programs: Hematology; Clinical medicine; Parasitology; Reproduction; Ethology; Filiariasis; Nutrition

Training Opportunities: Programs for veterinary, biology, zoology and physiology students. Financial support is available for Brazilian students only.

Number of Staff: Total (21); Scientists (1); Support Staff (20)

Key Personnel: Jose Augusto Pereira Carneiro Muniz, Director, 255-1720

Species Supported: "Pithecia irrorata" (4); "Chiropotes satanas utahicki" (4); "Cebus apella" (74); "Cebus nigrivittatus" (13); "Cebus albifrons" (6); "Cercopithecus aethiops" (34); "Aotus azarae" (88); "Saimiri sciureus" (12); "Saguinus midas midas" (8); "Callithrix argentata argentata" (2); "Saguinus midas niger" (6); "Saguinus imperator" (3); "Callithrix jacchus" (25); "Callithrix humeralifer" (3); "Callithrix emiliae" (3); "Saimiri ustus" (17); "Callicebus moloch" (1); "Callicebus torquatus" (1); "Alouatta bezelbul belzebul" (1); "Callithrix jacchus x pencillata" (12); "Saguinus fuscicollis weddelli" (4)

Web Site: http://www.cenp.org.br/

Entry created: 1998-03-30
Review requested: 2007-02-27
Entry last reviewed: 2000-06-26

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