Wildlife Health Talks

#30 Fernado and the secrets of the Peruvian rainforest

February 26, 2024 WDA Communications Committee Season 2 Episode 30
#30 Fernado and the secrets of the Peruvian rainforest
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Wildlife Health Talks
#30 Fernado and the secrets of the Peruvian rainforest
Feb 26, 2024 Season 2 Episode 30
WDA Communications Committee

Deep in the rainforest between Peru, Colombia and Brazil there is a lot going on. Wildlife trafficking is likely to blame for the occurrence of reverse zoonoses transmitted from humans to owl monkeys caught for biomedical research.
In addition to  studying the occurrence of reverse zoonoses, our guest, Dr Fernando Vilchez Delgado, investigates the potential evolution of Flaviruses  in the making in the local primate population.

Join our host Dr Cat Vendl and Fernando on a trip of adventure, science and true crime to one of the most remote places on earth.

Links

  • Link to the website of the NGO Entropika, Fernando's collaborator, fighting wildlife trafficking in Peru.
  • Article about Entropika's founder Primatologist Ángela Maldonado

We'd love to hear from you ... share your thoughts, feedback and ideas.

Show Notes

Deep in the rainforest between Peru, Colombia and Brazil there is a lot going on. Wildlife trafficking is likely to blame for the occurrence of reverse zoonoses transmitted from humans to owl monkeys caught for biomedical research.
In addition to  studying the occurrence of reverse zoonoses, our guest, Dr Fernando Vilchez Delgado, investigates the potential evolution of Flaviruses  in the making in the local primate population.

Join our host Dr Cat Vendl and Fernando on a trip of adventure, science and true crime to one of the most remote places on earth.

Links

  • Link to the website of the NGO Entropika, Fernando's collaborator, fighting wildlife trafficking in Peru.
  • Article about Entropika's founder Primatologist Ángela Maldonado

We'd love to hear from you ... share your thoughts, feedback and ideas.