#30 Fernado and the secrets of the Peruvian rainforest - Listen -

#30 Fernado and the secrets of the Peruvian rainforest

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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

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