Dear Members and friends,
You are invited to a public awareness Talk.
Title: Proboscis Monkey:Diseases & Conservation
Speaker: Dr Chong Yee Ling
Date: Thursday 29 March 2018
Time: 7.30-9.00pm
Venue: Islamic Information Centre (Lower Baruk)
Jalan Ong Tiang Swee (behind Swinburne University)
Cost: Free Admission
Please bring your friends to this interesting talk.
Talk on Proboscis Monkey: Diseases & Conservation
Speaker
Dr Yee Ling Chong has a background in molecular ecology of RNA viruses and bacteria. Her general research focuses on animal disease ecology. She is conducting multi-disciplinary research on microparasites (viruses and bacteria) and macroparasites of wild and urban animals including primates, rodents, birds, fishes and pest insects.
Summary of Talk
Proboscis monkey (Nasalislarvatus)is an endemic species found in Borneo and is currently considered as an endangered species under the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is a highly selective feeder and its diets consists of fruits and leaves from over 90 species of plants. The habitats of the proboscis monkey are often associated with waterway, either the coastal or riparian-riverine ecosystem, which include the mangrove forests, riverine forests, beach forests, peat swamp forests and mixed dipterocarp forests.
Proboscis monkeys are constantly facing conservation threats, mainly habitat loss due to activities, such as fish or shrimp farm cultivation, logging and town developments. The current endangered status of proboscis monkey and its susceptibility to microbial infection has brought forward the need to gain an insight into the enteric microbiome of this monkey.
This talk will highlight the diet and feeding habitats of proboscis monkeys, their common diseases and enteric microflora, associated with a variety of bacteria and viruses, some of which have known or suspected zoonotic potentials. The understanding of the enteric microflora of proboscis monkeys is imperative to expedite future disease diagnosis and outbreak monitoring for the conservation of this endangered species.
Regards,
Cynthia Lobato
MNS Secretariat
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