Mais uma matéria publicada no Jornal do Povo. Segue o link abaixo.
Matéria no Jornal Estadão
29/04/2009 — davidfreitasNossa campanha sendo publicada no Jornal Estadão de São Paulo.
Matéria publicada no Jornal do Povo do dia 14 de abril de 2009
14/04/2009 — davidfreitasNossa camapanha alcançou a Região de Cachoeira do Sul e já é apoiada por lá. Segue mais uma matéria do Jornal do Povo. Vamos continuar divulgando matérias para tentar alcançar todo o RS.
Charge publicada na ZH
14/04/2009 — davidfreitasCharge publicada no jonal Zero Hora no dia 10 de abril de 2009.
Muito bom o enfoque.
Publicada em 10 de abril de 2009
Texto já postado em inglês para maior divulgação!
13/04/2009 — davidfreitasCampaign “Protect our Guardian Angels!”
Yellow fever is an infectious disease caused by a mosquito-transmitted virus. There are two types: urban yellow fever, eradicated from Brazil in 1942, and sylvatic yellow fever. The vectors (agents responsible for transmission) of the sylvatic form are mosquitoes belonging to the genera Haemagogus and Sabethes, while the urban form is transmitted by Aedes aegypti, the same vector of dengue fever.
Since the end of 2008 sylvatic yellow fever has killed seven people and numerous howler monkeys in the State of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil (nine people have also died in the State of São Paulo). In recent weeks, howlers have become not only victims of the disease, but also of people’s misinformation. There have been several reports of people killing (poisoning) both black-and-gold (Alouatta caraya) and brown (Alouatta guariba clamitans) howler monkeys because they were afraid of becoming infected. These monkeys are already threatened with extinction in the State of Rio Grande do Sul due to habitat loss, hunting and the illegal pet trade.
In addition to being illegal, this conduct further endangers these primates and puts people at greater risk. Unlike humans, howler monkeys are extremely sensitive to the yellow fever and usually die within a few days of contracting it. The death of howlers alerts local health offices to the local spread of the virus in the region enabling the implementation of local vaccination campaigns, as has already occurred in over 200 cities of the State. Far from being seen as a threat, the Brazilian Ministry for Health considers these monkeys important “sentinels” for the circulation of the virus. So howler monkeys are in fact our “GUARDIAN ANGELS”!, their disappearance would mean our discovery of the arrival of yellow fever in a given region would only occur once the disease had been contracted by people, and for many by that time it may well be too late!
Howler monkeys do NOT transmit yellow fever and they are NOT responsible for the fast progression of the disease in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. They are in truth the chief victims of this outbreak. Human-induced environmental degradation and climate change are the major causes of the recent emergence of several infectious diseases in the State. Experts believe the progression of the disease has been promoted by the displacement of infected people or by the dispersal of the vectors or another unknown host.
So I ask you “Would you kill your guardian angel?”
Júlio César Bicca-Marques, PhD
Professor
Primatology Research Group
Faculdade de Biociências
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
Porto Alegre, RS
Brazil
jcbicca@pucrs.br
CV available at http://lattes.cnpq.br/8217693225258734
Matéria publicada no Jornal do Povo do dia 5 de abril de 2009
13/04/2009 — davidfreitasMais uma matéria publicada no Jornal do Povo. Segue o link abaixo para vocês darem uma olhada.
Matéria publicada no Jornal do Povo do dia 3 de abril de 2009
13/04/2009 — davidfreitasAchei bom colocar aqui para mostrar a forma como estão divulgando algumas informções. Segue o link do arquivo em pdf para quem quiser ler.
