The drugged macaque lying in the bed of a pick-up truck in Thailand’s Khao Yai national park is an unwitting but potentially crucial sentinel for the next pandemic.
Thai veterinarians are taking vials of blood and swabs from the anaesthetised animal, to be screened for known and new pathogens that could infect people.
“Even though we are dealing with wildlife, our work is for human beings,” says Supaporn Wacharapluesadee, a field virologist based in Bangkok, observing a collection of the samples she will later analyse. “It is a hard battle to win — but we hope to stay one step ahead of the diseases.”
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