Wildlife trafficking as a threat to conservation and global health
Education:
2016 – Present: PhD Student in Ecology, Evolution and Systematics – Department of Biology, University of Missouri – St Louis. Missouri, USA.
2012 – Present: Candidate to MSc in Epidemiological Research. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Peru.
2009 – 2010: Certificate in Epidemiology of Emerging Infectious Diseases – Center for Emerging Infectious Disease, University of Iowa. Iowa city, Iowa, USA.
2005: Veterinarian – School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Peru.
1998 – 2003: BSc in Veterinary Medicine – School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Peru.
Research and work Experience
2015 – Present: Validation of herpesviral and Zika virus PCR assay for use in Peruvian Neotropical primates in close contact with humans, Field leader. Neotropical Primate Association Peru.
2012 – 2015: Building a National Strategy to Combat Wildlife Trafficking in Peru, Principal Investigator. Wildlife Health and Health Policy Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, Peru.
2010 – 2014: Emerging Pandemic Threats – PREDICT Program, Peru Country Coordinator. Wildlife Conservation Society, Peru.
2009 – 2010: Surveillance for Avian Influenza in Live Bird Markets of Peru. Veterinary researcher (junior scientist) at US Naval Medical Research Center Detachment, Peru.
2008 – 2009: Avian Influenza: Monitoring global threats from the wild bird trade in Peru, Project Coordinator. Global Avian Influenza Network Surveillance (GAINS) Program. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia,Peru.
2007 – 2008: Infectious diseases in the live bird trade in Peru, Project Coordinator. Tambopata Macaw Project, Peru.
2007: Health and reproductive ecology of wild parrots in Tambopata, Field researcher. Tambopata Macaw Project, Madre de Dios, Peru.
Publications
E. Aysanoa, P. Mayor, P. Mendoza, E.A. Morales, J.G. Perez, M. Bowler, C. Gonzalez, J.A. Ventocilla, G.C. Baldeviano, Andrés G. Lescano. Prevalence of Trypanosomatids and Trypanosoma cruzi in wild and captive primates from Peru (In press)
Shanee N, Mendoza AP, Shanee S. 2015. Diagnostic overview of the illegal trade in primates and law enforcement in Peru. American Journal of Primatology. doi:10.1002/ajp.22516
Ghersi B, JiaH, Aiewsakun O, Katzourakis A, Mendoza P, Bausch D, Kasper M, Montgomery J, Switzer J. 2015. Wide distribution and ancient evolutionary history of simian foamy viruses in New World primates. Retrovirology 12:89
Daut E, Brightsmith DJ, Mendoza AP, Puhakka L, and Peterson M. 2015. Illegal Domestic Bird Trade and the Role of Export Quotas in Peru. Journal for Nature Conservation 27: 44-53
Rosenbaum M, Mendoza AP, Ghersi B, Wilbur AK, Perez-Brumer A, Cavero N, Kasper M, Montano S, Zunt J, Jones-Engel L. 2014. Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in New World Monkeys in Peru. Ecohealth 11(3) 279-448. doi: 10.1007/s10393-014-0996-x
Razuri H, Tokarz R, Ghersi B, Salmon-Mulanovich G, Guezala MC, Albujar C, Mendoza AP, Tinoco Y, Cruz C, Silva M, Vasquez A, Pacheco V, Stroher U, Wiggleton L, Cannon D, Rollin P, Nichol S, Hirschberg D, Lipkin WI, Bausch DG, Montgomery J. 2014. Discovery of an Andes Hantavirus Variant in Rodents in the Southern Amazon Basin of Peru. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 20(2)
Puerta L, Chávez G, Enciso M, Mendoza AP. 2010. Infestación por esparganos en ranas del género Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantiade) del Perú. Rev. Peru. Biol. 17(2): 265 – 266.
Jori F, Gálvez HA, Mendoza AP, Céspedes M, Mayor P. 2008. Monitoring of Leptospira seroprevalence in a colony of captive collared peccaries (Tayassu tajacu) from the Peruvian Amazon. Journal of Research in Veterinary Science 86:383-387.
Enciso MA, Villena M, Mendoza AP, Chávez G. 2008. Rapid survey on amphibian skin diseases in a mountain forest at the northern Andes of Peru. Froglog. 87:4-7
Mendoza A, Mayor P, Gálvez H, Céspedes M, Jori F. 2007. Antibodies against Leptospira spp. in captive collared peccaries, Peru. Emerg. Infect. Dis. ISSN: 1080-6059.
Manuals and book chapters
Uhart M, Perez AA, Rostal M, Alandia Robles E, Mendoza AP, Nava A, Dejuste de Paula C, Miranda F, Iñíguez V, Zambrana C, Durigon E, Franco P, Joly D, Goldstein T, Karesh W and Mazet J. 2013. A ‘One Health’ Approach to Predict Emerging Zoonoses in the Amazon. Pp, 65-73 In: Chame M and Labarthe N (eds). Wildlife and Human Health: Experiences and Perspectives. FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro.
Mendoza AP, Murillo Y, Piana R, De la Puente M, Gil L, Gálvez J, Vento R, Ploog K. 2015. Guía para el manejo de animales silvestres decomisados o hallados en abandono. Lima: WCS & SERFOR, 111p
Murillo Y, Piana R, Mendoza AP, De la Puente M, Gil L, Gálvez J, Vento R, Ploog K. 2015. Guía de identificación y cuidados iniciales de animales silvestres decomisados o hallados en abandono. Lima: Lima: WCS & SERFOR, 134p
Enciso MA and Mendoza AP. 2009. Endoparasitoses do trato digestorio en Aves. En: Avanços na Medicina de Animais Selvagens: Medicina de Aves. Curitiba: Associação Paranaense de Medicina de Animais Selvagens. Grupo Fowler. p. 307-336.