Puppies and Scientists Team Up Against Zika and Other Diseases | Expedition Raw

oh yeah the puppies are absolutely

oh yeah the puppies are absolutely critical to the research okay I love you

critical to the research okay I love you

critical to the research okay I love you we are collecting blood sucking

we are collecting blood sucking

we are collecting blood sucking creatures like fleas and mosquitoes

creatures like fleas and mosquitoes

creatures like fleas and mosquitoes because they transmit disease to humans

because they transmit disease to humans

because they transmit disease to humans like dengue virus Zika virus bubonic

like dengue virus Zika virus bubonic

like dengue virus Zika virus bubonic plague or Bartonella so what are the

plague or Bartonella so what are the

plague or Bartonella so what are the most fun parts about this expedition is

most fun parts about this expedition is

most fun parts about this expedition is that we get to meet all sorts of great

that we get to meet all sorts of great

that we get to meet all sorts of great kids and they quickly bring us to all

kids and they quickly bring us to all

kids and they quickly bring us to all the puppies and nice dogs in the village

the puppies and nice dogs in the village

the puppies and nice dogs in the village I’m now known as the flea hunter of the

I’m now known as the flea hunter of the

I’m now known as the flea hunter of the Amazon and I’m a very hairy person and

Amazon and I’m a very hairy person and

Amazon and I’m a very hairy person and so sometimes you see a flea running

so sometimes you see a flea running

so sometimes you see a flea running through your hair it’s a little bit

through your hair it’s a little bit

through your hair it’s a little bit disgusting okay all up here look at

disgusting okay all up here look at

disgusting okay all up here look at these at the tub burger little hooker

these at the tub burger little hooker

these at the tub burger little hooker that’s why I really try to have a net

that’s why I really try to have a net

that’s why I really try to have a net collective many fleas as possible and I

collective many fleas as possible and I

collective many fleas as possible and I stick to the mosquito captures come on

stick to the mosquito captures come on

stick to the mosquito captures come on dude these are getting on me as we speak

dude these are getting on me as we speak

dude these are getting on me as we speak the mosquito captures Nick and I will

the mosquito captures Nick and I will

the mosquito captures Nick and I will just walk into the jungle and stand

just walk into the jungle and stand

just walk into the jungle and stand there and wait for mosquitos to land on

there and wait for mosquitos to land on

there and wait for mosquitos to land on each of us and then we suck them off of

each of us and then we suck them off of

each of us and then we suck them off of each other with aspirators videos

each other with aspirators videos

each other with aspirators videos trapped in your body here I know the

trapped in your body here I know the

trapped in your body here I know the perfect bait on my worst day I have

perfect bait on my worst day I have

perfect bait on my worst day I have probably received 500 vais just myself

we will use DNA sequencing to look at

we will use DNA sequencing to look at thousands of these insects and each one

thousands of these insects and each one

thousands of these insects and each one will likely have unique bacteria living

will likely have unique bacteria living

will likely have unique bacteria living inside them that has not been discovered

inside them that has not been discovered

inside them that has not been discovered previously one that’s just too full but

previously one that’s just too full but

previously one that’s just too full but even like fly I hope that we can figure

even like fly I hope that we can figure

even like fly I hope that we can figure out how the bacteria that live in these

out how the bacteria that live in these

out how the bacteria that live in these creatures how they are distributed

creatures how they are distributed

creatures how they are distributed across the Amazon and hopefully that

across the Amazon and hopefully that

across the Amazon and hopefully that information will help us better predict

information will help us better predict

information will help us better predict which communities are most at risk for

which communities are most at risk for

which communities are most at risk for future outbreaks of disease

I don’t think I’ll ever get used to

I don’t think I’ll ever get used to putting my finger up a water box anus

putting my finger up a water box anus

putting my finger up a water box anus alright but just when you get a fecal

alright but just when you get a fecal

alright but just when you get a fecal sample you’ll mess around just wanna be

sample you’ll mess around just wanna be

sample you’ll mess around just wanna be as thorough as possible