Congratulations! The interview by Malay Mail with Prof. Dato' Dr. Mohamed Shariff Mohamed Din, FASc, AquaHealth Amal Putra Researcher, on the topic of unusual skin disease affecting the whitetip reef sharks in Sabah, has gained attentions from the world-renowned media, i.e. Reuters, The Washington Post, and Gizmodo. According to Prof. Dato' Dr. Mohamed Shariff Mohamed Din, these sharks suffer from fusariosis, an uncommon fungal infection that attacks weakened immune systems, which is potentially triggered by the rising temperature of seawater. For more information, please refer to the following :

1.https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/04/21/scientist-confirms-sipadan-sharks-ulcers-triggered-by-warm-water-spell/1968175

2.https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysias-reef-sharks-stricken-with-mystery-skin-disease-2021-06-14/

3.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/06/14/malaysia-shark-climate-change-skin-disease/

4.https://gizmodo.com/sharks-with-weird-sores-and-lesions-have-appeared-at-a-1847101606

Date of Input: 06/07/2021 | Updated: 17/01/2024 | mfareeq