Journal
MOUNT SINAI JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Volume 76, Issue 5, Pages 429-434Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/msj.20139
Keywords
bushmeat; emerging infectious disease; wildlife; zoonotic disease
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Bushmeat is a term that refers to the use of wild animals, ranging from cane rats to gorillas, for food. The term typically refers to the practice in forests of Africa. The bushmeat trade is an example of an anthropogenic factor that provides opportunities for the transmission of diseases from wildlife to humans. The expansion of the bushmeat trade over the past 2 decades has provided a venue for the emergence of zoonotic diseases by providing an increased opportunity for the transmission of organisms known to cause disease and organisms with an unknown impact on humans. Because the bushmeat trade is embedded in a complex cultural, political, and economic context, efforts to prevent the emergence of zoonoses require a multidisciplinary approach. Mt Sinai J Med 76:429-434, 2009. (C) 2009 Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available