The bushmeat trade: increased opportunities for transmission of zoonotic disease.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0241032 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1931-7581 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00272507 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Mt Sinai J Med Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons
Original Publication: New York : Mount Sinai Hospital, Committee on Medical Education and Publications]

Commodification*; Zoonoses/*transmission; Africa/epidemiology ; Agriculture ; Animals ; Animals, Wild ; Culture ; Humans ; Meat ; Politics ; Risk Factors ; Zoonoses/epidemiology

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.

Date Created: 20090930 Date Completed: 20110114 Latest Revision: 20091005

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