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    Bushmeat, anthropogenic change, and human health in tropical rainforests: The case of the Ebola virus

    Fa, JE, Nasi, R and Van Vliet, N (2019) Bushmeat, anthropogenic change, and human health in tropical rainforests: The case of the Ebola virus. Santé Publique, 31 (1). pp. 107-114. ISSN 0995-3914

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    Abstract

    More than five million tons of bushmeat are currently harvested each year from tropical rainforests, accounting for a significant, but unrecorded, share of many forest countries’ gross domestic product. Decision-makers have therefore been prompted to consider, in conservation and food security policies, the role that wild fauna can play in the conservation of ecosystem services. In this article, we present an analysis of the problem, detailing the role that bushmeat plays in human diets, and the health risks linked to its consumption, particularly with regard to Ebola disease. This enables us to provide insights on the direction of potential strategies for managing the use of wild animal meat so that the needs of local populations can be met and the risks to human health reduced.

    Item Type: Article
    Peer-reviewed: Yes
    Date Deposited: 05 Aug 2019 10:20
    Publisher: Société Française de Santé Publique
    Additional Information: This is an Author Accepted Manuscript of an article in Santé Publique published by Société Française de Santé Publique.
    Divisions: Faculties > Science and Engineering
    Subject terms: Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health, Tropical moist forests, Food security, Zoonotic diseases, Human health, HEMORRHAGIC-FEVER, INFECTIOUS-DISEASES, BIODIVERSITY, WILDLIFE, CONSUMPTION, ECOLOGY, TRANSMISSION, RESERVOIRS, NUTRITION, CHILDREN, Animals, Humans, Zoonoses, Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola, Ecosystem, Food Supply, Ebolavirus, Rainforest, Animals, Ebolavirus, Ecosystem, Food Supply, Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola, Humans, Rainforest, Zoonoses, Public Health
    URI: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/623633
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3917/spub.190.0107
    ISSN 0995-3914

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