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Mitigating risks of disease transmission in the wild meat food chain from forest to fork in Cameroon

Many wild species are widely hunted and provide important food, nutritional and financial benefits to many communities in the tropics. However, the potential pathogen spillover from wildlife to humans is a risk that has received increased attention since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wild a...

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Main Author: CIFOR-ICRAF
Format: Brochure
Language:Inglés
Published: CIFOR-ICRAF 2022
Subjects:
disease transmission
wildlife
mitigation
food systems
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120129
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description Many wild species are widely hunted and provide important food, nutritional and financial benefits to many communities in the tropics. However, the potential pathogen spillover from wildlife to humans is a risk that has received increased attention since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wild animals used for food are major reservoirs for a number of foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella or Giardia but also viruses (e.g. Ebola, Marburg and others) transmitted from animal body fluids. Many zoonotic diseases also pose risks of epidemics and pandemics. Despite the potential dangers associated with wildlife use, there are practical ways of reducing the risk of contagion at different points in the wild meat food chain.
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spelling CGSpace1201292023-02-15T01:23:35Z Mitigating risks of disease transmission in the wild meat food chain from forest to fork in Cameroon CIFOR-ICRAF disease transmission wildlife mitigation food systems Many wild species are widely hunted and provide important food, nutritional and financial benefits to many communities in the tropics. However, the potential pathogen spillover from wildlife to humans is a risk that has received increased attention since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wild animals used for food are major reservoirs for a number of foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella or Giardia but also viruses (e.g. Ebola, Marburg and others) transmitted from animal body fluids. Many zoonotic diseases also pose risks of epidemics and pandemics. Despite the potential dangers associated with wildlife use, there are practical ways of reducing the risk of contagion at different points in the wild meat food chain. 2022-04-01 2022-07-18T05:53:47Z 2022-07-18T05:53:47Z Brochure https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120129 en Open Access CIFOR-ICRAF CIFOR-ICRAF. 2022. Mitigating risks of disease transmission in the wild meat food chain from forest to fork in Cameroon. Cameroon. CIFOR-ICRAF
spellingShingle disease transmission
wildlife
mitigation
food systems
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Mitigating risks of disease transmission in the wild meat food chain from forest to fork in Cameroon
title Mitigating risks of disease transmission in the wild meat food chain from forest to fork in Cameroon
title_full Mitigating risks of disease transmission in the wild meat food chain from forest to fork in Cameroon
title_fullStr Mitigating risks of disease transmission in the wild meat food chain from forest to fork in Cameroon
title_full_unstemmed Mitigating risks of disease transmission in the wild meat food chain from forest to fork in Cameroon
title_short Mitigating risks of disease transmission in the wild meat food chain from forest to fork in Cameroon
title_sort mitigating risks of disease transmission in the wild meat food chain from forest to fork in cameroon
topic disease transmission
wildlife
mitigation
food systems
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/120129
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