The socio-economic drivers of bushmeat consumption during the West African Ebola crisis.

• Main Authors: Isabel Ordaz-Németh (Author), Mimi Arandjelovic (Author), Lukas Boesch (Author), Tsegaye Gatiso (Author), Trokon Grimes (Author), Hjalmar S Kuehl (Author), Menladi Lormie (Author), Colleen Stephens (Author), Clement Tweh (Author), Jessica Junker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Bushmeat represents an important source of animal protein for humans in tropical Africa. Unsustainable bushmeat hunting is a major threat to wildlife and its consumption is associated with an increased risk of acquiring zoonotic diseases, such as Ebola virus disease (EVD). During the recent EVD outb...