[HTML][HTML] Bushmeat hunting, deforestation, and prediction of zoonotic disease
Emerging infectious diseases, 2005•ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Understanding the emergence of new zoonotic agents requires knowledge of pathogen
biodiversity in wildlife, human-wildlife interactions, anthropogenic pressures on wildlife
populations, and changes in society and human behavior. We discuss an interdisciplinary
approach combining virology, wildlife biology, disease ecology, and anthropology that
enables better understanding of how deforestation and associated hunting leads to the
emergence of novel zoonotic pathogens.
biodiversity in wildlife, human-wildlife interactions, anthropogenic pressures on wildlife
populations, and changes in society and human behavior. We discuss an interdisciplinary
approach combining virology, wildlife biology, disease ecology, and anthropology that
enables better understanding of how deforestation and associated hunting leads to the
emergence of novel zoonotic pathogens.
Abstract
Understanding the emergence of new zoonotic agents requires knowledge of pathogen biodiversity in wildlife, human-wildlife interactions, anthropogenic pressures on wildlife populations, and changes in society and human behavior. We discuss an interdisciplinary approach combining virology, wildlife biology, disease ecology, and anthropology that enables better understanding of how deforestation and associated hunting leads to the emergence of novel zoonotic pathogens.
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