[HTML][HTML] What factors might have led to the emergence of Ebola in West Africa?

KA Alexander, CE Sanderson, M Marathe… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
An Ebola outbreak of unprecedented scope emerged in West Africa in December 2013 and
presently continues unabated in the countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Ebola is …

[HTML][HTML] Brucellosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current challenges for management, diagnosis and control

M Ducrotoy, WJ Bertu, G Matope, S Cadmus… - Acta tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
Brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonosis caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella and
affecting domestic and wild mammals. In this paper, the bacteriological and serological …

Infectious diseases and meat production

R Espinosa, D Tago, N Treich - Environmental and Resource Economics, 2020 - Springer
Most infectious diseases in humans originate from animals. In this paper, we explore the role
of animal farming and meat consumption in the emergence and amplification of infectious …

The bushmeat trade in African savannas: Impacts, drivers, and possible solutions

PA Lindsey, G Balme, M Becker, C Begg, C Bento… - Biological …, 2013 - Elsevier
The bushmeat trade, or the illegal acquisition and exchange of wild meat, has long been
recognised as a severe problem in forest biomes, but receives little attention in savannas …

A “One Health” surveillance and control of brucellosis in developing countries: moving away from improvisation

J Godfroid, S Al Dahouk, G Pappas, F Roth… - … and infectious diseases, 2013 - Elsevier
Although a “One Health” approach has been successfully implemented for emerging
infectious zoonotic diseases with pandemic potential, we still lack a conceptual framework to …

Brucellosis in terrestrial wildlife

J Godfroid, B Garin-Bastuji, C Saegerman… - Revue Scientifique et …, 2013 - orbi.uliege.be
The epidemiological link between brucellosis in wildlife and brucellosis in livestock and
people is widely recognised. When studying brucellosis in wildlife, three questions arise:(i) …

Bushmeat and emerging infectious diseases: lessons from Africa

LA Kurpiers, B Schulte-Herbrüggen, I Ejotre… - Problematic wildlife: A …, 2016 - Springer
Zoonotic diseases are the main contributor to emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and
present a major threat to global public health. Bushmeat is an important source of protein …

Epidemiology of Brucella infection in the human, livestock and wildlife interface in the Katavi-Rukwa ecosystem, Tanzania

JA Assenga, LE Matemba, SK Muller… - BMC veterinary …, 2015 - Springer
Background Brucellosis is a zoonosis of public health importance worldwide. In Tanzania,
the disease is underreported due to insufficient awareness, inadequate diagnostic protocols …

[图书][B] Giraffe: biology, behaviour and conservation

AI Dagg - 2014 - books.google.com
With its iconic appearance and historic popular appeal, the giraffe is the world's tallest living
terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. Recent years have seen much-needed new …

The ecology of pathogen spillover and disease emergence at the human-wildlife-environment interface

KA Alexander, CJ Carlson, BL Lewis, WM Getz… - … between ecology and …, 2018 - Springer
Novel diseases are increasingly emerging into human populations through the complex—
and often, unseen—stepwise process of spillover from a combination of wildlife, livestock …