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Study gives insight into bushmeat preferences in Uganda

By News Desk on November 3, 2020

Researchers have expanded understanding of the potential for exposure to and infection with zoonotic pathogens in the bushmeat trade.

Scientists believe that if they can help bushmeat traders and consumers keep themselves safe, perhaps their…
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Tributes paid to food safety expert Dr. Yunes Teinaz

By Joe Whitworth on May 20, 2020

Friends and colleagues of Dr. Yunes Teinaz, an environmental health expert in the United Kingdom, have paid tribute to his life and work following his death this past month.

Born in Libya, he grew up…
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Researchers analyze human diseases from bushmeat; cultural practices in play

By News Desk on May 16, 2019

Researchers have taken a step toward estimating the risk of disease transmission from wild meat consumption.

The team, including members of the Wildlife Conservation Society, have presented a framework to quantify the risk of zoonotic…
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Deadly African Ebola Virus Linked to Bushmeat

By Jill Richardson on September 17, 2012

“There’s a live animal caught in a poacher’s snare!” yelled Isaac Maina as he took off running through the bush to reach it. Maina leads the African Network for Animal Welfare’s monthly “desnaring” operations, removing…
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‘Bushmeat’ Carries Risky Microbes, Study Says

By Ross Anderson on January 12, 2012

The U.S. is a major consumer of illegally imported African “bushmeat” and other wildlife products – and of the perilous microbial zoo that frequently accompanies those products.

That’s the bottom line of a study published

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Study Finds Tons of Bushmeat in Paris

By Alexa Nameth on June 28, 2010

A new study has found that more than 5 tons of bushmeat slips through Paris’ main airport each week.

This is the first time experts have documented how much bushmeat is smuggled into any

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Tests Find HIV-Like Virus in Bushmeat

By Alexa Nameth on April 26, 2010

Authorities have been trying to crack down on the smuggling of meat from certain animals for years.  Some people see the meat from animals such as bats, monkeys, and rodents as a food delicacy, but

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