Averting wildlife-borne infectious disease epidemics requires a focus on socio-ecological drivers and a redesign of the global food system

GI Wegner, KA Murray, M Springmann, A Muller… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
A debate has emerged over the potential socio-ecological drivers of wildlife-origin zoonotic
disease outbreaks and emerging infectious disease (EID) events. This Review explores the …

Synthesizing the connections between environmental disturbances and zoonotic spillover

JH Ellwanger, PM Fearnside, M Ziliotto… - Anais da Academia …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Zoonotic spillover is a phenomenon characterized by the transfer of pathogens between
different animal species. Most human emerging infectious diseases originate from non …

No need to beat around the bushmeat–The role of wildlife trade and conservation initiatives in the emergence of zoonotic diseases

MH Hilderink, II De Winter - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Wildlife species constitute a vast and uncharted reservoir of zoonotic pathogens that can
pose a severe threat to global human health. Zoonoses have become increasingly impactful …

Bushmeat, wet markets, and the risks of pandemics: Exploring the nexus through systematic review of scientific disclosures

CS Peros, R Dasgupta, P Kumar… - Environmental Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is the third coronavirus this century to threaten human
health, killing more than two million people globally. Like previous coronaviruses, SARS …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic mapping review of links between handling wild meat and zoonotic diseases

L Tumelty, JE Fa, L Coad, S Friant, J Mbane… - One Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Hunting, trade, and consumption of wildlife present a serious threat to global public health
as it places humans in close contact with zoonotic pathogens. 2. We systematically mapped …

[HTML][HTML] Vulnerability and coping strategies within wild meat trade networks during the COVID-19 pandemic

C Enns, N van Vliet, J Mbane, J Muhindo, J Nyumu… - World Development, 2023 - Elsevier
Measures adopted to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and economic shocks caused by the
pandemic have affected food networks globally, including wild meat trade networks that …

Zoonotic emergence at the animal-environment-human interface: the forgotten urban socio-ecosystems

G Dobigny, S Morand - Peer Community Journal, 2022 - peercommunityjournal.org
Zoonotic emergence requires spillover from animals to humans, hence animal-human
interactions. A lot has been emphasized on human intrusion into wild habitats (eg …

Urban wild meat markets in Cameroon: actors and motives

SG Randolph, DJ Ingram, LM Curran, JH Jones… - World Development, 2022 - Elsevier
Wild meat (called 'bushmeat'or 'viande de brousse'in Central Africa) embodies a centuries-
old livelihood and cultural exchange system that continues to play an important role in …

Higher convergence of human-great ape enteric eukaryotic viromes in central African forest than in a European zoo: A One Health analysis

V Narat, M Salmona, M Kampo, T Heyer… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Human-animal pathogenic transmissions threaten both human and animal health, and the
processes catalyzing zoonotic spillover and spillback are complex. Prior field studies offer …

Implications of glycosaminoglycans on viral zoonotic diseases

S Bauer, F Zhang, RJ Linhardt - Diseases, 2021 - mdpi.com
Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases that pass from animals to humans. These include
diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites and can be transmitted through …