Human–Bat Interactions in Rural West Africa

Human–Bat Interactions in Rural West Africa

Because some bats host viruses with zoonotic potential, we investigated human–bat interactions in rural Ghana during 2011–2012. Nearly half (46.6%) of respondents regularly visited bat caves; 37.4% had been bitten, scratched, or exposed to bat urine; and 45.6% ate bat meat. Human–bat interactions in...

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Main Authors: Priscilla Anti, Michael Owusu, Olivia Agbenyega, Augustina Annan, Ebenezer Kofi Badu, Evans Ewald Nkrumah, Marco Tschapka, Samuel Oppong, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Sung Sup Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
bats
virus reservoir
Ebola
SARS
severe acute respiratory syndrome
MERS
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/8/14-2015_article

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