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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Anti, Priscilla, Owusu, Michael, Agbenyega, Olivia, Annan, Augustina, Badu, Ebenezer Kofi, Nkrumah, Evans Ewald, Tschapka, Marco, Oppong, Samuel, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Drosten, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4517717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26177344
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2108.142015
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Sumario: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 rural Ghana are frequent and diverse.

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