ReviewEcoHealth2017
A Review of Zoonotic Infection Risks Associated with the Wild Meat Trade in Malaysia.
Review in EcoHealth, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 117 citations in OpenAlex.
- Zoonotic pathogens in wild Asian primates: a systematic review highlighting research gaps.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Pooled it
- Understanding zoonotic spillover interfaces for the design of a One Health education intervention: a qualitative baseline study from rural Thailand.One health outlook · 2026Article
- A review of drivers of emerging infectious diseases within the wildlife-human-domestic animal interface in the West Pacific Tropics.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Review
- The Origins and Genetic Diversity of HIV-1: Evolutionary Insights and Global Health Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Healing with Risks: How Zoonotic Potential Influences the Use of Wild Mammals in Traditional Medicine.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Study of coronavirus diversity in wildlife in Northern Cambodia suggests continuous circulation of SARS-CoV-2-related viruses in bats.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Limited knowledge of health risks along the illegal wild meat value chain in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area (NMA).PloS one · 2025Article
- Assessment of enteric helminth parasites in bushmeat in Ghana.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2024Article
- Hematological profile of free-range Sunda porcupine (Open veterinary journal · 2024Article
- Mitigating Wildlife Spillover in the Clinical Setting: How Physicians and Veterinarians Can Help Prevent Future Disease Outbreaks.AJPM focus · 2024Review
- Investigating Infectious Organisms of Public Health Concern Associated with Wild Meat.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2023Review
- Risk of Viral Infectious Diseases from Live Bats, Primates, Rodents and Carnivores for Sale in Indonesian Wildlife Markets.Viruses · 2022Article
- Live animal markets: Identifying the origins of emerging infectious diseases.Current opinion in environmental science & health · 2022Review
- The one health perspective to improve environmental surveillance of zoonotic viruses: lessons from COVID-19 and outlook beyond.ISME communications · 2022Review
- Prevalence of meat-transmitted Taenia and Trichinella parasites in the Far East countries.Parasitology research · 2021Review
- Human-mediated impacts on biodiversity and the consequences for zoonotic disease spillover.Current biology : CB · 2021Review
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- Occupational exposure and challenges in tackling M. bovis at human-animal interface: a narrative review.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2021Review
- Covid-19 pandemic in the lens of food safety and security.Environmental research · 2021Article
- Implications of Zoonoses From Hunting and Use of Wildlife in North American Arctic and Boreal Biomes: Pandemic Potential, Monitoring, and Mitigation.Frontiers in public health · 2021Review
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The overhunting of wildlife for food and commercial gain presents a major threat to biodiversity in tropical forests and poses health risks to humans from contact with wild animals. Using a recent survey of wildlife offered at wild meat markets in Malaysia as a basis, we review the literature to determine the potential zoonotic infection risks from hunting, butchering and consuming the species offered. We also determine which taxa potentially host the highest number of pathogens and discuss the significant disease risks from traded wildlife, considering how cultural practices influence zoonotic transmission. We identify 51 zoonotic pathogens (16 viruses, 19 bacteria and 16 parasites) potentially hosted by wildlife and describe the human health risks. The Suidae and the Cervidae families potentially host the highest number of pathogens. We conclude that there are substantial gaps in our knowledge of zoonotic pathogens and recommend performing microbial food safety risk assessments to assess the hazards of wild meat consumption. Overall, there may be considerable zoonotic risks to people involved in the hunting, butchering or consumption of wild meat in Southeast Asia, and these should be considered in public health strategies.
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