ArticleBMC public health2020
The bat meat chain and perceptions of the risk of contracting Ebola in the Mount Cameroon region.
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- Socioeconomic benefits associated with bats.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2024Review
- Bat species assemblage predicts coronavirus prevalence.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Prevalence and public health significance of rabies virus in bats in the North Region of Cameroon.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Random field calibration with data on irregular grid for regional analyses: A case study on the bare carrying capacity of bats in Africa.Ecology and evolution · 2023Article
- Cave Microbes as a Potential Source of Drugs Development in the Modern Era.Microbial ecology · 2022Review
- Estimating Risk of Introduction of Ebola Virus Disease from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Tanzania: A Qualitative Assessment.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundLocal people's interaction with bats render them vulnerable to Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). This paper examines perceptions of risk involved in the hunting, handling, processing and consumption of bat meat in the Mount Cameroon region of Southwest Cameroon. It focuses on the myriad cultural beliefs, gendered patterns of activity and institutional arrangements in which the bat meat production chain is embedded.
methodsWe conducted 30 ethnographic interviews with a sample of purposively selected men and women involved in the bat meat trade. The interviews were tape recorded, transcribed verbatim and inductive analysis was performed on the data.
findingsThe findings suggests that more urban men than villagers and hunters consume bat meat. Different practices and behaviours expose the mostly uneducated, young, single men and women to the risk of Ebola infection depending on their differential level of intervention in the human-bat interaction and value chain linking hunters, sellers and customers. The killing of bats with the mouth during hunting expose hunters (young men) while the preparation of bat carcasses for consumption also put women, (mostly young and unmarried) at risk.
conclusionsThis study demonstrates that the complexity and nuances of gender, poverty and Ebola outcomes predispose some marginal groups to the risk of infection with zoonotic diseases. There is the need to improve public health intervention and health education among the rural masses in the Mount Cameroon region.
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