Primate Bushmeat Consumption: A Source of Zoonotic Disease Risk in Tombel Area, Southwest Region, Cameroon

Melle Ekane Maurice, Etane Sandrine Manyi and Epie Laura Munge
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Epie Laura Munge: Department of Environmental Science, University of Buea, Cameroon

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2017, vol. 5, issue 2, 39-46

Abstract: In sub-Saharan Africa, primate bushmeat consumption is considered the primary risk factor for human-wildlife contact and zoonotic disease transmission, particularly for the transmission of simian retroviruses. Despite the frequent zoonotic disease out-breaks from the primate bushmeat consumption in some parts of Africa, many Cameroonians still consider the monkey bushmeat as a delicacy. The main objective of this study was to investigate the consumption behaviour of monkey meat in Tombel area. The survey method constituted the administration of five hundred and fifty questionnaires to a selected population in the study area. The results of this study showed that the Age-class and Awareness of Ebola disease is significantly related, X2 = 13.53 df= 3 at P

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2017.05.555660

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