Human–Bat Interactions in Rural West Africa
Título
Human–Bat Interactions in Rural West Africa
Autor
Sung Sup Park, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Michael Owusu, Augustina Annan, Samuel Oppong, Evans Ewald Nkrumah, Ebenezer Kofi Badu, Priscilla Anti, Olivia Agbenyega, Marco Tschapka
Descripción
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.
Fecha
2015
Materia
Ebola, bats, severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS, MERS, virus reservoir
Identificador
DOI: 10.3201/eid2108.142015
Fuente
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Editor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cobertura
Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine
Archivos
Colección
Citación
Sung Sup Park, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Michael Owusu, Augustina Annan, Samuel Oppong, Evans Ewald Nkrumah, Ebenezer Kofi Badu, Priscilla Anti, Olivia Agbenyega, Marco Tschapka, “Human–Bat Interactions in Rural West Africa,” SOCICT Open, consulta 18 de abril de 2026, https://www.socictopen.socict.org/items/show/3001.
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