TY  - GEN
TI  - Toward a quantification of risks at the nexus of conservation and health: The case of bushmeat markets in Lao PDR
AU  - Pruvot, Mathieu
AU  - Khammavong, Kongsy
AU  - Milavong, Phonesavanh
AU  - Philavong, Chanfong
AU  - Reinharz, Daniel
AU  - Mayxay, Mayfong
AU  - Rattanavong, Sayapeth
AU  - Horwood, Paul
AU  - Dussart, Philippe
AU  - Douangngeun, Bounlom
AU  - Theppangna, Watthana
AU  - Fine, Amanda
AU  - Olson, Sarah
AU  - Robinson, Matthew
AU  - Newton, Paul
PY  - 2019
PB  - HAL CCSD; Elsevier
LA  - eng
KW  - Zoonotic diseases
KW  - Wildlife conservation
KW  - Risk analysis
KW  - One Health
KW  - Food security
KW  - Bushmeat consumption
KW  - MESH: Animals
KW  - MESH: Commerce
KW  - MESH: Conservation of Natural Resources
KW  - MESH: Laos
KW  - MESH: Meat
KW  - MESH: Public Health
KW  - MESH: Socioeconomic Factors
KW  - [SDV.MP.VIR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Virology
AB  - International audience ; Trade of bushmeat and other wildlife for human consumption presents a unique set of challenges to policymakers who are confronted with multiple trade-offs between conservation, food security, food safety, culture and tradition. In the face of these complex issues, risk assessments supported by quantitative information would facilitate evidence-based decision making. We propose a conceptual model for disease transmission risk analysis, inclusive of these multiple other facets. To quantify several processes included in this conceptual model we conducted questionnaire surveys with wildlife consumers and vendors in semi-urban centers in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR, Laos) and direct observations of consumer behaviors. Direct observation of market stalls indicated an estimated average of 10 kg bushmeat biomass per stall per hour. The socio-demographic data suggested that consumption of bushmeat in urban areas was not for subsistence but rather driven by dietary preference and tradition. Consumer behavioral observations indicated that each animal receives an average of 7 contacts per hour. We provide other key param- eters to estimate the risk of disease transmission from bushmeat consumption and illustrate their use in assessing the total public health and socio-economic impact of bushmeat consumption.Pursuing integrative approaches to the study of bushmeat consumption is essential to develop effective and bal- anced policies that support conservation, public health, and rural development goals.
UR  - https://hal-riip.archives-ouvertes.fr/pasteur-03214747
DO  - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.266
UR  - https://www.pollux-fid.de/r/base-ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:pasteur-03214747v1
H1  - Pollux (Fachinformationsdienst Politikwissenschaft)
ER  -