An experimental game to assess hunter's participation in zoonotic diseases surveillance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Strengthening the surveillance of zoonotic diseases emergence in the wild meat value chains is a critical component of the prevention of future health crises. Community hunters could act as first-line observers in zoonotic pathogens surveillance systems in wildlife, by reporting early signs of the possible presence of a disease in the game animals they observe and manipulate on a regular basis.

Methods

An experimental game was developed and implemented in a forested area of Gabon, in central Africa. Our objective was to improve our understanding of community hunters' decision-making when finding signs of zoonotic diseases in game animals: would they report or dissimulate these findings to a health agency? 88 hunters, divided into 9 groups of 5 to 13 participants,

SUBMITTER: Pouliquen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10832086 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature