A qualitative study of zoonotic risk factors among rural communities in southern China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Strategies are urgently needed to mitigate the risk of zoonotic disease emergence in southern China, where pathogens with zoonotic potential are known to circulate in wild animal populations. However, the risk factors leading to emergence are poorly understood, which presents a challenge in developing appropriate mitigation strategies for local communities.

Methods

Residents in rural communities of Yunnan, Guangxi and Guangdong provinces were recruited and enrolled in this study. Data were collected through ethnographic interviews and field observations, and thematically coded and analysed to identify both risk and protective factors for zoonotic disease emergence at the individual, community and policy levels.

Results

Eighty-eight ethnographic interviews a

SUBMITTER: Li HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7017878 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature