Incentives for Bushmeat Consumption and Importation among West African Immigrants, Minnesota, USA

The knowledge, attitudes, and practices surrounding bushmeat consumption and importation in the United States are not well described. Focus groups of West African persons living in Minnesota, USA, found that perceived risks are low and unlikely to deter consumers. Incentives for importation and cons...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 23; no. 12; pp. 2095 - 2097
Main Authors Walz, Emily, Wilson, David, Stauffer, Jacob C, Wanduragala, Danushka, Stauffer, William M, Travis, Dominic A, Alpern, Jonathan D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 01.12.2017
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Africa, Western
Animals
Animals, Wild
Carnivora
Chiroptera
emigrants
Emigrants and Immigrants - psychology
emigrants, immigrants, zoonoses, public health, West Africa, Liberia, Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Minnesota, travel medicine, hemorrhagic fever, Ebola, f
Feeding Behavior - ethnology
Feeding Behavior - psychology
Female
Global health
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice - ethnology
Humans
immigrants
Incentives for Bushmeat Consumption and Importation among West African Immigrants, Minnesota, USA
Male
Meat
Minnesota - ethnology
Primates
Research Letter
Rodentia
Social Stigma
wild animals
foodborne diseases
Global health
hemorrhagic fever
zoonoses
wild animals
travel medicine
airports
food safety
Liberia
Ebola
emigrants
public health
immigrants
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Summary:The knowledge, attitudes, and practices surrounding bushmeat consumption and importation in the United States are not well described. Focus groups of West African persons living in Minnesota, USA, found that perceived risks are low and unlikely to deter consumers. Incentives for importation and consumption were multifactorial in this community.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2312.170563