Communicating about zoonotic disease: Strategic considerations for wildlife professionals

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 112-119

  Decker, Daniel J ^a   Siemer, William F ^a   Wild, Margaret A ^b   Castle, Kevin T ^b   Wong, David ^b   Leong, Kirsten M ^b   Evensen, Darrick T N ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Communication; Emerging infectious disease; Message framing; One Health; Risk perception; Wildlife conservation; Zoonotic disease

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK PERCEPTION; SOCIAL CHANGE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84860420943     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.29     Document Type: Review

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