Rat-atouille: A Mixed Method Study to Characterize Rodent Hunting and Consumption in the Context of Lassa Fever

EcoHealth

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 234-247

  Bonwitt, Jesse ^a   Kelly, Ann H ^b,c   Ansumana, Rashid ^d   Agbla, Schadrac ^e   Sahr, Foday ^f   Saez, Almudena Mari ^g   Borchert, Matthias ^g   Kock, Richard ^h   Fichet Calvet, Elisabeth ⁱ  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d Mercy Hospital Research Laboratory   (Sierra Leone)

^e MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SIERRA LEONE   (Sierra Leone)

^g CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^h ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

consumption; human rodent interaction; hunting; Lassa fever; Mastomys natalensis; mixed method

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LASSA FEVER; LASSA VIRUS; LIBERIA; MOUSE; MURINE; RAT; SIERRA LEONE; TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LASSA FEVER; LASSA VIRUS; LIBERIA; MICE; MURINAE; RATS; SIERRA LEONE;

EID: 84958753063     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-016-1098-8     Document Type: Article

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