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Khan, Ahmed S |
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Sesay, Sanie S. S. |
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2016-11-16T16:22:20Z |
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2016-11-16T16:22:20Z |
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2015-03-11 |
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2212-9790 |
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http://library2.smu.ca/handle/01/26659 |
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In this article, we frame issues around food security and the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and discuss the potential contribution of interrelated factors like seafood access, bush meat consumption, and public health concerns with the recent outbreak. Since seafood is a major dietary constituent in the affected countries, we posit that seafood unavailability due to unsustainable fishing practices and global change may increase the demand for bush meat and the risk of exposure to zoonosis such as Ebola through hunting and wildlife interactions. We discuss the potential contribution of these contextual drivers to public health within the wider milieu of changing climate, habitat disruptions, human migration and its implication for adaptive capacity, resilience and environmental governance. We conclude with policy options and research directives in addressing regional food security challenges, maritime policy, and emerging global health concerns. |
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Springer |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40152-015-0020-2 |
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© Khan and Sesay; licensee Springer. 2015
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. |
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Ebola virus disease -- Africa, West |
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Food security -- Africa, West |
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Fisheries -- Africa, West |
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Public health -- Africa, West |
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Wildlife as food -- Africa, West |
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Seafood insecurity, bush meat consumption, and public health emergency in West Africa: Did we miss the early warning signs of an Ebola epidemic? |
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Text |
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Maritime Studies 14, 3. (2015) |
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Copyright statement:
© Khan and Sesay; licensee Springer. 2015
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited.