Wildlife as Food and Medicine in Brazil: A Neglected Zoonotic Risk?

Wildlife as Food and Medicine in Brazil: A Neglected Zoonotic Risk?

The practice of consuming wild fauna in Brazil is both culturally and socioeconomically questionable. Wild animals and their byproducts are sought for nutritional, medicinal, and/or supernatural reasons, with some taxa (e.g., songbirds) being kept as pets. This practice is concentrated in traditiona...

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Main Authors: Caio Graco Zeppelini, Ianei de Oliveira Carneiro, Poliana Mascarenhas de Abreu, Ann Katelynn Linder, Romulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves, Federico Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
bushmeat
wet market
hunting
ethnobiology
zoonosis
zootherapy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/3/222

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