Participation of women and children in hunting activities in Sierra Leone and implications for control of zoonotic infections.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Jesse Bonwitt, Martin Kandeh, Michael Dawson, Rashid Ansumana, Foday Sahr, Ann H Kelly, Hannah Brown
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Mende
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005699; https://doaj.org/article/d9d67ee58151402f90a5ac8dcd518fe3

The emergence of infectious diseases of zoonotic origin highlights the need to understand social practices at the animal-human interface. This study provides a qualitative account of interactions between humans and wild animals in predominantly Mende villages of southern Sierra Leone. We conducted f...