Back to Search
Start Over
Live and Wet Markets: Food Access versus the Risk of Disease Emergence.
- Source :
-
Trends in microbiology [Trends Microbiol] 2021 Jul; Vol. 29 (7), pp. 573-581. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 09. - Publication Year :
- 2021
-
Abstract
- Emerging zoonotic diseases exert a significant burden on human health and have considerable socioeconomic impact worldwide. In Asia, live animals as well as animal products are commonly sold in informal markets. The interaction of humans, live domestic animals for sale, food products, and wild and scavenging animals, creates a risk for emerging infectious diseases. Such markets have been in the spotlight as sources of zoonotic viruses, for example, avian influenza viruses and coronaviruses, Here, we bring data together on the global impact of live and wet markets on the emergence of zoonotic diseases. We discuss how benefits can be maximized and risks minimized and conclude that current regulations should be implemented or revised, to mitigate the risk of new diseases emerging in the future.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Interests There are no interests to declare.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Animals
Asia
Birds virology
COVID-19 transmission
COVID-19 virology
Commerce legislation & jurisprudence
Commerce methods
Communicable Diseases, Emerging prevention & control
Communicable Diseases, Emerging virology
Crowding
Humans
Influenza in Birds transmission
Influenza in Birds virology
Influenza, Human virology
Orthomyxoviridae Infections virology
Zoonoses classification
Zoonoses virology
Commerce standards
Communicable Diseases, Emerging etiology
Food
Orthomyxoviridae Infections transmission
Zoonoses transmission
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1878-4380
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Trends in microbiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33712334
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2021.02.007