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Volume 29, Number 4—April 2023
Research

Mapping Global Bushmeat Activities to Improve Zoonotic Spillover Surveillance by Using Geospatial Modeling

Soushieta JagadeshComments to Author , Cheng Zhao, Ranya Mulchandani, and Thomas P. Van Boeckel
Author affiliations: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland (S. Jagadesh, C. Zhao, R. Mulchandani, T.P. Van Boeckel); Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; One Health Trust, Washington, DC, USA (T.P. Van Boeckel)

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Table 1

Countries with high bushmeat activities in a study to map global bushmeat activities to improve zoonotic spillover surveillance by using geospatial modeling*

Country Area with high probability for bushmeat activities, km2 Land surface area, km2 Percentage of country with high probability for bushmeat activities Region
Equatorial Guinea 13,570 28,050 48.4 Central Africa
Guinea-Bissau 11,064 28,120 39.3 Central Africa
Liberia 28,955 96,320 30.1 West Africa
Malawi 25,498 94,280 27.0 East Africa
Sierra Leone 18,929 72,180 26.2 West Africa
Laos 49,354 230,800 21.4 Southeast Asia
Uganda 34,487 200,520 17.2 East Africa
Vietnam 48,230 310,070 15.6 Southeast Asia
Côte d’Ivoire 43,736 318,000 13.8 West Africa
Cameroon 56,355 472,710 11.9 West Africa

*High bushmeat activities (hunting, preparing, and selling bushmeat) are based on the proportion of high probability (>80%) areas in the ensemble raster.

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