Risk Factors for Wildlife-Transmitted Diseases in Communities Engaged in Wildlife Consumption- A Case Study on Neotropical Echinococcosis
Menajovsky, María Fernanda (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)
San José, Adrià (Climate and Health Group)
Alvares Oliveira, Marcela (Fundação Universidade Federal de Rondônia)
Campos-Silva, João V (Instituto Juruá)
Perez-Peña, Pedro (Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana)
Hernández-Guevara, José Eduard (Universidad Nacional Agraria de la Selva)
Bosmediano, Jhon (Universidad Cientifica del Perú)
Saldaña, Joe (Comunidad de Manejo de Fauna Silvestre en la Amazonía y en Latinoamérica)
Del Moral Sachetti, Fernando (Universidad Maimónides. Centro de Ciencias Naturales, Ambientales y Antropológicas)
Meza Sánchez, Graciela Rocío (National University of the Peruvian Amazon)
Rodó, Xavier (Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal))
Mayor Aparicio, Pedro Ginés (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)

Additional title:	Factores de riesgo de enfermedades transmitidas por la fauna silvestre en comunidades dedicadas al consumo de fauna silvestre : un estudio de caso sobre la equinococosis neotropical
Date:	2025
Abstract:	Neotropical echinococcosis (NE) is a neglected zoonotic disease in tropical Latin America caused by Echinococcus vogeli. This study analyzed behavioral factors influencing NE transmission across 52 settlements, including rural and urban sites (285 respondents) within its distribution range. Of the surveyed communities, cysts in pacas associated with E. vogeli were reported in 86. 5 % of Amazonian rural communities, 75. 0 % of Amazonian cities, and 75. 0 % of non-Amazonian rural areas. However, only 43. 7 % of respondents in Amazonian rural communities and 23. 1 % in non-Amazonian rural communities perceived these lesions as dangerous. Discarded livers were often fed to dogs, particularly in Amazonian rural (62. 0 %) and non-Amazonian rural (43. 6 %) communities, perpetuating the parasite's cycle. Routine dog deworming was also infrequent in rural areas (13. 1 % in Amazonian rural and 38. 5 % in non-Amazonian rural communities) in comparison to Amazonian cities (72. 7 %). Additionally, limited access to healthcare in rural regions likely delays diagnoses, worsening disease outcomes. Human activities, such as handling wild meat and feeding infected organs to dogs, are key to disease transmission. High-risk practices for E. vogeli transmission are significantly more frequent in rural communities. Preventive strategies should focus on wildlife handling and domestic animal sanitation to reduce NE and other zoonotic diseases related to the wild meat chain, especially in rural areas.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Neotropical echinococcosis ; Ehinococcus vogeli ; Wild meat ; Dogs ; Amazon ; Behaviours ; SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Published in:	Acta Tropica, Vol. 268 Núm. 107701 (2025) , p. 107701, ISSN 1873-6254
Related work:	Mayor Aparicio, Pedro Ginés; Menajovsky, Maria Fernanda; San José Plana, Adrià; Alvares Oliveira, Marcela; campos e silva, joao vitor; Pedro Pérez Peña; Hernández Guevara, José Eduard; Bosmediano Ramirez, Jhon Lenner; Saldaña Rojas, Joe Sixto; Del Moral Sachetti, J. Fernando; Meza sanchez, Graciela Rocio; Rodó, Xavier, 2025, "Replication Data for "Risk Factors for Wildlife-Transmitted Diseases in Communities Engaged in Wildlife Consumption- A Case Study on Polycystic Echinococcosis", CORA.Repositori de Dades de Recerca, V1 https://doi.org/10.34810/data2419

DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2025.107701
PMID: 40550445

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