@article{fdi:010075383,
  title = {{U}nderstanding {E}bola virus and other zoonotic transmission risks through human-bat contacts : exploratory study on knowledge, attitudes and practices in {S}outhern {C}ameroon},
  author = {{B}audel, {H}. and {D}e {N}ys, {H}{\'e}l{\`e}ne and {M}poudi {N}gole, {E}. and {P}eeters, {M}artine and {D}esclaux, {A}lice},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he ecology of {E}bola virus ({EBV}) remains largely unknown, but the previous detection of viral {RNA} and anti-{EBV} antibodies in {A}frican bats suggests that they might play a role in the {EBV} reservoir. {M}oreover, {A}frican bats also carry other potentially zoonotic agents such as {H}enipah-like viruses, coronaviruses and lyssaviruses. {T}oday only little information is available on interactions between humans and bats. {T}he objective of our exploratory study was to describe the extent and modes of contacts between humans and bats in southern {C}ameroon, considered as an area at risk for future {EBV} outbreaks. {T}he survey was conducted in 11 villages of four distinct rural areas in southern {C}ameroon. {A} total of 135 respondents were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires, between {F}ebruary and {M}ay 2017. {T}he study showed that direct contacts between bats and humans are relatively common. {B}at bushmeat appeared to be an occasional meat resource; 40% of respondents consume bats with a median annual consumption of three, and 28% of respondents hunt them. {A}bout 22% of the respondents reported children catching bats. {I}ndirect contact also appeared to be common; 55% of hunters use caves as shelters and 67% of interviewees eat fruits previously chewed by bats. {B}at consumption varied significantly between regions (from 0% to 87%) and between pygmies and bantus in the extreme south-east of {C}ameroon. {T}he study revealed considerable diversity in practices among interviewees, most of them being subsistence cultivators and relying on self-hunted bushmeat. {G}eographical diversity of contacts and perceptions regarding bats in {C}ameroon emphasizes the need to adjust zoonotic pathogen surveillance and education campaigns to the specificities of the communities and their context of interaction with wildlife.},
  keywords = {{FIEVRE} {HEMORRAGIQUE} ; {TRANSMISSION} ; {VIRUS} ; {ECOLOGIE} ; {RESERVOIR} ; {ANTHROPOLOGIE} {DE} {LA} {SANTE} ; {COMMUNAUTE} {VILLAGEOISE} ; {CONSOMMATION} {ALIMENTAIRE} ; {SYSTEME} {DE} {REPRESENTATIONS} ; {ZONE} {FORESTIERE} ; {ENQUETE} ; {RISQUE} {SANITAIRE} ; {CHAUVE} {SOURIS} ; {CAMEROUN} {SUD}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{Z}oonoses and {P}ublic {H}ealth},
  volume = {66},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {288--295},
  ISSN = {1863-1959},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1111/zph.12563},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075383},
}