TY - JOUR AU - Walz, Emily AU - Wilson, David AU - Stauffer, Jacob AU - Wanduragala, Danushka AU - Stauffer, William AU - Travis, Dominic AU - Alpern, Jonathan T1 - Incentives for Bushmeat Consumption and Importation among West African Immigrants, Minnesota, USA T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 12 SP - 2095 SN - 1080-6059 AB - The knowledge, attitudes, and practices surrounding bushmeat consumption and importation in the United States are not well described. Focus groups of West African persons living in Minnesota, USA, found that perceived risks are low and unlikely to deter consumers. Incentives for importation and consumption were multifactorial in this community. KW - Global health KW - animals, wild KW - emigrants, immigrants, zoonoses, public health, West Africa, Liberia, Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Minnesota, travel medicine, hemorrhagic fever, Ebola, f KW - wild animals KW - emigrants KW - immigrants KW - zoonoses KW - public health KW - Liberia KW - travel medicine KW - hemorrhagic fever KW - Ebola KW - foodborne diseases KW - airports KW - food safety DO - 10.3201/eid2312.170563 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/12/17-0563_article ER - End of Reference