Seafood insecurity, bush meat consumption, and public health emergency in West Africa: Did we miss the early warning signs of an Ebola epidemic?

• DOI: 10.1186/s40152-015-0020-2
• Publication Date: 2015-02-18T13:58:44Z
• Authors: Ahmed S Khan; Sanie SS Sesay
• Keywords: Consumption; Resilience; Bushmeat

In this article, we frame issues around food security and the Ebola epidemic in West Africa discuss potential contribution of interrelated factors like seafood access, bush meat consumption, public health concerns with recent outbreak. Since is a major dietary constituent affected countries, posit that unavailability due to unsustainable fishing practices global change may increase demand for risk exposure zoonosis such as through hunting wildlife interactions. We these contextual drivers within wider milieu changing climate, habitat disruptions, human migration its implication adaptive capacity, resilience environmental governance. conclude policy options research directives addressing regional challenges, maritime policy, emerging concerns.