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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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Figure 3

Predicted priority regions for future survey efforts in urban areas as determined by a model of global bushmeat activities (hunting, preparing, and selling bushmeat) to improve zoonotic spillover surveillance. The 100 priority locations identified are indicated by the necessity for surveillance, a previously described measure (30). Color and size of dots indicate high to low priority of needed surveillance efforts.

Figure 3. Predicted priority regions for future survey efforts in urban areas as determined by a model of global bushmeat activities (hunting, preparing, and selling bushmeat) to improve zoonotic spillover surveillance. The 100 priority locations identified are indicated by the necessity for surveillance, a previously described measure (30). Color and size of dots indicate high to low priority of needed surveillance efforts.

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