Volume 29, Number 4—April 2023
Research
Mapping Global Bushmeat Activities to Improve Zoonotic Spillover Surveillance by Using Geospatial Modeling
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![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.](/eid/images/22-1022-F3.jpg)
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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