Zootherapy as a potential pathway for zoonotic spillover: a mixed-methods study of the use of animal products in medicinal and cultural practices in Nigeria.
Sagan FriantJesse BonwittWilfred A AyambemNzube M IfebuemeAlobi O AlobiOshama M OtukpaAndrew J BennettCorrigan SheaJessica M RothmanTony L GoldbergJerry K JackaPublished in: One health outlook (2022)
Epidemiological investigations of zoonoses and public health interventions that aim to reduce zoonotic exposures should explicitly consider zootherapy as a potential pathway for disease transmission and consider the sociocultural and environmental contexts of their use in health messaging and interventions.