title: Foodborne parasites from wildlife: how wild are they?
abstract: The majority of wild foods consumed by humans are sourced from intensively managed or semi-farmed populations. Management practices inevitably affect wildlife density and habitat characteristics, which are key elements in the transmission of parasites. We consider the risk of transmission of foodborne parasites to humans from wildlife maintained under natural or semi-natural conditions. A deeper understanding will be useful in counteracting foodborne parasites arising from the growing industry of novel and exotic foods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark. Electronic address: chk@plen.ku.dk.
authors.forename: Christian M O
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kapel
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Fredensborg
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology*; D005398:Fisheries; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D012758:Shellfish / Q000469:parasitology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*
keywords: foodborne; management; transmissions; wildlife parasites; zoonotic