Sierra Leone’s bushmeat markets pose serious health hazards – we studied two for six months to find solutions
(2024)
Newspaper / Magazine
Jenkins, J., Brown, H., Hanson, T., & Lawundeh, W. (2024). Sierra Leone’s bushmeat markets pose serious health hazards – we studied two for six months to find solutions. [https://theconversation.com/sierra-leones-bushmeat-markets-pose-serious-health-hazards-we-studied-two-for-six-months-to-find-solutions-229061]
Dr Jack Jenkins' Outputs (3)
The urban motorcycle taxi sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: needs, practices and equity issues (2024)
Journal Article
Owino, F., Peters, K., Jenkins, J., Opiyo, P., Chetto, R., Ntramah, S., …Hayombe, P. (2024). The urban motorcycle taxi sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: needs, practices and equity issues. Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 12(1), Article 2354400. https://doi.org/10.1080/21650020.2024.2354400Motorcycle taxis in Sub-Saharan Africa are an essential component of the urban transport mix, providing vital services - such as access to markets, education and health facilities - to city dwellers across the continent. Transport regulators and poli... Read More about The urban motorcycle taxi sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: needs, practices and equity issues.
Human-animal entanglements in bushmeat trading in Sierra Leone: An ethnographic assessment of a potential zoonotic interface (2024)
Journal Article
Jenkins, J., Lawundeh, W., Hanson, T., & Brown, H. (2024). Human-animal entanglements in bushmeat trading in Sierra Leone: An ethnographic assessment of a potential zoonotic interface. PLoS ONE, 19(3), Article e0298929. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0298929‘Bushmeat’ markets are often portrayed as chaotic spaces where exotic wild animals are sold. They are hypothesized to be important sites for zoonotic disease transmission, given the prolonged and intense nature of the cross-species encounters that oc... Read More about Human-animal entanglements in bushmeat trading in Sierra Leone: An ethnographic assessment of a potential zoonotic interface.