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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Infectious Diseases: Epidemiology and Prevention
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1424007

Human animal contact to inform zoonotic disease risk across gradients of agricultural land use change in Central River Region CRR of The Gambia (ZooContact): A formative study

Provisionally accepted
Aliyu N. Ahmed Aliyu N. Ahmed 1*Kimberly Fornace Kimberly Fornace 2Takuya Iwamura Takuya Iwamura 3Kris A. Murray Kris A. Murray 4
  • 1 MRC Unit The Gambia, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, Fajara, Gambia
  • 2 Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
  • 3 Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland., Geneva, Switzerland
  • 4 Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Atlantic Boulevard, Fajara, The Gambia., Fajara, Gambia

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    biodiversity assessment. For survey effort, one field assistant interviewed 25 participants per week. It took a total of one (1) hour to complete an interview including random household selection, consenting, and questionnaire interview.The pilot study confirmed the feasibility of the research and informed the design of the larger study. Key parameters, such as community access, acceptability, recruitment success, and logistical requirements, allowed for robust sample size calculations and realistic project cost estimates. Additionally, the study enabled the research team to familiarize themselves with the communities and refine the full study methods

    Keywords: Human animal contact, contact, Land-use, zoonosis, risk, Agriculture, spillover

    Received: 26 Apr 2024; Accepted: 12 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Ahmed, Fornace, Iwamura and Murray. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Aliyu N. Ahmed, MRC Unit The Gambia, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, Fajara, Gambia

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