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Kanokwan Suwannarong¹, Sidney Schuler²

¹Center of Excellence for Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases in Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; kanokwan27@yahoo.com.

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Human consumption of bats and exposure to bat guano present significant public health risks. Continued bat consumption, even covertly, maintains a high risk of bat-borne diseases in communities, necessitating enhanced conservation and risk awareness.

Keywords:

Bat Bat Consumption PREVENT Project Thailand USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats Program

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Public Health
Zoonotic Diseases
Conservation Biology

Background:

Human consumption of bats is a growing global public health concern.
Communities involved in bat guano mining face high exposure risks to bat excreta and potential bat-borne diseases.

Purpose of the Study:

To understand behaviors and risk perceptions related to bat conservation, exposure, and consumption in guano-mining communities in Thailand.
To identify factors contributing to the ongoing risk of bat-borne diseases.

Main Methods:

Rapid ethnographic study conducted in four Thai provinces (April-August 2014).
Involved 67 respondents in bat guano mining, packaging, sale, and use.
Data collected via interviews and focus group discussions.

Main Results:

Despite existing bat conservation programs since the 1980s, awareness of conservation benefits and consumption risks was low among respondents.
Bat consumption continues covertly, maintaining a high risk of bat-borne disease transmission.

Conclusions:

Reducing the risk of bat-borne diseases requires strengthening bat conservation and increasing community awareness of consumption-related health hazards.
Further research is recommended to develop and test behavior change strategies to reduce bat consumption.