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Health experts warning: Think twice before eating bushmeat

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The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa that killed at least 28,000 people in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, has been linked to the consumption of infected primates. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Are you a consumer of meat from wildlife? Before your next bush cuisine, please take a pose and contemplate the potential risks, because eating bush meat could potentially leave you fighting a deadly disease.

This is according to a report titled ''Eating Wild Animals: Rewards, Risks, and Recommendations'', released by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).

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