Live and Wet Markets: Food Access versus the Risk of Disease Emergence
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Emerging zoonotic diseases exert a significant burden on human health and have considerable socioeconomic impact worldwide. In Asia, live animals as well as animal products are commonly sold in informal markets. The interaction of humans, live domestic animals for sale, food products, and wild and scavenging animals, creates a risk for emerging infectious diseases. Such markets have been in the spotlight as sources of zoonotic viruses, for example, avian influenza viruses and coronaviruses, Here, we bring data together on the global impact of live and wet markets on the emergence of zoonotic diseases. We discuss how benefits can be maximized and risks minimized and conclude that current regulations should be implemented or revised, to mitigate the risk of new diseases emerging in the future.
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Informal, traditional fresh produce markets have many benefits for local populations, including low prices, ease of access, availability of preferred fresh and traditional foods, income-earning opportunities for women, worker independence, and attractions for tourists.
“Informal, traditional fresh produce markets have many benefits for local populations, including low prices, ease of access, availability of preferred fresh and traditional foods, income-earning opportunities for women, worker independence, and attractions for tourists (Naguib et al., 2021).”
From Burden of foodborne disease in low-income and middle-income countries and opportunities for scaling food safety interventions (2023) · cites this paper as Naguib et al., 2021
In “Live and Wet Markets and Emerging Diseases” (page unavailable), the paper describes accessible markets offering traditional, well-liked foods and attracting tourists. In “Is This the Final Call for Live Animal Market Closure?” (page unavailable), it identifies low prices, accessibility, and livelihoods as benefits. It does not substantiate income-earning opportunities specifically for women or worker independence, and its discussion centers on live and wet markets rather than fresh-produce markets specifically. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Authors
- Naguib, M. M., Li, R., Ling, J., Grace, D., Nguyen-Viet, H., & Lindahl, J. F.
- Affiliations
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- University of Greenwich (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Lindahl, Johanna F.
- Venue
- Trends in Microbiology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-07
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 573-581
- ISSN
- 0966-842X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC9189808
- OpenAlex
- W3135358412
- Cited by
- 106
- References
- 66
- Citations by year
- 2026: 24 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 5 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 2.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Trends in Microbiology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Epsilon Open Archive (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet biblioteket (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)) (acceptedVersion)
- KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Greater South Information System
- Funders
- Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas (2016-00364, 2018–02569)
- Vetenskapsrådet (2016-00364, 2018–02569)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Safety and Hygiene
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Keywords
- live animal markets, wet markets, zoonoses, emerging infectious diseases, food access, avian influenza, coronavirus, market regulation, informal markets
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, Animals, Asia, Birds, Commerce, Crowding, Food, Influenza in Birds, Humans, Influenza, Human, Orthomyxoviridae Infections, Zoonoses, Communicable Diseases, Emerging
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