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cord-254543-gxwtqqdu	Suwannarong, Kanokwan	Bat consumption in Thailand	2016-01-22		.txt	text/plain	2834	163	62	Communities in which bat guano is mined from caves have extensive exposure to bat excreta, often harvest bats for consumption, and are at risk for bat-borne diseases. METHODS: This rapid ethnographic study was conducted in four provinces of Thailand (Ratchaburi, Sakaeo, Nakorn Sawan, and Phitsanulok), where bat guano was mined and sold during the period April–August 2014. There is an opportunity to reduce the risk of bat-borne diseases in guano-mining communities by strengthening bat conservation efforts and raising awareness of the health risks of bat consumption. Because of the potential for human contact with infected bats, the PREVENT Project, a part of the US Agency for International Development's (USAID) Emerging Pandemic Threats (EPT) Program, decided to conduct this exploratory, rapid ethnographic study. The sites, located in four provinces (Ratchaburi, Sakaeo, Nakorn Sawan, and Phitsanulok), were selected to represent several different ways in which bat guano mining is organized and regulated.	./cache/cord-254543-gxwtqqdu.txt	./txt/cord-254543-gxwtqqdu.txt