Abstract
Concern about emerging and re-emerging diseases plays an increasing role in conservation and management of both captive and free-ranging nonhuman primates (NHPs). Managers and policy makers must formulate conservation plans in an arena plagued by uncertainty, complexity, emotion, and politics. The risk analysis paradigm provides a framework that brings together scientists and policy experts to make better decisions for both people and animals. Risk analysis is a multidisciplinary, science-based process that provides an organized and logical approach for incorporating scientific information into policy development in the real world. By blending four specific goal-oriented stages-hazard identification, risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication-one can logically assess the probability that an adverse event, such as the introduction of an emerging disease into a naïve population, will occur. The following is a review of this process as it pertains to NHP conservation and risks associated with infectious diseases.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 855-867 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | American journal of primatology |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2006 |
Keywords
- Disease risk
- Health risk
- Nonhuman primate
- Risk analysis
- Risk assessment
- Risk management