RT Journal
A1 Hampton T
T1 SMuggled wildlife products seized at us airports harbor zoonotic viruses
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD February 22
VO 307
IS 8
SP 769
OP 770
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.178
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.178
AB 
Although health experts have always been aware of risks posed by contact with certain species of wildlife, including nonhuman primates and rodents, “it hasn't been possible to quantify the risk posed by smuggled products of these species entering the United States,” said Kristine Smith, DVM, the study's lead author. “This pilot study has developed the methodology to begin to achieve this goal,” said Smith, an associate director for health and policy at EcoHealth Alliance, an international nonprofit conservation organization based in New York City.