Health experts warning: Think twice before eating bushmeat

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).