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. 2017 Sep;23(9):1471–1477. doi: 10.3201/eid2309.161597

Table 4. Reasons for intending to eat meat again from hippopotamuses suspected to have died from anthrax among 65 persons who reported consuming dead hippopotamus meat in a survey conducted after an outbreak of anthrax infections among humans and hippopotamuses living in a game reserve area, Chama District, Zambia, September 2011.

Reason No. (%) respondents*
Lack of side dish 44 (73)
Lack of meat 14 (22)
Hunger 4 (7)
Lack of protein 3 (5)

*Respondents could provide >1 response.