| Autor: |
Laibané Dieudonné Dahourou, Madi Savadogo, Rayandwendé Arnaud Stéphane Tapsoba, Bénéwendé Aristide Kaboré, Almamy Konaté, Mamadou Zerbo, Hyacinthe Victor Guigma, Lalidia Bruno Ouoba, Sandaogo Hamidou Ouandaogo, Lamouni Habibata Zerbo, Amadou Traoré |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Veterinary and Animal Science, Vol 14, Iss , Pp 100205- (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2451-943X |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.vas.2021.100205 |
| Popis: |
Rabies is a prioritized zoonotic disease in Burkina Faso and is known as a major zoonotic disease with high public health importance. This investigation was conducted to assess community knowledge, dog ecology and demographics, and factors associated with dog vaccination against rabies in the urban and rural areas of Dedougou. Three hundred and sixteen (316) dog-owning households were surveyed in the rural and urban areas of Dedougou using a semi-structured questionnaire. Among participants, 55.7% lived in rural area, and 59.8% were farmers. Only 34.5% of participants had satisfactory knowledge of rabies. About 22% were aware of the required age of dogs’ primo vaccination against rabies while 55.7% knew the frequency of booster vaccination. Participants living in households with less than five persons were significantly more likely to be aware of rabies than those living in households with the higher number of persons (P |
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