| Autor: |
Andrea Laconi, Barbara Saracino, Eliana Fattorini, Giuseppe Pellegrini, Massimiano Bucchi, Lucia Bailoni, Alessandra Piccirillo |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
|
| Zdroj: |
Veterinary Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 7, p 426 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2306-7381 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/vetsci10070426 |
| Popis: |
This study analyzed data on the sources and the level of Italians’ awareness on the risk of infection by SARS-CoV-2 at the human–animal interface. Data were collected through a survey-type investigation on a representative sample of the Italian population. Forty-five percent of the interviewees were aware that companion animals could be infected by SARS-CoV-2. However, 29.8% were familiar with preventive measures to adopt to avoid viral transmission between infected humans and companion animals, and only 20.7% knew which companion animals could be at risk of infection. Higher awareness regarding the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission between animals and humans (51.7%) and the measures to prevent it (33.3%) was detected among companion animals’ owners. Notably, 40.4% of interviewees were not informed at all. Television broadcasts (26.4%) represented the main source of information, while only 3.5% of the interviewees relied on veterinarians, of which 31.9% considered this source of information as the most trustworthy. Overall, 72.4% of Italians recognized that the communication campaign on COVID-19 and companion animals was inadequate. This survey highlights the need for increasing the public awareness of the risk of companion animals being infected with SARS-CoV-2 and the involvement of professionals in the public communication on zoonoses. |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
