Cattle farmer awareness and behavior regarding prevention of zoonotic disease transmission in Senegal

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.crpLivestock and Fishen_US
cg.contributor.donorMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Finlanden_US
cg.coverage.countrySenegalen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2SNen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/1059924x.2015.1010068en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1545-0813en_US
cg.issue2en_US
cg.journalJournal of Agromedicineen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriAGRI-HEALTHen_US
cg.subject.ilriCATTLEen_US
cg.subject.ilriEMERGING DISEASESen_US
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen_US
cg.subject.ilriZOONOTIC DISEASESen_US
cg.volume20en_US
dc.contributor.authorTebug, Stanly Fonen_US
dc.contributor.authorKamga-Waladjo, A.R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorEma, P.J.N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMuyeneza, C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKane, O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSeck, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLy, M.T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLo, M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-20T10:55:20Zen_US
dc.date.available2015-05-20T10:55:20Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/66314en_US
dc.titleCattle farmer awareness and behavior regarding prevention of zoonotic disease transmission in Senegalen_US
dcterms.abstractLivestock farmers are known to be at high risk of exposure to zoonosis. A convenience survey to assess Senegalese traditional cattle farmers’ knowledge and attitudes regarding zoonotic diseases with reference to bovine brucellosis was conducted. A total of 222 cattle farmers were interviewed. Just over a quarter (30.1%) of the study participants knew or had heard of zoonotic diseases, whereas 6.8% knew at least one mode of transmission. Rabies was the most named zoonotic disease by farmers who knew zoonosis. Meanwhile, no farmer had heard of bovine brucellosis. Identification of zoonotic disease varied significantly by farmer’s main activity. All farmers reported that they drink milk produced on their cattle farms, and 95.0% drank fresh milk without prior heat treatment. A majority of farmers (70.3%) regularly assist animals during parturition and abortion without protective gloves. Farmers were less likely to assist animals if they had attended formal education. This study reports low knowledge of zoonotic infections and low compliance to control practices. Investigations on possible zoonotic infections, tailored zoonotic disease control programs including disease awareness creation and improved farm management are strongly recommended.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2015-04-23en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTebug, S.F., Kamga-Waladjo, A.R., Ema, P.J.N., Muyeneza, C., Kane, O., Seck, A., Ly, M.T. and Lo, M. 2015. Cattle farmer awareness and behavior regarding prevention of zoonotic disease transmission in Senegal. Journal of Agromedicine 20(2):217-224.en_US
dcterms.extentp. 217-224en_US
dcterms.issued2015-04-03en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.publisherInforma UK Limiteden_US
dcterms.subjectanimal diseasesen_US
dcterms.subjecthealthen_US
dcterms.subjectzoonosesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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