Community rabies knowledge and pet vaccination practices after a skunk rabies outbreak in Eddy County, New Mexico.
J Am Vet Med Assoc
; 246(11): 1242-7, 2015 Jun 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine percentages of domestic cats and dogs vaccinated against rabies, identify barriers to vaccination, and assess knowledge about rabies in a semirural New Mexico community after a skunk rabies outbreak.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional, door-to-door, bilingual, community-based participatory survey. SAMPLE 366 residential properties in Eddy County, NM. PROCEDURES The New Mexico Department of Health and CDC administered surveys and analyzed data.RESULTS:
Individuals at 247 of the 366 residential properties participated in the survey. One hundred eighty of the 247 (73%) households owned a dog (n = 292) or cat (163). Cats were more likely than dogs to not have an up-to-date rabies vaccination status (prevalence ratio, 3.2; 95% confidence interval, 2.3 to 4.4). Cost and time or scheduling were the most frequently identified barriers to vaccination. One hundred sixty (65%) respondents did not know livestock can transmit rabies, 78 (32%) did not know rabies is fatal, and 89 (36%) did not know a bat scratching a person can be an exposure. Only 187 (76%) respondents indicated they would contact animal control if they saw a sick skunk, and only 166 (67%) indicated they would contact animal control if bitten by a dog they did not own. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Findings indicated that rabies vaccination prevalence among pet dogs and cats was low, despite the fact that the region had experienced a skunk rabies outbreak during the previous 2 years. In addition, substantial percentages of respondents did not have correct knowledge of rabies or rabies exposure.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Raiva
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Vacina Antirrábica
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Doenças do Gato
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Doenças do Cão
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Mexico
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article