Journal of Veterinary Health Science(JVHS)

Arsi University College of Veterinary Medicine and Environmental Science, Asella, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  A Retrospective Study on Rabies and Assessment of community awareness, attitude and practices in and around Asella town, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Adugna Geresu Wake*, Takele Tesgera Hurisa, Yonas Gizaw Habtemichael and Teshale Sori
  
  Rabies is one of the major public health problems in most parts of the developing world, where the domestic dogs and other animals play a principal role as a reservoir and transmitter of the disease to humans. This study aimed at retrospectively investigating occurrence human exposure to suspected rabid animals in Asella and surrounding. In addition, a questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of the community about the rabies from February 2022 to June 2022. A total of 634 human bite cases were recorded from 2020 to 2022. Of these, 261 (41.17%; 95% CI: 37.31 – 45.11) were female while the remaining 373 (58.83%; 95% CI: 54.89 – 62.69) were male. The majority of the victims (55.05%; 95% CI: 51.08 – 58.97) were children less than 15 years of age followed by youth aged 16 – 30 years (26.66%; 95% CI: 23.25 – 30.28), individ.. Read More»
  

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