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Status of Rabies in Selected Pastoral Districts of Borena Zone Oromia Regional State, Southern Ethiopia
ISSN: 2582 - 6751
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Status of Rabies in Selected Pastoral Districts of Borena Zone Oromia Regional State, Southern Ethiopia
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Publisher: Athenaeum Scientific Publishers
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Abstract
Abstract The assessment was conducted to in pastoral districts of southern part of Ethiopia to discover status of rabies in human and animals in the area. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was administered to pastoral communities, professionals working with animals and human to collect information on the status of rabies both in animals and human. Data on human and animals bite by rabid dogs in the past two years was also collected. In addition, human and animal death in past two years also recorded. This survey revealed that rabies is one of public health problems of the area. The communities keep a dog to use as a guard for their livestock and compound but they do not vaccinate their dogs because communities have no information about the availability of vaccines for rabies and some of them complains absence of vaccine supply in the area. The presence of a high number of stray do...
