One health: Collaboration, recent research and developments in the global effort to eliminate Rabies

Dedmon, Robert E.; Briggs, Deborah J.; Lembo, Tiziana; Cleaveland, Sarah

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.1833

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“…The projected total population of the district in 2014 from the 2007 national census is 246, 381 residing in 51,652 households. Among which 3, 094 (5.99%) are urban households and 48,558(94.01%) are rural households [ 15 ] residing in 36 rural and 3 urban kebeles (Kebele is the smallest administrative unit in Ethiopia) [ 16 ]. The study was conducted from January 16-February 14, 2015.…”

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Community Health Seeking Behavior for Suspected Human and Animal Rabies Cases, Gomma District, Southwest Ethiopia

hiwot

Sime

et al. 2016

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BackgroundTimely presentation to appropriate health service provider of sick animals/humans from zoonotic diseases like rabies is important for early case/outbreak detection and management. However, data on community’s health seeking practice for rabies in Ethiopia is limited. Therefore the objective of this study was to determine community’s health seeking behavior on rabies, Southwest Ethiopia.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted from January 16-February 14, 2015 to collect data from 808 respondents where the respondents were selected using multistage sampling technique. Data were collected using interviewer administered structured questionnaire by trained epidemiology graduate level students. Data were entered to Epidata version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 20 for windows.ResultEight hundred three (99.4%) respondents participated in the study. Out of 28 respondents who reported their family members’ exposure to rabies, 8 of them replied that the exposed family members sought treatment from traditional healers. More than nine in ten respondents perceived that humans and domestic animals with rabies exposure should seek help of which 85% of them suggested modern health care facilities as the preferred management option for the sick humans and domestic animals. However, among those who reported sick domestic animals, near to 72% of them had either slaughtered for human consumption, sold immediately, visited traditional healer, given home care or did nothing for the sick domestic animals.ConclusionMajority of the respondents had favorable perception of seeking treatment from modern health care facilities for rabies. However, significant number of them had managed inappropriately for the sick domestic animals from rabies. Hence, raising awareness of the community about management of sick domestic animals from rabies and the need for reporting to both human and animal health service providers is needed.

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Community Health Seeking Behavior for Suspected Human and Animal Rabies Cases, Gomma District, Southwest Ethiopia

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“…La vigilancia epidemiológica es uno de los pilares de los programas de control de enfermedades, a pesar de ello, en los países en vías de desarrollo es usual que existan carencias de infraestructura dedicada a estos programas, destacándose las zoonosis que tienen la particularidad de necesitar una concatenación de acciones colaborativas desde la Medicina Veterinaria y la Medicina Humana (43,44). La vigilancia es un elemento crítico en el control y erradicación de enfermedades infecciosas, permite la detección y reporte temprano de los casos, que es vital para iniciar respuestas tempranas y permite tomar decisiones informadas respecto a los puntos críticos donde debe intensificarse los esfuerzos del equipo.…”

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Rabies in Latin America

Ruiz

Chavez

2010

Neurological Research

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Many challenges to the successful eradication of canine and non-canine rabies have been identified: among these are issues related to vaccine supply, the increase in transmission of canine rabies in certain areas, the presence of bat rabies in geographically inaccessible areas and lack of active action at local level. New strategies for systems information, networking and education are needed. Effective decentralization, adequate reallocation of resources, constant active surveillance, active local community participation and aggressive health education, might be some of the strategies that could prove to be helpful. More investment (funding and resources) and a very strong political commitment are needed to be able to eradicate this deadly disease.

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“…Departments of State and Agriculture, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In many regions of the world, the One Health approach is being used to improve capability and capacity to understand and respond to infectious disease events (15)(16)(17)(18)(19). This involves identifying the underlying drivers of disease emergence, targeting high-risk pathways and regions, and strengthening cross-sectoral collaboration in disease prevention, investigation, and response through the sharing of resources and expertise across traditionally isolated sectors (3,20,21).…”

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Ecological Approaches to Studying Zoonoses

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Concern over emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and a better understanding of their causes has resulted in increasing recognition of the linkages among human, animal, and ecosystem health. It is now well recognized that human activities can promote the emergence of infectious diseases through the large-scale modification of natural environments and inadvertent vectoring (e.g., international trade and travel). These perturbations can alter the ecological and evolutionary relationships among humans, wildlife, and the pathogens that move between them, resulting in disease emergence. In recent years, the rise in zoonotic EIDs has not only increased our awareness of the need for cross-sectoral collaborations, but has also highlighted the disconnect between current ecological theory and biological reality. As the One Health movement continues to gain steam, further integration of ecological approaches into the One Health framework will be required. We discuss the importance of ecological methods and theory to the study of zoonotic diseases by (i) discussing key ecological concepts and approaches, (ii) reviewing methods of studying wildlife diseases and their potential applications for zoonoses, and (iii) identifying future directions in the One Health movement.

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One health: Collaboration, recent research and developments in the global effort to eliminate Rabies

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Community Health Seeking Behavior for Suspected Human and Animal Rabies Cases, Gomma District, Southwest Ethiopia

Community Health Seeking Behavior for Suspected Human and Animal Rabies Cases, Gomma District, Southwest Ethiopia

Rabies in Latin America

Ecological Approaches to Studying Zoonoses

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