Knowledge and attitude towards zoonoses among animal health workers and livestock keepers in arusha and Tanga, Tanzania

Tanzania Journal of Health Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Swai, Emanuel S ^a   Schoonman, Luuk ^b   Daborn, Chris J ^c  

^a Veterinary Investigation Centre Arusha   (Tanzania)

^b Tanga Dairy Trust   (Tanzania)

^c Tropical Veterinary Services   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Control; Knowledge; Perception; Risk; Tanzania; Transmission; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL HEALTH WORKER; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EATING HABIT; EGG; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LIVESTOCK; LIVESTOCK KEEPER; MEAT; MILK; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RABIES; TANZANIA; TUBERCULOSIS; WORKER; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 79961097279     PISSN: 18216404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/thrb.v12i4.54709     Document Type: Article

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