Free-Roaming Dogs in Nepal: Demographics, Health and Public Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 29-40

  Massei, G ^a   Fooks, A R ^a,b   Horton, D L ^a,c   Callaby, R ^a   Sharma, K ^d   Dhakal, I P ^e   Dahal, U ^f  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d Himalayan Rescue Association   (Nepal)

^e Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU)   (Nepal)

^f Department of Livestock Services   (Nepal)

Author keywords

KAP analysis; mortality; parasites; rabies vaccination and immunity; reproduction; stray dogs

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; RABIES VACCINE; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VACCINE;

ANCYLOSTOMA BRAZILIENSE; ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BABESIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY CONSTITUTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPYLIDIUM CANINUM; DOG; ECTOPARASITE; ENDOPARASITE; FECES; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LITTER SIZE; MESOCESTOIDEA; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOAD; POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; SKIN; TAENIA; TOXASCARIS LEONINA; TOXOCARA CANIS; TRYPANOSOMA; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; DOG DISEASES; MALE; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEPAL; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RABIES; VACCINES;

EID: 84977499192     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/zph.12280     Document Type: Article

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