ID | 32829 |
JaLCDOI | |
フルテキストURL | |
著者 |
Kato, Masahiko
Okayama University
Inukai, Yoshihide
Okayama University
Kira, Shohei
Okayama University
|
抄録 | We estimated the number of stray dogs in Kathmandu, Nepal, where human rabies cases still occur, and in Shimotsui, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. In Kathmandu, the stray dog density was 2,930 stray dogs/km2, and the ratio of stray dogs to humans was 1:4.7. In Shimotsui, the density was 225 stray dogs/km2, and the ratio was 1:5.2. Since the stray dog population in Nepal is very large, one of the measures used to prevent dog bites and dog-acquired infections such as rabies is an effort to capture stray dogs. Another such measure is an effort to decrease the availability of food for stray dogs. We also organized health education programs in both Nepal and Okayama Prefecture, Japan, which involved a course on the prevention of dog bites and subsequent infections. After each course, a questionnaire survey was conducted. The results suggest that the course participants understood these important preventive methods. In addition to the measures mentioned above and the routine vaccination of dogs, this health education course is recommended as a long-term preventive program |
キーワード | dog
rabies
dog density
dog bite
health education
|
Amo Type | Article
|
出版物タイトル |
Acta Medica Okayama
|
発行日 | 2003-10
|
巻 | 57巻
|
号 | 5号
|
出版者 | Okayama University Medical School
|
開始ページ | 261
|
終了ページ | 266
|
ISSN | 0386-300X
|
NCID | AA00508441
|
資料タイプ |
学術雑誌論文
|
言語 |
英語
|
論文のバージョン | publisher
|
査読 |
有り
|
PubMed ID | |
Web of Science KeyUT |