ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2016
Animal Husbandry Practices and Perceptions of Zoonotic Infectious Disease Risks Among Livestock Keepers in a Rural Parish of Quito, Ecuador.
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- Key Factors That Enable the Pandemic Potential of RNA Viruses and Inter-Species Transmission: A Systematic Review.Viruses · 2021Pooled it
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- Integrating socio-ecosystemic factors in One Health approaches: a scoping review in zoonotic disease research.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Review
- Guinea pig meat production in South America: Reviewing existing practices, welfare challenges, and opportunities.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2025Review
- A Genetic Tool to Identify Predators Responsible for Livestock Attacks in South America and Recommendations for Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Animal Handling Practice Among Rural Households in Northwest Ethiopia Increases the Risk of Childhood Diarrhea and Exposure to Pathogens From Animal Sources.Environmental health insights · 2024Article
- The development and validation of a survey to measure fecal-oral child exposure to zoonotic enteropathogens: The FECEZ Enteropathogens Index.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
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- Prevention of exposure to zoonoses in rural Latin America: Social ecological factors in a diverse regional context.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2022Review
- The Threshold Effect of Swine Epidemics on the Pig Supply in China.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Antibiotic use by backyard food animal producers in Ecuador: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Multi-Drug ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Antibiotic Resistance Awareness among Undergraduate Students in Quito, Ecuador.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Risk factors for third-generation cephalosporin-resistant and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli carriage in domestic animals of semirural parishes east of Quito, Ecuador.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- "Chicken dumping": Motivations and perceptions in shifting poultry production practices.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2021Article
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Rural Settings in Latin America: A Scoping Review with a One Health Lens.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Social and Environmental Determinants of Community-Acquired Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli in Children Living in Semirural Communities of Quito, Ecuador.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2021Article
- Covid-19 pandemic in the lens of food safety and security.Environmental research · 2021Article
- Environmental Spread of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) ProducingEnvironmental health perspectives · 2021Article
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Abstract
Small-scale livestock production plays an essential role as a source of income and nutrition for households in low- and middle-income countries, yet these practices can also increase risk of zoonotic infectious diseases, especially among young children. To mitigate this risk, there is a need to better understand how livestock producers perceive and manage risks of disease transmission. Twenty semistructured, in-depth interviews were conducted with small-scale livestock producers in a semirural parish of Quito, Ecuador. Interviews explored livestock-raising practices, including animal health-care practices and use of antimicrobials, family members' interactions with livestock and other animals, and perceptions of health risk associated with these practices and activities. Interviews were analyzed for common themes. Awareness of zoonotic disease transmission was widespread, yet few study participants considered raising livestock a significant health risk for themselves or their families. Several study households reported handling and consuming meat or poultry from sick or dead animals and using animal waste as a fertilizer on their crops. Households typically diagnosed and treated their sick animals, occasionally seeking treatment advice from employees of local animal feed stores where medications, including antimicrobials, are available over the counter. Despite a basic understanding of zoonotic disease risk, this study identified several factors, such as the handling and consumption of sick and dead animals and purchasing medications for sick animals over the counter, that potentially increase the risk of zoonotic disease transmission as well as the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance.
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