ArticlePublic health challenges2025
Animal Health Professionals' Knowledge, Risk Perception and Preventive Practices Towards Zoonotic Infections in Cameroon.
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- Breaking professional silos to combat brucellosis: a pilot feasibility and proof-of-concept study of interprofessional education to strengthen healthcare capacity in Côte d'Ivoire.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Knowledge, perceptions, and predictors of zoonotic disease risk among residents of a national park community.BMC research notes · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Animal health professionals act as the first line of defence in zoonosis transmission. By handling animals on a daily basis, they are at risk of contracting zoonotic diseases. However, the lack of data on animal health professional risk perception on zoonotic disease and preventive practices may hamper decision making and policies to fight against transmissible disease at the human-animal and environmental interface. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted between July and December 2022 to investigate the knowledge, risk perceptions and preventive practices towards zoonotic infections among 272 selected veterinarians (81) and para-veterinarians (191) in four regions of Cameroon. Data collection was conducted using questionnaires, and responses were recorded into a binary scale. An ANOVA test was used to assess significant differences in mean knowledge, practice and zoonotic risk perception scores between the two groups of participants, whereas linear regression was done to explore the relationship between demographic characteristic and the knowledge, practice and risk perception. Results: Overall, a mean knowledge score of 0.79 ± 0.15 towards zoonosis was obtained. Gender and educational level significantly ( Conclusion: Reducing the risk of occupationally acquired zoonotic infections requires continuous education and sensitisation of all stakeholders coupled with appropriate infection prevention and control measures. Thus, the implementation of a One Health (OH) strategy as a sustainable solution for controlling zoonotic infection outbreaks through the enhancement of the collaboration among the key OH stakeholders will improve on the OH system's efficiency.
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