Knowledge, attitude and practices about zoonoses with reference to Campylobacteriosis in a rural area of West Bengal.
Campylobacteriosis is a leading cause of zoonotic diarrhoea in the developed as well as developing countries. Domestic animals particularly the poultry act as a source of human infections. Domestic animal rearing is a very common practice in India particularly in rural areas. The present study of KAP of Zoonosis showed 68.2 % of 500 families interviewed did not have knowledge about zoonotic diseases in rural Bengal and not a single family had any idea of Campylobacter infections.
Chattopadhyay
U K
UK
All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health, Department of Microbiology, Kolkata.
Rashid
M
M
Sur
S K
SK
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D012423:Rural Health; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology*