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dc.contributor.authorMiriti, Gervase
dc.contributor.authorKarani, Caroline
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-31T06:04:30Z
dc.date.available2022-08-31T06:04:30Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.identifier.citationMiriti,G. & Karani,C.(2022,June 28-30).Comparative awareness on Zoonoses between residents of Igembe Central at the human-wildlife interface and inhabitants of the non-wildlife zones of Tigania West, Meru County, Kenya.[Paper Presentation].The Inaugural Meru University of Science and Technology International Conference, Meru.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.must.ac.ke/handle/123456789/774
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Zoonoses are infectious diseases transmitted from vertebrate animals to humans. Persons with low knowledge and exposure to wildlife and domestic animals or their products are at higher risk. Extensive research and public health surveillance for timely response through One Health framework is necessary to stop possible cross-species pathogen exchange between animals and humans. This study compared the knowledge on zoonoses between residents at the wildlife-interface zone of Meru National Park, and non-wildlife areas of Tigania West Sub County, Meru Kenya. Methods: Data were collected simultaneously in both wildlife interface zone and non-wildlife zone and compared. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data for differences in awareness between the two areas. Results: The knowledge on zoonoses in the non-wildlife interface zone of Tigania West Sub-County was statistically significant at p< .05. Tigania West residents more aware of zoonoses than their counterparts living next to Meru National Park. χ² (1, N=525) =84.965, p< .001. Conclusion: The residents of Igembe Central had scanty knowledge on zoonoses despite closer proximity to the wildlife conservancy. This community was considerably at higher risk of contracting zoonoses than persons at the non-wildlife zones. Awareness creation through one health strategy is necessary as a deterrent measure.en_US
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dc.publisherMeru University of Science and Technologyen_US
dc.subjectZoonosesen_US
dc.subjectone healthen_US
dc.subjectMeru National Parken_US
dc.subjectwildlife interface zoneen_US
dc.subjectwildlife zonesen_US
dc.titleComparative awareness on Zoonoses between residents of Igembe Central at the human-wildlife interface and inhabitants of the non-wildlife zones of Tigania West, Meru County, Kenya/en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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