Essays about: "free-roaming dogs"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words free-roaming dogs.
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1. Rabies in rural Cambodia : A pilot study on social acceptance of an oral vaccination campaign of dogs and community rabies awareness
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : Rabies is a deadly zoonotic disease that kills approximately 60,000 people every year, with around 60% of the cases in Asia. There exists no treatment for rabies once symptoms have started to appear and the disease always leads to death of the patient. READ MORE
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2. Participatory communication and community-based rabies elimination in Bang Bon, Bangkok, Thailand
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Rabies is a global epidemic that affects the developing world disproportionally. This deadly disease is largely transmitted to humans via dog bites and is caused and perpetuated by human behaviors, including people not sterilizing and vaccinating dogs. READ MORE
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3. Multispecies Urban Space and History: : Dogs and Other Nonhuman Animals in 19th Century Stockholm
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : This text aims to place nonhuman animals at the core of urban space and history to provide an insight into the life and materiality of dogs in Stockholm 1824-1920. The theoretical possibilities of more-than-human enquiries into history are discussed along with non-human animals as historical beings together with humans creating a common history (Ingold 2000, Whatmore 2002). READ MORE
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4. General health conditions in the dog population of Lilongwe
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : In many cases, disease in the animal population is regarded as only an animal health issue, but may often also constitute a risk to public health. This applies especially in developing countries where people often are living under conditions of extreme poverty and then often in close proximity to their animals. READ MORE
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5. Omvårdnad av gatuhundar på en ABC-klinik i Indien
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : India is the country with the highest prevalence of rabies in the world, with about 20’000 human deaths occurring every year. The country also has a heavy burden of free roaming dogs, mainly because of the high amount of edible waste in the streets, which are the main hosts for the disease. READ MORE