Aspects of rabies epidemiology in Tsumkwe District, Namibia
dc.contributor.author | Laurenson, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Esterhuysen, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Stander, P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Van Heerden, J. | |
dc.contributor.editor | Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-12-12T07:13:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-12-12T07:13:18Z | |
dc.date.created | 2012 | |
dc.date.issued | 1997 | |
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dc.description.abstract | Aspects of rabies epidemiology were investigated in the Tsumkwe District, Namibia, during December 1993 and January 1994. A cross-sectional seroepidemiological survey for rabies antibodies was carried out in domestic (n = 70) and wild dogs [Lycaon pictus (n = 6)]. An overall seroprevalence rate of 30 % was found in domestic dogs, but it must be borne in mind that seroconversion can result from infections from either rabies or rabies-related viruses. Older dogs were more likely to be seropositive and there was spatial and temporal clustering of seropositivity. No wild dogs were found seropositive. A demographic survey of the domestic-dog population in the area showed that the total dog-population size was 132, or 0,027 dogs per square km . The dog population consisted mainly of young dogs with a median age of 1 ,5 years, and had a female bias of 0,63 males per female. Questionnaire surveys suggested that spotted hyaenas (Crocuta crocuta) and black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) were the most common larger carnivores found in and around villages, and that dogs were kept mainly for guarding. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | British Ecological Society, with indirect help from Grand Canyon Spur, Windhoek. Ministry of Environment and Tourism. WWF (US). | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Laurenson, K, Esterhuysen, J, Stander, P & Van Heerden, J 1997, 'Aspects of rabies epidemiology in Tsumkwe District, Namibia’. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 39-45. . | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0330-2465 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20710 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute | en_US |
dc.rights | © ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital). | en_US |
dc.subject | Veterinary medicine | en_US |
dc.subject | Dogs | en_US |
dc.subject | Epidemiology | en_US |
dc.subject | Namibia | en_US |
dc.subject | Rabies | en_US |
dc.subject | Seropositive | en_US |
dc.subject | Seroprevalence | en_US |
dc.subject | Tsumkwe | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Veterinary medicine -- South Africa | |
dc.title | Aspects of rabies epidemiology in Tsumkwe District, Namibia | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |