DOG ECOLOGY WITH REFERENCE TO SURVEILLANCE FOR RABIES AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RABIES VIRUS ISOLATES IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorOKOH, EKLE ANTHONY JOSEPH
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-09T08:12:16Z
dc.date.available2015-06-09T08:12:16Z
dc.date.issued1986-04
dc.description.abstractTwo aspects of rabies problem in Plateau State of Nigeria namely the ecology of the domestic dog, including attitudes towards dog ownership, and its possible role in the perpetuation of rabies, and antigenic characterisation of rabies virus isolates were studied. The dog ecology study was carried out by direct street counts and questionnaire survey of 10% city streets in Jos selected by stratified random technique. It was found that the estimated overall population was 4,200 dogs by the street count technique, and 10,560 by the compound questionnaire method. Dogs were most numerous in the Jos Township and Native Town (Jenta) which are in the centre of town and fewest in the low density Government residential area (GRA). The overall dog to human ratio was 1:4 but ranged from 1:3 in Jos Township and Native Town to 1.6 in the GRA. The average number of dogs per compound was 4. Dog bites were most common in residential areas with high dog populations. Dog ownership was more common among civil servants and farmers, compared with traders businessmen and semi-skilled, self-employed artisans (mechanics, welders, truck drivers, carpenters etc). Protection and Security ranked highest among the reasons and fear of transmission to humans was the most important deterrent to dog ownership. Stray dogs were regarded as a major problem and was attributed to bree by owned dogs which then escape from their compoun because of poor care. The visibility c. stray dogs has given the impression of overpopulation in certain sections of the town. Immunization rate for rabies in dogs and veterinary service utilization were highest in Jos Township and the Government Residential Area (GRA) but less in Angwan Rogo. However, the entire community appeared to recognize the importance of immunizing dogs against rabies.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6526
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectDOG ECOLOGY WITH REFERENCE TO SURVEILLANCE FOR RABIES AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RABIES VIRUS ISOLATES IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.subjectDOG ECOLOGY WITH REFERENCE TO SURVEILLANCE FOR RABIES AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RABIES VIRUS ISOLATES IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.titleDOG ECOLOGY WITH REFERENCE TO SURVEILLANCE FOR RABIES AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RABIES VIRUS ISOLATES IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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