关于动物及其相关病原体的知识,风险感知和做法:智利的环境顾问
Esteban Vásquez1, Rodrigo Salgado1, Hugo Mendoza2,3
1Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Animales, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Av. Santa Rosa 11735, Santiago, Chile.
One health outlook
|November 30, 2024
概括
智利的环境顾问 (EC) 意识到汉塔病毒,但对其他动物传播的疾病和生物安全实践存在知识差距. 加强培训至关重要,以减少这些专业人员的动物性疾病风险.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 动物传染病流行病学
- 职业安全 职业安全 职业安全
背景情况:
- 动物是动物病原体的关键生态参与者和储库,构成重大公共卫生风险.
- 经常与动物接触的专业人员,如环境顾问 (ECs),面临着更高的动物传播疾病的暴露.
- 这项研究调查了智利ECs关于动物和相关动物传染病的知识,风险感知和做法.
研究的目的:
- 评估智利环境顾问对动物传播疾病的现有理解.
- 评估ECs在处理动物时的风险感知和当前生物安全实践.
- 识别知识缺口和培训需求,以提高职业安全,减少动物传染病的传播.
主要方法:
- 对206名环境顾问 (生物学家,兽医,环境工程师) 进行了32项问卷调查.
- 数据分析包括频率计算,知识评估的通用线性模型 (GLM) 和EC特征的对应性分析.
- 调查问卷涵盖了对动物宿主和疾病的知识,处理实践,生物安全和培训需求.
主要成果:
- 欧洲委员会对汉塔病毒的认识很高,但对其他疾病 (如灌木伤寒) 存在差距;根据专业的认可,LeptoSpirosis的认识有所不同.
- 频繁的活陷和直接的动物处理导致32%的受访者受伤,呼吸道保护的使用不足和陷清洁不足.
- 尽管存在安全差距,但欧盟国家表达了强烈的意愿,希望在动物传染病预防和生物安全方面进行进一步培训.
结论:
- 对于ECs来说,关于动物传播的疾病和增强的生物安全协议的持续教育非常需要.
- 有针对性的培训策略对于提高欧共体意识,知识和实践至关重要.
- 加强生物安全措施将有效降低这一职业群体中动物传播感染的风险.
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