Practice what you preach: Importance of veterinarian involvement in zoonotic disease prevention – A Michigan focus
Objective: Determine the extent to which practicing veterinarians in Michigan, USA engaged in commonly recommended practices for the prevention of zoonotic diseases (ZDs). Background: Follow-up to Lipton et al. (2008) Washington State study. Methods: Online survey link was emailed February 202...
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| author | Stephanie Baiyasi Rubén Juárez Jodi Brookins-Fisher Jeff Inungu Thomas Gehring Zigmond Kozicki |
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| description | Objective: Determine the extent to which practicing veterinarians in Michigan, USA engaged in commonly recommended practices for the prevention of zoonotic diseases (ZDs).
Background: Follow-up to Lipton et al. (2008) Washington State study.
Methods: Online survey link was emailed February 2020 to 3,410 Michigan licensed veterinarians practicing clinical medicine with emails on file with Michigan Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
Results: 402 veterinarians responded. A high proportion (161/214 [75%]) of respondents agreed it was very important for veterinarians to advise clients about the potential for ZD, yet only 34% (74/215) reported they had initiated discussions about ZDs with clients on a daily basis, although 64% (137/214) indicated they had client educational materials on ZDs available in their practices. Nearly 62% (47/76) of veterinarians who obtained their degree after 2010 were likely to eat / drink in animal handling areas as compared to only 33% (18/54) of those who graduated before 1989. Over 30% of respondents (64/210) indicated there were no written infection control guidelines for staff members in the practice, and 28% (60/214) reported having been infected with a ZD in practice.
Conclusion: Veterinarians appreciate their important role in ZD prevention and welcome increased communication between human and veterinary medicine plus assistance from public health agencies regarding ZD prevention. Communication / coordination / collaboration among human medicine / animal medicine / environmental health (i.e., One Health) is necessary to protect the public’s health from zoonoses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c0970a5b694b423bb89b591d440519302023-04-03T11:04:05ZengRCVS KnowledgeVeterinary Evidence2396-97762022-04-017210.18849/ve.v7i2.512373Practice what you preach: Importance of veterinarian involvement in zoonotic disease prevention – A Michigan focusStephanie Baiyasi0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1747-7353Rubén JuárezJodi Brookins-Fisherhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3175-0141Jeff Inunguhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5430-8436Thomas Gehringhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6956-729XZigmond Kozickihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6654-5343Central Michigan UniversityObjective: Determine the extent to which practicing veterinarians in Michigan, USA engaged in commonly recommended practices for the prevention of zoonotic diseases (ZDs). Background: Follow-up to Lipton et al. (2008) Washington State study. Methods: Online survey link was emailed February 2020 to 3,410 Michigan licensed veterinarians practicing clinical medicine with emails on file with Michigan Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. Results: 402 veterinarians responded. A high proportion (161/214 [75%]) of respondents agreed it was very important for veterinarians to advise clients about the potential for ZD, yet only 34% (74/215) reported they had initiated discussions about ZDs with clients on a daily basis, although 64% (137/214) indicated they had client educational materials on ZDs available in their practices. Nearly 62% (47/76) of veterinarians who obtained their degree after 2010 were likely to eat / drink in animal handling areas as compared to only 33% (18/54) of those who graduated before 1989. Over 30% of respondents (64/210) indicated there were no written infection control guidelines for staff members in the practice, and 28% (60/214) reported having been infected with a ZD in practice. Conclusion: Veterinarians appreciate their important role in ZD prevention and welcome increased communication between human and veterinary medicine plus assistance from public health agencies regarding ZD prevention. Communication / coordination / collaboration among human medicine / animal medicine / environmental health (i.e., One Health) is necessary to protect the public’s health from zoonoses.https://veterinaryevidence.org/index.php/ve/article/view/512zoonotic disease preventionone healthzoonosesdisease preventionanimal disease |
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| title | Practice what you preach: Importance of veterinarian involvement in zoonotic disease prevention – A Michigan focus |
| title_full | Practice what you preach: Importance of veterinarian involvement in zoonotic disease prevention – A Michigan focus |
| title_fullStr | Practice what you preach: Importance of veterinarian involvement in zoonotic disease prevention – A Michigan focus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Practice what you preach: Importance of veterinarian involvement in zoonotic disease prevention – A Michigan focus |
| title_short | Practice what you preach: Importance of veterinarian involvement in zoonotic disease prevention – A Michigan focus |
| title_sort | practice what you preach importance of veterinarian involvement in zoonotic disease prevention a michigan focus |
| topic | zoonotic disease prevention one health zoonoses disease prevention animal disease |
| url | https://veterinaryevidence.org/index.php/ve/article/view/512 |
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