Dog ecology is essential in understanding the distribution, structure, and population density of dogs and pattern of dog ownership in any given area. A cross-sectional study was designed to study dog ecology in Aba, Abia state, Nigeria, from April to June 2013. The study revealed that the 500 households surveyed possessed 5,823 individuals and 747 dogs, giving a dog to human ratio of 1 : 7.8; hence dog population in Aba was estimated to be 68,121. About 495/747 (66.3%) of the dogs were exotic and 465/747 (62.2%) were males. A total of 319/500 (63.8%) of the households had fences that restrained dog movement and there was no incidence of dog bite in 447/500 (89.4%) of the households surveyed. There were statistical associations between vaccination against antirabies and breeds of dogs (χ 2 = 79.8, df = 2, P < 0.005). Exotic breed (adjusted OR = 0.39; CI = 0.23–0.65) and local breed of dogs (adjusted OR = 0.08; CI = 0.04–0.14) had less odds of being vaccinated as compared to crossbreed of dogs. About 126 dogs (2.5 dogs per street) were estimated from street counts survey. The relative high dog to human ratio and low vaccination coverage of owned dogs population pose public health concerns requiring adequate public health education and proper antirabies vaccination coverage of dogs in the study area.
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机译:狗的生态学对于了解狗在任何给定区域的分布,结构和种群密度以及狗的所有权模式至关重要。设计了一项横断面研究,于2013年4月至6月在尼日利亚阿比亚州阿巴研究狗的生态学。该研究显示,接受调查的500个家庭拥有5,823只个体和747只狗,狗与人的比例为1:7.8 ;因此,阿坝州的狗只数量估计为68121。大约495/747(66.3%)的狗是外来狗,而465/747(62.2%)是雄性。共有319/500(63.8%)的家庭装有能限制狗活动的围栏,在被调查的447/500(89.4%)家庭中没有被狗咬伤的发生。在抗狂犬病疫苗接种和犬种之间存在统计学关联(χ 2 sup> = 79.8,df = 2,P <0.005)。与异种犬相比,外来品种(调整后的OR = 0.39; CI = 0.23–0.65)和本地犬种(调整后的OR = 0.08; CI = 0.04-0.14)的免疫几率更低。根据街道计数调查,估计大约有126条狗(每条街道2.5条狗)。相对高的犬对人比例和拥有的狗种群的低疫苗接种率构成了公共卫生问题,需要在研究区域对犬进行适当的公共卫生教育和适当的抗狂犬病疫苗接种率。
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