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. 2023 Jun 29;18(6):e0287902. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287902

Table 5. Summary of responses relating to awareness of small ruminant abortion causes and zoonotic risk.

Location
Chivi district (n = 37) Makoni district (n = 31) Zvimba district (n = 35) Overall (n = 103)
Question Responses Farmers (%) Farmers (%) Farmers (%) Farmers (%)
Recent reproductive disease challenge Yes 22 (59.5) 9 (29) 14 (40) 45 (43.7)
Know abortion causes Yes 11 (29.7) 15 (48.4) 9 (25.7) 35 (34)
Heard of Brucella spp. before Yes 4 (10.8) 4 (12.9) 2 (5.7) 10 (9.7)
Heard of C. abortus before Yes 3 (8.1) 3 (9.7) 0 - 6 (5.8)
Heard of T. gondii before Yes 2 (5.4) 2 (6.5) 0 - 4 (3.9)
Have idea of Brucella spp. susceptible animals Yes 14 (37.8) 14 (45.2) 9 (25.7) 37 (35.9)
Have idea of C. abortus susceptible animals Yes 13 (35.1) 12 (38.7) 11 (31.4) 36 (35)
Have idea of T. gondii susceptible animals Yes 12 (32.4) 11 (35.5) 7 (20) 30 (29.1)
Knowledge of how Brucella spp. infects animals Yes 2 (5.4) 5 (16.1) 5 (14.3) 12 (11.7)
Knowledge of how C. abortus infects animals Yes 1 (2.7) 4 (12.9) 3 (8.6) 8 (7.8)
Knowledge of how T. gondii infects animals Yes 0 - 3 (9.7) 2 (5.7) 5 (4.9)
Are humans susceptible to Brucella spp., C. abortus & T. gondii Yes 10 (27) 2 (6.5) 3 (8.6) 15 (14.6)
Know Brucella spp. symptoms in humans Yes 2 (5.4) 2 (6.5) 2 (5.7) 6 (5.8)
Know C. abortus symptoms in humans Yes 2 (5.4) 2 (6.5) 1 (2.9) 5 (4.9)
Know T. gondii symptoms in humans Yes 1 (2.7) 2 (6.5) 0 - 3 (2.9)