Table 2.
Frequency table for awareness of zoonotic diseases among livestock owners of Nepal.
| S.N. | Variables | Responses | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do you know that diseases can be transmitted from animals to humans? | Yes | 202 | 72.1% |
| No | 78 | 27.9% | ||
| Diseases | Yes | % | ||
| 2. | Which of these diseases can you get from cattle? (n = 119) | Worms | 48 | 40.3% |
| Leptospirosis | 0 | 0% | ||
| Giardia/cryptosporidium | 3 | 2.6% | ||
| Bovine Tuberculosis | 37 | 31.1% | ||
| Anthrax | 17 | 14% | ||
| No diseases can be transmitted from cattle | 1 | <1% | ||
| I do not know | 18 | 15% | ||
| Rabies | 38 | 30% | ||
| 3. | Which of these diseases can you get from buffalo? (n = 125) | Worms | 45 | 36% |
| Leptospirosis | 0 | 0% | ||
| Giardia/cryptosporidium | 4 | 3% | ||
| Bovine tuberculosis | 34 | 27% | ||
| Anthrax | 19 | 15% | ||
| I do not know | 21 | 17% | ||
| No diseases can be transmitted from buffalo | 0 | 0% | ||
| Swine flu | 12 | 67% | ||
| 4. | Which of these diseases can you get from pigs? (n = 18) | Ringworms including Taenia, Trichinella | 5 | 28% |
| Hydatidosis | 3 | 17% | ||
| I do not know | 2 | 11.1% | ||
| Bird Flu | 50 | 58% | ||
| 5. | Which of these diseases can you get from poultry (commercial or backyard)? (n = 86) | Foodborne pathogens such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Campylobacter | 14 | 16% |
| No diseases can be transmitted from poultry | 2 | 2% | ||
| I do not know | 8 | 9% | ||
| Worms | 15 | 36% | ||
| 6. | Which of these diseases can you get from a dog/cat? (n = 42) | Giardia/cryptosporidium | 4 | 9% |
| No diseases can be transmitted by dog | 0 | 0% | ||
| Rabies | 17 | 40.5% | ||
| Toxoplasmosis | 2 | 4.8% | ||
| I do not know | 2 | 4.8% | ||