High awareness, low compliance: rabies knowledge and dog ownership practices among pastoralists, Marsabit County, Kenya
Despite high levels of rabies knowledge, preventive practices such as vaccination, deworming, and responsible dog ownership remain suboptimal in Loiyangalani town. A multifaceted, community-based approach is urgently needed to close the knowledge-practice gap and advance rabies elimination goals in remote pastoralist communities.
Authors
- André Coetzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0581-7207)
- Brian Ogoti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4992-6838)
- Pauline Gitonga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1160-5625)
- Teresa Lopuwa Etapar
Institutions
- University of Nairobi (KE)
- Global Alliance for Rabies Control (US)
- Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries (KE)
- Life Extension Foundation (US)
- Colorado State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Veterinary Science
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1682727
- Primary Topic
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00