D Mendez1, P Büttner, R Speare. 1. Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, 4810, Queensland, Australia. Diana.Mendez@jcu.edu.au
Abstract
DESIGN: A cross-sectional study of private veterinarians providing equine services in Queensland. RESULTS: The study revealed that a majority of veterinarians would support the introduction of a Hendra virus (HeV) vaccine. Moreover, almost half of the respondents intended to make vaccination a prerequisite to horse patient presentation. However, participants also responded that a vaccine would not reduce the risk sufficiently to cease or downgrade their HeV management plan and infection control measures. CONCLUSION: When devising promoting and marketing campaigns, government agencies and manufacturers should consider private veterinarians' intentions as a significant driver for the uptake of the HeV vaccine.
DESIGN: A cross-sectional study of private veterinarians providing equine services in Queensland. RESULTS: The study revealed that a majority of veterinarians would support the introduction of a Hendra virus (HeV) vaccine. Moreover, almost half of the respondents intended to make vaccination a prerequisite to horsepatient presentation. However, participants also responded that a vaccine would not reduce the risk sufficiently to cease or downgrade their HeV management plan and infection control measures. CONCLUSION: When devising promoting and marketing campaigns, government agencies and manufacturers should consider private veterinarians' intentions as a significant driver for the uptake of the HeV vaccine.
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