Singh, B.B.Gill, Gurlal Singh2018-04-032018-04-032018-02-21http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810042880The current study was carried out to determine the magnitude of animal rabies in Punjab state of India. We prospectively followed canine and livestock populations residing in four sub-district(s) in Punjab, during 2016-2017. The annual canine rabies incidence was estimated to be 4.51 (95% Uncertainty Interval [UI] 0.066-21.88) per 10,000 population in pet dogs and 4.89 (95% UI 0.141-69.97) per 10,000 stray dogs in India. For livestock species, the disease incidence in domestic cattle populations was estimated to be 0.62 (95% UI 0.0034-4.21) per 10,000 domestic cattle in India. The disease incidence of 19.8 (95% UI 0.27-158.4) per 10000 populations was reported in the stray cattle populations. Stray dog and cattle count was carried out during 2016-2017 in the selected villages/wards in the Punjab, India. Overall, 22 villages and 10 wards were surveyed. We used a mark-re-sight procedure with slight modifications to estimate the stray animal populations. The data analyses indicated that based on the number of villages and wards in the state, there are a median of 672005 (95% CI: 241802, 1198024) stray dogs in Punjab state of India. Similarly, we estimated that there are a median of 679, 071 stray cattle based on the number of wards and villages, 354, 858 based on the adult human population residing in the surveyed areas and 435, 042 based on the residential (built-up) areas in Punjab. Lack of knowledge on rabies prevention and control measures were recorded in the target populations such as students and animal owners.ennullThesis