Socioeconomic vulnerability and the management of domestic animal hosts in urban environments: a one health issue.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Within socioeconomically vulnerable communities, dogs and cats are also exposed to deficient sanitation infrastructure, conditions of mistreatment, and malnutrition. This scenario promotes the maintenance of pathogen reservoirs, posing risks to domestic and wild animals, as well as to humans. Considering this context, our objective is to demonstrate how socio-environmental conditions influence the reduction in quality of life and the vulnerability status of these animals, making them more prone to infections and the transmission of zoonotic pathogens. In a cross-sectional study, we applied questionnaires to volunteer pet guardians in the neighborhoods of Marechal Rondon (MR) and Pau da Lima (PDL), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, and collected blood and stool samples from dogs a

SUBMITTER: Oliveira Carneiro I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12702158 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature