Public acceptance of policy measures to prevent and combat infectious diseases in pets: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT: Zoonotic diseases represent a critical and growing threat to global public health. While farm and wild animals are already heavily integrated into policy measures of disease prevention, companion animals do often not get included in the fight against zoonotic diseases, despite their proximity to humans. Nevertheless, policy measures focusing on household pets are a crucial element in the prevention and combat of infectious diseases. This systematic literature review, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, summarizes the research on pet-targeted disease prevention measures, focusing on factors influencing their acceptability. Factors influencing acceptance were categorized in an expanded Nodality-Authority-Treasure-Organization

SUBMITTER: Wyler MKE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12833513 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature