ANIMAL HOARDINGANIMAL HOARDINGPOVERTY AND PETS, A PROBLEM OF POVERTY AND PETS, A PROBLEM OF

VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH?VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH?

Posing the problem-IIn the last few years, in some cities the presence of homeless people accompanied by animals, usually

dogs, has increased. In most of the cases, this is followed by poor

sanitary conditions These people usually have the habit of living in

parks, where they keep their possessions and their animals.

Can this situation be considered a sanitary risk to the Veterinary Public

Health?Justify your point of view

Definition of groups to be monitored SPECIES

Definition of groups at riskGROUPS AT RISK

Posing the problem-IIIn a given European city it has been observed that some points of aggregation of indigent people with these characteristics started to appear. Therefore it has been decided to carry out a study of potential risks.

How would you set up the study and which research tools do you think are necessary?

Design the ideal model of QUESTIONNAIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE SITUATIONS OR ASSOCIATEDELEMENTS OF RISKS

How will you carry out the search for factors that can be at risk?Epidemiological survey

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE STRATEGIESPREVENTIVE MEDICINE STRATEGIESDecision making about what to do when facing the

problem, will be supported in the previous RISK ANALYSIS.

Will you be able to design an analysis for the hypothetical scenario in which the situation takes

place in your city?

Carry out a qualitative Risk Analysis and depending on this evaluation decide the Risk Management Measures (preventive medicine) that could be applied in your town.

Case study written by a SAPUVETNET II member- Universidad de Zaragoza, Fac_Med_Vet. (contact: Carmelo Ortega epidemio@unizar.es)