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Response of A ustralian veterinarians to the announcement of a H endra virus vaccine becoming available
Author(s) -
Mendez D,
Büttner P,
Speare R
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/avj.12092
Subject(s) - downgrade , vaccination , medicine , government (linguistics) , business , virology , computer security , computer science , linguistics , philosophy
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 H endra 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.