Percepción de la población sobre la Encefalitis Equina del Este en equinos en el cantón Bolívar de la provincia de Manabí, 2021.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the population's perception of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in horses in two sectors of the Bolívar canton in the province of Manabí. The interaction of pathogenic agents, reservoirs, susceptible hosts and the environment shared by humans and animals, leads to the appearance of many diseases. Diseases shared by humans and animals (zoonoses) occupy an important place, causing epidemics and pandemics. Eastern Equine Encephalitis has been a scourge for many of the countries of the continent for many years. Ecuador is a country that has animal and plant diversity, its biological wealth is reflected in a wide range of organisms. The type of research that was carried out was descriptive, quantitative. The population of this study was considered to be 1000 inhabitants who are dedicated to the care of equines in the rural areas of Quiroga and Membrillo of the Bolívar canton. A total of 100 people who are dedicated to this activity were surveyed. The non-probabilistic sampling technique was used where the population samples were selected because they are easy to recruit and since the researcher did not consider selecting a sample that represents the entire population, it was concluded that it is important to disseminate educational programs on this arbovirus. and the risk that the animal and human population has to Eastern Equine Encephalitis, how to establish preventive measures to reduce transmission in horses and humans, as important results of the investigation, the Quiroga and Membrillo sectors present appropriate ecological conditions that represent a risk for the presence of pathologies such as EEE, although the risk of obtaining the virus in humans is low, most cases are in horses.