AIM The present study was conducted to assess the awareness, knowledge, and risks of zoonotic diseases among livestock farmers in Punjab. MATERIALS AND METHODS 250 livestock farmers were selected randomly and interviewed with a pretested questionnaire, which contained both open and close ended questions on different aspects of zoonotic diseases, i.e., awareness, knowledge, risks, etc. Knowled...

A description of eight zoonotic diseases investigated at the Division of Virus Research, lnstitute for Medical Research, is given. They include leptospirosis, rabies, influenza, Japanese encephalitis, toxoplasmosis, ornithosis, Q fever and monkeypox. Of these, Q fever and monkeypox were found to be of little public health significance in this country. Ornithosis in large populat ion~ of pigeons...