One Health approach for elimination of human anthrax in a tribal district of Odisha: Study protocol.
<h4>Background</h4>Anthrax is a major but neglected zoonotic disease of public health concern in India with Odisha contributing a major share to the disease burden. Bacillus anthracis spores can be found naturally in soil and commonly affect both animals and humans around the world. Dome...
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| author | Debdutta Bhattacharya Jaya Singh Kshatri Hari Ram Choudhary Debaprasad Parai Jyoti Shandilya Asit Mansingh Matrujyoti Pattnaik Kaushik Mishra Shakti Prakash Padhi Arun Padhi Sanghamitra Pati |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Anthrax is a major but neglected zoonotic disease of public health concern in India with Odisha contributing a major share to the disease burden. Bacillus anthracis spores can be found naturally in soil and commonly affect both animals and humans around the world. Domestic and wild animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, and deer can become infected when they inhale or ingest spores from contaminated soil, plants, or water. Anthrax can be fatal if patients are not treated promptly with antibiotics. This protocol aims to describe the implementation and evaluation of the 'One Health' intervention model based on the principles of Theory of Change (ToC) to eliminate human anthrax from a tribal district in Odisha, India.<h4>Methods</h4>This study would test the effectiveness of a complex public health intervention package developed using the ToC framework for the elimination of human anthrax in Koraput district by a comparative analysis of baseline and end-line data. We plan to enroll 2640 adults across 14 geographically divided blocks in Koraput district of Odisha for baseline and end-line surveys. After baseline, we would provide capacity building training to stakeholders from the department of health, veterinary, forest, academic and allied health institutions followed by workshops on sensitization and awareness through IEC (Information Education Communication)/BCC (Behavior Change Communication) activities in the community. We would establish a state-level laboratory facility as a robust system for timely diagnosis and management of human anthrax cases. Surveillance network will be strengthened to track the cases in early stage and risk zoning will be done for focused surveillance in endemic areas. Advocacy with district level administration will be done for maximizing the coverage of livestock vaccination in the entire district. Interdepartmental coordination would be established for the effective implementation of the intervention package.<h4>Conclusion</h4>This would be a first study applying One Health concept for the elimination of human anthrax in India. The findings from this study will offer important insights for policy-making and further replication in other endemic regions of the state and country.<h4>Trial registration</h4>The authors confirm that all ongoing and related trials for this intervention are prospectively registered with the Clinical Trials Registry of India [CTRI/2020/05/025325] on 22 May 2020. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-79af3fc996254b95802c83a8cafff7f32025-08-20T02:17:57ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01165e025104110.1371/journal.pone.0251041One Health approach for elimination of human anthrax in a tribal district of Odisha: Study protocol.Debdutta BhattacharyaJaya Singh KshatriHari Ram ChoudharyDebaprasad ParaiJyoti ShandilyaAsit MansinghMatrujyoti PattnaikKaushik MishraShakti Prakash PadhiArun PadhiSanghamitra Pati<h4>Background</h4>Anthrax is a major but neglected zoonotic disease of public health concern in India with Odisha contributing a major share to the disease burden. Bacillus anthracis spores can be found naturally in soil and commonly affect both animals and humans around the world. Domestic and wild animals such as cattle, sheep, goats, and deer can become infected when they inhale or ingest spores from contaminated soil, plants, or water. Anthrax can be fatal if patients are not treated promptly with antibiotics. This protocol aims to describe the implementation and evaluation of the 'One Health' intervention model based on the principles of Theory of Change (ToC) to eliminate human anthrax from a tribal district in Odisha, India.<h4>Methods</h4>This study would test the effectiveness of a complex public health intervention package developed using the ToC framework for the elimination of human anthrax in Koraput district by a comparative analysis of baseline and end-line data. We plan to enroll 2640 adults across 14 geographically divided blocks in Koraput district of Odisha for baseline and end-line surveys. After baseline, we would provide capacity building training to stakeholders from the department of health, veterinary, forest, academic and allied health institutions followed by workshops on sensitization and awareness through IEC (Information Education Communication)/BCC (Behavior Change Communication) activities in the community. We would establish a state-level laboratory facility as a robust system for timely diagnosis and management of human anthrax cases. Surveillance network will be strengthened to track the cases in early stage and risk zoning will be done for focused surveillance in endemic areas. Advocacy with district level administration will be done for maximizing the coverage of livestock vaccination in the entire district. Interdepartmental coordination would be established for the effective implementation of the intervention package.<h4>Conclusion</h4>This would be a first study applying One Health concept for the elimination of human anthrax in India. The findings from this study will offer important insights for policy-making and further replication in other endemic regions of the state and country.<h4>Trial registration</h4>The authors confirm that all ongoing and related trials for this intervention are prospectively registered with the Clinical Trials Registry of India [CTRI/2020/05/025325] on 22 May 2020.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0251041&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Debdutta Bhattacharya Jaya Singh Kshatri Hari Ram Choudhary Debaprasad Parai Jyoti Shandilya Asit Mansingh Matrujyoti Pattnaik Kaushik Mishra Shakti Prakash Padhi Arun Padhi Sanghamitra Pati One Health approach for elimination of human anthrax in a tribal district of Odisha: Study protocol. PLoS ONE |
| title | One Health approach for elimination of human anthrax in a tribal district of Odisha: Study protocol. |
| title_full | One Health approach for elimination of human anthrax in a tribal district of Odisha: Study protocol. |
| title_fullStr | One Health approach for elimination of human anthrax in a tribal district of Odisha: Study protocol. |
| title_full_unstemmed | One Health approach for elimination of human anthrax in a tribal district of Odisha: Study protocol. |
| title_short | One Health approach for elimination of human anthrax in a tribal district of Odisha: Study protocol. |
| title_sort | one health approach for elimination of human anthrax in a tribal district of odisha study protocol |
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