Navigation auf zora.uzh.ch

Search ZORA

ZORA (Zurich Open Repository and Archive)

Culling dogs to control rabies in Uganda – an example of moral distress for a veterinary officer

Alobo, Grace; Kahunde, Mary Ann; Luyckx, Valerie; George Okech, Samuel; Semakula, Jerome Roy; Agaba, Denis; Hartnack, Sonja (2020). Culling dogs to control rabies in Uganda – an example of moral distress for a veterinary officer. Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift, 133(5/6):248-255.

Abstract

Domestic dogs are the main source of human rabies deaths – approximately 60,000 annually occurring mostly in Africa and Asia. The World Health Organisation and its partners declared “zero human deaths due to canine rabies by 2030” as a strategic goal. In the context of rabies control, an ethical case scenario from the perspective of a veterinary officer in Uganda is presented. A practice-oriented tool, Ropohl’s responsibility checklist, is applied to structure the individual responsibility of the veterinary officer according to the six core questions. This ethical deliberation was performed in a workshop following a participatory approach. Based on the ethical deliberation it becomes evident, that the case scenario could be potentially described by moral distress. We suggest that a better understanding of personal responsibility, including its extent and its limits, would help veterinary officers to better cope with difficult and challenging situations.

Additional indexing

Other titles:Das Keulen von Hunden zur Tollwutbekämpfung in Uganda – ein Beispiel für moral distress einer Amtstierärztin
Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine
05 Vetsuisse Faculty > Veterinärwissenschaftliches Institut > Chair in Veterinary Epidemiology
Dewey Decimal Classification:570 Life sciences; biology
610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > General Veterinary
Language:English
Date:2020
Deposited On:26 Jan 2021 16:02
Last Modified:25 Oct 2024 01:35
Publisher:Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft
ISSN:0005-9366
OA Status:Green
Free access at:Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.2376/0005-9366-19052
Download PDF  'Culling dogs to control rabies in Uganda – an example of moral distress for a veterinary officer'.
Preview
  • Content: Published Version
  • Language: English

Metadata Export

Statistics

Citations

Dimensions.ai Metrics

Altmetrics

Downloads

85 downloads since deposited on 26 Jan 2021
59 downloads since 12 months
Detailed statistics

Authors, Affiliations, Collaborations

Similar Publications