To help understand why there is a prevalence of canine distemper in Brazil, we interviewed 404 owners of dogs that were in clinics or veterinary hospitals about distemper. Our results showed that 80.4% of respondents knew about distemper and 67.6% knew that it is a severe and fatal disease. Approximately 50.9% knew that distemper can be prevented by the use of the vaccine, but 60.9% did not know about distemper vaccines. Our results show that the lack of knowledge and, consequently, the lack of vaccination against distemper may be the most important factors in the endemic presence of distemper in Brazil.Keywords: canine distemper, control of canine distemper, public knowledge, distemper vaccine. ResumoCom a finalidade de entender a prevalência da cinomose canina no Brasil, foram entrevistados 404 proprietários de cães que estiveram em clínica e hospitais veterinários, sobre os diferentes aspectos da cinomose. Os resultados mostraram que 80,4% dos entrevistados conhecem a cinomose e sabem que ela é uma doença grave e fatal (67,6%). Cerca de 50,9% sabem que a cinomose pode ser prevenida com o uso de vacina, mas 60,9% não conhecem a vacina contra a cinomose canina. Os resultados revelam que a falta de informação e consequentemente a falta de uso da vacina contra cinomose podem ser os fatores mais importantes para presença endêmica da cinomose em nosso meio.Palavras-chave: cinomose canina, conhecimento da população, controle de cinomose canina, vacinação contra cinomose.
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