Exploring stakeholders perspectives on TB contact investigation in Cali, Colombia: a qualitative study.

Introduction: Contact investigation is a proven intervention for tuberculosis (TB) case finding and prevention. Although widely endorsed by national public health authorities and the World Health Organization, many countries struggle to implement it effectively. The objective of the study is to describe and characterize the barriers and facilitators of TB contact investigation in Cali, Colombia from the perspective and experience of the key stakeholders involved.

Prevention of exposure to zoonoses in rural Latin America: Social ecological factors in a diverse regional context.

Zoonotic diseases have serious impacts on human health and well-being, but they are often overlooked in rural Latin America. The design of effective preventive interventions is complex and requires an integrative approach from evidence-based information analyzed through robust theoretical frameworks. We conducted a systematized literature review and qualitative framework-guided thematic analysis to identify social ecological factors affecting the prevention and exposure to zoonotic diseases.

Socio-ecological Factors of Zoonotic Diseases Exposure in Colorado Dairy Workers.

: Zoonotic pathogens on dairy farms are a known risk for people who work and live there. Exposure and/or transmission of serovars, (O157; H7), , and have been documented to occur in the dairy farm environment. Social ecological factors have been identified as determinants of preventive behaviors of people at risk of infectious diseases.