Question

Regarding zooprophylaxis, which of the following are true (select one or more): a. It is the use of animals to divert blood-feeding vectors away from humans b. Disease managers are increasingly relying on zooprophylaxis to protect public health due to the clear benefit for reducing human vector-borne diseases c. Vector-host preferences will influence the degree to which zooprophylactic animals protect humans from being bit nd. The ideal zooprophylactic animal will be a dead- end host to the zoonotic pathogens carried by vectors

i know A and D are correct but am unsure about B and C

Answer 1

It is use of animals to divert blood feeding vectors away from humans. C) Vector host preferences will influence the degree to which zooprophylactic animals protects human from being bit. d) The ideal 3ooprophylatic animal will be a dead-end host to the zoonotic pathogen carried by vectors. so option a ,c and d is correct and option b is incorrect. because - zoobrophylaxis reduce transmission of disease such as malaria. Zooprophylaxis protect human health by reducing human only). not all human vector born disease (malarcia vector born diseases.