Spiritual beliefs, traditional healing, ritual animal contact, and potential zoonotic exposure pathways among the Lua community in northern Thailand: A qualitative One Health study

Veterinary World Volume 19, Issue 10

Oct 2026

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Spiritual beliefs, traditional healing, ritual animal contact, and potential zoonotic exposure pathways among the Lua community in northern Thailand: A qualitative One Health study

Phitsanuruk Kanthawee , Kanokwan Suwannarong , Kannika Thammasutti , Thanomsin Ponlap , Khanueng Khamrangsee , Pakapan Gunchana , Warintep Chueasamran
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¹ Department of Public Health, School of Health Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand; Area-based Research and Innovation in Cross-Border Health Care Group, School of Health Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Mueang District, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand.

² SUPA71 Co., Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand; Center of Excellence for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases in Animals, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

³ SUPA71 Co., Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand; Center of Excellence for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases in Animals, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

⁴ SUPA71 Co., Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand.

⁵ Nan Provincial Health Office, Nan Province, Thailand.

⁶ Nan Provincial Health Office, Nan Province, Thailand.

⁷ Nan Provincial Health Office, Nan Province, Thailand.

Corresponding Author: Kanokwan Suwannarong (kanokwan27@yahoo.com)

Kanthawee et al. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2026.4729-4752

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