Veterinary Clinical Medicine

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    Case Reports on Selected Clinical Cases of Animals in and Around Bishoftu, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2023) Mulubirhan Rahimto; Dr. Abdi Feyisa
    The majority of Ethiopians rely on livestock for their livelihood, but its viability and sustainability are limited by a variety of constraints, the most significant of which are livestock diseases. This case study was done with the objective of handling and organizing case reports on selected clinical cases involving various animals in and around Bishoftu town, Ethiopia. The study was conducted from November 2022 to June 2023 in clinics: Professor Feseha Gebreab Memorial Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) and Society for the Protection of Animals (SPANA) Equine Clinic found in the College of veterinary medicine and agriculture (CVMA) and on a private farm in Bishoftu town and its vicinity. The examination method involves owner complaints, clinical examinations, and postmortem examinations. Animals were treated with broad-spectrum antimicrobials and supportive drugs based on a tentative diagnosis. Simultaneously, samples from the individual animals were collected and processed to reach a definitive diagnosis. The cases were followed until the animal recovered, either in the clinic or at home. A total of 51 animals were examined, of which 43.1% were ruminants and 56.9% were equine, swine, chicken, and canine. Based on clinical findings and laboratory results, the diseases in the presented cases were caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, parasites, metabolic disorders, and tumors. Of the treated animals during the study 80.4% of the treated animals were recovered, 15.7% (six chickens, one horse, and one puppy) died, and two heifers remained refractory. It was observed that the primary causes of clinical cases were bacteria, followed by viruses, metabolic abnormalities, and parasites. In general, most animal diseases might be cured with prompt and appropriate care and treatment. In this study, delancey of admission of diseased animals, lack of confirmatory diagnosis and appropriate treatment were the cause of delay recovery and animal death. It is recommended to perform a confirmatory diagnosis in order to initiate efficient treatment and control measures that protect the health and welfare of animals and restrict the transmission of disease.
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    Case Reports On Selected Clinical Cases of Domestic Animals Presented To Animal Health Facilities in and Around Adama and Bishoftu, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2021) Bethel Befekadu; Dr. Abdi Feyisa
    Animals play significant roles in human lives and economic well-being of countries. Thus, if people want to use animals, they must keep them healthy and handle carefully. Despite considerable efforts to prevent domestic animal diseases, their impact remains to be severe across the world. In Ethiopia, although extensive works have been done in veterinary clinics and hospital to diagnose and treat animal diseases, most of the works are being done empirically and getting well-documented data on clinical cases is challenging. Therefore, this study was aimed to give scientific documents on selected clinical cases of domestic animal in Adama and Bishoftu towns. The case handling began with the owner‘s complaint, then detailed clinical examinations and treatments were prescribed tentatively and later confirmatory laboratory diagnoses were done either to continue or alter treatments, and recommend prevention and control approaches. The animals were followed until they were fully recovered, either at the clinic during subsequent therapies or at home for diseases with prolonged recovery. Each case report was compiled following a scientific case reporting format and different diagnosis and treatment approaches were used depending on the types of the cases. A total of 19 case reports including 24 single animals and 2 flocks are included in this study. Cattle, small ruminants, dogs, chickens, and rabbit were among the domestic animals addressed. These case reports also include diseases that affect different body systems and various causative agents including bacterial, viral, parasites, fungal, metabolic, hormonal, mechanical and tumor cases. Therefore these case reports address and set scientific steps of disease diagnosis methods, rational treatment approaches of different diseases including treatment trial and prophylactic drug usage and gives evidences for the presence of some uncommon diseases and their impact.
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    Clinical Case Repots of Selected Diseases of Veterinary Importance on Different Domestic Animals In and Around Bishoftu Town, East Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2021) Gishu Beriso; Dr. Abdi Feyisa
    Ethiopia is known for its highest livestock resource worldwide; however, the benefits obtained from the sector are disproportional due to various factors. The livestock disease is among the principal constraints that hinder productivity either through morbidity or mortality of animals. Although there are no standardized diagnoses or treatment protocols to follow, veterinary health centers in Ethiopia have been handling plenty of clinical cases daily. Thus, these case reports were compiled to provide diagnosis and treatment approaches of various diseases in different species of animals brought to Veterinary Teaching Hospital and SPANA Ethiopia of CVMA from Bishoftu and its vicinity. Young and adult animals with different physiological stages and sexes were examined from December 2020 to June 2021. The clinical case handling began with the owner‘s complaint followed by a physical examination; then, tentative diagnosis and treatments were prescribed after samples were collected for further laboratory confirmations to continue or change the first therapy and recommend control and prevention measures. The animals were then followed until they fully recovered either at the clinic during the subsequent therapy or at their home. A total of 21 animals were examined of these, 7(33.3%) were cattle, 5(23.8%) goats, 4(19.1%) dogs, 3(14.3%) sheep, 1(4.8%) horse, and 1(4.8%) chicken. Of these, 15 (71.4%) were fully recovered, while 5 (23.8%) died and 1(4.8%) was euthanized. Livestock diseases with various causes including viruses, bacteria, parasites, and plant poisoning were handled. Out of these, viral diseases were the most frequently encountered followed by a bacterial disease. During this work, challenges from the owner‘s side and unavailability of drugs, health centers, and inpatient facilities were encountered. These had directly or indirectly affected the treatment outcomes of the cases. Therefore, based on the findings, creating awareness to the livestock owners, establishing animal health centers near them, and consulting suppliers to import drugs with remarkable therapeutic effects were recommended to lessen animals and economic losses of diseases.
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    Clinical Case Studies on Major Diseases of Animals Presented to Animal Health Facilities in Bishoftu Town, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2023) Tsedale Teshome; Dr. Abdi Feyisa; Dr. Bethel Befekadu
    An estimated 2.5 billion people depend on agriculture for their livelihood, and 1.3 billion people are employed by it. Livestock make up about 30% of the income from agriculture in poor nations like Ethiopia. Ethiopia has a significant quantity of livestock; however, the industry is characterized by low output since a variety of diseases are common. Therefore, the goal of this case study was to compile a clinical case report on the major disease of veterinary importance at Fisseha Gebreab memorial Veterinary Teaching hospital of CVMA, Bishoftu, Ethiopia from September 2022 to June 2023. Twenty cases were studied and compiled following the scientific case publishing format where abstract, introduction, case description, tentative diagnosis, laboratory diagnosis and result, treatment, and outcome of the disease were briefly recorded. The findings of each case were finally discussed concerning the findings in other literature and scientific publications. The twenty compiled case studies include ten cases on ruminants, two cases on equines, three cases on poultry, three cases on canines, and one case on pigs. Of a total of twenty cases, nine cases (47.6%) were caused by bacteria, six cases (28.6%) were caused by parasitic agents, four cases (19.05%) by viral particles, and one case (4.7%) were caused by a fungal pathogen. Therefore, clinical diagnosis complimented by laboratory examination is recommended to initiate effective treatment and control measures that safeguard the health and welfare of the treated animal and reduces the spread of infection to other animals or, in the case of zoonotic disease, to humans.