CLINICAL CASE STUDIES ON MAJOR ECOUNTERED DISEASES OF VETERINARY IMPORTANCE AND EVALUATION OF SMART PHONE BASED MOBILE APPLICATION AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IN AND AROUND BISHOFTU; CENTRAL ETHIOPIA
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2019-06
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Livestock sector supports the livelihoods of a large proportion of rural households in most African countries and also Ethiopia is known for its high livestock population. Despite the large number of livestock in Ethiopia the sector is characterized by low productivity due to wide range of disease prevalence. The present case studies described different clinical cases of various infectious and non infectious diseases and their therapeutic management in different species of animals brought to Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Society for the Protection of Animal Abroad of Addis Ababa University from Bishoftu and its surrounding. Animals of different age and different species with different physiological status were examined from September 2018 to June 2019.The examination method involved owner complaint/anamnesis, detail clinical examinations of animals and usage of Ethiopia differential diagnosis and investigation center smart phone as a diagnostic tool. Animals were treated and managed based on tentative diagnosis using broad-spectrum antimicrobials and supportive drugs based on the manufacturer guideline. Parallel to treatment, samples from the diseased animals were collected and processed following laboratory procedures to reach on definitive diagnosis. The cases were then well followed to know status of recovery through telephone conversation. A total of 25 animals were examined of which 76% (19/25) were ruminants while 24% (6/25) were equine, poultry, and canine. Among these, 32% (8/25), 24 % (6/25), 16 % (4/25), 12% (3/25), 8% (2/25), 4% (1/25) and 4% (1/25) of the diseases were caused by virus, bacteria, parasites, miscellaneous, metabolic, fungal and protozoal respectively based on clinical pictures,therapeutic diagnosis and laboratory results. Among the treated animals 80 % (20/25) were recovered, 12 % (3/25) were died and 8% (2/25) passed for postmortem examination. From a total of 22 animals, in 12 (54.5%) animals; the EDDIE diagnosis was matched with the laboratory confirmation of the case, but not in 7 (31.8%) of animals. In conclusion, this study revealed viruses and bacteria were the most common pathogen causing disease followed by parasites. In general, highest proportions of animal diseases could be cured if appropriate therapeutic management and rational drug use are applied. Based on this finding, creating awareness on early treatment of animals for farmers; accessing all necessary data of disease and including all species of animals on smartphone, and installing advanced diagnostic tools in VTH and training of animal health workers were recommended to facilitate the routine animal health care service and reduce the prevalence of disease.
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Animals, Case Studies, Disease, Smart Phone