Excellent Veterinary Ambulatory Services and Consults.

13/05/2021

Animal Health: The Responsibility of the Client and the Veterinarian

In as much as right intervention ( correct diagnosis and treatment line) is needed in managing livestock diseases and other animals alike, this is not enough. TIMELY intervention ( given the right intervention at the right time) cannot be negotiated or undermined. Many at times we record high morbidity and mortality in farms and clinics due to LATE intervention. Timely intervention is a collective responsibility between the clients and the Veterinarians. In other words, the ability of the client to quickly notice any form of abnormality in his/ her animal and promptly reporting to the Vet as well as the swift response of the Vet in managing the condition ethically, enthusiastically, competently and professionally. When it comes to ill health, every second matters as it can translate to either survival or loss.

30/12/2020

Vaccination is better than Cure, the economics of treatment is far more expensive and time consuming than Prevention. Why wait....Vaccinate today.
is Real
# Vaccinate your dog today

20/03/2020

The global community needs to swiftly ramp up the response to contain COVID-19
Published:
March19,2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30679-6

“Much of the global community is not yet ready for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]”.
This is arguably one of the most resonating phrases in the Report of the WHO-China Joint Mission on Coronavirus Disease 2019,
released publicly on Feb 28, 2020. Major transmission hotspots were brought under control in China, but subsequently others sprouted across the globe. Since late February, 2020, the daily number of new cases has been higher in other parts of the world. New major epicentres have established in South Korea, Japan, Iran, and Italy. By mid-March, 2020, Europe was declared the world's major epicentre.

China implemented extraordinary public health measures at great socioeconomic cost, moving swiftly and decisively to ensure early identification of cases, prompt laboratory testing, facility-based isolation of all cases, contact tracing, and quarantine.

In the community, mobility was at a near standstill, with social distancing implemented at a grand scale. China's massive transmission rates called for extreme measures, and the measures were successful.

The call is now for the rest of the world to ramp up its response, but regrettably, it is evident that the global community is not ready in its mindset or capacity. A differentiated risk-based containment strategy is needed based on the different stages of the outbreak, with different measures during the different phases of the response. Countries with no or few identified cases and only limited local transmission need to invest in aggressive case detection by testing for COVID-19 in all atypical pneumonias and all cases of acute respiratory infection. A wide net should be cast on contact tracing with legally enforced implementation. Singapore managed to contain COVID-19 with such measures but without lockdown or major social disruption.

18/02/2020

Join the fight today. Be an Antibiotic Guardian.

25/01/2020

25/01/2020

Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) advice for the public
WHO’s standard recommendations for the general public to reduce exposure to and transmission of a range of illnesses are as follows, which include hand and respiratory hygiene, and safe food practices:

Frequently clean hands by using alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water;

When coughing and sneezing cover mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue – throw tissue away immediately and wash hands;

Avoid close contact with anyone who has fever and cough;

If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing seek medical care early and share previous travel history with your health care provider;

When visiting live markets in areas currently experiencing cases of novel coronavirus, avoid direct unprotected contact with live animals and surfaces in contact with animals;

The consumption of raw or undercooked animal products should be avoided. Raw meat, milk or animal organs should be handled with care, to avoid cross-contamination with uncooked foods, as per good food safety practices.

22/01/2020

LASSA FEVER
Lassa fever is an animal-borne, or zoonotic, acute viral illness. It is endemic in parts of West Africa including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea and Nigeria. Neighboring countries are also at risk, as the animal vector for Lassa virus, the “multimammate rat” (Mastomys natalensis) is distributed throughout the region.
The illness was discovered in 1969 and is named after the town in Nigeria where the first cases occurred.
An estimated 100,000 to 300,000 infections of Lassa fever occur annually, with approximately 5,000 deaths.

Transmission
The reservoir, or host, of Lassa virus is a rodent known as the “multimammate rat” (Mastomys natalensis). Once infected, this rodent is able to excrete virus in urine for an extended time period, maybe for the rest of its life. Mastomys rodents breed frequently, produce large numbers of offspring, and are numerous in the savannas and forests of west, central, and east Africa. In addition, Mastomys readily colonize human homes and areas where food is stored. All of these factors contribute to the relatively efficient spread of Lassa virus from infected rodents to humans.
Transmission of Lassa virus to humans occurs most commonly through ingestion or inhalation. Mastomys rodents shed the virus in urine and droppings and direct contact with these materials, through touching soiled objects, eating contaminated food, or exposure to open cuts or sores, can lead to infection.
Because Mastomys rodents often live in and around homes and scavenge on leftover human food items or poorly stored food, direct contact transmission is common. Mastomys rodents are sometimes consumed as a food source and infection may occur when rodents are caught and prepared. Contact with the virus may also occur when a person inhales tiny particles in the air contaminated with infected rodent excretions. This aerosol or airborne transmission may occur during cleaning activities, such as sweeping.
Direct contact with infected rodents is not the only way

18/01/2020

Vets verses Livestock Production.
The role of veterinarians all over the whole in livestock production cannot be undermined. Any country that desires maximum livestock production and the consequent benefits in terms of GDP must gainfully engaged her veterinarians in ensuring livestock health, food safety, meat wholesomeness amongst others. Certain highly infectious diseases make animal husbandry nearly impossible. However, even less severe diseases that result in poor animal health decrease the performance of farm animals, leading to lower production and associated financial losses due to mortality and morbidity. Poor animal health also negatively influences animal welfare.

It is for this very reason that the provision of veterinary services by national and regional agencies is a key component to the success of farm operations. The lack of proper animal health practices reduces farm efficiencies and impacts potential profits. In fact, empirical studies have demonstrated that there is a direct correlation between the quality of livestock production and the provision of veterinary medical services.

At its core, the role of veterinary professionals is to advise farmers and owners of livestock production systems on the most appropriate herd health management practices according to their specific agro-ecological contexts. This does not only include the treatment of animal illnesses and the proper installment of preventive measures, such as biosecurity, de-worming and vaccination, but also housing, nutrition, cleaning and disinfection of premises and environmental sanitation. The correct undertaking of these last practices may reduce dependency on the usage of veterinary medications and therefore reduce input and labor costs, which in turn positively influences farm productivity and profit margins.

It would be wrong, however, to limit veterinarians' work to advisory and hands-on livestock health activities at farm level, as these professionals are involved with other

16/01/2020

Veterinarians :
vital for animals, vital for people
Human health + animal health = one health!
You may think you know what veterinarians do.
Look after our cats and dogs when they’re ill. Keep farm
animals healthy. Help wild animals.
All true. But did you know that veterinarians play a vital
role in looking after people’s health too? Not to mention
in protecting the environment and the economy?
From making sure the food we eat is safe to stopping
animal disease spreading to people and costing the
farming industry millions, we couldn’t survive without
veterinarians.
Excerpt from FVE Publication

14/01/2020

Use Antibiotics Responsibly

14/01/2020

Antimicrobial resistance in livestock and poor quality veterinary medicines.

Note: With Adequate Veterinary Medical services AMR will be reduced drastically to the minimal level. Activities of quacks as well unimplemented policies on drug use and administration are key factors in AMR.

Every year, antimicrobial resistance causes the death of around 700 000 people, and this number is expected to rise to an estimated 10 million deaths annually by 2050.1 Antimicrobial resistance has the potential to affect almost all sustainable development goals (SDGs), particularly those targeting poverty, hunger, health and economic growth. Although the reduction and eradication of antimicrobial resistance is not included as an individual SDG, paragraph 26 of Transforming our world: the 2030 agenda for sustainable development states: “We will equally accelerate the pace of progress made in fighting malaria, [human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome], tuberculosis, hepatitis, Ebola and other communicable diseases and epidemics, including by addressing growing antimicrobial resistance and the problem of unattended diseases affecting developing countries.”

12/01/2020

Bovine Tuberculosis.
WHO estimates of TB disease in Humans caused by M. bovis

We can rewrite this story in Africa