| FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE | ||||||||||||
Local name : FMD |
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Cause : Picornaviridae with type O virus causing the epidemic in the country. |
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Transmission : -Direct contact with infected animals through the vesicular fluid, saliva, breath, feces, urine, milk, meat, offals and hides. -Indirect contact through contaminated human and objects, which include vecicles, beddings, clothing, foot wear, feed, hay, etc. Through the air at radius of 50 km. -Susceptible animals are pigs, sheep, goats, carabaos and cattle. People can be carrier of FMD |
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Clinical signs and lesions : -High fever in acute case but maybe absent in mild ones. -Vesicles in the mouth and hooves, which may also appear in the udder, teats, conjuctiva, nasal passages, perineu and other thin-skinned areas. -Salivation. -Loss of appetite with lameness resulting to weight loss. |
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Recommendation : -Strengthen disease monitoring and meet inspection in slautherhouses in the locally. -Implement strict quarantine measures in strategic locations to restrict movement of susceptible animals, products and by-products including mechanical FMD virus carriers from the infected carcass. -Vaccination. Follow manufacturers recommendation. I recommend vaccination to suscepitible animals in infected areas. -Information. Education and campaign on FMD and the role of the citizens in its prevention and control. -There are few case to recovered for treatment of common lesions care, however not recommend. |
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