INVESTIGATION OF CLINICAL PROTOZOAL CASES IN ANIMALS AT INTERNSHIP PLACEMENTS IN BANGLADESH AND INDIA

Abstract

The study was carried out at different placement for studying clinical cases in different livestock species along with their various parameters during February to April 2014 in Ishwarganj Upazila Veterinary Hospital, Mymensingh and during Jun to July 2014 in India. A total 26 cases were collected from above places using structured record keeping sheet. The following information was recorded: Species, breed, age, sex, body weight, clinical sign of different cases and drugs prescribed in those diseases. Cases were evaluated by taking rectal temperature, observing mucous membrane, palpating lymphnode and observing the presence of ticks, maggot and urine color. The collected data were stored and cleaned in the Microsoft Excel program 2007 and then exported to STATA-13 (College Station, Texas 77845, USA). Collected 26 clinical cases of different livestock species were examined during that period. Among all cases there were Babesiosis (4 cases), Anaplasmosis (5 cases), Theileriosis (6 cases) in India and Myiasis (11 cases) whereas cattle (n=18) were mostly infected than other species. The common sign was Coffee colored urine and swollen lymphnode (Babesiosis), swollen pre-scapular lymphnode (Anaplasmosis), nodules across the surface of the body (Theileriosis) and wound along with maggot (Myiasis). Oxytetracycline was mostly used for treating protozoal diseases and after removal of maggots, povidine iodine, naphthalene and ivermectin was used for treating myiasis.