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HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA PREVALENCE AND VACCINATION COVERAGE IN BOHOL, PHILIPPINES, JANUARY 2011 TO JULY 2012

Emerson P. Tapdasan | Caro B. Salces

 

Abstract:

Hemorrhagic Septicemia is a disease among ruminants which is of economic importance that affects livelihood of farmers who mainly rely on livestock raising as a source of income. This study described the spatio-temporal distribution of HS cases and vaccination coverage in Bohol island-province to elicit a holistic control of the disease. Data on HS cases and vaccination coverage were sourced out from the Philippine Animal Health Information System stationed at the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian of Bohol. Simple descriptive statistics were used to analyse animal and spatio-temporal distribution of HS cases and vaccination coverage. Regardless of species, the prevalence was 0.33% (4 per 1,000). Cattle had the highest individual prevalence at 0.65% (7 per 1,000) followed by buffaloes and goats at 0.26% (3 per 1,000) and 0.04% (1 per 1,000) respectively. Majority of cases were reported in February 2011 mostly in municipalities with low topography: Maribojoc, Loon, Panglao and Anda. Vaccination coverage for the whole province was only 3.5%. Vaccination drives must be intensified in municipalities identified with higher disease prevalence particularly in cattle and buffaloes.