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Basic Field Epidemiology

Basic Field Epidemiology. Session 2 – Overview of Epidemiology Recorded PowerPoint file. In Session 2 we will explore:. The main roles of para-vets What is epidemiology Wh y epidemiology can be useful to para-vets

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Basic Field Epidemiology

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  1. Basic Field Epidemiology Session 2 – Overview of Epidemiology Recorded PowerPoint file

  2. In Session 2 we will explore: • The main roles of para-vets • What is epidemiology • Whyepidemiology can be useful to para-vets • The importance of both veterinary clinical skills and field epidemiology skills in animal health • How epidemiological skills can help prevent zoonosis, as an example

  3. Field Epidemiology helps • Understand causes of disease in animal populations (groups of animals) • Can explain why disease is occurring even when you don’t know what the disease is • Provide better disease treatment and prevention advice to farmers

  4. iSIKHNAS = Indonesia’s new animal health information system.

  5. Budi’s place • Sick calf • Abscess at navel • Pak Paimin • Examine calf • Drain abscess • Treat

  6. Budi’s place • Sick calf – navel abscess • Knowledge of the epidemiology of navel abscesses in calves • Allows para-vets to provide best advice on • Treatments • Prevention in other healthy calves • Provide a clean, dry calving environment, • Make sure each calf gets a good drink of milk in first 6 hours after birth

  7. Field Epidemiology can help answer question like: • Why has anthrax occurred at this place and time and in these animals? • Anthrax - How can I stop animals? • I don’t know what it is? How can I stop animals dying and more becoming sick? • Why, during the rainy season, do my cows get diarrhoea 3 weeks after my neighbours cattle are sick?

  8. Zoonoses • rabies, brucellosis, Q fever, leptospirosis, psittacosis, Nipah virus Nipah virus rabies

  9. Epidemiology is the study of the patterns and causes of disease in populations • Field Epidemiology skills will help understand the causes of disease at the population level, and this will help explain why diseases are occurring

  10. Para-vets need to be able to: • recognise sick animals (clinical veterinary skills) AND • have well developed field epidemiology skills

  11. Large disease outbreaks & zoonotic risks to human health Advice on early detection & prevention in other animals on the same farm Advice on future prevention of disease in that one animal One sick animal (examination, diagnosis, treatment) Animals on other farms Veterinary clinical skills Epidemiology skills

  12. Session 2 - Summary • Epidemiology is the study of the patterns and causes of disease in populations. • Field epidemiology means applying epidemiology skills in the field - on farms and in day-to-day work to address real problems for farmers • Para-vets need veterinary clinical skills & field epidemiology skills. • Field epidemiology training will help para-veterinarians to: • understand causes of disease & use this knowledge to: • explain why diseases are occurring • and provide better advice to farmers on disease treatment and prevention

  13. Close of video

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