Avaliação da notificação clínica da mortalidade animal no hospital veterinário da Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Abstract

Public health actions are, in it’s vast majority, guided by notifications of illnesses and deaths that may occur in a certain area. This epidemiological data allows health agents to have a broader view and better control of the given situation, and currently in veterinarian medicine the main concern is the compulsory notifiable diseases, those already vastly known and documented to enable the most effective course of action for it’s overcome. However, there’s scarcity when it comes to monitoring other health matters that may befall animal health on the Brazilian territory, so it’s hard to recognize, control and prevent potential hidden questions regarding animal health that, by extension, might come to affect human health as well, once we apply the “One Health” concept. A survey regarding animal deaths held between February and March at the Veterinarian Hospital of UFPB, through direct notice between veterinarians and this study’s author, highlighted not only this hospital’s significance for the maintenance of Paraíba’s animal health, but also the need for standardization and modernization of notification systems when it comes to animal disease and decease. This study aims to address the importance of “One Health”, of studies regarding animal death and illnesses and infer that, with the evolution of online platforms, there’s the possibility of using digital tools to overcome challenges regarding data collection of animal maladies.