Annual report of the Sudan Veterinary Service.

  • Sudan. Veterinary Service.
Date:
[1948]
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Credit: Annual report of the Sudan Veterinary Service. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Fascioliasis. This disease at certain times of the year causes mortality among cattle, sheep and goats in the riverain areas of Kosti and Dueim in the Blue Nile Province. Usually the heaviest casualties are at the beginning of the dry season when river grazing is being used and again in April and succeeding months due to the great drop in the level of the Nile after the Jebel Auliya dam has been opened. This year severe outbreaks of the disease were reported in April and mortality continued to be heavy until July when the river started to rise. Incidence then declined. Treatment with hexachloroethane was made available and was satisfactory. African Horse Sickness. This disease was reported to be of very low incidence every¬ where except in Darfur Province where several cases were observed during the year and at least two tribal stallions were reported to have succumbed to the disease. Cryptococcus Infections. There was a further reduction in the number of cases reported particularly in the Blue Nile Province where 19 mules, 1 horse and 1. donkey were destroyed compared with 35 nudes the previous year. Sarcoptic Mange In Camels. There were very few cases of the disease among police and other Government camels and those that occurred were effectively .treated with gammatox paste dip. There was a big demand from camel owning arabs for the paste which has become very popular with them on account of the ease of application and the excellent results obtained. Rabies. Reported losses from rabies were greater than last year. The following table shows the number and distribution of positive cases among animals :— Province Dogs (Donkeys 1 Cats Cattle Horses Camels Sheep Goats Total Blue Nile 33 5 1 1 1 41 Kordofan . . 22 2 2 1 27 Khartoum 9 1 1 11 Kassala 3 3 Equatoria 1 1 Total 68 7 2 2 1 1 1 1 83 The destruction of stray dogs, cats and wild carnivores con¬ tinued as a control measure. 5.688 dogs in the Blue Nile Province ; 1,460 dogs, 217 jackals, 42 hyaenas and 34 foxes in Northern Province ; 34 dogs and 910 cats in Khartoum Province ; and 97 jackals and 28 hyaenas in Kassala Province were destroyed.