Ababu Ashenafi, Endashaw Dereje, Fesseha Haben, Mathewos Mesfin
Friendship Poultry Enterprise, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, P.O. Box 138, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.
Vet Med Int. 2021 Apr 19;2021:6648328. doi: 10.1155/2021/6648328. eCollection 2021.
The preliminary survey comprising 70 animal health professionals and animal owners was undertaken through observation, interview using a structured questionnaire, and discussion with key informants to evaluate their handling and management practices of antiprotozoal drugs. According to the finding of this preliminary survey, there was inadequate antiprotozoal drug distribution and only few drugs, namely, diminazene diaceturate, amprolium, and sulfa drugs, were available with different trade names being imported from different manufacturing countries. Among the current available antiprotozoal drugs circulating in the area, those manufactured and imported from China were highly distributed in the majority of veterinary drug shops. The assessment showed that there was a gap in achieving the required knowledge and practice of proper handling and management issues in the professionals and awareness problems in the community. The study indicated that there were inappropriate transportation and storage practices. Moreover, selling drugs without prescription, ignoring farmers without properly informing the drug withdrawal period, and administration of drugs by nonprofessionals were the other most critical and unethical practices in the area. It is emphasized that this inappropriate handling and management practice, scarcity of antiprotozoal drugs, easy accessibility, and distribution by nonprofessionals could potentially affect the quality, safety, and effectiveness of antiprotozoal drugs which may lead to drug resistance development.
Hence, continuous awareness creation in the community, capacity building, training, and upgrading programs to the professionals, as well as strict enforcement of drug control and administration regulation of the country, are essential in the overall effort of improving animal health and productivity through the control of protozoan diseases in and around Asella.
通过观察、使用结构化问卷进行访谈以及与关键信息提供者进行讨论，对70名动物健康专业人员和动物所有者进行了初步调查，以评估他们对抗原虫药物的处理和管理做法。根据这项初步调查的结果，抗原虫药物的分发不足，只有少数几种药物，即双乙酰甲氧苄氨嘧啶、氨丙啉和磺胺类药物有不同的商品名，从不同的生产国进口。在该地区目前流通的现有抗原虫药物中，那些由中国生产和进口的药物在大多数兽药商店中分布广泛。评估表明，专业人员在掌握适当处理和管理问题所需的知识和实践方面存在差距，社区也存在认识问题。研究表明，存在不适当的运输和储存做法。此外，无处方售药、忽视农民且未正确告知停药期以及非专业人员给药是该地区其他最关键和不道德的做法。需要强调的是，这种不适当的处理和管理做法、抗原虫药物短缺、非专业人员容易获取和分发药物，可能会影响抗原虫药物的质量、安全性和有效性，进而可能导致耐药性的产生。
因此，在社区持续开展宣传、对专业人员进行能力建设、培训和升级项目，以及严格执行该国的药品管制和管理规定，对于通过控制阿塞拉及其周边地区的原生动物疾病来改善动物健康和生产力的整体努力至关重要。
