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Small animal disease surveillance 2019: respiratory disease, antibiotic prescription and canine infectious respiratory disease complex

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Report summary Presentation for investigation and/or treatment of respiratory disease comprised 0.9 per cent, 1.2 per cent and 1.2 per cent of total dog, cat and rabbit consultations respectively between 1 January 2018 and 28 February 2019. Coughing was the most frequently recorded respiratory disease clinical sign in dogs (68.0 per cent of cases), whereas sneezing was most common in cats (45.6 per cent of cases). The proportion of respiratory disease consultations which prescribed antibiotics authorised for systemic administration (including oral and injectable formulations) decreased between April 2014 and February 2019 by approximately 25 per cent. Between January 2016 and February 2019, 14.5 per cent of 1,602 canine and 4.9 per cent of 801 feline respiratory samples submitted to UK-based diagnostic laboratories tested positive for presence of Bordetella bronchiseptica. About this reportThis report is the eighth in a series by the Small Animal Veterinary Surveillance Network (SAVSNET).The other reports in the series are available from http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com.As data are collected for longer periods, the estimates of changes in disease burden will become more refined, allowing more targeted local and perhaps national interventions.Anonymised data can be accessed for research by contacting the authors.SAVSNET also welcomes feedback on this report.More information about SAVSNET is available at www.liverpool.ac.uk/savsnet

Source: Veterinary Record

DOI: 10.1136/vr.l3128