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World Rabies Day 2025

It is a day celebrated every year on September 28 as a day to raise awareness about rabies prevention and reducing rabies transmission.

This year is celebrated under the theme:

 “Act Now: You, Me Community”,

This theme invites us to take individual and collective steps to stop the spread of dog-mediated rabies. 

These include responsible dog ownership, organizing rabies education events and participating in rabies vaccine campaigns. 

"Rabies is 100% preventable but only if we act together."

Today, on World Rabies Day, Konyweng Veterinary Service echoed its voice to raise awareness about a deadly disease that continues to threaten lives across South Sudan. Rabies claims the lives of thousands globally each year, and in our communities, children are especially vulnerable.

What You Need to Know:

·       Rabies is transmitted through bites or scratches from infected animals, especially dogs.

·       Once symptoms appear, rabies is almost always fatal.

• Vaccinating dogs is the most effective way to prevent rabies in humans.
• Immediate washing of wounds and seeking medical care can save lives.

What do you need to do then?

• Vaccinate your dogs and cats when the vaccination campaigns are on or even take your pet to the nearest clinic where the vaccine is available to be vaccinated.
• Educate your children to avoid stray animals and report bites of human or animals including ruminants being bite by dogs to the adults immediately.
• Support community health workers and veterinarians in their efforts to eliminate rabies.
• Report animal bites to the nearest health facility without delay.

Together, we can build a rabies-free South Sudan. Let’s protect our animals, our families and our future.

#WorldRabiesDay2025

#EndRabiesNow

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Commemoration of the World Veterinary Day 2024

By: Dr. James Bol Bol Duer

Managing Director (MD) Konyweŋ Veterinary Service - KVS

Wau, South Sudan

Today the 27th of April 2024, the world is celebrating the world Veterinary Day under the theme “Veterinarians are essential health workers.”

The day aims to mark the importance of veterinary doctors who work on improving animal lives. It is observed globally through various activities such as seminars, workshops, educational sessions, and campaigns. It provides an opportunity to recognise and appreciate the veterinarians towards animal health, welfare, and the general well-being of society.

“Veterinarians’ competencies must be regarded as an essential and integral part of health at large,” according to this year’s award announcement. “The application of veterinary science contributes not only to animal health and well-being but also to human’s physical, mental and social wellbeing.” ( AVMA, 2024).

On this special day, I would like to acknowledge the great work that is being carried out by the veterinarians, community animals health workers (CAHWs) among other stakeholders involved in the livestock sector across the Republic of South Sudan for their unwavering commitment and dedication to their profession and job respectively.

In our context, I would like to talk specifically on one of the major challenge that is affecting our livestock's health and productivity in the region and the country as a whole.

The foreign bodies (polythene bags and torn clothes) are always eaten by our livestock (goat, sheep and cattle) which pose a dangerous life threat to our animals.

These polythene bags and clothes when they are eaten by the animal they are indigestible that mean they cannot be  broken down by the ruminants' digestive system but they are compact and become more harder in the rumen or reticulum.

The animal that ate these foreign materials are not able to eat proper food after that. They can consume only one or two kilos of fodder per a day which is insufficient for them. The plastic in a cow's system affects the milk, they are not able to produce milk properly, and because of all the dirt in its system, it is not good milk.

These animals after  sometimes may become emaciated weak and later die if they have  not been treated.

They only treatment option for this case is the surgical removal of the foreign bodies (rumenotomy).

CALL TO ACTION:

The plastic bag affects the live and productivity of our livestock which are a source of livelihood to our society.  They accumulation of plastic bags in the environment also has vast hazardous human health and environmental effects.

Therefore, the states and the national governments that are in charge of waste management systems should adopt measures that limit and direct the use and proper disposal of plastic bags in the markets places and homes.

The damaged clothes should also be disposed off properly to limit easy access by the animals in the environment.

Lastly, the concern ministries i.e. ministry of Animal resources and fisheries, Ministry of health and Ministry of environment should create awareness on the danger of the plastic bags to the animals, human and the environment.

Free online veterinary consultation format

 

Are your animals sick?  Are you worried about what to do to rescue their life? Worry less because Konyweŋ Veterinary Service is here for you.

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Konyweŋ Veterinary Service – KVS is currently offering free online consultation and Veterinary Public Health Education to the clients in South Sudan that are in need of the service.

CONSULTATION FORM:   Date: …………………………………….........…. Name of the animal owner:…………....… Address: ………………....................……….. Types of animal species (e.g. cow, goat etc.): ………….......................................................... What is the main chief complaint: ………………………………………………………….. Mention all the symptoms/clinical signs: ………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………… Previous treatment given: ………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………............ Attach a photo of the most sick or diseased animal to support your given details if present

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NB: when you have a case of any livestock disease in your herd, don’t hesitate to fill in the above information (details) and send the above details to the inbox of our Facebook page and we will review your case and give you feedback on how to treat and handle the case successfully in addition to some tips of veterinary public health advice.

By

© Management

Free consultancy program to start soon

 GOOD NEWS 📰

Dear followers,

Konyweŋ Veterinary Service - KVS will be offering an online free veterinary consultation with effect from today, the 1st August 2023.

This is mean for the purpose of helping the animals herders of different categories and rescue the life of our animals through advice and consultancy programs.

We made this decision because we have learned that animals are suffering in the rural areas due to lack of knowledge on how to handle the cases and the animals die sometimes from  simple curable diseases that should not kill the animals.

Therefore, we hope this Consultancy program will be beneficial as it will.

📌 Help the animals owner with the basic ways to handle the sick animals.
📌 Receive the health messages that will enhance ways of prevention and control of the diseases in the herd.

NB: We will provide you with a guideline on how to report the cases to us shortly.
Keep watch this space.

Thanks
Regards,

© Executive Director
Konyweŋ Veterinary Service - KVS
  "Your Animals' Life Saver"

Contact email: kvs.southsudan@gmail.com

Trypanosomiasis

 Trypanosomiasis

Trypanosomiasis also called Nagana or African Trypanosomiasis is a group of diseases caused by protozoa of the genus trypanosoma and it affected all domesticated animals.

Aetiology

Typanosoma appearance in blood film

The major veterinary species are

T. congolense,
T. vivax,
T. brucei brucei and
T. Simlae

Zoonotic species;

T. brucei rhodensiense and
T. brucei gambiense 

The above two are zoonotic species of trypanosoma which affected people as the predominant host causing sleeping sickness in human being

Host:

The hosts affected by the above major veterinary species of trypanosoma include
cattle,
sheep,
goat and
Many other domestic and wild animals’ species.

Vector:

Tsetse fly

The vector is tsetse fly (glossina) of difference species viz;
Glossina morsitans (found in the savanna area),
Glossina palpalis (areas around rivers and lakes) and
Glossina fusca (high forest areas)
All these three species transmit Trypanosomiasis and feed on a wide spectrum of mammals.

Clinical Signs:

 

In ruminants, the major signs are;

1. Anemia
2. Generalized enlargement of the superficial lymph glands
3. Lethargy and
4. Progressive loss of bodily condition
5. Fever and loss of appetite
6. The growth of the young animals is stunted while adults show decreased fertility and if pregnant, may abort or give birth to a weak offspring.
7. In the terminal stage, animals become extremely weak, the lymph nodes are reduced in size and there is often jugular pulse.
8. Death is associated with congestive heart failure due to anemia and myocarditis.

In horse:

T. brucei infection may be acute or chronic;
1. Accompanied by oedema of the limbs and genitalia

In dogs and cats:

1. Corneal opacity is a feature or characteristics signs
2. Anemia
3. Myocarditis
4. Neurological changes and
5. Ataxia

Diagnosis

1. Blood sample To detect motile trypanosomes in fresh films of blood
2. Clinical signs and symptom
3. Case history of the animals being in the area with tsetse fly.

Prevention and Control:

1. Control of tsetse fly

• Bush cleaning and elimination of game animals which tsetse fly feed on.
• Use of insecticide in form of ground and aerial spraying.
• Trapping
• Sterile male technique

     2. Treatment
    Using prophylactic dosing

NB: the drugs used for treating Trypanosomiasis are there, but we didn’t put them here for some health and ethical reasons. Please contact a doctor whenever there is a case to help and direct you.

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© James Bol Bol Duer

   Executive Director and Founder

  Konyweŋ Veterinary Service - KVS

  

Kid (goat) born with eight legs in Gogrial East

 

Pic: Monocephalus thoracopagus

There emerged news and circulating photo of a kid (goat) born with eight (8) legs in Pathuon West Payam (Luonyaker) in Gogrial East County of Warrap State this week.

The people in the area put the kid in “Ateny” containing Dura and performed some traditional makings claiming that “it is a miracle” as seen in the picture attached above.

As a veterinarian this is not something connected with the traditional kind of thing or believes as people are circulating it online.

 It is a monster and the name of this particular monster in the picture is called “Monocephalus thoracopagus”.

It is a posterior twinning type of monster because the division of the body is at the lower (posterior) part of the body (esp legs) while the thorax and the front (anterior) part of the body is single.

 

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Read more about monster in detail here under

MONSTER:

Definition:

Monster is a disturbance of development in several organs and
causes distortion of the foetus e.g. Duplication of all or most of
the organs.

Monsters develop from a single ovum and these are the product of incomplete twinning.

Monsters are classified into two as under:
1. SEPARATE TWINS
One twin is well developed while another is malformed and
lack the heart, lungs or trunk, head, limbs.
2. UNITED TWINS
These twins are united with symmetrical development and are
further classified as:
(A) ANTERIOR TWINNING
Anterior (front) portion (part) of foetus is having double structures while
posterior portion remains as single.

·        Pyopagus is a monster twin united in the pelvic region
with the bodies side by side.

·        Ischiopagus is a monster twin united in the pelvic region
with the bodies at more than a right angle.

·        Dicephalus is a monster having two separate heads, neck,
thorax, and trunk.

·        Diprosopus is a monster having double organs in cephalic
region without complete separation of heads and with
double face.

(B) POSTERIOR TWINNING
while in this monster, the anterior (front) portion (part) remains single and
posterior (behind) parts of the foetus become double.

• Craniopagus is a monster having separate brain with separate bodies arranged at an acute angle.
• Cephalothoracopagus is the monster having united head
and thorax.
• Dipygus is the monster having double posterior extremities and posterior parts of body.

(C) ALMOST COMPLETE TWINING
In some monster; twins are having complete development with
joining in thorax and abdomen.
• Thoracopagus is a monsters united in thorax region.
• Prosopothoracopagus is the monster twin united at thorax, head, neck and abdomen.
• Rachipagus is the monster in which thoracic and lumber
portion of vertebral column are united in twin.

 

By:

James Bol Bol Duer

Managing Director (MD),

Konyweŋ Veterinary Service