Evaluation by veterinary practitioners of cattle three day sickness epidemic in 2012

Three days sickness (Bovine Ephemeral Disease) seen in our country in 2012 was evaluated . For veterinarians working in Adana, Hatay and Şanlıurfa, having seen the most intense places a questionnaire was designed about the epidemic. The survey results of the disease seen in Adana in 1996 for the first time and the most intense of the disease was reported that occurred in 2004, 2008 and 2012. In 2012, the highest rate of mortality, which was to begin in May of the disease, although it was determined that a peak in July-August. The disease was reported to be even in February in Şanlıurfa The most common locations of the disease has been reported of wetlands. 35% of physicians in the province of Hatay have reported that disease don't occurs at high altitudes. On farms, the disease spread to the entire herd (80%), peak in 4-10 days and ended in 41-60 days have observed. In areas where the disease takes 60-120 days, in Sanliurfa disease was reported to be high mortality in the calf. Treated 100-225 animals for majority of veterinarians (65%) in Adana were determinent In the survey of animals age, gender and yield characteristics, number of patients, recovery rates, deaths numbers of animals, death, how much time is in the compulsory culling and disease clinical findings related questions were asked. Encountered most common and rare symptoms trying to learn during the disease and were assessed fever, loss of appetite, heart rate, and respiratory symptoms. Ideas are evaluated by veterinarians in the fight against disease