Data Platform for Animal Mortality Information System (DATASIMA): Monitoring Companion Animal’s Euthanasia Causes in City of João Pessoa, Brazil
The literature regarding causes of animal mortality varies greatly in how it evaluates and describes reasons for euthanasia, showing a clear need for tools to identify, standardize, and map diseases. This study describes the application of the Animal Mortality Information System Database (DATASIMA)...
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| author | Eduardo S. S. Sousa Maria E. S. Sousa Moisés D. C. A. Pereira Ricardo A. M. Negreiros Lilian R. C. Eloy Arthur W. L. Brasil Inácio J. Clementino Sérgio S. Azevedo Ricardo B. Lucena |
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| description | The literature regarding causes of animal mortality varies greatly in how it evaluates and describes reasons for euthanasia, showing a clear need for tools to identify, standardize, and map diseases. This study describes the application of the Animal Mortality Information System Database (DATASIMA) to monitoring and georeferencing animal mortality. An observational study was conducted on the dogs and cats euthanized at the Municipal Center for Environmental and Zoonotic Surveillance in João Pessoa, Paraíba. The deaths were reported through DATASIMA, an online platform created and developed in Brazil, which is aimed at observing animal mortality through the Animal Death Declaration between April and September 2022. A total of 403 euthanized animals were recorded, including 204 dogs and 199 cats. The most common diseases leading to euthanasia were as follows: (i) Sporotrichosis (171 cats); (ii) Leishmaniasis (75 dogs); (iii) Distemper (35 dogs); (iv) Trauma from vehicle collisions (ten dogs and nine cats). The DATASIMA platform proved to be an effective system for keeping records and reporting causes of animal mortality. Through georeferencing, it was possible to map areas with higher frequencies of zoonotic outbreaks in the municipality studied, thus providing useful data to implement health promotion strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-79e5117c5a444682807fc06b7bc1b7fc2025-01-24T13:52:02ZengMDPI AGVeterinary Sciences2306-73812025-01-011212810.3390/vetsci12010028Data Platform for Animal Mortality Information System (DATASIMA): Monitoring Companion Animal’s Euthanasia Causes in City of João Pessoa, BrazilEduardo S. S. Sousa0Maria E. S. Sousa1Moisés D. C. A. Pereira2Ricardo A. M. Negreiros3Lilian R. C. Eloy4Arthur W. L. Brasil5Inácio J. Clementino6Sérgio S. Azevedo7Ricardo B. Lucena8Graduate Program in Animal Health and Science, Center for Rural Health and Technology, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Patos 58708-110, Paraiba, BrazilNova Esperança College of Medicine and Nursing, João Pessoa 58051-900, Paraiba, BrazilCentre for Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, João Pessoa 58051-900, Paraiba, BrazilCentre for Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, João Pessoa 58051-900, Paraiba, BrazilAgricultural Sciences Center, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Areia 58397-000, Paraiba, BrazilHealth Sciences Center, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, João Pessoa 58051-900, Paraiba, BrazilAgricultural Sciences Center, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Areia 58397-000, Paraiba, BrazilCenter for Rural Health and Technology, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Avenida Universitária, Patos 58708-110, Paraiba, BrazilAgricultural Sciences Center, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Areia 58397-000, Paraiba, BrazilThe literature regarding causes of animal mortality varies greatly in how it evaluates and describes reasons for euthanasia, showing a clear need for tools to identify, standardize, and map diseases. This study describes the application of the Animal Mortality Information System Database (DATASIMA) to monitoring and georeferencing animal mortality. An observational study was conducted on the dogs and cats euthanized at the Municipal Center for Environmental and Zoonotic Surveillance in João Pessoa, Paraíba. The deaths were reported through DATASIMA, an online platform created and developed in Brazil, which is aimed at observing animal mortality through the Animal Death Declaration between April and September 2022. A total of 403 euthanized animals were recorded, including 204 dogs and 199 cats. The most common diseases leading to euthanasia were as follows: (i) Sporotrichosis (171 cats); (ii) Leishmaniasis (75 dogs); (iii) Distemper (35 dogs); (iv) Trauma from vehicle collisions (ten dogs and nine cats). The DATASIMA platform proved to be an effective system for keeping records and reporting causes of animal mortality. Through georeferencing, it was possible to map areas with higher frequencies of zoonotic outbreaks in the municipality studied, thus providing useful data to implement health promotion strategies.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/12/1/28animal mortalityepidemiological monitoringhealth information systemszoonotic disease surveillance |
| spellingShingle | Eduardo S. S. Sousa Maria E. S. Sousa Moisés D. C. A. Pereira Ricardo A. M. Negreiros Lilian R. C. Eloy Arthur W. L. Brasil Inácio J. Clementino Sérgio S. Azevedo Ricardo B. Lucena Data Platform for Animal Mortality Information System (DATASIMA): Monitoring Companion Animal’s Euthanasia Causes in City of João Pessoa, Brazil Veterinary Sciences animal mortality epidemiological monitoring health information systems zoonotic disease surveillance |
| title | Data Platform for Animal Mortality Information System (DATASIMA): Monitoring Companion Animal’s Euthanasia Causes in City of João Pessoa, Brazil |
| title_full | Data Platform for Animal Mortality Information System (DATASIMA): Monitoring Companion Animal’s Euthanasia Causes in City of João Pessoa, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Data Platform for Animal Mortality Information System (DATASIMA): Monitoring Companion Animal’s Euthanasia Causes in City of João Pessoa, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Data Platform for Animal Mortality Information System (DATASIMA): Monitoring Companion Animal’s Euthanasia Causes in City of João Pessoa, Brazil |
| title_short | Data Platform for Animal Mortality Information System (DATASIMA): Monitoring Companion Animal’s Euthanasia Causes in City of João Pessoa, Brazil |
| title_sort | data platform for animal mortality information system datasima monitoring companion animal s euthanasia causes in city of joao pessoa brazil |
| topic | animal mortality epidemiological monitoring health information systems zoonotic disease surveillance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/12/1/28 |
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