Veterinary Sciences (Apr 2024)
Survey of Animal Neoplastic Cases Diagnosed in Nigerian Veterinary Teaching Hospitals, 2000–2017
- Iniobong Chukwuebuka Ugochukwu,
- Iasmina Luca,
- Amienwanlen Eugene Odigie,
- Emmanuel Okechukwu Njoga,
- Nuhu Abdulazeez Sani,
- James Samson Enam,
- Wafa Rhimi,
- Sa’idu Tanko Muhammad,
- Abdussamad Abubakar,
- Aliyu Mohammed Wakawa,
- Patricia Otuh,
- Taiwo Adebiyi,
- Onyeka Chidiebere Nwufoh,
- Ikechukwu Udeani,
- Tosin Oyeleye,
- Theophilus Aghogho Jarikre,
- Sheriff Yusuf Idris,
- Abdulaziz Bada,
- Zaid Shehu,
- Ajadi Tola,
- Chidi Okonkwo,
- Chioma Frances Egwuogu,
- Uchechukwu Nnanna Njoku,
- Ohiemi Benjamin Ocheja,
- Joel Dzongor,
- Barka Grema,
- Najume Dogowar G. Ibrahim,
- Celestine O. I. Njoku,
- Anthony Kojo B. Sackey,
- Benjamin O. Emikpe,
- Adamu Yunusa,
- John Ikechukwu Ihedioha,
- Balarabe Magaji Jahun,
- Sunday O. Udegbunam,
- Shodeinde Vincent O. Shoyinka
Affiliations
- Iniobong Chukwuebuka Ugochukwu
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria
- Iasmina Luca
- Department of Pathological Anatomy and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I”, 300645 Timisoara, Romania
- Amienwanlen Eugene Odigie
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Universita degli Studi di Bari, 70010 Bari, Italy
- Emmanuel Okechukwu Njoga
- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria
- Nuhu Abdulazeez Sani
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Abuja, Gwagwalada Federal Capital Territory, Abuja 900105, Nigeria
- James Samson Enam
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 810107, Nigeria
- Wafa Rhimi
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Universita degli Studi di Bari, 70010 Bari, Italy
- Sa’idu Tanko Muhammad
- Zaria Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 810107, Nigeria
- Abdussamad Abubakar
- Zaria Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 810107, Nigeria
- Aliyu Mohammed Wakawa
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 810107, Nigeria
- Patricia Otuh
- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike 440101, Nigeria
- Taiwo Adebiyi
- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, Nigeria
- Onyeka Chidiebere Nwufoh
- Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan 200273, Nigeria
- Ikechukwu Udeani
- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria
- Tosin Oyeleye
- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria
- Theophilus Aghogho Jarikre
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, Nigeria
- Sheriff Yusuf Idris
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 810107, Nigeria
- Abdulaziz Bada
- Zaria Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 810107, Nigeria
- Zaid Shehu
- Usmanu Dan Fodio University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Sokoto 840101, Nigeria
- Ajadi Tola
- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta 111101, Nigeria
- Chidi Okonkwo
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike 440101, Nigeria
- Chioma Frances Egwuogu
- Veterinary Teaching Hospita, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike 440101, Nigeria
- Uchechukwu Nnanna Njoku
- Department of Veterinary Surgery, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike 440101, Nigeria
- Ohiemi Benjamin Ocheja
- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Benin, Benin City 300238, Nigeria
- Joel Dzongor
- Makurdi Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joseph Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi 970212, Nigeria
- Barka Grema
- Makurdi Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Joseph Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi 970212, Nigeria
- Najume Dogowar G. Ibrahim
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 810107, Nigeria
- Celestine O. I. Njoku
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 810107, Nigeria
- Anthony Kojo B. Sackey
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 810107, Nigeria
- Benjamin O. Emikpe
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200005, Nigeria
- Adamu Yunusa
- Usmanu Dan Fodio University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Sokoto 840101, Nigeria
- John Ikechukwu Ihedioha
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria
- Balarabe Magaji Jahun
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 810107, Nigeria
- Sunday O. Udegbunam
- Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria
- Shodeinde Vincent O. Shoyinka
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11040175
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 4
p. 175
Abstract
Incidence data from 17-year veterinary neoplasm surveillance and registration were reviewed. Most of the neoplastic cases diagnosed in Nigerian veterinary teaching hospitals (VTHs) were in the avian (49%) and canine species (44%). Fewer cases were recorded in the equine (3.2%), bovine (2.4%), ovine (1.5%), caprine (0.3%) and porcine (0.15%) species. Marek’s disease was the most prevalently diagnosed neoplastic disease of domestic animals in Nigerian VTHs from 2000–2017. Also, the Nigerian local breed had a higher mean distribution than any other dog breed and this was statistically significant (p p p > 0.05). In conclusion, little emphasis is given to the appropriate diagnosis and recording of neoplastic cases that are diagnosed. The study provides information regarding the prevalence and distribution of tumours in different animal species consulted in Nigeria veterinary teaching hospitals. To illustrate all of this, ArcGIS software was used. Veterinary clinicians, pathologists and epidemiologists from Nigeria may benefit from the results of this study by freely accessing some specific data regarding the breed, the age group or the gender of some animal species diagnosed with different tumours.
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