An epizootiological survey of necropsy cases (1993-1997) at University of the Philippines

An epizootiological survey of necropsied cases (1993-1997) at University of the Philippines was performed. A total of 368 cases included 238 avian and 111 porcine cases. Amongst avian cases, the major cause of death was infec tious diseases in 212 (89%) cases including 97 (41%) bacterial, 36 (15%) vi ral, and 21 (9%) parasitic diseases. The majority of the avian bacterial di seases presented as septicemia (73 cases) and the viral diseases as Newcast le disease (17 cases). In porcine cases, the major cause of death was also infectious diseases, in 100 (90%) cases including 52 bacterial and 29 viral diseases. Porcine bacterial diseases were classified into 36 septicemia, 4 hemophillosis and 4 colibacillosis. Amongst the porcine viral diseases, mo st cases were diagnosed as Hog cholera (22 cases).