The role of the Veterinarians in coping with Covid-19 pandemic: a literature review

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v9i11.9684

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Coronavirus disease; Preventive veterinary medicine; Public health; Viral diseases; Zoonotic diseases.

Abstract

The world is facing a pandemic caused by COVID-19, a disease caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. This pandemic began in the municipal market in Wuhan, China, where several species of wild animals were commercialized and there were no adequate conditions for hygiene and food safety, which allowed this new virus to be transmitted from intermediate hosts to humans. SARS-CoV-2 is believed to have originated in bats and subsequently infected pangolins and, ultimately, humans. Therefore, there is a fundamental role of veterinary medicine in the prevention of emerging zoonotic diseases, such as COVID-19. Thus, the present literature review aims to discuss the roles of the veterinarian in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific research bases were used and the following descriptors were used to search for the articles: COVID-19 OR SARS-CoV-2 OR Coronavirus AND One Health; COVID-19 OR SARS-CoV-2 OR Coronavirus AND Veterinary OR Medicine Veterinary. Current articles were selected, available in English and Portuguese. The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 shows the close relationship between human health, animal health, the condition of the ecosystem and people's habits, which is the core concept of "One Health”. The veterinarian is an integral part of the global community of health professionals and plays a key role in the prevention and control of diseases, such as COVID-19. This professional has knowledge about other coronaviruses that affect animals and, therefore, can help in studies on the origin and transmission of SARS-CoV-2, as well as assist in the development of vaccines and antiviral drugs.

Author Biographies

Ana Carolina Barros da Rosa Pedroso, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Possui graduação em Medicina Veterinária pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (2013), residência em Clínica e Cirurgia de Grandes Animais pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (2013-2015) e mestrado em Ciência Animal pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (2015-2017). Trabalhou como autônoma na área de Clínica de Equinos (2016-2017). Foi professora substituta nas disciplinas de Técnica Operatória e Patologia Clínica Cirúrgica de Grandes Animais na Universidade Federal de Goiás (2018). Atualmente é doutoranda em Ciência Animal pela mesma instituição e professora de Técnica Cirúrgica, no curso de Medicina Veterinária em Instituto Unificado de Ensino Superior Objetivo - Goiânia.

Helena Tavares Dutra, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Técnica em Zootecnia pelo Instituto Federal Goiano Campus Urutaí. Médica Veterinária pela Universidade Federal de Goiás, Regional Jataí. Residência em Clínica e Cirurgia de Grandes Animais HV/EVZ/UFG. Mestranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal da Escola de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Goiás. Rondonista.

Dyana Ribeiro dos Santos, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Técnica em Alimentos, formada pelo Instituto Federal Goiano - Campus Morrinhos. Discente em Medicina Veterinária na Universidade Federal de Goiás - Goiânia, com início no 2° semestre de 2018. Participante do Treinamento do Setor de Grandes Animais - HV/UFG e também do grupo de estudos GECCER - Grupo de Estudos de Clínica e Cirurgia de Equídeos e Ruminantes.

Emanuely Zequim Ubeda, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Com formação em Técnico Agropecuária pela Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP/Jaboticabal 2013-2015). Ex bolsista da instituição na área de avaliação hematológica e imunofenotipagem em cães com IRC (PIBIC/Junior 2013-2014). Discente em Medicina Veterinária pela Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade Federal de Goiás, (UFG Goiânia - 2018). Participou das atividades de Manejo de Produção no Setor de Caprinos e Ovinos, da EVZ/UFG, (2018-2019). Vinculada ao Programa de Assistência a Bovinocultura Leiteira - PABL (2019-2020). Participa do Núcleo de Estudos em Biotecnologia da Reprodução Animal - NEBRA, e da atividade público-privada vinculada ao Laboratório de Reprodução Animal da Universidade com embriões produzidos in vitro (FIV) (2020). Colaborando com o Projeto de extensão Prevenção e controle de claudicação em bovinos de propriedades rurais do estado de Goiás (2020). Atualmente bolsista no Programa de Iniciação Científica colaborando no Projeto Composição mineral da parede abaxial do casco de bovinos com laminite; e Diretora de Projetos da CONPAVet, Empresa Junior da EVZ-UFG.

Paulo José Bastos Queiroz, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Médico Veterinário graduado pela Escola de Veterinária e Zootecnia (EVZ) da Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG) (2012). Residência em Medicina Veterinária na área de Clínica e Cirurgia de Grandes Animais pela EVZ/UFG (2015). Mestre em Ciência Animal pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência Animal (PPGCA) da EVZ/UFG com ênfase em Podologia Bovina e Patologia Clínica (2017). Doutor em Ciência Animal pela mesma instituição, com ênfase em Podologia Bovina e Diagnóstico por Imagem. Atualmente é Professor Adjunto na Universidade Federal de Goiás, onde ministra aulas de Técnica Operatória, Patologia Cirúrgica e Patologia Clínica Cirúrgica de Grandes Animais. Possui experiência com Clínica e Cirurgia de Grandes Animais, Podologia Bovina e Extensão Rural.

Luciana Ramos Gaston Brandstetter, Universidade Estadual de Goiás

Possui graduação em medicina veterinária pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (1996), especialização em clínica, cirurgia e anestesiologia de equinos pelo Virginia Tech Marion duPont Scott, mestrado em Ciência Animal pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (2006) e doutorado em Ciência Animal pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (2011). Atualmente é professora de Clínica de Equinos pela Universidade Federal de Goiás.

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PEDROSO, A. C. B. da R. .; DUTRA, H. T.; SANTOS, D. R. dos .; UBEDA, E. Z. . .; QUEIROZ, P. J. B.; BRANDSTETTER, L. R. G. . The role of the Veterinarians in coping with Covid-19 pandemic: a literature review. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 11, p. e2479119684, 2020. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v9i11.9684. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/9684. Acesso em: 19 apr. 2024.

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