avian influenza in C?te d′Ivoire
(Disease never reported before in C?te d′Ivoire).
Translation of information received on 25 April 2006 from Dr Denis Kouakou, Director of Veterinary Services and Quality, Ministry of Animal Production and Fish Resources, Abidjan:
Report date: 25 April 2006.
Reason for immediate notification: first occurrence of a listed disease or infection in a country.
Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 25 April 2006.
Date of start of the event: 30 March 2006.
Nature of diagnosis: suspicion, clinical and laboratory.
Two outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been reported in Abidjan district (Marcory Anoumabo and Treichville communes), in Lagunes region. The animals affected are traditional backyard free-ranging chickens (7 cases) and ducks (9 cases) and one sparrowhawk.
The diagnosis has been established by the Central Veterinary Laboratory of the LANADA (National Laboratory for Agricultural Development Support) at Bingerville and by Pasteur Institut of C?te d′Ivoire. The confirmation of the OIE reference laboratory in Padua (Italy) is expected.
The control measures undertaken are:
- partial stamping out;
- quarantine;
- movement control inside the country;
- screening.
The control measures to be undertaken are:
- stamping out;
- zoning;
- disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s);
- spraying.
Other measures are also applied:
- awareness and information campaign for the population;
- confinement of the backyard chickens;
- reinforced biosecurity measures around the modern establishements;
- ministerial decision declaring the suspicion;
- implementation of an infected zone around the outbreak in Marcory Anoumabo and a surveillance zone in the district of Abidjan.
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