OIE: Equine influenza, Nigeria

Information received on 12/03/2019 from Dr Olaniran Alabi, Director, Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary and Pest Control Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, ABUJA, Nigeria

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 8
Date of start of the event	17/12/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	05/01/2019
Report date	12/03/2019
Date submitted to OIE	12/03/2019
Reason for notification	First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent	Equine influenza A virus
Serotype	Not typed
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country
Related reports	Immediate notification (07/01/2019) Follow-up report No. 1 (16/01/2019) Follow-up report No. 2 (22/01/2019) Follow-up report No. 3 (28/01/2019) Follow-up report No. 4 (05/02/2019) Follow-up report No. 5 (15/02/2019) Follow-up report No. 6 (27/02/2019) Follow-up report No. 7 (04/03/2019) Follow-up report No. 8 (12/03/2019)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1

Dodoru, Kebbi

Date of start of the outbreak

12/01/2019

Outbreak status

Resolved (06/02/2019)

Epidemiological unit

Village

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Equidae	83	32	1	0	0

Affected population

Donkeys kept for domestic and agriculural activities

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Equidae	83	32	1	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Equidae	38.55%	1.20%	3.13%	1.20%

*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Illegal movement of animals

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Disinfection Ante and post-mortem inspections Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) Treatment of affected animals (Symptomatic treatment with antibiotics )
Measures to be applied	Traceability

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
National Veterinary Research Institute (Regional Reference Laboratory)	Equidae	real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR)		Pending

Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.