Information received on 14/07/2019 from Dr Issiako Abdou, Directeur général des Services véterinaires, Direction de la Santé Animale, Ministère de l´Agriculture et de l´Elevage, Niamey, Niger
Summary
Report type |
Immediate notification (Final report) |
Date of start of the event |
01/10/2018 |
Date of confirmation of the event |
09/07/2019 |
Report date |
14/07/2019 |
Date submitted to OIE |
15/07/2019 |
Date event resolved |
15/07/2019 |
Reason for notification |
First occurrence of a listed disease |
Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
Causal agent |
Equine influenza A virus |
Serotype |
H3N8 |
Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) |
This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
New outbreaks
Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 4 |
Outbreak Location |
- Maradi ( Jackou et Tambari, Gadebedji, Bermo )
- Diffa ( Goudoumaria, Goudoumaria )
- Tillaberi ( Dioga, Torodi )
- Zinder ( Zabetan, Tesker, Tesker )
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Total animals affected |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Equidae |
672 |
188 |
177 |
0 |
0 | |
Outbreak statistics |
Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
Equidae |
27.98% |
26.34% |
94.15% |
26.34% | * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter; |
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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Control measures
Measures applied |
- Movement control inside the country
- Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
- Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
- Quarantine
- Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
- Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
- No treatment of affected animals
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Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type |
Regional Laboratory for animal influenzas and other transboundary animal diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, PMB 01 Vom, Plateau, Nigeria ( Regional Reference Laboratory ) |
Tests and results |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
Equidae |
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) |
09/07/2019 |
Positive | |
Future Reporting
The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted. |