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Equine influenza, Nigeria
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Information received on 07/01/2019 from Dr Olaniran Alabi, Director, Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary and Pest Control Services,
Federal Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development, ABUJA, Nigeria
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Summary
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Outbreak 1 |
Gidan Karo, Wamakko, Sokoto |
Date of start of the outbreak |
17/12/2018 |
Outbreak status |
Resolved (08/01/2019) |
Epidemiological unit |
Village |
Affected animals |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Equidae |
217 |
93 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
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Affected population |
Donkeys species (170 females and 47 males ) of different age group in a rural community kept essentially as beast of burden. |
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Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
Total animals affected |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Equidae |
217 |
93 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
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Outbreak statistics |
Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
Equidae |
42.86% |
17.05% |
39.78% |
17.05% |
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*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
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Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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Unknown or inconclusive
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Illegal movement of animals
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The donkeys are mostly sourced a neighboring country
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Epidemiological comments |
Further investigations revealed that the bulk of donkeys in the affected village comes from a border town of Ruwa Wuri in Tangaza Local Government Area. |
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Control measures
Measures applied |
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Movement control inside the country
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Vaccination prohibited
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Treatment of affected animals (Symptomatic treatment with antibiotics and anti inflammatory agent.)
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Measures to be applied |
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Traceability
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Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
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Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
National Veterinary Research Institute Vom, Nigeria (Regional Reference Laboratory) |
Equidae |
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) |
05/01/2019 |
Positive |
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Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |
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Map of outbreak locations
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