African swine fever,
Nigeria

Information received on 24/07/2020 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. 5
Date of start of the event	26/05/2020
Date of confirmation of the event	06/06/2020
Report date	24/07/2020
Date submitted to OIE	24/07/2020
Reason for notification	Unexpected change in the distribution or increase in morbidity or mortality of a listed disease
Summary description	The disease is already confirmed in Two states with very high morbidity and mortality. Three other states awaiting laboratory confirmation are also reporting similar mortality patterns.
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	African swine fever virus
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	the whole country
Related reports	Immediate notification (16/06/2020) Follow-up report No. 1 (23/06/2020) Follow-up report No. 2 (02/07/2020) Follow-up report No. 3 (10/07/2020) Follow-up report No. 4 (17/07/2020) Follow-up report No. 5 (24/07/2020) Follow-up report No. 6 (31/07/2020) Follow-up report No. 7 (07/08/2020) Follow-up report No. 8 (16/08/2020) Follow-up report No. 9 (22/08/2020) Follow-up report No. 10 (30/08/2020) Follow-up report No. 11 (08/09/2020)

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection	Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments	Update as at 24th July, 2020 The outbreak has been confirmed in another state, Delta state

Increased Distribution

State	Species
Lagos	Swine
Abia	Swine
Delta	Swine
Ogun	Swine
Kaduna	Swine
Edo	Swine

Disease Impact

Increased	State	Species	Change
Morbidity	Lagos	Swine	1=>5
Morbidity	Abia	Swine	1=>5
Morbidity	Delta	Swine	1=>2
Morbidity	Ogun	Swine	1=>5
Morbidity	Kaduna	Swine	1=>2
Morbidity	Edo	Swine	1=>2
Mortality	Lagos	Swine	1=>5
Mortality	Abia	Swine	1=>5
Mortality	Delta	Swine	1=>2
Mortality	Ogun	Swine	1=>5
Mortality	Kaduna	Swine	1=>2
Mortality	Edo	Swine	1=>2

Control measures

Measures applied	Ante and post-mortem inspections Disinfection Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Traceability Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	Quarantine Movement control inside the country

Future Reporting

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