Published Date: 2018-09-15 20:48:58
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - Sierra Leone: (NO, EA) bovine, OIE
Archive Number: 20180915.6032118
FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - SIERRA LEONE: (NORTHERN, EASTERN) BOVINE, OIE
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Date: Mon 10 Sep 2018
Source: OIE, WAHID (World Animal Health Information Database), weekly disease information 2018; 31(37) [edited]
http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=27946
Information received on 10 Sep 2018 from Dr Francis AR Sankoh, director, Livestock Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bruxelles, Sierra Leone
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 21 Aug 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 26 Aug 2018
Report date: 10 Sep 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 10 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 1958
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV)
Serotype: pending
Nature of diagnosis: clinical
This event pertains to a defined zone within a country.
New outbreaks (2)
Outbreak 1: Konika, Kolmaka, Kambia, Kambia [Northern Province]
Date of start of the outbreak: 21 Aug 2018
Outbreak status: continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: village
Affected animals / Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 5000 / 1000 / 30 / 0 / 0
Affected population: excessive salivation, sloughing off of epithelial tissue in the mouth, ulceration of the tongue, sores in the buccal cavity, loss of appetite, reduction of milk production, inflammation of the coronary band of the feet, and death among the young animals
Outbreak 2: Quidadu, Kono, Kono [Eastern Province]
Date of start of the outbreak: 24 Aug 2018
Outbreak status: continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: village
Affected animals / Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 1000 / 200 / 10 / 0 / 0
Affected population: same description [see outbreak 1]
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 2
Total animals affected / Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 6000 / 1200 / 40 / 0 / 0
Outbreak statistics [rates apparent, expressed as percentages]
Species / Morbidity rate / Mortality rate / Case fatality rate / Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Cattle / 20 / 0.67 / 3.33 / 0.67
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction, and/or slaughter
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive, illegal movement of animals, animals in transit, contact with infected animal(s) at grazing/watering
Epidemiological comments: porous border, extensive cross-border movement.
Control measures
Measures applied: movement control inside the country, vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists), no treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied: no other measures
Future reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
[The location of the outbreak can be seen on the interactive map included in the OIE report at the source URL above.]
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[Sierra Leone is bordered by Guinea to the northeast, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest. In August 2018, Guinea reported 42 outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a situation that started in May 2018 and is still continuing. The serotype is pending. See event summary and updated map at http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review/viewsummary?reportid=27422
HealthMap/ProMED-mail maps:
Kambia, Northern Province, Sierra Leone: http://healthmap.org/promed/p/25030
Kono District, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone: http://healthmap.org/promed/p/38263]
