Cameroon - Government confirmation of 24000 chickens dead due to HP H5N1 bird flu - May 26, 2016

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Bird flu appears again on a farm in Cameroon

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Official radio Cameroonian said Thursday it was determined the epicenter of bird flu , "said the 5 H 1" in farm poultry in Yaounde, which resulted in the deaths of 15 thousand chickens in three days, and the radio Cameroonian that the virus has been detected in the "Mvug Betsy" compound on the outskirts of Yaounde , after noticing a high mortality rate for birds in this farm, where he died about 15 thousand chickens out of 33 thousand in place.

Have been recorded cases of mortality during the three days between the first and third and twentieth of May, according to the analysis report conducted by theVeterinary Laboratory and the National revealed the agency Anba E "AFP," Thegovernment has to burn some of the dead birds and slaughter each other, and blocked access to the affected area .

This becomes the only focus that have been discovered so far, has not beenannounced officially for the transmission of infection to individuals. However, theGovernment confirmed to take action "in case of injury to any person."

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COMMUNICATION ON THE REPORTED POULTRY MORTALITIES
AT THE COMPLEXE AVICOLE DE MVOG-BETSI IN YAOUNDE.

On Sunday 22 May 2016, the Epidemiosurveillance Network of the
Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries noticed an
abnormally high mortality rate at the Complexe Avicole de Mvogbetsi,
in Yaound?.

Current estimated mortality is estimated at 24000 out of 33000, for a
mortality rate of about 75%.

Faced with this delicate situation, the Government applied a number
of measures aimed at containing the outbreak and limiting the spread
of the disease. These include amongst others :
- Proscribing access to the site to strangers;
- Banning entry and exit of livestock products to the site;
- Slaughter of the remaining birds on the farm ;
- Incineration and burial of all carcasses in conformity with the law
in force;
- Control of movement of susceptible domestic species and humans
in the zone ;
- Daily visits of veterinary and medical staff to the site;
- Disinfection of buildings, vehicle tracks and other fomites
capable of contaminating susceptible species ;
- Constitution of an emergency stock of anti-viral drugs
(TAMIFLU) and individual protective equipment ;
- Investigation and monitoring of persons having visited the farm or
carried out commercial activities with the farm during the week of
the 15th to the 22nd of May 2016.

Investigations and laboratory results indicate high suspicion of H5
avian influenza and analyses on the N antigen are on-going.

It is what noting that an interministerial platform was created since
2012, the National Program for the Prevention and Fight against
Emerging and Reemerging Zoonoses, under the authority of the Prime
Minister and Head of Government which regroups the ministries
incharge of wildlife, the environment, human and animal health
amongst others.

Through this Program, the Government elaborated and validated an
integrated multisectoral contingency plan for avian influenza in April
2016.
Aimed at controlling avian influenza in Cameroon, the integrated
multisectoral contingency plan has five strategic axes:
- Epidemiological surveillance ;
- Prevention and biosecurity ;
- Health systems response ;
- Operational research ;
- Sensitization and communication.

The Government wishes to inform the national and international
opinion that there has been no human case reported so far. The only
case reported so far is that of the Complexe Avicole de Mvog-Betsi in
Yaound?, the situation is under control and investigations are ongoing.

The Government calls on poultry farmers to be vigilant and asks them
to signal all suspicious mortalities in their farms to the veterinary
services.
Yaound?

http://www.minepia.gov.cm/images/revues/press_release_minepia_grippe_aviaire.pdf

[Ronan Kelly]

Bird Flu Hits Cameroon Again, Kills 15000 Fowls In Yaounde
Posted: 4:40 am, May 27, 2016

By Nformi Sonde Kinsai & Etienne Mainimo Mengnjo

The highly pathogenous type H5 Bird Flu influenza has been reported in Cameroon. The confirmation of the presence of the virus is contained in a laboratory test conducted by the Yaounde annex office of the National Veterinary Laboratory known by its French acronym as LANAVET.

The test was conducted following the massive death of over 15000 fowls in a poultry of about 20,000 capacity carrying chicks within three days at the Mvog-Betsi Poultry Complex located in the Yaounde VI District.

The poultry complex is specialised in the production and sale of day-old chicks. According to a report dated May 24, highlighting results of analysis placed under diagnosis No 037/2016 conducted on 36 samples of carcases of the dead fowls, signed by the Director of LANAVET, Dr. Abel Wads, 15,000 dead fowls were recorded between Friday May 20 and Monday 23.
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http://www.cameroonpostline.com/bird-flu-hits-cameroon-again-kills-15000-fowls-in-yaounde/

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, Cameroon

Information received on 27/05/2016 from Dr Gaston Djonwe, Directeur des Services V?t?rinaires, Services V?t?rinaires, Minist?re de l'Elevage, des P?ches & des Industries Animales, Yaound?, Cameroon

Summary Report type Immediate notification Date of start of the event 20/05/2016 Date of confirmation of the event 24/05/2016 Report date 27/05/2016 Date submitted to OIE 27/05/2016 Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 12/03/2006 Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Avian influenza virus Serotype H5N1 Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 Poultry complex of Mvog Besti, Yaound? 6, Mfoundi, CENTRE Date of start of the outbreak 20/05/2016 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 33000 15000 15000 18000 0 Affected population Population of breeders, broilers and layers: 7, 13, 31, 61 and 81 weeks old.

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Birds 33000 15000 15000 18000 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 45.45% 45.45% 100.00% 100.00% *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection Unknown or inconclusive Epidemiological comments On Sunday 22 of May 2016, the Epidemiological surveillance network (RESCAM) of the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industry observed high mortalities in poultry within the breeders rearing facilities of the Poultry complex in Mvog Betsi, Yaound?. Epidemiological investigation staff from the Veterinary services and the LANAVET laboratory performed sampling for analysis and implemented protective measures according to Law 006 of 16 April 2001 on zoo-sanitary standards applying to livestock diseases legally considered as contagious and subjected to compulsory reporting, and to the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code.

Control measures Measures applied Movement control inside the country Screening Disinfection / Disinfestation Dipping / Spraying Quarantine Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Stamping out Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Zoning No vaccination No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied No other measures

Diagnostic test results Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result Military Health Research Center (CRESAR) - Cameroon (National laboratory) Birds real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 26/05/2016 Positive Pasteur Centre of Cameroon (CPC) (National laboratory) Birds real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 25/05/2016 Positive National Veterinary Laboratory (LANAVET) (National laboratory) Birds real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 24/05/2016 Positive National Veterinary Laboratory (LANAVET) (National laboratory) Birds reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) 24/05/2016 Positive

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

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http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=20244

[Ronan Kelly]

Cameroon bans sale of poultry in capital after bird flu outbreak

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Cameroon?s Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries, Dr. Taiga has ordered a ban on the sale of poultry in markets across the Mfoundi Division, including Yaound?, the capital.
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http://www.africanews.com/2016/05/28/cameroon-bans-sale-of-poultry-in-capital-after-bird-flu-outbreak/

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Bird flu: Chickens and countertops destroyed in Ebolowa

Thursday Jun 2 2016
Written by Roger Takala

It was during a punch operation in the night of Tuesday, May 31, 2016 the chicken market

Ebolowa Central Market chicken sellers are desperate. Their sector is in tatters. Debris boards by one, pieces of sheet metal there, there is nothing left over. All counters and other chickens traders accessories were demolished by a committee of local officials, accompanied by law enforcement forces. Apart from these displays, chickens seized at the origin of this approach were also incinerated.

This operation which occurs after an awareness meeting conducted just hours before their descent on the ground at night is badly perceived by traders, sources said. "That's really being mean. What is the counter you could simply disinfect where quarantine has to do with the destruction of chickens "asks a seller of chickens.

"The destruction of chickens agree, but not the counters, it's a double loss for us traders. How are we going to pay off our loans and pay school our children, even though the wind of bird flu would have happened "asked another vendor who said he lost 350 chickens.

For others, it's a crawl space that was to be imposed on all. Especially that is running supplies to those in chickens in Yaounde who had dead chickens, not those bred in Ebolowa. They do not understand this persecution. A Mvog Beti where the bird flu has triggered, is that buildings and other livestock machinery were destroyed?

At the Regional Delegation of Livestock Fisheries and Animal Industries, executives of this administration were silent. Given what is happening in Ebolowa, we just conclude that avian influenza is well and truly present in Ebolowa.

http://www.lanouvelleexpression.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=3644:grippe-aviaire-poulets-et-comptoirs-detruits-a-ebolowa&Itemid=638

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France in Cameroon
Embassy of France in Yaounde

Information concerning the avian flu

The Cameroonian authorities have confirmed May 25 that a bird flu outbreak was detected in poultry complex Mvog-Betsi in Yaounde. The entire herd was slaughtered and the carcasses are being incineration and landfill. Cases of bird flu have also been reported in Ebolowa (South). The sale of poultry was banned throughout the Mfoundi Division (Yaound?) beginning May 26 and in the department of Mvila (Ebolowa) as of May 31 No cases of transmission to humans has so far been declared.

Laboratory tests confirmed that it was a bird flu strain A (H5N1), potentially transmissible to humans by direct or indirect contact with live or dead infected birds. It is recommended to avoid handling sick or dead birds - report them to authorities immediately by calling 1510 -; limit visits to poultry farms, poultry markets; cook poultry well, the eggs before eating. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are no data tending to prove that the disease can be transmitted to humans through properly cooked food.

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/avian_influenza/fr/

General Information page of the WHO office in Cameroon
PDF - 68.1 kb

French with a high fever and having had contact with dead or live poultry in Yaounde since May 16 are invited to report to the Medical and Social Centre (222 230 139). In general, any high fever (> 38 ?) requires a medical consultation.

Last Updated: 06/01/2016

http://www.ambafrance-cm.org/Informations-relatives-a-l-epizootie-de-grippe-aviaire

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Cameroon:Bird flu spreads to the West Region
posted by Akene Jude June 6, 2016 Economy
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The sale of chicken has been prohibited in Bafoussam. The governor of the West region ,Augustine Awa Fonka gave a press briefing last friday after the discovery of bird flu outbreaks in his administrative area of command.

Dispite the unfortunate situation,poultry farmers of the MiFi (Bafoussam) and Kung-khi(Bandjoun) Division must face the sad reality that Avian Influenza Outbreaks have been detected in these two Divisions of the West.

After the death of 1,400 chickens in a farm in Bayangam and 40 dead chickens in Casablanca market of Bafoussam , on May 31st Samples from the carcasses were sent to Yaounde National Veterinary Laboratory.The samples were then forwarded to the Centre Pasteur for cons-expertise, of which the results came positive.
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http://www.alafnet.com/2016/06/cameroonbird-flu-spreads-to-the-west-region/