Burkina Faso - 1 new outbreak of anthrax in cattle, Houet (OIE, April 26, 2017)

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Anthrax, Burkina Faso

Information received on 26/04/2017 from Dr Joseph Savadogo, Directeur G?n?ral des Services V?t?rinaires, Services V?t?rinaires, Minist?re des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques, Ouagadougou , Burkina Faso

Summary Report type Immediate notification Date of start of the event 17/04/2017 Date of confirmation of the event 21/04/2017 Report date 26/04/2017 Date submitted to OIE 26/04/2017 Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 08/2016 Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Bacillus anthracis Nature of diagnosis Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic) This event pertains to a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 BANAKELEDAGA, Bama, HOUET Date of start of the outbreak 17/04/2017 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Village Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Cattle 221 70 70 0 Affected population Mortalities were registered in four (4) herds that belong to four (4) farmers: three (3) of them from the Fulani camp of Banankeledaga and one (1) from the village of Bama.

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Cattle 221 70 70 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Cattle 31.67% 31.67% 100.00% ** *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter **Not calculated because of missing information

Epidemiology Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection Contact with infected animal(s) at grazing/watering Epidemiological comments Shivering, bloating, hyper-salivation, flow of blackish blood unable to coagulate after bleeding, spleen with the consistency of blackberry jam and fast mortality.

Control measures Measures applied Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied Movement control inside the country Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s) Disinfection / Disinfestation Traceability Dipping / Spraying for control of vectors or parasites Quarantine Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Official destruction of animal products Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Control of wildlife reservoirs

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

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