Immediate notification
Anthrax , Sierra Leone
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General Information
COUNTRY OR ZONE
ZONE
DISEASE
Anthrax
STARTED ON
26-02-2022
ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL
CONFIRMED ON
11-05-2022
REASON
Recurrence of an eradicated disease
CAUSAL AGENT
Bacillus anthracis
ENDED ON
-
DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed
REPORTED ON
17-05-2022
LAST OCCURRENCE
31-08-2013
Epidemiology
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Contact with infected animal(s) at grazing/watering points
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
The Ministry of Agriculture is responding to the outbreak using the following actions. 1. To urgently conduct a detailed epidemiological investigation to ascertain the burden and extent of spread of the outbreak; to determine the source of exposure to animals and to undertake a joint risk assessment of risk of exposure of anthrax from animals to humans. 2. To strengthen Central Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostic capacity for laboratory confirmation. 3. To raise awareness among the livestock value chain actors and the public about the dangers of anthrax. 4. To institute appropriate prevention and control measures using a One Health Approach.
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Outbreaks
ob_103187 - Port Loko
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-
STARTED ON
26-02-2022
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm
NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
30
ENDED ON
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AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
The disease is affecting cattle, sheep, and goats in semi-intensive system of management. For the cattle, only the mature animals are dying whilst for the goats and sheep, all age and sex groups are dying. The ranches are close to forest reserves, only animals in the six ranches which share common grazing and watering facilities are affected. Most of the animals appear healthy but die suddenly.
APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Port Loko
FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Northern
SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Port Loko
THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Maforki
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 8.6891
Long : -12.8513
SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Sheep NEW Animal 430 26 26 0 0 0
TOTAL Animal 430 26 26 0 0 0
Goats NEW Animal 350 15 15 0 0 0
TOTAL Animal 350 15 15 0 0 0
Cattle NEW Animal 600 61 61 0 0 0
TOTAL Animal 600 61 61 0 0 0
- NEW Animal 1380 102 102 0 0 0
TOTAL Animal 1380 102 102 0 0 0
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Anthrax , Sierra Leone
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General Information
COUNTRY OR ZONE
ZONE
DISEASE
Anthrax
STARTED ON
26-02-2022
ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL
CONFIRMED ON
11-05-2022
REASON
Recurrence of an eradicated disease
CAUSAL AGENT
Bacillus anthracis
ENDED ON
-
DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed
REPORTED ON
17-05-2022
LAST OCCURRENCE
31-08-2013
Epidemiology
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Contact with infected animal(s) at grazing/watering points
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
The Ministry of Agriculture is responding to the outbreak using the following actions. 1. To urgently conduct a detailed epidemiological investigation to ascertain the burden and extent of spread of the outbreak; to determine the source of exposure to animals and to undertake a joint risk assessment of risk of exposure of anthrax from animals to humans. 2. To strengthen Central Veterinary Laboratory Diagnostic capacity for laboratory confirmation. 3. To raise awareness among the livestock value chain actors and the public about the dangers of anthrax. 4. To institute appropriate prevention and control measures using a One Health Approach.
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Outbreaks
ob_103187 - Port Loko
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-
STARTED ON
26-02-2022
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm
NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
30
ENDED ON
-
AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
The disease is affecting cattle, sheep, and goats in semi-intensive system of management. For the cattle, only the mature animals are dying whilst for the goats and sheep, all age and sex groups are dying. The ranches are close to forest reserves, only animals in the six ranches which share common grazing and watering facilities are affected. Most of the animals appear healthy but die suddenly.
APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Port Loko
FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Northern
SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Port Loko
THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Maforki
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 8.6891
Long : -12.8513
SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Sheep NEW Animal 430 26 26 0 0 0
TOTAL Animal 430 26 26 0 0 0
Goats NEW Animal 350 15 15 0 0 0
TOTAL Animal 350 15 15 0 0 0
Cattle NEW Animal 600 61 61 0 0 0
TOTAL Animal 600 61 61 0 0 0
- NEW Animal 1380 102 102 0 0 0
TOTAL Animal 1380 102 102 0 0 0
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