Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Ghana (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 9/20/10, edited)
[Source: OIE, <cite cite="http://www.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=9739" >WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database</cite>. 9/20/10, edited.]
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Ghana
Information received on 18/09/2010 from Dr Samuel William Hanson, Acting Director/Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Services Directorate, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Accra, Ghana
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[Source: OIE, <cite cite="http://www.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=9739" >WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database</cite>. 9/20/10, edited.]
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Ghana
Information received on 18/09/2010 from Dr Samuel William Hanson, Acting Director/Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Services Directorate, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Accra, Ghana
- Summary
- Report type Immediate notification
- Start date 18/07/2010
- Date of first confirmation of the event 18/07/2010
- Report date 18/09/2010
- Date submitted to OIE 18/09/2010
- Reason for notification Emerging disease
- Morbidity 1.1 %
- Mortality 0 %
- Zoonotic impact No
- Causal agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- New outbreaks
- Outbreak 1 - Accra Zoo, GREATER ACCRA
- Date of start of the outbreak 18/07/2010
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Not applicable
- Affected animals: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
- Wild species - 11 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0
- Affected Population: Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) population in the Accra Zoo.
- Outbreak 1 - Accra Zoo, GREATER ACCRA
- Summary of outbreaks
- Total outbreaks: 1
- Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
- Wild species - 9.09% - 0.00% - 0.00% - 0.00%
- * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Unknown or inconclusive
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- Quarantine
- No vaccination
- No treatment of affected animals
- Measures to be applied
- Stamping out
- Screening
- Measures applied
- Diagnostic test results
- Laboratory name and type Accra Veterinary Laboratory (National laboratory)
- Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Wild species - bacteriological examination - 18/07/2010 - Positive
- Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Laboratory name and type Accra Veterinary Laboratory (National laboratory)
- Future Reporting
- The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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