Gabon: 2022-2024 Bird Flu

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Source: https://www.gabonreview.com/volaill...-retour-de-la-grippe-aviaire-et-se-barricade/

Poultry: Gabon warns of the return of avian flu and barricades itself
post by Griffin Ondo Nzuey / May 17, 2022

Carried out recently after the recording of a poultry mortality deemed “abnormal” in three breeding sites in the province of the Estuary last April, the CIRMF analyzes revealed the presence of the H5N1 virus. The government immediately decreed the suspension of the import of poultry from neighboring countries and the closure of all points of sale of live poultry in the markets.

The results of the analyzes carried out by the International Center for Medical Research in Franceville (CIRMF) have just been released. Poultry that died in large numbers at three breeding sites in the Komo-Mondah department (Estuary) last April bear traces of the H5N1 avian flu virus. If this virus can be synonymous with investment losses for poultry farmers, scientists agree that it does not constitute a real danger for humans.

The fact remains that, faced with what they present as a pathology having "an impact on public health", in addition to the "high economic stakes" that this situation represents for professionals in the sector, the ministers in charge of Livestock and Health announced on Monday May 16 an epidemiological investigation supposed to determine the origin of the return of the virus to Gabon. This will take into account all the farms in the province.

The government also announces among the precautionary measures the ban until further notice on the circulation of live poultry in Greater Libreville. To prevent any other risk of contamination, a ban on the import of poultry from neighboring countries has been decreed, as well as the closure of all points of sale of live poultry in the markets.

 

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Gabon/Avian flu: The government prohibits the import and sale of live poultry

By Steven Mpono-May 17, 2022

A joint statement from the Ministries of Health and Livestock after detection of cases of avian flu from the three farms.


The Gabonese government has just banned the import of all live poultry species from neighboring countries as well as their circulation in Greater Libreville until further notice. The announcement was made on May 16, 2022 by a joint press release from the Ministries of Health and Livestock after detection of cases of avian flu from the three farms.

With this decision, the government wants to preserve the health of consumers, protect farms and strengthen controls at borders and then in markets throughout the national territory.

It is motivated by the identification of the H5N1 virus in the samples taken from three farms located in the Meyang area in the Komo Mondah department (Estuary province) after observation of "abnormal poultry mortalities" by the teams of the Directorate General for Livestock from April 13, 2022. Analyzes by the Interdisciplinary Center for Medical Research in Franceville (CIRMF) revealed the presence of "highly pathogenic avian influenza" virus.

The joint meeting of the Ministries of Health and Livestock this Monday, May 16, therefore allowed the implementation of precautionary measures knowing the dangerousness of this virus on human health and its consequences on economic activity. This is "the opening of an epidemiological investigation in farms, the ban on the movement of poultry in greater Libreville until further and the ban on the import of poultry from neighboring countries. . »

The government has also decided to close all live poultry sales points without special authorization and to strengthen biosecurity measures in all farms in Gabon. To answer all the questions raised by the discovery of this virus, 060 00 76 79 is made available to the public.

A multisector unit will visit the farms located in the estuary to take samples and raise awareness among breeders.

https://7joursinfo.com/actualites/g...mportation-et-la-vente-de-volailles-vivantes/

 

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Immediate notification
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with), Gabon
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General Information

COUNTRY OR ZONE
ZONE

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

STARTED ON
13-04-2022

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
H5N1

CONFIRMED ON
14-05-2022

REASON
First occurrence in the country

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

ENDED ON
-

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

REPORTED ON
19-05-2022

LAST OCCURRENCE
-

Epidemiology

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Unknown or inconclusive


EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
Many questions and no answers yet after the occurrence of avian influenza virus in Gabon. The disease that affects poultry had been absent in the country so far. Investigations are underway to identify the origin of the infection. Deaths have been reported at other locations, in particular in the live animal market, but also in other poultry. Investigations are ongoing.
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Outbreaks

ob_103205 - Meyang, Ntoum

OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-

STARTED ON
13-04-2022

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-

ENDED ON
-

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
Clinical signs: apathy, prostration, yellowish diarrhea

APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Meyang, Ntoum

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Estuaire

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Noya

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-

GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 0.735961

Long : 9.731631


SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Birds NEW Animal 15500 15500 15000 0 0 0
TOTAL Animal 15500 15500 15000 0 0 0
- NEW Animal 15500 15500 15000 0 0 0
TOTAL Animal 15500 15500 15000 0 0 0
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https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=54206

 

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Fight against avian flu: FAO support in Gabon

By Saint-Paul Meviane July 5, 2022 67 No Comment

Libreville, Tuesday July 5, 2022 (Infos Gabon) – The United Nations Food Fund has just handed over to the government a large batch of rapid tests and laboratory tools.

Gabon should further step up in the fight against avian flu (H5N1) after having received support from the United Nations Fund for Agriculture in rapid tests and laboratory tools in this area. The important donation was handed over by the coordinator of the sub-regional office of this UN organization for Central Africa, Helder Muteia, to the Minister of Agriculture, Charles Mve Ella.

This donation will make it possible to identify this infection in poultry in order to limit the spread of the virus. As a reminder, last April this flu broke out in farms in the 1st arrondissement of the commune of Ntoum near Libreville. Thanks to the mobilization of public authorities with the support of the FAO, the disease was brought under control.

END/INFOSGABON/SM/2022

https://fr.infosgabon.com/lutte-contre-la-grippe-aviaire-lappui-de-la-fao-au-gabon/

 

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Gabon - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Immediate notification


GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5722

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2024/05/03

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2022/06/03

CONFIRMATION DATE
2024/06/19

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE- SELF-DECLARATION


NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification

REPORT ID
IN_167915

REPORT REFERENCE- REPORT DATE
2024/06/21

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

• Unknown or inconclusive

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
As part of the epidemiological surveillance for avian influenza, samples were taken at the Mont Bouet poultry market (Libreville city) on May 3rd, 2024. An initial diagnosis was conducted by the Laboratoire National de Santé Publique (National Public Health Laboratory)on May 3rd, 2024, after which 2 out of 26 samples were found to be positive. Following these results, the samples were redirected to the Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (Franceville Interdisciplinary Medical Research Center) for confirmation. The latter confirmed the presence of the H5N1 virus in 2 samples. Furthermore, the samples identified as positive were taken on birds from untraced farms, making traceback to the virus source impossible.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Birds (DOMESTIC)NEW220000TOTAL220000

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
NO

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF)	Birds	ob_135553	2024/06/19	Positive

​https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5722