Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Ghana (WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information Database, 9/20/10, edited)

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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

• 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.

• 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

• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Quarantine
    • No vaccination
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • Stamping out
    • Screening

• 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

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

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