OIE: Equine influenza, Senegal

Information received on 06/04/2019 from Dr Mbargou Lo, Directeur des Services vétérinaires, Direction des Services vétérinaires, Ministère de l´Elevage et des Productions animales, Dakar, Senegal

Summary

Report type	Immediate notification
Date of start of the event	26/03/2019
Date of confirmation of the event	02/04/2019
Report date	06/04/2019
Date submitted to OIE	06/04/2019
Reason for notification	First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent	Equine influenza virus
Serotype	Pending
Nature of diagnosis	Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	the whole country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 2

Outbreak Location

Dakar ( RUFISQUE )
Diourbel ( DIOURBEL )

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Equidae	130253	3651	2	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Equidae	2.80%	0.00%	0.05%	0.00%

* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter;

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection	Contact with infected animal(s) at grazing/watering Fomites (humans, vehicles, feed, etc.) Airborne spread
Epidemiological comments	Equine influenza occurred as a result of strong winds and dust. Stray donkeys are the main animals affected and play a role in spreading the disease as well as the groupings at weekly markets and watering points.

Control measures

Measures applied	Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Quarantine Disinfection Ante and post-mortem inspections Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	Movement control inside the country

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Livestock and Veterinary Research National Laboratory ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species	Test	Test date	Result
Equidae	reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)	02/04/2019	Positive

Future Reporting

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