The Agriculture and consumer protection department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released Animal Production and Health situation update in sub-Saharan Africa HPAI.
Overview
Situation: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1 and H5N8 subtypes) with pandemic potential in countries of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Confirmed countries (H5N1): Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria and Togo.
Confirmed countries (H5N8): Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Animal/environmental findings: Please see reports from individual countries below.
Number of human cases: None reported to date.
Situation update
South Africa H5N8 HPAI
- Number of outbreaks* to date: 138
- Regions affected: Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Kwazulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North West, Western Cape
- Outbreaks reported since last update: 19
- Most recent outbreaks: Observed on 19 January 2018 in Western Cape Province
Nigeria H5N8 HPAI
- Number of outbreaks* to date: 4
- Regions affected: Kano, Nasarawa, Ogun
- Outbreaks reported since last update: 1
- Most recent outbreaks: Observed on 25 January 2018 in Nasarawa State
* Both domestic and wild birds have been affected
Table 1. Summary of countries with no new H5N1 HPAI events reported
|
Country |
1° Administrative regions affected |
Date of last observed outbreak |
Date of last outbreak report |
# reported outbreaks to date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | Bazenga, Boulkiemde, Houet, Kadiogo, Poni, Sanguié, Comoe, Kourweogo, Boulgou, Ioba, Nayala, Yatenga | 21/07/2015 | 02/10/2015 | 94 |
| Cameroon | Adamaoua, Centre, South and West | 31/03/2017 | 31/03/2017 | 22 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Abidjan, Bassam, Belier, Bouaké, Comoe, Gontougo, Lagunes | 27/08/2016 | 03/10/2016 | 67 |
| Ghana | Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Volta, Western | 26/10/2016 | 23/11/2016 | 63 |
| Niger | Maradi, Niamay | 21/02/2016 | 02/07/2016 | 2 |
| Nigeria | Abia, Adamawa, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Lagos, Nassarawa, Ogun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto and Zamfara | 29/05/2017 | 02/06/2017 | 800 |
| Togo | Maritime | 07/06/2017 | 03/07/2017 | 3 |
For more details on the report visit FAO Website here
