Monthly Animal Health Epi-Lab Report
January, 2022 to December, 2022

Dear Reader,

Welcome to yet another edition of the Monthly Animal Health Epi-Lab Report. In this issue, a general overview of the animal disease events reported to MAAIF between January – December 2022 is provided as well as a summary of reporting status by districts and cities in Uganda.

In this report, we showcase the following updates:

  • Status of animal disease reporting by district
  • Disease situation based on laboratory confirmations
  • Zoonotic and priority disease of concern

For comments please contact:

Dr. Mwebe Robert
Senior Veterinary Officer, Epidemics National Animal Disease Diagnostics and Epidemiology Center
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
P.O BOX 513, Entebbe, Uganda
Tel: 080010066 (toll free)
Email:

1. Pox

1.1 A comparison of animals at risk and those vaccinated of pox

Monthly data indicates low levels of vaccination (being the intervention) were done in 2022 despite noticing very high numbers of animals at risk, cases and deaths reporded throughout the year

1.2 Pox incidence and case fatality rate

Definition: Incidence computed as a proportion of cases at risk Case fatality rate computed as a proportion of the number of cases that end up dying

1.3 Pox cases and deaths noted through 2022, by district

1.4 Pox incidence and case fatality rate though 2022, by district

1.5 Laboratory confrimation and basis diagnosis conducted

2. Mange

2.1 A comparison of animals at risk and those vaccinated of mange

Monthly data indicates low levels of vaccination (being the intervention) were done in 2022 despite noticing very high numbers of animals at risk, cases and deaths reporded throughout the year

2.2 Mange incidence and case fatality rate

Definition: Incidence computed as a proportion of cases at risk Case fatality rate computed as a proportion of the number of cases that end up dying

2.3 Mange cases and deaths noted through 2022, by district

2.4 Mange incidence and case fatality rate though 2022, by district

2.5 Laboratory confrimation and basis diagnosis conducted, for mange

Zoonotic diseases

Suspect and probable cases or deaths of priority zoonotic diseases, by month in 2022

Notifiable diseases (MAAIF solely responsible for their control)

Suspect and probable cases or deaths of key notifiable diseases, by month in 2022

FMD = Food and Mouth Disease ASF = African Swine Fever CBPP = Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia CCPP = Contagious caprine pleuropneumoniaT PPR = Peste des petits ruminants

Comparing animals at risk and those vaccinated

Priority diseases with number of total number of deaths recorded in 2022, by district

Diseases that affect production

Acknowledgements

This report was compiled by Ministry of Agriculture, Animal industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Epidemics National Animal Disease Diagnostics and Epidemiology Center with special thanks to Dr. Mwebe Robert (MAAIF), Dr. Kemiyondo Honestie (MAAIF), Dr. Dan Tumisiime (MAAIF), Josephine Namayanja (MAAIF), Esther Nambo (MAAIF), Dr. Immaculate Nabukenya (IDI), Dr. Herbert Bakiika (IDI), Herman Mwanja (IDI), Duncan Kabiito (IDI).