Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fisheries (MAAIF)
Introduction
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
- Notifiable diseases
- Diseases that affect production
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: mweberobert@yahoo.com
1. Zoonotic diseases
Cases and deaths of priority zoonotic diseases, by month in 2022
Cases and deaths of zoonotic diseases at district level recorded in 2022
Cases
Deaths
2. Notifiable diseases
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
Cases and deaths of notifiable diseases at district level recorded in 2022
cases
Deaths
3. Diseases that affect production
ECF - East Coast Fever NCD - New Castle Disease
Cases and deaths of production diseases at district level recorded in 2022
Cases
Deaths
4. Goat Pox
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 reported throughout the year
Pox incidence through January to December 2022
Definition: Incidence computed as a proportion of cases at risk
Pox cases and deaths noted through 2022, by district
Laboratory confrimation and basis diagnosis conducted
Lab confirmation | Frequency |
|---|---|
No | 59 |
Yes | 1 |
Not indicated | 5 |
Type of diagnosis | Frequency |
|---|---|
Clinical | 61 |
Clinical, Laboratory | 2 |
Clinical, Rumor | 2 |
5. Mange
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
Mange incidence and case fatality rate
Definition: Incidence computed as a proportion of cases at risk
Mange cases and deaths noted through 2022, by district
6. East Coast Fever
Case and deaths of East Coast Fever, January to December 2022
Incidence of East Coast fever, January to Decemmber 2022
7. Anaplasmosis
Cases and deaths of anaplasmosis, January to December 2022
Incidence of anaplasmosis, January to December 2022
Acknowledgements
This report was compiled by Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and the Epidemics National Animal Disease Diagnostics and Epidemiology Center, with special thanks to Dr. Mwebe Robert (MAAIF), Dr. Kemiyondo Honest (MAAIF), Dr. Dan Tumisiime (MAAIF), Dr. Josephine Namayanja (MAAIF), Dr. Babirye Priscilla (MAAIF), Esther Nambo (MAAIF), Dr. Immaculate Nabukenya (IDI), Dr. Herbert Bakiika (IDI), Herman Mwanja (IDI), Duncan Kabiito (IDI).