http://www.fao.org/ag/AGAInfo//programmes/en/empres/news_160916b.html 1st West Africa FMD Roadmap Meeting presentation by Nigeria

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1st West Africa FMD Roadmap Meeting
Dr Gideon Mbursa Mshelbwala
CVO Nigeria
Department of Veterinary and Pest Control services
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development

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• FMD is endemic in Nigeria, but grossly under reported
• 51 suspected cases were reported between 2010 to 2015
• Not all suspicions were confirmed and serotyped
• 4 FMD serotypes – A, O, SAT1 & SAT2 - have been reported in
Nigeria
• 1st serotype to be recorded in Nigeria (1924) is O
• Response including vaccination campaigns and movement
control
FMD outbreaks in 2014-2016

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Map of Nigeria showing spatial distribution of
incidences of FMD serotypes per State : 2010 to-date
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FMD serotype O
FMD serotype A
FMD serotype SAT 2
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Active and Passive Surveillance in 2010-2016
• The map depicts number of incidences of FMD reported from the
States, from 2010 to- date
• Plateau State had the highest number of reported cases followed
equally by Bauchi, Kaduna and Niger States in the North Eastern
and North Central Nigeria
• Serotype SAT2 had the highest incidence followed by Serotypes A
and O respectively.
• The disease is highly under reported with fewer cases reported
between 2014 to-date
• An indication of weak surveillance and disease reporting system

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FMD Socioeconomic or Economic Impacts
• No National quantitative data on socioeconomic analysis of FMD
• National Socioeconomic impact studies have not been conducted
• However, qualitatively, FMD constitutes a major challenge to the
livestock industry:
- low reproduction and productivity
- weight loss, reduced meat, milk and hides and skins output
• High expenditures on Veterinary drugs and services to the farmer
• Reduced earning of farmers - contribution to national economy
• Limits the improvement of genetic potentials of indigenous breeds
through cross breeding

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Component 1: Vaccination and Plans
related to FMD surveillance
• A 3-year programme for the control of TADs, including FMD is
being considered
• Other planned activities include:
 Updating of the prevalence rate of FMD in the national herd
 vaccination campaigns against FMD in cattle, to cover about 75% of
susceptible species
 Continual targeted vaccinations in high risk areas, and commercial
farms with improved breeds
 Sero-monitoring of vaccinated herds

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• Important and desirable for holistic approach to the control of
FMD and other Trans-boundary Animal Diseases (TADs) since:
 Our borders are long, porous and poorly manned
 No efficient animal identification method in place
 Animal movement control is weak
 We have similar production system and challenges with neighboring
countries
• However, except for trans-boundary pests ,not much has been
done to enhance cross border meetings and collaboration on
FMD and other TADs
Cross-border activities

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We plan to:
– Review and strengthening legal framework for national strategy for
FMD control
– Strengthen disease surveillance network and capacity of field staff
– Continually conduct disease surveillance activities to ascertain and
update the serotypes in circulation
– Conduct vaccination campaigns against TADS with projected (75%)
coverage
– Continue to collaborate with Development and Technical Partners
both at national and regional levels
• But, we are constrained by scarcity of resources
Component 2:
Activities to strengthen the veterinary services

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• Harmonization of Preparedness Plan and SOPs for TADs (FMD, CBPP, PPR,
ASF, NCD, AI) that affect large animals and poultry species
• Development of national species – based policies for the control and
eradication of TADs
• Harmonization of vaccination campaigns for TADs
• Enhancement of surveillance and diagnostic capacities on control and
eradication of TADs
• Strengthening of laboratory network for diagnosis of TADs, with central
coordination at national reference laboratory
Component 3:
Synergies to control other TADs

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Ongoing projects and budget for FMD control
(national or development partners)
• Except in the laboratory, there is no national project that feed directly or
indirectly to FMD control
• There are isolated research works at central diagnostic laboratory
NVRI ,Vom and in some universities in the country
• For now, there is no actors (international organisation, NGOs,
consultant, etc.) supporting FMD control plan in Nigeria
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Main gaps
• Weak disease surveillance and reporting network
• Limited advocacy , awareness creation and sensitization of livestock farmers
• Scarce logistics and vaccines for 75% vaccination campaign coverage and sero-monitoring for
FMD and other diseases
• Absences of national policy and EPP on FMD control and Eradication
• Limited capacity of technical field staff in the State and laboratories
• Weak collaboration between public and private Vets.
Needs for support from development partners to address these gaps
• Strengthening and expansion of disease surveillance network
• Provision of logistics and vaccines for adequate vaccination campaign coverage for TADs
• Provision laboratory equipment, reagents and other laboratory consumables
• Support for the development of legal frame work, national policy and EPP on TADs
• Support for capacity building, advocacy and awareness creation on TADs
• Identification of circulating serotypes of FMD and mapping of their distribution
• Facilitation of cross border meetings and collaboration
Gaps and request for support

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• FMD is endemic in Nigeria, the disease has serious
socioeconomic effect on the production and productivity of
susceptible livestock species. The list of circulating serotypes of
the causative agent has not been updated and national policy
on its control is not yet in place. Therefore control of the disease
and other TADS will require:
– Intensification of disease surveillance and reporting
– Provision adequate logistics and vaccine and at least 75% massive
vaccination campaign coverage
– Advocacy , awareness creation and sensitization
– Capacity building
– Identification of all serotypes and mapping of theirs distribution in the
country
– Facilitation of cross border collaboration – meetings, vaccination and
movement control
Summary

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Conclusion
• FMD is an important animal disease that limits livestock
production, productivity. trade as well as profitability
potentials of livestock production in the region.
• However, through intensification of disease surveillance
and reporting activities, synchronized and sustained
vaccination campaigns, movement control, logistic
supports and effective cross border/ regionally
collaboration, the disease could be controlled and even
eradicated from our region.

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• I wish to thank the facilitators, OIE, FAO, APHIS and the EU for
the opportunity given to participate and make this
presentation
• Thank you all for your attention
Acknowledgement