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ARUA DISTRICT PRESENTATION ON THE AFRICAN SWINE FEVER SITUATION, APRIL 2016 BY DR NGUMA WILLY DISTRICT VETERINARY OFFICER/ ARUA DISTRICT 0794616046,0759611025 dvoarua@gmail.com/ngumawilly@gmail.com

DEMOGRAPHICS ABOUT ARUA DISTRICT Arua district is the third largest district in Uganda with 5 consUtuencies, 27 sub counUes, a total human populaUon of over 780,000. It has a total caZle populaUon of 145,150, goats 314,832, sheep 54,693, pigs 33,843, chicken & ducks 408,193, turkeys 2316 & rabbits 3850( UBOS,2012)

Recent African Swine Fever Outbreaks in Arua district • Outbreaks o`en occur sporadically especially during months of January –March, July- December every year; • Most affected parts of the district include ’ Ø Sub CounUes bordering Ajai Wild game reserve Ø Sub CounUes bordering Zombo/Nebbi districts in market places Ø Trading centres where slaughter, roasUng & cooking of pigs is done on daily basis

Epidemiology of ASF occurrence in Arua district • In May 2015, an outbreak occurred in Adumi & Ayivuni Sub counUes bordering DRC , killing 112 pigs; • Another outbreak was reported in Manibe & Katrini Sub CounUes at trading centres leaving 35 pigs dead in September 2015; • 29 pigs died during an outbreak that occurred at a border market with Nebbi/Zombo in November 2015; • An outbreak le` 24 pigs dead in Uriama & Ogoko Sub CounUes neighboring Ajai Wild Game Reserve in December 2015 • No more cases have yet been reported to have occurred Ull to date.

Clinical presentaUon of the common cases in Arua district • O`en High fevers of above Temps of 40.8 Degrees CenUgrade; • Anorexia, lethargy, weakness & recumbence; • Erythema most prominently seen in white colored pigs, CyanoUc skin bleaching occur on the ears, tail & lower legs or hams • Some pigs have shown signs of severe abdominal pain, consUpaUon but someUmes mucoid diarrhea that o`en turns bloody • AborUons have also been reported in pregnant pigs as early signs of onset; death occurs within 7-10 days; • We have noted the acute form of the disease in Arua • Morbidity is high & mortality is over 70%-100%

Pictorial presentaUons of some cases in Arua district Photograph leI taken by field officer at Adumi Sub County A pig that had just died of the acute form of African Swine Fever; characteris9c reddish skin discolora9ons

The spleen & other internal organs o`en characterisUcally hemorrhagic Photograph leI; The internal organs were enlarged with darkened spleen

DifferenUal field based diagnosis • A case of acute poisoning occurred in Dadamu Sub County of Arua district in January 2016 • In a period of 2-4 days 58 pigs had died on the farm a`er the farmer had fed them on hotel swills/le` over foods. • See some photographs on the next slides;

58 pigs died on this farm in 2-4 days

Some of the pigs on the same farm that later circummed to the same condiUon

DifferenUal diagnosis • Hog cholera • Porcine dermaUUs • Erysipelas • Salmonellosis • Food poisoning

PrevenUon and control in Arua district Very strict locally insUtuted mechanisms have always been put in place to contain the situaUons including; • Banning of slaughter & cooking/ consumpUon of pork/pigs at trading centres/market places, • Stop of movement of pigs, sensiUzaUon of farmers, traders , enforcement agencies & transporters & enforcement of relevant veterinary laws. • The local leaders have always been helpful & supporUve to the processes hence helping us effecUvely control the disease situaUons in the district. • Our predisposing factors as Arua district has been among others, the wide & porous borders with DRC where there has always been very weak or no proper disease control & prevenUon systems in place

THE END BRAVO ! BRAVO! BRAVO!