Transboundary Animal Diseases in Sahelian Africa and Connected Regions

Description

This book primarily focuses on the African Sahel region, shedding new light on the epidemiology, socio-economics, clinical manifestations and control approaches of transboundary animal diseases (TADs) in this specific region. In addition to the description of TADs in Sahelian Africa and connected regions, several issues regarding the burden of TADs, the role of national/regional/international veterinary organizations in the surveillance process, animal mobility, one health and TADs in the dromedary are discussed. The book contains 22 chapters and is structured in three parts, i- general features and commonalities, ii- viral diseases, iii- bacterial diseases. Each chapter was written by a group of experts specialized in the topic. This work will be of general interest to researchers, veterinarians, veterinary public health officers, and students engaged in the surveillance and control of animal infectious diseases, included those of zoonotic nature and that are prevalent in the Sahel. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 The African Sahel Region: An Introduction (Moustafa Kardjadj)....Pages 3-9 The Burden of Transboundary Animal Diseases and Implications for Health Policy (Mieghan Bruce, Camille Bellet, Jonathan Rushton)....Pages 11-30 Livestock Mobility in West Africa and Sahel and Transboundary Animal Diseases (Andrea Apolloni, Christian Corniaux, Caroline Coste, Renaud Lancelot, Ibra Touré)....Pages 31-52 Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) Surveillance and Control (Including National Veterinary Services, Regional Approach, Regional and International Organisations, GF-TAD) (K. Tounkara, Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann, O. Diall)....Pages 53-68 Public and Private Veterinary Services in West and Central Africa: Policy Failures and Opportunities (Mahamat Fayiz Abakar, Vessaly Kallo, Adam Hassan Yacoub, Alhadj Mahamat Souleyman, Esther Schelling)....Pages 69-89 TADs in the Dromedary (Bernard Faye)....Pages 91-103 Front Matter ....Pages 105-105 Rabies (Stephanie Mauti, Monique Léchenne, Céline Mbilo, Louis Nel, Jakob Zinsstag)....Pages 107-119 Rift Valley Fever: One Health at Play? (Renaud Lancelot, Catherine Cêtre-Sossah, Osama Ahmed Hassan, Barry Yahya, Bezeid Ould Elmamy, Assane Gueye Fall et al.)....Pages 121-148 West Nile Fever: A Challenge in Sahelian Africa (Assane Gueye Fall, Modou Moustapha Lo, Nicolas Djighnoum Diouf, Mamadou Ciss, Biram Bitèye, Mame Thierno Bakhoum et al.)....Pages 149-177 Ebola and Other Haemorrhagic Fevers (Mathieu Bourgarel, Florian Liégeois)....Pages 179-205 Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Tesfaalem Tekleghiorghis Sebhatu)....Pages 207-231 Peste des Petits Ruminants (Adama Diallo, Arnaud Bataille, Renaud Lancelot, Geneviève Libeau)....Pages 233-266 Lumpy Skin Disease and Vectors of LSDV (Esayas Gelaye, Charles Euloge Lamien)....Pages 267-288 Sheep and Goat Pox (Esayas Gelaye, Charles Euloge Lamien)....Pages 289-303 Bluetongue Disease (Stefano Cappai, Mario Forzan, Federica Loi, Sandro Rolesu, Soufien Sghaier, Antonio Petrini et al.)....Pages 305-322 African Swine Fever in Sub-Saharan African Countries (Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann)....Pages 323-344 Avian Influenza (C. A. Meseko, D. O. Oluwayelu)....Pages 345-374 Newcastle Disease (Giovanni Cattoli, William G. Dundon)....Pages 375-406 Front Matter ....Pages 407-407 Tuberculosis: A Transboundary Animal Disease in Sahel Africa and Its Connected Regions (Lilian Akudo Okeke)....Pages 409-422 Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (William Amanfu)....Pages 423-437 Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (Lucía Manso-Silván, François Thiaucourt)....Pages 439-458 Cowdriosis/Heartwater (Frédéric Stachurski, Arona Gueye, Nathalie Vachiéry)....Pages 459-484