title: African and classical swine fever situation in Ivory-Coast and neighboring countries, 2008-2013.
abstract: This study was conducted from 2008 to 2013 to determine the animal health status of Ivory Coast and neighboring countries (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo and Benin) for African swine fever (ASF) and classical swine fever (CSF), and to assess the risk factors for ASF introduction in Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast had probably been free from ASF from 1998 to 2014 when it was re-introduced in this country. However, the ASF virus was found in all neighboring countries. In contrast, no evidence of CSF infection was found so far in Ivory Coast and neighboring countries. To assess the risk of ASF reintroduction in Ivory Coast, we surveyed 59 modern pig farms, and 169 pig owners in 19 villages and in two towns. For the village livestock, the major risk factor was the high frequency of pig exchanges with Burkinabe villages. In the commercial sector, many inadequate management practices were observed with respect to ASF. Their identification should enable farmers and other stakeholders to implement a training and prevention program to reduce the introduction risk of ASF in their farms.
authors.affiliation: LANADA/Laboratoire Central de Pathologie Animale, Abidjan, BP 206 Bingerville, Cote d'Ivoire; Laboratoire de Biochimie et Science des Aliments, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix-Houphouët-Boigny, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 2, Cote d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Kouakou
authors.affiliation: CIRAD, UMR CMAEE, F-34398 Montpellier, France; INRA, UMR 1309 CMAEE, F-34398 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Michaud
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biochimie et Science des Aliments, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix-Houphouët-Boigny, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 2, Cote d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Biego
authors.affiliation: LANADA/Laboratoire Central de Pathologie Animale, Abidjan, BP 206 Bingerville, Cote d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: H P G
authors.initials: HPG
authors.lastname: Gnabro
authors.affiliation: LANADA/Laboratoire Central de Pathologie Animale, Abidjan, BP 206 Bingerville, Cote d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Kouakou
authors.affiliation: LANADA/Laboratoire Central de Pathologie Animale, Abidjan, BP 206 Bingerville, Cote d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mossoun
authors.affiliation: Accra Veterinary Laboratory, Post Office Box M 161, Accra, Ghana.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Awuni
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire National d'Elevage, 03 BP 7026 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Minoungou
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Diagnostic Vétérinaire et de Sérosurveillance (LADISERO), Parakou, Benin.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Aplogan
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Central Vétérinaire de Lomé, BP: 4041 Lomé, Togo.
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Awoumé
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 1309 CMAEE, F-34398 Montpellier, France; CIRAD, UMR CMAEE, 97117 Petit Bourg, Guadeloupe, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Albina
authors.affiliation: CIRAD, UMR CMAEE, F-34398 Montpellier, France; INRA, UMR 1309 CMAEE, F-34398 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lancelot
authors.affiliation: LANADA/Laboratoire Central de Pathologie Animale, Abidjan, BP 206 Bingerville, Cote d'Ivoire. Electronic address: chymann@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Couacy-Hymann
mesh_terms: D000357:African Swine Fever / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D000358:African Swine Fever Virus; D000818:Animals; D001541:Benin / Q000453:epidemiology; D002050:Burkina Faso / Q000453:epidemiology; D006691:Classical Swine Fever / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire / Q000453:epidemiology; D005869:Ghana / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000821:virology*; D013552:Swine; D014037:Togo / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: African swine fever; Classical swine fever; Ivory-Coast; Risk assessment; Surveillance; West Africa