Retrospective Study on Laboratory results of African Swine fever Virus in Tanzania

Chang’a, J. S.; Jeremiah, M.; Kalabi, D.; Francis, G.; Mwanandota, J.; Mathias, M.; Magidanga, B.; Chang’a, A.; Ngeleja, C.

dc.creator	Chang’a, J. S.
dc.creator	Jeremiah, M.
dc.creator	Kalabi, D.
dc.creator	Francis, G.
dc.creator	Mwanandota, J.
dc.creator	Mathias, M.
dc.creator	Magidanga, B.
dc.creator	Chang’a, A.
dc.creator	Ngeleja, C.
dc.date	2018-10-05T05:01:50Z
dc.date	2018-10-05T05:01:50Z
dc.date	2017
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-25T08:52:24Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-25T08:52:24Z
dc.identifier	0856 - 1451
dc.identifier	https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2595
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/92514
dc.description	PROCEEDING OF THE 35 SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF THE TANZANIA VETERINARY ASSOCIATION HELD AT AICC ARUSHA, TANZANIA ON THE 5 TH TO 7 TH DECEMBER, 2017 Volume 35
dc.description	A 10-years records on diseases was retrieved so as to investigate the occurrences of African Swine Fever (ASF) disease in Tanzania over a period of year 2007/2008 to 2016/2017. A total of 640 samples were tested for ASF virus at the Centre for Infectious Diseases and Biotechnology (CIDB), Dar es Salaam. The samples included whole blood, swabs and internal organs from domestic pigs in different areas of Tanzania. Annual, monthly and origin distribution of suspect cases was analyzed. ASF occurrences was confirmed in each year from 465 (72.6%) samples. High numbers of positive cases were in recorded in February 94 (20.2%), March 198 (42.5%), April 35 (7.5%), May 36 (7.7) and June 56 (12.0%). Regional distribution of positive samples were 45.8% from Iringa, 16.9% from Dar es Salaam, 12.3% from Mbeya, 10.3% from Coast,9.4% from Morogoro and the remaining 0.51% were from Kilimanjaro, Rukwa, Arusha and Tanga, Kagera regions. Largest number of samples were tested in 2012/2013 (255 (39.8%) and 2011/2012 (96 (15%). The study reveals endemicity of ASF disease in Tanzania and its trend in occurrence. Further studies need to be undertaken to establish factors for the endemicity of the disease so as to mitigate its occurrence and spread for the control of the disease.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	TANZANIA VETERINARY ASSOCIATION
dc.subject	African Swine Fever disease
dc.subject	Endemic
dc.subject	Retrospective study
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.title	Retrospective Study on Laboratory results of African Swine fever Virus in Tanzania
dc.type	Conferencce Proceedings