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An Update on the Surveillance of Livestock Diseases and Antimicrobial Use in Sierra Leone in 2021—An Operational Research Study

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  • Fatmata Isatu Bangura (Turay)

    (Livestock and Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone)

  • Amara Leno

    (Livestock and Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone
    Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone)

  • Katrina Hann

    (Sustainable Health Systems, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone)

  • Collins Timire

    (International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union), 75006 Paris, France)

  • Divya Nair

    (International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union), 75006 Paris, France)

  • Mohamed Alpha Bah

    (Livestock and Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone)

  • Sahr Raymond Gborie

    (Livestock and Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone)

  • Srinath Satyanarayana

    (International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union), 75006 Paris, France)

  • Jeffrey Karl Edwards

    (Department of Global Health, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA)

  • Hayk Davtyan

    (Tuberculosis Research and Prevention Center, Yerevan 0014, Armenia)

  • Sorie Mohamed Kamara

    (Livestock and Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone)

  • Amadu Tejan Jalloh

    (Livestock and Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone)

  • David Sellu-Sallu

    (Livestock and Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone)

  • Joseph Sam Kanu

    (National Disease Surveillance Program, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone National Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, Cockerill, Wilkinson Road, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone)

  • Raymonda Johnson

    (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone)

  • Noelina Nantima

    (Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone)

Abstract

In Sierra Leone, in 2020, a study by the Livestock and Veterinary Services Division (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) on the surveillance system of animal diseases and antimicrobial use found poor reporting. Of the expected weekly districts reports, <1% were received and only three of the 15 districts had submitted reports occasionally between 2016 and 2019. Following this, staff-capacity-building on reporting was undertaken. In 2021, we reassessed the improvement in reporting and used the reports to describe livestock diseases and antimicrobials utilized in their treatment. Between March and October 2021, 88% of expected weekly reports from all 15 districts were received. There were minor deficiencies in completeness and consistency in the terminology used for reporting animal disease and antimicrobials. Available reports showed that 25% of the livestock had an infectious disease, and a quarter of the sick animals had received an antimicrobial drug. Most animals received antimicrobials belonging to World Organization for Animal Health’s “veterinary critically important” category (77%) and World Health Organization’s “critically” (17%) and “highly important” (60%) categories for human health. These indicate a significant improvement in the animal health surveillance system and highlight the need for enhanced antimicrobial stewardship to prevent misuse of antimicrobials that are significant in animal and human health.

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  • Fatmata Isatu Bangura (Turay) & Amara Leno & Katrina Hann & Collins Timire & Divya Nair & Mohamed Alpha Bah & Sahr Raymond Gborie & Srinath Satyanarayana & Jeffrey Karl Edwards & Hayk Davtyan & Sorie , 2022. "An Update on the Surveillance of Livestock Diseases and Antimicrobial Use in Sierra Leone in 2021—An Operational Research Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-12, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:9:p:5294-:d:803052
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