PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Mali: (SG) swine, 1st rep, OIE

African Swine Fever — Mali
Information received on [and dated] 23 Feb 2016 from Dr Halimatou Kone Traore, [National Director, Veterinary Services, Ministry of Rural Development in charge of Livestock, Fisheries, and Food Safety], Bamako, Mali
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 1 Jan 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Feb 2016
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: African swine fever [ASF] virus
Nature of diagnosis: