PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever – Nigeria: livestock, serology, OIE

Rift Valley Fever — Nigeria
Information received [and dated] 24 Jul 2017 from Dr Gideon Mbursa Mshelbwala, Director, Veterinary Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, ABUJA, Nigeria
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 11 Jul 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 11 Jul 2017
Report date: 24 Jul 2017
Date submitted to OIE: 24 Jul 2017
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Rift Valley fever