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Wild Birds and Avian Influenza in Africa

FAO Surveillance Program : 2006/07 Campaign

TWithin the framework of the FAO-Technical Cooperation Programmes (TCP), a second round of the surveillance program is curretly implemented in 17 countries.
Geographical distributions of sampling sites as well as sampling periods have been selected to cover the seasonal patterns of waterbird migration over Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. These epidemiological investigations target natural sites where waterbirds of various geographical origins (breeding grounds) congregate and mix, hence providing the opportunity for AIV to be transmitted between various host populations and spread over extensive ranges.
Study species have been selected among bird families recognised as major AI reservoirs (notably Anseriformes and Charadriiformes), in both Eurasian and Afro-tropical bird communities. A restricted number of species are targeted in each study site to maximise the number of samples collected per species.
In addition, potential "bridge" species have also been identified for sampling, i.e. peri-domestic species that mix with wild waterbirds and which also frequent farms and habitations, including areas where poultry is reared. For this second campaign, both cloacal and tracheal swabs are collected from wild birds. Partial duplicate sampling is performed in the field, in order to submit samples to both national and international reference laboratories.

2006/07 Campaign Progress:

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Country	Sampling Period	Sites
Ukraine	Oct 2006	Askania
Romania	Oct 2006	Danube Delta
Turkey	Nov 2006	Kızılırmak Delta & Yumurtalık lagoons (Cukurova Delta)
Zambia	Nov 2006	Kafue Flats
Maroc	Dec 2006	Atlantic coast
Mauritanie	Dec 2006	Aleg Lake & Banc d’Arguin
Malawi	Dec 2006	Lake Chilwa
Tunisia	Dec/Jan 2006/07	Thyna saltpans, Sfax
Egypt	Jan 2007	Nile Delta
Ethiopia	Jan 2007	Rift valley lakes
Nigeria	Jan 2007	Hadejia-Nguru wetlands
Mali	Feb 2007	Inner Niger Delta
Kenya	Feb 2007	Dandora Sewage Ponds
Jordan	Feb 2007	Azraq Oasis
Iran	Feb 2007	Caspian Sea
Sudan	Feb 2007	Am Gar
Chad	Mar 2007	Lake Chad

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