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The Status of Notifiable Animal Diseases in Bhutan, 2020 2020 The Status of Notifiable Animal Diseases in Bhutan Volume 7 Compiled by: - Issue 1 Disease Prevention and Control Unit NationalNational Centre Centre for Animal for Animal Health, Health ThimphuDepartment of livestock, MoAF Serbithang, Thimphu COMPILED AND EDITED BY: 1. Dr Pelden Wangchuk, Senior Veterinary Officer 2. Dr Sangay Rinchen, Senior Veterinary Officer, Unit Head 3. Ms Sonam Deki, Livestock Production Supervisor 4. Mr Kinzang Namgyel, Livestock Extension Supervisor Disease Prevention and Control Unit (DPCU) National Centre for Animal Health (NCAH) Department of Livestock (DoL) Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) Serbithang, Thimphu district, Bhutan PABX: +975-2-351083/093: Fax: +975-2-351095 Post box: 155 Website: www.ncah.gov.bt Email: [email protected] Toll free no.: 1244 ROYAL GOVERNMENT OF BHUTAN Ministry of Agriculture and Forests Department of Livestock NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH Serbithang: Thimphu January 15, 2021 FOREWORD This report, The Status of Notifiable Animal Diseases in Bhutan for 2020, compiled by Disease Prevention and Control Unit (DPCU) of the National Centre for Animal Health (NCAH), provides an overview of all notifiable – zoonotic and non-zoonotic – animal diseases reported in the country since 1996. The report specifically presents a descriptive analysis of notifiable animal disease outbreaks reported in Bhutan during the calendar year 2020. The main purpose of this annual report is to provide an update and information sharing regarding the notifiable animal disease situations in the country to all stakeholders including veterinarians, veterinary paraprofessionals, livestock commodity centres, other relevant stakeholders, and the policymakers. Firstly, I would like to thank the Director of the Department and the Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Division, Department of Livestock for their support and guidance. I would also like to thank all the Regional Directors, Programme Directors, Farm Managers, Dzongkhag Livestock Officers, Veterinary Officers and Veterinary paraprofessionals of all the Dzongkhags for their kind support and cooperation in implementation of animal disease outbreak prevention and control programmes in the field. My sincere acknowledgement also goes to all the animal disease outbreak notification focal persons at the RLDCs, veterinary hospitals, livestock extension centres, regional and central farms, and research centres for actively reporting disease outbreak information to the concerned authorities on real-time basis. Lastly, I would like to thank Disease Prevention and Control Unit (DPCU), NCAH for taking the lead in producing this annual report. The information contained in this report could also be used for developing preparedness and response plans by the concerned government agencies responsible for animal disease prevention and control, and it can be used as baseline data for strategic plan development, policy interventions and other related programmes. We wish you a happy reading! Dr RB Gurung Programme Director 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ___________________________________________________________________________________ iv LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES ________________________________________________________________________ vii 1. BACKGROUND _______________________________________________________________________________________ 1 2. AN OVERVIEW OF NOTIFIABLE ANIMAL DISEASES IN BHUTAN _____________________________ 3 2.1. 1996 to 2019 __________________________________________________________________________________ 3 2.2. Calendar Year 2020 __________________________________________________________________________ 4 3. MULTIPLE SPECIES DISEASES ____________________________________________________________________ 7 3.1. Anthrax _________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 3.1.1. The Disease ____________________________________________________________________________________ 7 3.1.2. Geographical Distribution ____________________________________________________________________ 8 3.1.3. Past outbreaks in Bhutan _____________________________________________________________________ 8 3.1.4. Status in Bhutan – 2020 _____________________________________________________________________ 10 3.2. Black quarter (BQ) __________________________________________________________________________ 10 3.2.1. The Disease _________________________________________________________________________________ 10 3.2.2. Geographical Distribution _________________________________________________________________ 11 3.2.3. Past outbreaks in Bhutan __________________________________________________________________ 12 3.2.4. Status in Bhutan – 2020 ___________________________________________________________________ 12 3.3. Foot and mouth disease (FMD) ____________________________________________________________ 13 3.3.1. The Disease _________________________________________________________________________________ 13 3.3.2. Geographical Distribution _________________________________________________________________ 14 3.3.3. Past outbreaks in Bhutan __________________________________________________________________ 16 3.3.4. Status in Bhutan – 2020 ___________________________________________________________________ 17 3.4. Rabies _________________________________________________________________________________________ 19 3.4.1. The Disease _________________________________________________________________________________ 19 3.4.2. Geographical Distribution _________________________________________________________________ 19 3.4.3. Past Outbreaks in Bhutan _________________________________________________________________ 21 3.4.4. Status in Bhutan – 2020 ___________________________________________________________________ 23 4. BOVINE DISEASES _________________________________________________________________________________ 25 4.1. Haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) __________________________________________________________ 25 4.1.1. The disease _________________________________________________________________________________ 25 4.1.2. Geographical distribution _________________________________________________________________ 26 4.1.3. Past outbreaks in Bhutan __________________________________________________________________ 26 4.1.4. Status in Bhutan – 2020 ___________________________________________________________________ 27 4.2. Lumpy skin disease (LSD) __________________________________________________________________ 28 4.2.1. The disease _________________________________________________________________________________ 28 iv 4.2.2. Geographical distribution _________________________________________________________________ 29 4.2.3. First outbreaks in Bhutan – 2020 _________________________________________________________ 31 4.2.4. LSD outbreak in Samtse – a brief description ____________________________________________ 32 5. CAPRINE AND OVINE DISEASE ___________________________________________________________________ 34 5.1. Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) _________________________________________________________ 34 5.1.1. The Disease _________________________________________________________________________________ 34 5.1.2. Geographical distribution _________________________________________________________________ 34 5.1.3. Past outbreaks in Bhutan __________________________________________________________________ 35 5.1.4. Status in Bhutan – 2020 ___________________________________________________________________ 36 6. SWINE DISEASE ____________________________________________________________________________________ 37 6.1. Classical swine fever (CSF) _________________________________________________________________ 37 6.1.1. The disease _________________________________________________________________________________ 37 6.1.2. Geographical distribution _________________________________________________________________ 37 6.1.3. Past outbreaks in Bhutan __________________________________________________________________ 38 6.1.4. Status in Bhutan – 2020 ___________________________________________________________________ 39 7. EQUINE DISEASE ___________________________________________________________________________________ 40 7.1. Strangles ______________________________________________________________________________________ 40 7.1.1. The disease _________________________________________________________________________________ 40 7.1.2. Geographical distribution _________________________________________________________________ 41 7.1.3. Past outbreaks in Bhutan __________________________________________________________________ 41 7.1.4. Status in Bhutan – 2020 ___________________________________________________________________ 42 8. AVIAN DISEASES ___________________________________________________________________________________ 43 8.1. Infectious bursal disease (IBD) ___________________________________________________________ 43 8.1.1. The disease _________________________________________________________________________________ 43 8.1.2. Geographical distribution _________________________________________________________________ 43 8.1.3. Past outbreaks in Bhutan __________________________________________________________________ 44 8.1.4. Status in Bhutan – 2020 ___________________________________________________________________ 45 8.2. Newcastle disease (ND) _____________________________________________________________________ 45 8.2.1. The disease _________________________________________________________________________________
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