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Table 2 Occurrence of FMD outbreaks in Eastern Africa (2006–2010)

From: Laboratory capacity for diagnosis of foot-and-mouth disease in Eastern Africa: implications for the progressive control pathway

Country/ Region

Number of years with FMD outbreaks

Sample submission to WRL (no. of years)

FMDV serotypes identified

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Burundi

5

0

-

-

-

-

-

Djibouti

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

Eritrea

5

0

-

-

-

-

-

Ethiopia

5

4

Oab

Oa, Aa SAT1a, SAT2a

Ob, Ab

Ob, Ab, SAT2b

Ob, SAT2b

Kenya

5

4

Ab, SAT1ab SAT 2a

Oa, SAT2a

Oab, Ab, SAT 2b

Ob, Ab, SAT1b, SAT 2b

Ob, Ab SAT1b, SAT 2b

Puntland

nr

0

-

-

-

-

-

Rwanda

1

1

negb

-

-

-

-

Somalia

nr

1

-

-

-

negb

-

Somaliland

nr

0

-

-

-

-

-

South Sudan*

5

0

-

-

-

-

-

Sudan

3

1

Aa

SAT 2ab

Oa, SAT 2a

-

-

Tanzania

5

2

SAT 1b

-

-

-

negb

Uganda

5

2

Oa

Ob

Oa

Oa, negb

-

  1. nr: NRL did not reply to this question, -: no FMDV serotypes identified in a particular year, neg: negative samples, a: data obtained from NCBI, Gene Bank for isolates collected during 2006–2010, b: data from annual reports of WRLFMD, Pirbright for 2006–2010. *: the lack of data from South Sudan reflects the very recent division of Sudan into Sudan and South Sudan in 2011.