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06/11/2024 Libya: Bluetongue virus (serotype pending)
16/10/2024 Tunisia : Equid herpesvirus-1 
16/10/2024 Tunisia : West Nile fever
10/10/2024 Algeria : Lumpy skin disease
04/10/2024 Nigeria : African horse sickness
27/09/2024 Melilla (Spain) : Rabies
12/09/2024 Mozambique : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
10/09/2024 Kenya African horse sickness
10/09/2024 Rwanda Rift valley fever
06/09/2024 Melilla (Spain) : Rabies
03/09/2024 Namibia: Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
03/09/2024 Gabon: Peste des petits ruminants
16/08/2024 Tunisia : Lumpy skin disease
02/08/2024 Melilla (Spain) : Rabies
04/07/2024 Burkina Faso : Rabies
03/07/2024 Burkina Faso : Rabies
05/07/2024 South Africa : Foot and mouth disease (SAT-2)
22/06/2024 Gabon : High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) H5N1
12/06/2024 South Africa : Rabies (seals)
04/06/2024 Congo (Dem. Rep. of the) : Anthrax
28/05/2024 Zambia : Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
03/05/2024 South Africa : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
18/04/2024 Cote d’Ivoire African swine fever
25/03/2024 Zimbabwe : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
13/03/2024 Burkina Faso : High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) H5N1
12/03/2024 Libya : Sheep pox and goat pox
08/03/2024 Senegal : Old World screwworm (Chrysomya bezziana)
06/03/2024 Mozambique : Anthrax
23/02/2024 South Africa : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
12/02/2024 Kenya : Rift valley fever
17/01/2024 Libya : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
12/01/2024 South Africa : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
11/01/2024 Melilla (Spain) Rabies (RABV)

2023

11/12/2023 Algeria : Foot-and-mouth disease (serotype pending)
06/12/2023 Tunisia : Foot-and-mouth disease (serotype O)
10/11/2023 Zambia : Anthrax
23/10/2023 Algeria : West Nile fever
19/10/2023 Tunisia : West Nile fever
19/10/2023 Mozambique : High pathogenicity avian influenza (poultry) H7
04/10/2023 South Africa : Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (non-poultry including wild birds) H7N6
02/10/2023 Rwanda : Peste des petits ruminants
18/09/2023 Libya : Equine influenza
14/09/2023 Melilla (Spain) Rabies (RABV)
29/08/2023 Mauritius : Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle)
18/08/2023 Cote d’Ivoire African swine fever
02/08/2023 South Africa African swine fever
28/07/2023 Mozambique : Epizootic ulcerative syndrome
19/07/2023 Nigeria : Anthrax
05/07/2023 Togo : High pathogenicity avian influenza (poultry). H5N1
26/06/2023 South Africa : High pathogenicity avian influenza (poultry). Untyped
26/06/2023 Malawi : Foot and mouth diseases (serotype pending)
23/06/2023 Libya : Lumpy skin disease 
12/06/2023 Rwanda : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
26/05/2023 Melilla (Spain) Rabies (RABV)
24/05/2023 Guinea: Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (non-poultry including wild birds) H5N1
19/05/2023 Cabo Verde : Heartwater
16/05/2023 Tunisia : Foot and mouth disease (serotype O)
03/05/2023 Comoros : Foot and mouth disease (serotype SAT-1)
02/05/2023 South Africa : High pathogenicity avian influenza (poultry) Untyped
02/05/2023 South Africa : Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (non-poultry including wild birds) Untyped
10/04/2023 Gambia: Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (non-poultry including wild birds) H5N1
31/03/2023 Senegal : High pathogenicity avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
28/03/2023 Libya : Foot and mouth disease (serotype O)
15/03/2023 Senegal : Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (non-poultry including wild birds) H5N1
13/02/2023 South Africa Koi herpesvirus
03/01/2023 Niger : High pathogenicity avian influenza (poultry)  H5N1
02/01/2023 Libya : West Nile fever

2022

27/12/2022 Niger : High pathogenicity avian influenza (poultry)  H5N1
23/12/2022 Nigeria : African horse sickness
22/11/2022 Melilla (Spain) Rabies (RABV)
18/11/2022 South Africa : Rabbit hemorrhagic disease
14/11/2022 South Africa : High pathogenicity avian influenza (poultry)  H5N2
04/11/2022 Zambia : African swine fever
28/10/2022 Melilla (Spain) Rabies (RABV)
28/10/2022 Zambia : Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
21/10/2022 Côte d’Ivoire : Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever
19/10/2022 Mozambique : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
18/10/2022 Namibia : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
14/10/2022 Namibia : Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
13/10/2022 Reunion island (France) : High pathogenicity avian influenza (poultry)  H5N1
11/10/2022 Namibia : Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
07/10/2022 Algeria: High pathogenicity avian influenza (poultry) H5N1

Note that all links below are no longer active, due to the launch of the second edition of WAHIS on 20 September 2022.

09/09/2022 Algeria: West Nile fever
29/08/2022 Botswana : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
12/08/2022 South Africa : African swine fever
03/08/2022 Mozambique : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
03/08/2022 Malawi : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
02/08/2022 Malawi : Epizootic ulcerative syndrome
22/07/2022 Algeria: Peste des petits ruminants
21/07/2022 Melilla (Spain) Rabies
12/07/2022 Reunion island (France) : Aethina tumida (Small hive beetle)
07/07/2022 Zimbabwe : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
04/07/2022 Namibia : Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
23/06/2022 Namibia : Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
03/06/2022 Burundi : Rift valley fever
19/05/2022 Gabon : High pathogenicity avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
28/04/2022 Algeria: Foot and mouth disease (O)
15/04/2022 Mozambique : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
12/04/2022 Rwanda : Rift Valley fever
07/04/2022 Mali : Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (non-poultry including wild birds) H5N1
31/03/2022 Zambia : African swine fever
30/03/2022 South Africa : Koi herpesvirus
21/03/2022 South Africa : Foot and mouth disease (SAT 2)
21/03/2022 Namibia : Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
23/02/2022 Mauritania: Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever
15/02/2022 Malawi: Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
14/02/2022 Cameroon : High pathogenicity avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
14/02/2022 Senegal : Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (non-poultry including wild birds) H5N1
11/02/2022 Mozambique : Leishmaniosis
26/01/2022 Namibia : Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (non-poultry including wild birds) H5N1
24/01/2022 Burkina Faso : High pathogenicity avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
17/01/2022 Togo : High pathogenicity avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
12/01/2022 Tunisia : Foot and mouth disease (O)

Note the revised terminology for High pathogenicity avian influenza (poultry) and Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity as per 1 January 2022.

2021

28/12/2021 Niger : Rift Valley fever
28/12/2021 Benin : Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
18/11/2021 Togo : Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
26/10/2021 Mauritania : Rift Valley fever
23/10/2021 Tunisia Epizootic hemorrhagic disease
21/10/2021 Ceuta (Spain) Rabies (RABV)
08/10/2021 Morocco: Peste des petits ruminants
01/10/2021 Melilla (Spain) Rabies (RABV)
29/09/2021 Namibia Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
06/09/2021 Botswana: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
06/09/2021 Togo: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
27/08/2021 Zambia: Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
27/08/2021 Zambia: Foot and mouth disease (SAT 2)
20/08/2021 Benin: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5
15/08/2021 South Africa: Koi herpesvirus
12/08/2021 Cote d’Ivoire: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
02/08/2021 Togo: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
28/07/2021 Kenya: Rift valley fever
27/07/2021 South Africa: SARS-CoV-2 in animals (lion)
24/07/2021 Libya: Foot and mouth disease (O)
22/07/2021 Zimbabwe: Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
21/07/2021 Ghana: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5
02/07/2021 Namibia: Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
01/07/2021 Togo: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
16/06/2021 South Africa: Foot and mouth disease (SAT 3)
08/06/2021 South AfricaHighly pathogenic avian influenza  (non-poultry including wild birds) H5N1
02/06/2021 Malawi Epizootic ulcerative syndrome
31/05/2021 Lesotho: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5
28/05/2021 South Africa: Foot and mouth disease (SAT 2)
18/05/2021 Tunisia: Equine influenza virus
17/05/2021 Côte d’Ivoire: African Swine Fever
07/05/2021 Congo (Dem. Rep. of the) : Anthrax
03/05/2021 MaliHighly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
30/04/2021 Côte d’Ivoire: Rabbit haemorrhagic disease
19/04/2021 Cameroon: Epizootic ulcerative syndrome
16/04/2021 South Africa: African horse sickness
15/04/2021 MaliHighly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
13/04/2021 Malawi : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
13/04/2021 South Africa: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry)
02/04/2021 Madagascar : Rift valley fever
31/03/2021 Algeria: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (non-poultry including wild birds) H5N8
26/03/2021 Mauritius: Foot and mouth disease (O)
25/03/2021 Algeria: Peste des petits ruminants
19/03/2021 Niger: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
09/03/2021 Namibia: Lumpy skin disease
03/03/2021 Niger: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
25/02/2021 South Africa: African swine fever

Note that all links below are no longer active, due to the launch of the new OIE-WAHIS on 18 March 2021.

08/02/2021 Algeria: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5N8
03/02/2021 Tanzania : African swine fever
02/02/2021 Mauritania Highly pathogenic avian influenza  (non-poultry including wild birds) H5N1
01/02/2021 Nigeria Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5N1
21/01/2021 South Africa : African swine fever
15/01/2021 Kenya : Rift valley fever
07/01/2021 Senegal : Highly pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5N1

2020

17/12/2020 Niger : Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
13/12/2020 South Africa : Foot and mouth disease (SAT1)
19/11/2020 Liberia : Rabies
13/11/2020 South Africa : Koi herpesvirus disease
04/11/2020 Djibouti : Lumpy skin disease
27/10/2020 Zimbabwe : Haemorrhagic septicaemia
26/10/2020 Algeria Bluetongue  (serotype 4)
15/10/2020 Senegal Rift valley fever (antelope)
14/10/2020 Botswana : Foot and mouth disease (SAT 1)
14/10/2020 South Africa : Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H5
13/10/2020 Nigeria : Rabbit haemorrhagic disease (rabbits) RHDV2
12/10/2020 Zimbabwe : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
07/10/2020 Libya : Peste des petits ruminants
07/10/2020 Namibia : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
06/10/2020 Liberia : Anthrax
27/09/2020 Libya : Brucellosis (Brucella abortus)
24/09/2020 Mauritania : Rift valley fever
22/08/2020 South Africa : Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H7
19/08/2020 Malawi : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
13/08/2020 Mozambique : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
12/08/2020 South Africa : SARS-CoV-2 (puma)
12/08/2020 Sierra Leone : Brucellosis (Brucella melitensis)
08/08/2020 Botswana : Epizootic ulcerative syndrome
04/08/2020 Tunisia : Scrapie
05/08/2020 Zambia : African swine fever
27/07/2020 Malawi : Epizootic ulcerative syndrome
21/07/2020 South Africa : Koi herpesvirus disease
02/07/2020 Rwanda : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
17/06/2020 Nigeria : African swine fever
03/06/2020 Senegal : Rabbit haemorrhagic disease
28/05/2020 (eSwatini) Swaziland : African horse sickness
12/05/2020 Namibia : African swine fever
11/05/2020 South Africa : African swine fever
09/04/2020 Malawi : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
31/03/2020 Libya : Foot and mouth disease (A)
10/03/2020 South Africa : Foot and mouth disease (SAT2)
13/02/2020 South Africa Koi herpesvirus disease
12/02/2020 Sierra Leone African swine fever
10/02/2020 Morocco Peste des petits ruminants (PPR)
21/01/2020 Melilla (Spain) Rabies (RABV)
15/01/2020 Libya Rift valley fever

2019

23/12/2019 Nigeria : Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N6)
27/11/2019 Nigeria : Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N6) (deleted)
06/11/2019 South Africa Foot and mouth disease (SAT 2)
31/10/2019 Algeria Bluetongue
13/10/2019 Sudan Rift valley fever
05/10/2019 Niger Anthrax
02/10/2019 Kenya African swine fever
01/10/2019 Cote D’Ivoire African swine fever
11/09/2019 South Africa African swine fever
10/09/2019 South Africa Foot and mouth disease (SAT 1)
23/08/2019 Zimbabwe : African swine fever
15/08/2019 Namibia : Foot and mouth disease (SAT 3)
14/07/2019 Niger Equine influenza
05/07/2019 Sudan Equine influenza
27/06/2019 Ceuta (Spain) Rabies (RABV)
26/06/2019 Namibia Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
05/06/2019 Botswana Brucellosis
25/05/2019 Malawi Foot and mouth disease (SAT 2)
21/05/2019 Lesotho : Anthrax
15/05/2019 Botswana : Anthrax (elephant)
13/05/2019 Libya : Foot and mouth disease (O)
19/04/2019 Chad : African horse sickness
18/04/2019 South Africa : African swine fever
17/04/2019 Comoros : Foot and mouth disease
17/04/2019 Libya : Peste des petits ruminants
17/04/2019 Cameroon : African horse sickness
15/04/2019 (eSwatini) Swaziland African horse sickness
10/04/2019 Kenya : Anthrax
09/04/2019 South Africa : African swine fever
06/04/2019 Senegal : Equine influenza (pending)
18/03/2019 Uganda : Foot and mouth disease (A)
10/03/2019 Egypt : Bluetongue (serotype 4)
07/03/2019 (eSwatini) Swaziland Avian mycoplasmosis (M. gallisepticum)
06/03/2019 Egypt : Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N2)
28/02/2019 Kenya : Rift Valley fever
20/02/2019 South Africa : Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) H7N2
14/02/2019 Zimbabwe : African swine fever
12/02/2019 Namibia : Highly pathogenic avian influenza  (non-poultry including wild birds) H5N8
29/01/2019 Zambia : Foot and mouth disease (A)
10/01/2019 Morocco : Foot and mouth disease (O)
07/01/2019 South Africa Foot and mouth disease (follow-up) suspension
07/01/2019 Nigeria : Equine influenza (serotype pending)

2018

24/12/2018 Tunisia : Foot and mouth disease (O)
20/12/2018 Algeria : Peste des petits ruminants
07/12/2018 Tunisia : West Nile Fever
29/11/2018 Malawi : Anthrax
29/11/2018 Malawi : Foot and mouth disease (A)
12/11/2018 Tunisia : Bluetongue (serotype 2)
12/11/2018 Namibia : Anthrax
29/10/2018 South Africa : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
26/10/2018 Botswana : Brucellosis
04/10/2018 Simulation : Rinderpest (online game, fictitious)
19/09/2018 Guinea-Bissau : Foot and mouth disease (O)
14/09/2018 Chad : African swine fever (ASF)
10/09/2018 Sierra Leone : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
07/09/2018 Uganda : Rift Valley fever
05/09/2018 (eSwatini) Swaziland Varroosis of honey bees (Varroa destructor)
31/08/2018 Namibia : Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP)
19/08/2018 Guinea : Foot and mouth disease (O)
14/08/2018 (eSwatini) Swaziland Small hive beetle infestation (Aethina tumida)
10/08/2018 Rwanda : Rift Valley fever
07/08/2018 Sierra Leone : Peste des petits ruminants (PPR)
27/07/2018 Gambia : Foot and mouth disease (O)
20/07/2018 Kenya : Bluetongue (untyped)
29/06/2018 Ghana : Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5)
28/06/2018 Algeria : Foot and mouth disease (O)
18/06/2018 Mozambique (Nampula) : Foot and mouth disease (st pending)
18/06/2018 Mozambique (Tete) : Foot and mouth disease (st pending)
15/06/2018 Botswana : Foot and mouth disease (SAT 2)
08/06/2018 Kenya : Rift Valley fever
01/06/2018 Malawi : Foot and mouth disease (SAT 2)
30/05/2018 South Africa African swine fever (ASF)
30/05/2018 South Africa Foot and mouth disease (SAT 2)
18/05/2018 Uganda : Anthrax
16/05/2018 South Africa Rift valley fever
09/05/2018 Kenya : Foot and mouth disease (O)
18/04/2018 Togo : Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1)
11/04/2018 (eSwatini) Swaziland African horse sickness (serotype 7)
06/04/2018 Zambia : Foot and mouth disease (O)
08/03/2018 South Sudan Rift Valley fever
02/02/2018 South Africa Epizootic ulcerative syndrome
02/02/2018 South Africa Koi herpes virus
02/02/2018 Zimbabwe : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
13/01/2018 Zambia : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)
11/01/2018 Burundi : Peste des petits ruminants (PPR)
08/01/2018 Mozambique : Foot and mouth disease (serotype pending)

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