An Update on the Surveillance of Livestock Diseases and Antimicrobial Use in Sierra Leone in 2021—An Operational Research Study

Fatmata Isatu Bangura (Turay), Amara Leno, Katrina Hann, Collins Timire, Divya Nair, Mohamed Alpha Bah, Sahr Raymond Gborie, Srinath Satyanarayana, Jeffrey Karl Edwards, Hayk Davtyan, Sorie Mohamed Kamara, Amadu Tejan Jalloh, David Sellu-Sallu, Joseph Sam Kanu, Raymonda Johnson and Noelina Nantima
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Fatmata Isatu Bangura (Turay): Livestock and Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone
Amara Leno: Livestock and Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone
Katrina Hann: Sustainable Health Systems, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone
Collins Timire: International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union), 75006 Paris, France
Divya Nair: International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union), 75006 Paris, France
Mohamed Alpha Bah: Livestock and Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone
Sahr Raymond Gborie: Livestock and Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone
Srinath Satyanarayana: International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union), 75006 Paris, France
Jeffrey Karl Edwards: Department of Global Health, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Hayk Davtyan: Tuberculosis Research and Prevention Center, Yerevan 0014, Armenia
Sorie Mohamed Kamara: Livestock and Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone
Amadu Tejan Jalloh: Livestock and Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone
David Sellu-Sallu: Livestock and Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone
Joseph Sam Kanu: National Disease Surveillance Program, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone National Public Health Emergency Operations Centre, Cockerill, Wilkinson Road, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone
Raymonda Johnson: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Youyi Building, Brookfields, Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone
Noelina Nantima: Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Freetown 00232, Sierra Leone

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-12

Abstract: In Sierra Leone, in 2020, a study by the Livestock and Veterinary Services Division (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) on the surveillance system of animal diseases and antimicrobial use found poor reporting. Of the expected weekly districts reports, <1% were received and only three of the 15 districts had submitted reports occasionally between 2016 and 2019. Following this, staff-capacity-building on reporting was undertaken. In 2021, we reassessed the improvement in reporting and used the reports to describe livestock diseases and antimicrobials utilized in their treatment. Between March and October 2021, 88% of expected weekly reports from all 15 districts were received. There were minor deficiencies in completeness and consistency in the terminology used for reporting animal disease and antimicrobials. Available reports showed that 25% of the livestock had an infectious disease, and a quarter of the sick animals had received an antimicrobial drug. Most animals received antimicrobials belonging to World Organization for Animal Health’s “veterinary critically important” category (77%) and World Health Organization’s “critically” (17%) and “highly important” (60%) categories for human health. These indicate a significant improvement in the animal health surveillance system and highlight the need for enhanced antimicrobial stewardship to prevent misuse of antimicrobials that are significant in animal and human health.

Keywords: One Health; antimicrobial resistance; operational research; West Africa; surveillance; SORT-IT; Sierra Leone (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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