1. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 Zoonotic Diseases in the African Region Dr. Benido Impouma EPR Regional Advisor WHO Regional Office for Africa

2. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 Presentation outline What constitutes zoonoses Drivers of zoonotic diseases Status of zoonotic diseases in the Region Strategic approaches to addressing zoonotic diseases Lessons learnt 2

3. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 What constitutes zoonoses Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) Dermatophytoses Sporotrichosis Rabies Avian influenza Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever Ebola Rift Valley fever Taeniasis Toxoplasmosis Anthrax Plague Shigellosis More than 200 zoonoses described worldwide Caused by different types of causative agents Bacteria Fungi Parasites Unconventional agents Viruses Source: World Health Organization More than 200 zoonoses described worldwide Zoonotic diseases: a group of infectious diseases that are naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and humans 3

4. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 Drivers of Zoonotic Diseases Ecological change Human demographics and behavior Agricultural practices Environmental pollution Climate change The emergence of zoonotic diseases is complex and multifactorial International travel and trade 4

5. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 Major public health events reported in the African Region, 2000 – 2011 5

6. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 Commonly reported zoonotic disease outbreaks, 2001 - 2011 6

7. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 Ebola and Marburg outbreaks in the African Region, 1976 - 2012 7

8. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 Lassa Fever in African Region, 2007-2012 Distribution of Lassa Fever by country and year 8 Non WHO African Countries

9. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 RVF in the African Region, 2007-2012 9 Non WHO African Countries

10. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 Our strategic approach to addressing zoonotic diseases Scaling up of Surveillance Acceleration of IHR implementation Emergency preparedness and response capabilities Promote cross-sectoral collaboration and partnership Enhance strategic communication Advocacy for resource mobilization Research 10

11. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 Scaling up of Surveillance systems An Integrated Strategy for surveillance adopted by all Member States Zoonotic diseases part of the IDSR priority diseases Event Based Surveillance System in place 11

12. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 Acceleration of IHR implementation % score 12

13. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 Strengthening preparedness and response capabilities Epidemic preparedness & response plans Documentation and evaluation of outbreaks Management of strategic stockpiles Virtual Rapid Response Teams established 13

14. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 Cross-sectoral collaboration and partnership 14

15. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 Enhanced Strategic Communication Publication & dissemination of key information products for informed decision making and advocacy 15

16. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 Lessons learnt in addressing zoonotic diseases Strong inter-sectoral coordination at all levels is key in prevention and control Joint Preparedness and response planning at country level Sharing of information between relevant surveillance systems Continuous generation and management of knowledge on zoonosis 16

17. One Health Meeting in the African Region, Libreville, Gabon, 12-14 November 2012 Thank you 17