Volume 18, Number 4—April 2012
Letter
Deficient Reporting in Avian Influenza Surveillance, Mali
Sophie Molia
, Badian Kamissoko, Maimouna Sanogo Sidibé, Adama Diakité, Mahmoudou Diall, and Mamadou Racine N’Diaye
, Badian Kamissoko, Maimouna Sanogo Sidibé, Adama Diakité, Mahmoudou Diall, and Mamadou Racine N’Diaye
Table
Observations and reporting of sick poultry and signs of influenza suggesting HPAI virus infection, Mali, 2009–2011*
| Date of investigation | Total no. households investigated | No. with sick poultry/ no. with information on sick poultry (%) | No. with HPAI signs/ no. with information on signs (%) | No. with reported sick poultry/ no. with sick poultry and information on reporting (%) | No. with reported HPAI signs/no. with signs and information on reporting (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Nov | 128 | 67/128 (52.3) | 25/124 (20.2) | 7/66 (10.6) | 5/25 (20.0) |
| 2010 Feb | 128 | 68/128 (53.1) | 21/123 (17.1) | 4/68 (5.9) | 0/21 (0.0) |
| 2010 May | 127 | 47/127 (37.0) | 6/118 (5.1) | 9/45 (20.0) | 2/6 (33.3) |
| 2010 Sep | 110 | 37/110 (33.6) | 17/107 (15.9) | 3/34 (8.8) | 2/17 (11.8) |
| 2010 Nov | 124 | 53/124 (42.7) | 7/119 (5.9) | 12/51 (23.5) | 4/7 (57.1) |
| 2011 Feb | 121 | 57/121 (47.1) | 10/115 (8.7) | 8/55 (14.5) | 2/10 (20.0) |
| Total | 738 | 329/738 (44.6) | 86/706 (12.2) | 43/319 (13.5) | 15/86 (17.4) |
*Information was obtained for 3 months before the interview. HPAI, highly pathogenic avian influenza.
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