As part of the Global Partnership on Animal and Zoonotic Disease Surveillance (GPAZDS), the Laboratory for Emerging Infectious diseases, located at the University of Buea, in southwestern Cameroon, did both active and passive surveillance for five diseases of concern. Animal health technicians were oriented at a kick-off workshop in February 2023, and received materials for recurring sampling of animals in their regions.
Pigs, sheep, goats, and cattle, were sampled for investigation into the presence of: African swine fever, classical swine fever, peste des petits ruminants, Rift Valley fever, and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Rift Valley fever and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever were highly sero-prevalent in the north of the country. African swine fever and peste des petits ruminants were prevalent throughout the country.
There was no evidence of classical swine fever in Cameroon.
