Status of wildlife disease surveillance in the West Africa sub-region
Abstract Africa’s rapidly growing population has led to increased urbanization and encroachment on wildlife habitats, heightening the risk of zoonotic disease transmission. National wildlife disease surveillance programs are essential for monitoring and mitigating these risks. The study provides an...
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| author | Richard Dery Suu-Ire Henry Asigri Abugri Richard Kwamena Abbiw James Kunituo Amos Sarpong Agyei |
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| description | Abstract Africa’s rapidly growing population has led to increased urbanization and encroachment on wildlife habitats, heightening the risk of zoonotic disease transmission. National wildlife disease surveillance programs are essential for monitoring and mitigating these risks. The study provides an overview of the situation of wildlife disease surveillance in the West African Region following an assessement performed between 2023 and 2024 using different methods.We conducted a systematic search of peer-reviewed literature using online databases. Additionally, we targeted literature from international and not-for-profit organizations. Surveillance data from member countries were collected using Google form questionnaires.Our findings indicate that seven of the eleven assessed countries had functional wildlife surveillance networks, utilizing general (9 of 11) and targeted (8 of 11) surveillance approaches. However, significant gaps exist, including limited surveillance infrastructure, underdeveloped networks, and inadequate laboratory capacity for molecular testing and sequencing. Our study highlights the urgent need to strengthen wildlife disease surveillance in West Africa through improved funding, laboratory capacity, and regional collaboration to mitigate these challenges. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4af36bdd3840487f952deefd228429ae2025-08-20T03:42:09ZengSpringerDiscover Animals3004-894X2025-07-012111310.1007/s44338-025-00103-9Status of wildlife disease surveillance in the West Africa sub-regionRichard Dery Suu-Ire0Henry Asigri Abugri1Richard Kwamena Abbiw2James Kunituo3Amos Sarpong Agyei4School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of GhanaSchool of Veterinary Medicine, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of GhanaWest African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of GhanaGhana Water Company LimitedSchool of Veterinary Medicine, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of GhanaAbstract Africa’s rapidly growing population has led to increased urbanization and encroachment on wildlife habitats, heightening the risk of zoonotic disease transmission. National wildlife disease surveillance programs are essential for monitoring and mitigating these risks. The study provides an overview of the situation of wildlife disease surveillance in the West African Region following an assessement performed between 2023 and 2024 using different methods.We conducted a systematic search of peer-reviewed literature using online databases. Additionally, we targeted literature from international and not-for-profit organizations. Surveillance data from member countries were collected using Google form questionnaires.Our findings indicate that seven of the eleven assessed countries had functional wildlife surveillance networks, utilizing general (9 of 11) and targeted (8 of 11) surveillance approaches. However, significant gaps exist, including limited surveillance infrastructure, underdeveloped networks, and inadequate laboratory capacity for molecular testing and sequencing. Our study highlights the urgent need to strengthen wildlife disease surveillance in West Africa through improved funding, laboratory capacity, and regional collaboration to mitigate these challenges.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44338-025-00103-9Wildlife surveillanceECOWAS regionZoonotic diseasesOne health |
| spellingShingle | Richard Dery Suu-Ire Henry Asigri Abugri Richard Kwamena Abbiw James Kunituo Amos Sarpong Agyei Status of wildlife disease surveillance in the West Africa sub-region Discover Animals Wildlife surveillance ECOWAS region Zoonotic diseases One health |
| title | Status of wildlife disease surveillance in the West Africa sub-region |
| title_full | Status of wildlife disease surveillance in the West Africa sub-region |
| title_fullStr | Status of wildlife disease surveillance in the West Africa sub-region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Status of wildlife disease surveillance in the West Africa sub-region |
| title_short | Status of wildlife disease surveillance in the West Africa sub-region |
| title_sort | status of wildlife disease surveillance in the west africa sub region |
| topic | Wildlife surveillance ECOWAS region Zoonotic diseases One health |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s44338-025-00103-9 |
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