Table 1: Bluetongue epizootics in Morocco (2004-2014) with vaccination campaigns.
Epizootic period | Number of outbreaks | Serotype/s involved | No of cases (Morbidity Rate) | No of deaths (Mortality Rate) | Vaccination | Vaccines used |
03/092004 to 22/11/2004 | 230 | 4 | 1876 (8.2%) | 306 (1.3%) | 0 | - |
2005 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 5,500,000 (zonal) | Monovalent BTV-4 |
04/09/2006 to 26/12/2006 | 505 | 1 | 2043 (2.57%) | 600 (0.76%) | 7,834,519 (zonal) | Monovalent BTV-4 |
05/01/2007 to 23/11/2007 | 1076 | 1 | 5222 (3.90%) | 2180 (1.63%) | 11,443,025 (zonal) | Monovalent BTV-4 |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,252,418 (compulsory) | Bivalent BTV-1 & 4 | |
07/09/2009 to 15/12/2009 | 92 | 1 and 4 | 510 (2.81%) | 170 (0.93%) | 237,780 (perifocal) | Bivalent BTV-1 & 4 |
11/06/2010 to 24/12/2010 | 278 | 1 and 4 | 1168 (2.70%) | 223 (0.51%) | 158,921 (perifocal) | Bivalent BTV-1 & 4 |
09/06/2011 to 15/12/2011 | 117 | 1 and 4 | 716 (2.71%) | 292 (1.11%) | 116,807 (perifocal) | Bivalent BTV-1 & 4 |
24/06/2012 to 11/12/2012 | 61 | 1 and 4 | 298 (1.82%) | 145 (0.89%) | 7,253 (perifocal) | Bivalent BTV-1 & 4 |
31/05/2013 to 03/12/2013 | 243 | 1 and 4 | 866 (1.27%) | 285 (0.42%) | 534,600 (perifocal) | Bivalent BTV-1 & 4 |
08/01/2014 to 18/12/2014 | 205 | 1 and 4 | 866 (2.52%) | 408 (1.19%) | 46,756 (perifocal) | Bivalent BTV-1 & 4 |