The modern poultry sector is expanding in the Dakar region, Senegal, in order to rapidly supply the fast-growing urban human population with animal proteins. However, the use of exotic poultry breeds unsuited to tropical management conditions, the rapid multiplication of poultry houses and the lack in health measures facilitate outbreaks and spread of various diseases. To overcome this health-related problem, the Senegalese Epidemiosurveillance Network on Poultry Diseases (RESESAV, in French) was founded in April 1998, in conformity with the strong wish of veterinary practitioners specialised in poultry diseases.