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7 September 2006
Vol. 19 - No. 36Contents
EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANAEMIA IN THE UNITED KINGDOM/NORTHERN IRELAND
See also: 28 December 2006, 21 December 2006, 14 December 2006, 7 December 2006, 30 November 2006, 23 November 2006, 16 November 2006, 9 November 2006, 2 November 2006, 26 October 2006, 5 October 2006
Immediate notification report
Information received on 1, 5 and 7 September 2006 from Dr Debby Reynolds, Director General for Animal Health and Welfare, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), London:
Report date: 7 September 2006.
Reason for immediate notification: first occurrence of a listed disease or infection in a zone.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 1 September 2006.
Date of start of the event: 28 August 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory.
Details of outbreak:
First administrative division Lower administrative division (county) Type of epide-miolo-gical unit Date of start of the outbreak Spe-cies Number of animals in the outbreak susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered Northern Ireland Londonderry farm 28 August 2006 equ 13 1 0 1 0 Description of affected population: a foal, which has been destroyed by incineration.
Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic test used Date Result Veterinary Services Division, Belfast equ agar-gel immunodiffusion 1 September 2006 positive Source of outbreak or origin of infection: legal movement of animals.
Control measures undertaken:
- control of arthropods;
- movement control inside the country;
- disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s).
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Vaccination prohibited: yes.
Other details/comments: Preliminary investigations suggest that the introduction of equine infectious anaemia may have occurred through the return of an initial infected mare and a foal from the Republic of Ireland for a three-week period (26 June 2006 to 19 July 2006). They had attended a veterinary hospital in the Republic of Ireland to which most of the subsequent cases in this country were linked.
Final report: no.
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* *BLUETONGUE IN BELGIUM
Follow-up report No. 1See also: 14 December 2006, 23 November 2006, 9 November 2006, 2 November 2006, 26 October 2006, 19 October 2006, 12 October 2006, 28 September 2006, 21 September 2006, 14 September 2006, 24 August 2006
Translation of information received on 4 September 2006 from Dr Luc Engelé, Chief Veterinary Officer, Federal State Service for Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, Animal and Plant Health Policy Department, Brussels:
End of previous report period: 24 August 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [34], 616, dated 24 August 2006).
End of this report period: 1 September 2006.
Identification of agent: bluetongue virus serotype 8.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 18 August 2006.
Date of start of the event: 18 August 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.
New outbreaks:
First administrative division Type of epide-miolo-gical unit Name of the location Date of start of the outbreak Spe-cies Number of animals in the outbreaks susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered Liege farm Boncelles 23 August 2006 bov 4 1 1 0 0 Liege farm Dalhem 24 August 2006 bov 90 3 0 0 0 Liege farm Dison 23 August 2006 ovi 20 2 2 0 0 Liege farm Eupen 23 August 2006 bov 159 2 0 0 0 Liege farm Eupen 23 August 2006 bov 81 5 1 0 0 Liege farm Eynatten 23 August 2006 bov 103 2 0 0 0 Liege farm Gemmenich 18 August 2006 ovi 11 1 1 0 0 Liege farm Goe 21 August 2006 bov 105 13 2 0 0 Liege farm Hergenrath 23 August 2006 bov 118 3 2 0 0 Liege farm Jalhay 22 August 2006 bov 94 4 0 0 0 Liege farm Jalhay 22 August 2006 bov 32 1 1 0 0 Liege farm Jalhay 22 August 2006 bov 139 1 1 0 0 Liege farm La Gleise 19 August 2006 bov 189 2 0 0 0 Liege farm La Gleise 19 August 2006 bov 146 5 0 0 0 Liege farm Louveigne 21 August 2006 bov 20 1 0 0 0 Liege farm Montzen 21 August 2006 bov 29 1 1 0 0 Liege farm Moresmet 19 August 2006 ovi 18 1 0 0 0 Liege farm Plombières 23 August 2006 bov 6 1 0 0 0 Liege farm Plombières 23 August 2006 bov 281 1 0 0 0 Liege farm Raeren 23 August 2006 bov 171 2 1 0 0 Liege farm Raeren 23 August 2006 bov 55 2 0 0 0 Liege farm Soumagne 23 August 2006 bov 12 2 1 0 0 Liege farm Sprimont 21 August 2006 bov 95 1 0 0 0 Liege farm Theux 23 August 2006 bov 93 2 0 0 0 Liege farm Thimister 23 August 2006 bov 82 1 0 0 0 Liege farm Trois-ponts 19 August 2006 bov 61 1 0 0 0 Liege farm Verviers 24 August 2006 bov 95 1 1 0 0 Limburg farm Gravenvoeren 18 August 2006 ovi 5 1 0 0 0 Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic tests used Date Results Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre (national laboratory) bov/ovi - ELISA(1)
- RT-PCR(2)
18 August 2006 positive Source of outbreaks or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures undertaken:
- movement control inside the country;
- screening;
- zoning;
- control of arthropods;
- dipping/spraying.
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Vaccination prohibited: yes.
Final report: no.
(1) ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
(2) RT-PCR: reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction
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* *LUMPY SKIN DISEASE IN ISRAEL
Follow-up report No. 4 (final report)See also: 10 August 2006, 27 July 2006, 13 July 2006, 29 June 2006
Information received on 4 September 2006 from Dr Moshe Chaimovitz, Director of Veterinary and Animal Health Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit-Dagan:
End of previous report period: 7 August 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [32], 588, dated 10 August 2006).
End of this report period: 3 September 2006.
Identification of agent: lumpy skin disease virus.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 22 June 2006.
Date of start of the event: 20 June 2006.
Vaccination (updated data):
First administrative division Species Total number of animals vaccinated Details of the vaccine Hadarom bov 4,000 live attenuated sheep pox vaccine RM65 To date, no new outbreaks have been observed.
Final report: yes.
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* *CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER IN CROATIA
Follow-up report No. 1See also: 7 December 2006, 30 November 2006, 23 November 2006, 2 November 2006, 21 September 2006, 14 September 2006, 20 July 2006
Information received on 4 September 2006 from Dr Mate Brstilo, Director of the Veterinary Administration, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Zagreb:
End of previous report period: 20 July 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [29], 544, dated 20 July 2006).
End of this report period: 4 September 2006.
Identification of agent: classical swine fever virus.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 19 July 2006.
Date of start of the event: 17 July 2006.
From 19 to 31 July 2006, 864 susceptible pigs were destroyed in the municipalities of Borovo and Vukovar (Vukovarsko srijemska county). All pigs were kept in small family-run farms and some of them were kept on pasture.
Final report: no.
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* *AVIAN INFLUENZA IN MYANMAR
Follow-up report No. 3 (final report)See also: 27 April 2006, 23 March 2006, 16 March 2006
Information received on 4 September 2006 from Dr U Maung Maung Nyunt, Director General, Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Yangon:
End of previous report period: 26 April 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [17], 356, dated 27 April 2006).
End of this report period: 4 September 2006.
Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 12 March 2006.
Date of start of the event: 8 March 2006.
Due to the application of a stamping-out policy, movement restrictions and active disease surveillance, the disease was successfully brought under control. Culling, disposal and disinfection were completed on 27 April 2006. The last outbreak occurred more than 4 months ago. All the investigations carried out since then have given negative results.
In accordance with Article 2.7.12.4. of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code, the affected divisions are no longer considered highly pathogenic avian influenza infected zones. Based on the results of active surveillance, Myanmar declares that it has regained its freedom from highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Final report: yes.
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* *AVIAN INFLUENZA IN CAMBODIA
Follow-up report No. 2See also: 17 August 2006, 20 April 2006
Information received on 4 September 2006 from Dr Sen Sovann, Deputy Director, Department of Animal Health and Production (DAHP), Phnom Penh:
End of previous report period: 14 August 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [33], 608, dated 17 August 2006).
End of this report period: 4 September 2006.
Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 23 March 2006.
Date of start of the event: 20 March 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.
New outbreak:
First administrative division (province) Lower administrative division (district) Type of epide-miolo-gical unit Name of the location Date of start of the outbreak Spe-cies Number of animals in the outbreak susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered Kompong Cham Batheay village Balaing
(Sambo commune)24 August 2006 avi 815 484 484 331 0 Description of affected populations: free-ranging ducks (egg ducks) aged about 2 months in two farms.
Diagnosis:
Laboratories where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic tests used Dates Results - National Animal Health and Production Investigation Center (NAHPIC)
- Pasteur Institute of Cambodia
avi RT-PCR(1) 31 August - 1 September 2006 positive for H5N1 Control measures undertaken:
- stamping out;
- disinfection;
- movement control in affected area;
- surveillance around the outbreak;
- education of farmers on avian influenza and how to prevent the spread of the disease.
Final report: no.
(1) RT-PCR: reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction
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* *VESICULAR STOMATITIS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Follow-up report No. 2See also: 28 December 2006, 7 December 2006, 23 November 2006, 16 November 2006, 2 November 2006, 26 October 2006, 19 October 2006, 12 October 2006, 5 October 2006, 28 September 2006, 21 September 2006, 14 September 2006, 31 August 2006, 24 August 2006, 13 April 2006, 16 February 2006, 26 January 2006, 12 January 2006, 23 December 2005, 9 December 2005, 18 November 2005, 4 November 2005, 28 October 2005, 21 October 2005, 14 October 2005, 7 October 2005, 30 September 2005, 23 September 2005, 16 September 2005, 2 September 2005, 26 August 2005, 19 August 2005, 5 August 2005, 29 July 2005, 15 July 2005, 8 July 2005
Information received on 5 September 2006 from Dr Ron DeHaven, Associate Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, DC:
End of previous report period: 28 August 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [35], 631, dated 31 August 2006).
End of this report period: 5 September 2006.
Identification of agent: vesicular stomatitis virus type New Jersey.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 17 August 2006.
Date of start of the event: 13 August 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.
New outbreak:
First administrative division (State) Lower administrative division (county) Type of epide-miolo-gical unit Name of the location Date of start of the outbreak Spe-cies Number of animals in the outbreak susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered Wyoming Natrona farm Natrona 24 August 2006 equ 2 2 0 0 0 Description of affected population: recreational horses.
Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic test used Date Result National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Iowa equ complement fixation test 30 August 2006 positive Source of outbreak or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive (vectors?).
Control measures undertaken:
- quarantine;
- control of arthropods.
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Vaccination prohibited: yes.
Final report: no.
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* *BLUETONGUE IN GERMANY
Follow-up report No. 3See also: 31 August 2006, 24 August 2006, 24 August 2006
Information received on 6 September 2006 from Prof. Dr. Werner Zwingmann, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture, Bonn:
End of previous report period: 29 August 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [35], 626, dated 31 August 2006).
End of this report period: 6 September 2006.
Identification of agent: bluetongue virus.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 21 August 2006.
Date of start of the event: 21 August 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.
New outbreaks:
First administrative division (state) Lower administrative division (district) Type of epide-miolo-gical unit Spe-cies Number of animals in the outbreaks susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen farm ovi 30 1 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen farm bov 13 1 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen farm ovi 65 1 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen, Stadt farm bov 91 4 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen, Stadt farm bov 137 1 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen, Stadt farm bov 215 2 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen, Stadt farm bov 192 8 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen, Stadt farm bov 59 2 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen, Stadt farm bov 56 22 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen, Stadt farm bov 52 12 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen, Stadt farm bov 75 4 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen, Stadt farm bov 51 4 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen, Stadt farm bov 103 1 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Düren farm bov 27 12 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Düren farm bov 199 1 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Düren farm bov 2 1 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Euskirchen farm fau* 150 1 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Euskirchen farm ovi 53 2 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Euskirchen farm bov 8 1 … … … ovi 28 0 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Euskirchen farm bov 29 1 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Mönchengladbach, Stadt farm cap 2 0 … … … ovi 12 1 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis farm bov 128 2 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis farm bov 111 1 … … … cap 1 0 … … … North Rhine-Westphalia Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis farm bov 73 1 … … … *mufflons
Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic test used Date Results Friedrich-Loeffler Institute, Insel Riems … cELISA(1) 26 August - 4 September 2006 positive Source of new outbreaks: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures
A. Undertaken:
- movement control inside the country;
- screening;
- zoning.
B. To be undertaken:
- control of arthropods;
- dipping/spraying.
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Vaccination prohibited: yes.
Final report: no.
(1) cELISA: competitive ELISA
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