Disease Information

2 November 2006
Vol. 19 - No. 44

Contents

Equine infectious anaemia in the United Kingdom/Northern Ireland: follow-up report No. 3

Bluetongue in Belgium: follow-up report No. 8

Avian influenza in Albania: follow-up report No. 3 (final report)

Highly pathogenic avian influenza in South Africa: follow-up report No. 5 (final report)

Newcastle disease in the United Kingdom/Great Britain: follow-up report No. 2

Epizootic haemorrhagic disease in Morocco: follow-up report No. 2

Vesicular stomatitis in the United States of America: follow-up report No. 10

Bluetongue in Morocco

Classical swine fever in Croatia: follow-up report No. 4

Newcastle disease in Brazil: follow-up report No. 8

Miscellaneous: Avian influenza in Croatia (in wildlife) (follow-up report No. 10) (final report)

Newcastle disease in Romania

EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANAEMIA IN THE UNITED KINGDOM/NORTHERN IRELAND
Follow-up report No. 3

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, 26 October 2006, 5 October 2006, 7 September 2006

Information received on 26 October 2006 from Dr Debby Reynolds, Director General for Animal Health and Welfare, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), London:

End of previous report period: 23 October 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [43], 745, dated 26 October 2006).

End of this report period: 26 October 2006.

Date of first confirmation of the event: 1 September 2006.

Date of start of the event: 25 August 2006.

No new outbreaks have been reported since the last follow-up report.

Final report: no.

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BLUETONGUE IN BELGIUM
Follow-up report No. 8

See also: 14 December 2006, 23 November 2006, 9 November 2006, 26 October 2006, 19 October 2006, 12 October 2006, 28 September 2006, 21 September 2006, 14 September 2006, 7 September 2006, 24 August 2006

Translation of information received on 27 October 2006 from Dr Luc Lengelé, 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: 23 October 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [43], 741, dated 26 October 2006).

End of this report period: 27 October 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
Antwerpen	farm	Duffel	6 Oct. 2006	bov	11	1	1	0	0
Antwerpen	farm	Meerhout	13 Oct. 2006	bov	66	1	1	0	0
Antwerpen	farm	Ranst	12 Oct. 2006	ovi	2	2	2	0	0
Antwerpen	farm	Ranst	17 Oct. 2006	ovi	1	1	1	0	0
Antwerpen	farm	Ranst	17 Oct. 2006	ovi	1	1	1	0	0
Antwerpen	farm	Ravels	18 Oct. 2006	ovi	1	1	1	0	0
Antwerpen	farm	Westerlo	7 Oct. 2006	bov	19	2	2	0	0
Antwerpen	farm	Zanhoven	17 Oct. 2006	ovi	1	1	1	0	0
Liege	farm	Trooz	11 Oct. 2006	ovi	6	1	1	0	0
Liege	farm	Verlaine	6 Oct. 2006	ovi	20	1	1	0	0
Limburg	farm	Dilsen-Stokkem	16 Oct. 2006	bov	53	2	2	0	0
Limburg	farm	Gruitrode	10 Oct. 2006	bov	32	1	1	0	0
Limburg	farm	Hasselt	9 Oct. 2006	ovi	19	4	1	0	0
Limburg	farm	Herk-de-Stad	12 Oct. 2006	ovi	1	1	1	0	0
Limburg	farm	Herk-de-Stad	13 Oct. 2006	ovi	1	1	1	0	0
Limburg	farm	Kortessem	17 Oct. 2006	bov	1	1	1	0	0
Limburg	farm	Lummen	12 Oct. 2006	bov	1	1	1	0	0
Limburg	farm	Lummen	13 Oct. 2006	bov	1	1	1	0	0
Limburg	farm	Zonhoven	13 Oct. 2006	ovi	1	1	1	0	0
Namur	farm	Bioul	9 Oct. 2006	ovi	28	1	1	0	0
Namur	farm	Maldegem	15 Oct. 2006	bov	4	1	1	0	0
Namur	farm	Sauvenière	12 Oct. 2006	bov	1	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Aalter	9 Oct. 2006	bov	238	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Adegem	11 Oct. 2006	ovi	20	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Adegem	12 Oct. 2006	bov	55	2	2	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Adegem	12 Oct. 2006	bov	185	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Assenede	11 Oct. 2006	ovi	10	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Assenede	11 Oct. 2006	bov	133	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Bassevelde	10 Oct. 2006	ovi	8	2	2	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Boekhoute	9 Oct. 2006	ovi	22	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Deinze	6 Oct. 2006	ovi	45	2	2	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Deinze	7 Oct. 2006	bov	24	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Deinze	9 Oct. 2006	bov	18	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Drongen	12 Oct. 2006	bov	111	2	2	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Eeklo	16 Oct. 2006	ovi	1	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Evergem	7 Oct. 2006	ovi	3	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Evergem	11 Oct. 2006	ovi	6	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Gent	10 Oct. 2006	ovi	7	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Gent	11 Oct. 2006	ovi	6	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Gent	14 Oct. 2006	bov	130	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Hamme	10 Oct. 2006	ovi	7	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Landegem	12 Oct. 2006	ovi	6	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Lembeke	10 Oct. 2006	ovi	8	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Lochristi	9 Oct. 2006	bov	55	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Lovendegem	10 Oct. 2006	ovi	5	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Maldegem	9 Oct. 2006	ovi	1	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Nevele	11 Oct. 2006	ovi	2	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Nevele	12 Oct. 2006	ovi	9	2	2	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Nevele	12 Oct. 2006	ovi	2	2	2	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Oostkamp	10 Oct. 2006	ovi	17	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Sint-Amandsberg	9 Oct. 2006	ovi	39	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Sint-Kruis-Winkel	10 Oct. 2006	bov	109	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Sint-Laureins	10 Oct. 2006	ovi	3	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Sint-Laureins	12 Oct. 2006	bov	70	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Sint-Margriete	10 Oct. 2006	ovi	23	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Sint-Martens-Latem	8 Oct. 2006	ovi	2	2	2	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Sleidinge	6 Oct. 2006	ovi	5	2	2	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Tielrode	11 Oct. 2006	ovi	190	2	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Ursel	8 Oct. 2006	ovi	14	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Ursel	12 Oct. 2006	ovi	8	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Vosselaere	9 Oct. 2006	ovi	21	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Waarschoot	11 Oct. 2006	ovi	2	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Watervliet	10 Oct. 2006	bov	84	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Zomergem	10 Oct. 2006	bov	60	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Zomergem	11 Oct. 2006	ovi	2	1	1	0	0
Oost-Vlaanderen	farm	Zomergem	12 Oct. 2006	ovi	11	1	1	0	0
Vlaams Brabant	farm	Bekkevoort	10 Oct. 2006	bov	42	1	1	0	0
Vlaams Brabant	farm	Bekkevoort	12 Oct. 2006	bov	9	1	1	0	0
Vlaams Brabant	farm	Hoeleden	13 Oct. 2006	ovi	1	1	1	0	0
Vlaams Brabant	farm	Londerzeel	10 Oct. 2006	ovi	7	1	1	0	0
Vlaams Brabant	farm	Londerzeel	13 Oct. 2006	ovi	60	1	1	0	0
Vlaams Brabant	farm	Roosdaal	17 Oct. 2006	bov	1	1	1	0	0
Vlaams Brabant	farm	Rotselaar	11 Oct. 2006	bov	8	1	1	0	0
Vlaams Brabant	farm	Scherpenheuvel	12 Oct. 2006	bov	6	1	1	0	0
Vlaams Brabant	farm	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	10 Oct. 2006	ovi	15	1	1	0	0
Vlaams Brabant	farm	Tremelo	6 Oct. 2006	ovi	35	1	1	0	0
Vlaams Brabant	farm	Zemst	12 Oct. 2006	bov	77	1	1	0	0
West-Vlaanderen	farm	Damme	9 Oct. 2006	ovi	24	2	2	0	0
West-Vlaanderen	farm	Leper	10 Oct. 2006	bov	5	1	1	0	0
West-Vlaanderen	farm	Tielt	10 Oct. 2006	ovi	35	1	1	0	0

Location of the outbreaks

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)	17 October 2006	positive

Source of outbreaks or origin of infection: vectors.

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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AVIAN INFLUENZA IN ALBANIA
Follow-up report No. 3 (final report)

See also: 30 March 2006, 16 March 2006, 9 March 2006

Information received on 27 October 2006 from Dr Lefter Klimi, Director of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection, Tirana:

End of previous report period: 23 March 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [13], 266, dated 30 March 2006).

End of this report period: 27 October 2006.

Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1.

Date of first confirmation of the event: 7 March 2006.

Date of start of the event: 16 February 2006.

There have been no new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Albania since the last report, dated 23 March 2006. A stamping-out policy was applied. In accordance with Article 2.7.12.4. of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Albania declares itself free from highly pathogenic notifiable avian influenza.

Final report: yes.

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HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN SOUTH AFRICA
Follow-up report No. 5 (final report)

See also: 28 September 2006, 10 August 2006, 3 August 2006, 13 July 2006, 6 July 2006, 30 September 2005

Information received on 27 October 2006 from Dr Botlhe Modisane, Senior Manager of Animal Health, National Department of Agriculture, Pretoria:

End of previous report period: 21 September 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [39], 679, dated 28 September 2006).

End of this report period: 27 October 2006.

Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N2.

Date of first confirmation of the event: 29 June 2006.

Date of start of the event: 19 June 2006.

All ostriches and other poultry were culled on the index and surrounding farms. All sero-surveillance results obtained within a 10-km radius around the outbreak area were negative. Sero-surveillance will continue.

All culling and disinfection operations were completed on 26 July 2006. South Africa declares itself free of highly pathogenic notifiable avian influenza from 26 October 2006.

Final report: yes.

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NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM/GREAT BRITAIN
Follow-up report No. 2

See also: 30 November 2006, 23 November 2006, 16 November 2006, 9 November 2006, 26 October 2006, 19 October 2006, 26 January 2006, 26 August 2005, 19 August 2005, 12 August 2005, 29 July 2005, 22 July 2005

Information received on 27 October 2006 from Dr Debby Reynolds, Director General for Animal Health and Welfare, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), London:

End of previous report period: 20 October 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [43], 739, dated 26 October 2006).

End of this report period: 27 October 2006.

Identification of agent: avian paramyxovirus type 1 (APMV1), lineage 4b.

Date of first confirmation of the event: 13 October 2006.

Date of start of the event: 21 September 2006.

Birds under quarantine have been inspected daily and birds in the protection zone once a week. There has been no suspicion of disease following those inspections.

Final report: no.

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EPIZOOTIC HAEMORRHAGIC DISEASE IN MOROCCO
Follow-up report No. 2

See also: 5 October 2006, 21 September 2006

Translation of information received on 30 October 2006 from Dr Hamid Benazzou, Director of Animal Production Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Rabat:

End of previous report period: 2 October 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [40], 705, dated 5 October 2006).

End of this report period: 12 October 2006.

Identification of agent: Orbivirus.

Date of first confirmation of the event: 8 September 2006.

Date of start of the event: 28 July 2006.

Clinical disease: yes.

Nature of diagnosis: suspicion, clinical, post-mortem and laboratory.

New outbreaks:

First administrative division	Lower 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
Beni Mellal	Dir El Ksiba	farm	Gharm Laalm Marja	…	bov	28	5	0	…	0
Beni Mellal	Dir El Ksiba	farm	Imint Firest	…	bov	1	1	0	…	0
Beni Mellal	Dir El Ksiba	farm	Taghzout	…	bov	8	2	0	…	0
Beni Mellal	Dir El Ksiba	farm	Tighboula	…	bov	7	1	0	…	0
Beni Mellal	Dir El Ksiba	farm	Tighboula	…	bov	8	8	0	…	0
Beni Mellal	Khalfia	farm	Ouled Hassoun	…	bov	6	2	0	…	0
Beni Mellal	Kourifat	farm	Sidi Khalkhal	…	bov	9	2	0	…	0
Beni Mellal	Ksiba	farm	Iguigue	…	bov	3	1	0	…	0
Beni Mellal	Ksiba	farm	Sarif	…	bov	4	1	0	…	0
Beni Mellal	Ksiba	farm	Sarif	…	bov	5	1	0	…	0
Beni Mellal	Ksiba	farm	Sarif	…	bov	7	1	0	…	0
Beni Mellal	Semguett	farm	Ait Telt	…	bov	4	2	0	…	0
Berkane	Madagh	farm	Chrarba	…	bov	11	9	4	…	4
Berkane	Zegzel	farm	Bni Mahd	…	bov	8	1	0	…	0
Boulemane	Guiguou	farm	Beni Daoud	…	bov	4	1	0	…	0
Boulemane	Guiguou	farm	Takhchacht	…	bov	3	1	0	…	0
Boulemane	Ksabi	farm	Akhachab	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Boulemane	Ksabi	farm	Akhchab	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Boulemane	Ksabi	farm	Safsaf	…	bov	8	2	0	…	0
Fes	Ain Beida	farm	Cooerative Amal	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Fes	Sidi Boujida	farm	Sidi Boujida	…	bov	24	1	0	…	0
Fes	Sidi Hrazem	farm	Skhinat	…	bov	1	1	0	…	0
Ifrane	Tigrigra	farm	Oued Margha	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Ifrane	Tizguite	farm	Ait Hassou	…	bov	3	1	0	…	0
Kenitra	Lalla Mimouna	farm	Bdaoua Zaouia	…	bov	17	1	0	…	0
Kenitra	Lalla Mimouna	farm	Bir Mtate	…	bov	7	1	0	…	0
Kenitra	Lalla Mimouna	farm	Ghachacha	…	bov	5	1	0	…	0
Kenitra	Lalla Mimouna	farm	Ouled Loucha	…	bov	10	1	0	…	0
Khouribga	Beni Zartal	farm	Ouled Boufaress	…	bov	10	1	0	…	0
Khouribga	Beni Zrantal	farm	Bani Aoun	…	bov	9	1	0	…	0
Khouribga	Maadna	farm	Ouled Hammadi	…	bov	5	1	0	…	0
Khouribga	Tachraft	farm	Ouled Hssain	…	bov	4	1	0	…	0
Larache	Ouled El Amrani	farm	Chlihate	…	bov	9	1	0	…	0
Larache	Ouled Ouchih	farm	Lahrassa Chemakha	…	bov	3	1	0	…	0
Larache	Rissana Sud	farm	Gharbia Sella	…	bov	3	1	0	…	0
Larache	Rissani Sud	farm	Gharbia Sella	…	bov	5	1	0	…	0
Larache	Souaken	farm	Khana	…	bov	7	1	0	…	0
Larache	Souaken	farm	Laadab	…	bov	7	1	0	…	0
Larache	Souaken	farm	Mouaraa Skouma	…	bov	3	1	0	…	0
Meknes	Ain Karma	farm	Aouinet Rmel	…	bov	30	3	0	…	0
Meknes	Charkaoua	farm	Ghomra	…	bov	56	8	0	…	0
Meknes	Dar Oum Soltan	farm	Ait Abba	…	bov	20	3	0	…	0
Meknes	Dar Oum Soltane	farm	Ait Abba	…	bov	14	1	0	…	0
Meknes	Dar Oum Soltane	farm	Ait Abba	…	bov	18	2	0	…	0
Meknes	Dkhissa	farm	Ouled Rahou	…	bov	11	3	0	…	0
Meknes	Mghassiene	farm	Sidi Almi Ben Hamdouch	…	bov	15	2	0	…	0
Moulay Yacoub	Ain Bouali	farm	Ain Bouali	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Moulay Yacoub	Ain Bouali	farm	Ain Bouali	…	bov	4	1	0	…	0
Moulay Yacoub	Ajajra	farm	Ajajra	…	bov	7	1	0	…	0
Moulay Yacoub	Laajajra	farm	Ouled Ben Hajaon	…	bov	10	3	0	…	0
Moulay Yacoub	Ouadaine	farm	Ouled Aid	…	bov	4	1	0	…	0
Moulay Yacoub	Oudaine	farm	Ouled Hafad	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Moulay Yacoub	Ouled Mimoun	farm	Moussiyine	…	bov	1	1	0	…	0
Moulay Yacoub	Ouled Mimoun	farm	Ouled Moussa	…	bov	4	1	0	…	0
Moulay Yacoub	Sebt Loudaya	farm	M'nabha	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Moulay Yacoub	Sebt Loudaya	farm	M'nabha	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Moulay Yacoub	Sebt Loudaya	farm	M'nabha	…	bov	16	2	1	…	0
Moulay Yacoub	Sebt Loudaya	farm	Tamra	…	bov	8	2	1	…	0
Moulay Yacoub	Sidi Daoud	farm	Sidi Daoud	…	bov	8	1	0	…	0
Moulay Yacoub	Sidi Daoud	farm	Chnanfa	…	bov	1	1	0	…	0
Moulay Yacoub	Sidi Daoud	farm	Sbaa Rouadi	…	bov	11	1	0	…	0
Nador	Driouch	farm	Ouled Mellok	…	bov	…	1	0	…	0
Sefrou	Ain Timgnay	farm	Ain Timgnay	…	bov	28	1	0	…	0
Settat	Krakra	farm	Ouled Moussa	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Settat	Krakra	farm	Ouled Moussa	…	bov	4	1	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Ain Dfali	farm	Boulaajoulat	…	bov	9	3	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Ain Dfali	farm	Boulaajoulat	…	bov	7	4	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Ain Dfali	farm	Lhjafna	…	bov	12	1	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Beni Kolla	farm	Bni Kolla	…	bov	3	2	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Had Kourt	farm	Azib Moulay Ali	…	bov	5	1	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Jorf Melha	farm	Centre Jorf	…	bov	9	1	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Lamrabih	farm	Zoaid	…	bov	165	2	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Mjaara	farm	Ain Bouaza	…	bov	4	2	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Mjaara	farm	Bir Brahim	…	bov	4	2	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Mjaara	farm	Coop Jazoolia	…	bov	9	2	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Mjaara	farm	Hindia	…	bov	3	1	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Mjaara	farm	Hindia	…	bov	4	2	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Mjaara	farm	Hjar Abbas	…	bov	4	2	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Mjaara	farm	Hjar Abbas	…	bov	3	2	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Mjaara	farm	Laargoub	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Mjaara	farm	Laargoub	…	bov	3	2	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Mjaara	farm	Laargoub	…	bov	3	1	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Mjaara	farm	Laargoub	…	bov	3	1	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Ouennana	farm	Fellakine	…	bov	2	2	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Sidi Ali Chrif	farm	Khazzane	…	bov	3	1	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Sidi Bousber	farm	Kalaa	…	bov	3	1	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Sidi Bousber	farm	Melloula	…	bov	4	1	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Sidi Bousber	farm	Mesker	…	bov	6	2	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Sidi Bousber	farm	Mesker	…	bov	6	2	0	…	0
Sidi Kacem	Sidi Redouane	farm	Taghsselet	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Ain Mediouna	farm	Ain Mediouna	…	bov	…	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Beni Snouss	farm	Beni Snouss	…	bov	…	2	0	…	0
Taounate	Bouarouss	farm	Bourakbat	…	bov	7	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Bouarouss	farm	Fricha Ouled Amrani	…	bov	4	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Bouarouss	farm	Stamine	…	bov	3	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Bouchabel	farm	Bouchabel	…	bov	…	2	0	…	0
Taounate	Bouhouda	farm	Bouhouda	…	bov	…	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Bsabssa	farm	Kbib	…	bov	3	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Bsabssa	farm	Kbib	…	bov	11	3	0	…	0
Taounate	Galaz	farm	Galaz	…	bov	…	3	0	…	0
Taounate	Karia	farm	Karia	…	bov	18	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Khlalfa	farm	Khlalfa	…	bov	…	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Kissane	farm	Bni Amer	…	bov	4	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Kissane	farm	Laanounaim	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Mezraoua	farm	Mezraoua	…	bov	…	2	0	…	0
Taounate	Moulay Bouchta	farm	Moulay Bouchta	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Oued Jamaa	farm	Mfatih	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Oulja	farm	Oulja	…	bov	…	3	0	…	0
Taounate	Ourtzagh	farm	Jabli	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Ourtzagh	farm	Jabli	…	bov	6	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Ourtzagh	farm	Laksiba	…	bov	4	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Ourtzagh	farm	Laksiba	…	bov	4	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Ras El Oued	farm	Ras El Oued	…	bov	…	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Ratba	farm	Ratba	…	bov	…	2	0	…	0
Taounate	Rghioua	farm	Rghioua	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Rghioua	farm	Rghioua	…	bov	0	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Rhouazi	farm	Rhouazi	…	bov	…	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Sidi Mhamed Belhssen	farm	Mraj	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Sidi Mhamed Belhssen	farm	Ouled Mallouk	…	bov	3	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Tafrant	farm	Bni Darkoul	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Tafrant	farm	Boulgataa	…	bov	2	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Tamedite	farm	Ouled Hadj Amer Koudia	…	bov	3	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Timezgana	farm	Laazaib	…	bov	1	1	0	…	0
Taounate	Zrizer	farm	Zrizer	…	bov	…	2	0	…	0

Diagnosis:

Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed	Species examined	Diagnostic tests used	Date	Results
Biopharma, Rabat	bov	- ELISA(1) - PCR(2)	…	positive

Source of outbreaks or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.

Control measures

A. Undertaken:

- control of arthropods;

- control of wildlife reservoirs;

- quarantine;

- disinsectisation of infected premises/establishment(s);

- awareness campaign for veterinarians and farmers;

- reinforced surveillance for clinical signs of the disease.

B. To be undertaken:

- screening.

Treatment of affected animals: yes (antibiotics, anti-inflammatories and antiseptics).

Final report: no.

(1) ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

(2) PCR: polymerase chain reaction

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VESICULAR STOMATITIS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Follow-up report No. 10

See also: 28 December 2006, 7 December 2006, 23 November 2006, 16 November 2006, 26 October 2006, 19 October 2006, 12 October 2006, 5 October 2006, 28 September 2006, 21 September 2006, 14 September 2006, 7 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 30 October 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: 22 October 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [43], 745, dated 26 October 2006).

End of this report period: 27 October 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.

No new outbreaks have been reported since the last follow-up report.

Final report: no.

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BLUETONGUE IN MOROCCO

See also: 16 November 2006

(Date of previous outbreak of bluetongue in Morocco reported to the OIE: 2004).

Immediate notification report

Translation of information received on 30 October 2006 from Dr Hamid Benazzou, Director of Animal Production Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Rabat:

Report date: 27 October 2006.

Reason for immediate notification: re-occurrence of a listed disease or infection in a country or zone/compartment following a report declaring the outbreak(s) ended.

Identification of agent: serotyping is ongoing.

Date of first confirmation of the event: 16 October 2006.

Date of start of the event: 10 September 2006.

Clinical disease: yes.

Nature of diagnosis: suspicion, clinical, post-mortem and laboratory.

Details of outbreaks:

First administrative division	Lower 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
Jerada	Guenfouda	farm	Allouda	…	ovi	200	5	1	0	0
Jerada	Guenfouda	farm	Allouda	…	ovi	31	2	0	0	0
Jerada	Guenfouda	farm	Lakhloufiyine	…	ovi	77	2	2	0	0
Jerada	Guenfouda	farm	Taghzout	…	ovi	510	19	3	0	0
Jerada	Sidi Moussa	farm	Beni Hasan	…	ovi	500	5	0	0	0
Jerada	Sidi Moussa	farm	Beni Hasan	…	ovi	80	2	0	0	0
Jerada	Sidi Moussa	farm	Cheria	…	ovi	320	4	1	0	0
Jerada	Sidi Moussa	farm	Cheria	…	ovi	230	1	0	0	0
Jerada	Sidi Moussa	farm	Cheria	…	ovi	38	2	1	0	0
Jerada	Sidi Moussa	farm	Ouled Daf	…	ovi	162	1	0	0	0

Diagnosis:

Laboratories where diagnostic tests were performed	Species examined	Diagnostic tests used	Dates	Results
Biopharma, Rabat	ovi	virus isolation	16 Oct. 2006	positive
OIE Reference Laboratory for bluetongue, Pirbright (United Kingdom)	ovi	serotyping		pending

Source of outbreaks or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.

Control measures undertaken:

- control of arthropods;

- quarantine;

- movement control inside the country;

- external antiparasitic treatment of affected flocks;

- stepping up of national epidemiological surveillance for the disease;

- awareness campaign for local authorities and farmers.

Final report: no.

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CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER IN CROATIA
Follow-up report No. 4

See also: 7 December 2006, 30 November 2006, 23 November 2006, 21 September 2006, 14 September 2006, 7 September 2006, 20 July 2006

Information received on 31 October 2006 from Dr Mate Brstilo, Director of the Veterinary Administration, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Zagreb:

End of previous report period: 18 September 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [38], 668, dated 21 September 2006).

End of this report period: 30 October 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.

Clinical disease: yes.

Nature of diagnosis: clinical, post-mortem and laboratory.

New outbreaks:

First administrative division (county)	Lower 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
Sisacko-moslavacka	Sela	farm	Sela	26 Oct. 2006	sui	4	4	1	3	0
Osjecko-baranjska	Erdut	farm	Lipovaca-Prkos	13 Oct. 2006	sui	3,607	157	157	3,450	0

Description of affected population:

- outbreak in Sisacko-moslavacka county: pigs in a small family-run farm.

- outbreak in Osjecko-baranjska county: fattening pigs and sows in a farm with 8 production units.

Diagnosis:

Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed	Species examined	Diagnostic test used	Date	Result
Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb	sui	ELISA(1)	27 October 2006	positive

Source of outbreaks or origin of infection: swill feeding suspected in the outbreak in Sisacko-moslavacka county; unknown or inconclusive in the outbreak in Osjecko-baranjska county.

Control measures undertaken:

- stamping out;

- quarantine;

- movement control inside the country;

- screening;

- zoning;

- disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s).

Treatment of affected animals: no.

Vaccination prohibited: yes.

Final report: no.

(1) ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

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NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN BRAZIL
Follow-up report No. 8

See also: 16 November 2006, 9 November 2006, 21 September 2006, 31 August 2006, 17 August 2006, 10 August 2006, 3 August 2006, 20 July 2006, 13 July 2006, 6 July 2006

Translation of information received on 31 October 2006 from Dr Jamil Gomes de Souza, Director, Department of Animal Health (DDA), Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Brasilia:

End of previous report period: 14 September 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [38], 665, dated 21 September 2006).

End of this report period: 30 October 2006.

Identification of agent: avian paramyxovirus type 1 (APMV-1).

Date of first confirmation of the event: 4 July 2006.

Date of start of the event: 2 May 2006.

Clinical disease: yes.

Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.

New outbreak:

First administrative division (State)	Type of epide-miolo-gical unit	Name of the location	Latitude	Longitude	Date of start of the outbreak	Spe-cies	Number of animals in the outbreak
							susceptible	cases	deaths	destroyed	slaugh-tered
Mato Grosso	farm	Lambari d'Oeste	15º20'21.6"S	57º45'10.8"W	6 Aug. 2006	avi	46	27	26	0	0

Description of affected population: backyard poultry (for self-consumption).

Diagnosis:

Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed	Species examined	Diagnostic test used	Date	Result
National Agricultural Laboratory (LANAGRO-SP), São Paulo	avi	intracerebral pathogenicity index (IPI) test	27 Oct. 2006	positive (IPI = 1.7)

Source of outbreak or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.

Control measures

A. Undertaken:

- quarantine;

- movement control inside the country;

- zoning.

B. To be undertaken:

- stamping out;

- screening.

- disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s).

Treatment of affected animals: no.

Vaccination prohibited: no.

Other details/comments:

The owner informed the Veterinary Services on 15 August 2006. The following day, the farm was inspected and placed under quarantine. As soon as the disease had been confirmed, two zones were established within a 10-km radius around the outbreak: a 3-km-radius protection zone and a 7-km-wide surveillance zone around the protection zone.

There are no large-scale poultry production farms within the 10-km-radius zone.

The sanitary measures provided for in the national contingency plan for avian influenza and Newcastle disease have been applied, including movement controls on animals and products at risk. Destruction of all the birds remaining in the affected farm and cleaning and disinfection operations are underway.

Final report: no.

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MISCELLANEOUS: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN CROATIA (IN WILDLIFE) (FOLLOW-UP REPORT NO. 10) (FINAL REPORT)

See also: 13 April 2006, 16 March 2006, 2 March 2006, 23 February 2006

Information received on 31 October 2006 from Dr Mate Brstilo, Director of the Veterinary Administration, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Zagreb:

End of previous report period: 11 April 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [15], 331, dated 13 April 2006).

End of this report period: 27 October 2006.

Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus subtype H5N1.

Date of first confirmation of the event: 21 February 2006.

Date of start of the event: 15 February 2006.

Since the last report, no new cases were confirmed positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1 in wild birds. The national monitoring programme for avian influenza in wild birds is continuing throughout the territory of Croatia. Poultry have not been affected.

In order to prevent the appearance and spread of avian influenza, the following measures are in place:

- all poultry in the country must be housed, while ratites and feathered game must be kept in fenced areas in a way that prevents them from coming into contact with wild birds;

- stricter disinfection must be carried out on all vehicles used for the conveyance of live poultry, ratites, farmed and wild feathered game and other birds;

- hygienic conditions and biosecurity measures must be applied in all establishments in which poultry, ratites, farmed and wild feathered game and other birds are reared and kept;

- any change in the health status of birds and any contact with possibly infected animals must be reported to the competent veterinary authorities.

Final report: yes.

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NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN ROMANIA

See also: 21 December 2006, 15 June 2006, 6 April 2006, 9 March 2006, 23 February 2006, 2 February 2006, 19 January 2006, 5 January 2006, 30 December 2005, 16 December 2005, 9 December 2005, 2 December 2005, 25 November 2005

(Date of previous outbreak of Newcastle disease in Romania reported to the OIE: 15 June 2006).

Immediate notification report

Information received on 2 November 2006 from Dr Stefan Nicolae, Director General, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, Bucharest:

Report date: 1 November 2006.

Reason for immediate notification: re-occurrence of a listed disease or infection in a country following a report declaring the outbreak(s) ended.

Identification of agent: Newcastle disease virus.

Date of first confirmation of the event: 24 October 2006.

Date of start of the event: 16 October 2006.

Clinical disease: yes.

Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.

Details of 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
Ialomita	Grindu	farm	Grindu	16 Oct. 2006	avi	54,384	1,100	594	0	13,082

Location of the outbreak

Description of affected population: poultry imported from Austria and bred for production of table eggs.

Diagnosis:

Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed	Species examined	Diagnostic tests used	Date	Result
Institute for Diagnosis and Animal Health	avi	nested RT-PCR(1)	24 Oct. 2006	positive

Source of outbreak or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.

Control measures

A. Undertaken:

- stamping out;

- quarantine;

- movement control inside the country;

- screening;

- zoning.

B. To be undertaken:

- disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s);

- dipping/spraying.

Treatment of affected animals: no.

Vaccination prohibited: no.

Other details/comments: all poultry had previously been vaccinated against Newcastle disease. An epidemiological investigation is ongoing.

Final report: no.

(1) RT-PCR: reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction

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