[top]Disease Information
5 October 2006
Vol. 19 - No. 40Contents
SPRING VIRAEMIA OF CARP IN CANADA
(Disease never reported before in Canada).
Immediate notification report
Information received on 28 September 2006 from Dr Brian Evans, Chief Veterinary Officer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa:
Report date: 27 September 2006.
Reason for immediate notification: first occurrence in a country previously considered to be free of that particular disease.
Identification of agent: spring viraemia of carp virus.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 13 September 2006.
Date of start of the event: 28 June 2006.
Clinical disease: no.
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory.
Details of occurrence:
First administrative division (province) Type of epide-miolo-gical unit Name of the location Date of start of the occurrence Spe-cies Number of animals in the occurrence susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered Ontario lake Hamilton harbour 28 June 2006 pis 30 18* 0 0 0 * pooled samples
Description of affected population: freshwater common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in an open production system. The population was spawning at time of collection and showed no clinical signs of the disease. The sample fish were collected in late June for screening prior to shipment of carp from this area to another country. Thirty pooled samples (5 fish in each sample) were collected at the same location and the virus was detected in 18 samples. The shipment was cancelled.
Diagnosis:
Laboratories where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic tests used Dates Results Freshwater Institute, Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans pis pathogen isolation on cell culture 23 July 2006 doubtful Pacific Biological Station, Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans pis PCR(1) 21 August 2006 positive CEFAS(2) Weymouth Laboratory, United Kingdom (OIE reference laboratory) pis PCR 13 September 2006 positive Source of occurrence or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures to be undertaken:
- surveillance within containment and/or buffer zone;
- surveillance outside containment and/or buffer zone.
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Vaccination prohibited: no.
Other details/comments: Preliminary results at the CEFAS Weymouth Laboratory placed the Canadian isolate in spring viraemia of carp virus genogroup I a together with the Asian and U.S. isolates. Further investigations will be done to compare this isolate with others.
Final report: no.
(1) PCR: polymerase chain reaction
(2) CEFAS: Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture
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* *FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN TURKEY IN THRACE REGION: FOLLOW-UP REPORT NO. 6 (FINAL REPORT)
See also: 13 July 2006, 22 June 2006, 6 April 2006, 23 March 2006, 2 March 2006, 9 February 2006
Information received on 29 September 2006 from Dr Hüseyin Sungur, Director General, General Directorate of Protection and Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Ankara:
End of previous report period: 11 July 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [28], 534, dated 13 July 2006).
End of this report period: 29 September 2006.
Identification of agent: foot and mouth disease virus serotype A.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 1 February 2006.
Date of start of the event: 21 January 2006.
The outbreaks in Cayirdere (Istanbul province) and Evrese (Canakkale province) have ended. No more reports will be submitted.
Final report: yes.
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* *EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANAEMIA IN GERMANY
See also: 16 November 2006
(Date of previous outbreak of equine infectious anaemia in Germany reported to the OIE: June 2002).
Immediate notification report
Information received on 29 September 2006 from Prof. Dr. Werner Zwingmann, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture, Bonn:
Report date: 29 September 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: equine infectious anaemia virus.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 22 September 2006.
Date of start of the event: 19 September 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.
Details of outbreaks:
First administrative division (land) 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 Thuringen Weimar farm Hohenfelden 19 Sept. 2006 equ 27 4 1 8 0 Thuringen Weimar farm Isseroda 25 Sept. 2006 equ 2 1 0 1 0 Description of affected population: horses (Isseroda outbreak); horses and donkeys (Hohenfelden outbreak).
Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic test used Dates Results Landesamt für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Verbraucherschutz (Regional Reference Laboratory) equ agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) 22 and 28 Sept. 2006 positive Source of outbreaks or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures undertaken:
- modified stamping out;
- quarantine;
- movement control inside the country;
- screening.
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Vaccination prohibited: no.
Final report: no.
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* *WEST NILE FEVER IN FRANCE
See also: 26 October 2006
(Date of previous outbreak of West Nile Fever in France reported to the OIE: October 2004).
Immediate notification report
Translation of information received on 29 September 2006 from Dr Monique Eloit, Deputy Director General, General Directorate for Food (DGAL), Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Rural Affairs, Paris:
Report date: 29 September 2006.
Reason for immediate notification: re-occurrence of a listed disease or infection in a country following a report declaring the outbreak(s) ended.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 29 September 2006.
Date of start of the event: 26 September 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.
Details of outbreak:
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 outbreak susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered Pyrénées-Orientales Argeles-sur-mer farm Argeles-sur-mer 26 Sept. 2006 equ 15 1 0 0 0 Diagnosis:
Laboratories where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic tests used Dates Results Bouches du Rhône Department Laboratory equ ELISA(1) 26 Sept. 2006 positive AFSSA(2) Maisons-Alfort equ ELISA 29 Sept. 2006 positive Source of outbreak or origin of infection: vectors.
Under the terms of a by-law, the farm was declared infected and was subjected to the following measures:
- inventory of all animals of susceptible species;
- ban on movements of infected animals or animals suspected of having viral encephalitis;
- epidemiological investigation (clinical data, origin of infection);
- application of authorised insecticides to equidae and premises, if necessary;
- clinical monitoring by an accredited veterinarian.
Additional control measure undertaken: control of arthropods.
Vaccination prohibited: no.
Final report: no.
(1) ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
(2) AFSSA: Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (French Agency for Food Safety)
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* *EPIZOOTIC HAEMORRHAGIC DISEASE IN MOROCCO
Follow-up report No. 1See also: 2 November 2006, 21 September 2006
Translation of information received on 22 September and 2 October 2006 from Dr Hamid Benazzou, Director of Animal Production Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Rabat:
End of previous report period: 14 September 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [38], 660, dated 21 September 2006).
End of this report period: 2 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.
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. 6See 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, 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 2 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: 26 September 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [39], 697, dated 28 September 2006).
End of this report period: 29 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.
No new outbreaks have been reported since the last follow-up report.
Final report: no.
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* *AVIAN INFLUENZA IN SUDAN
Follow-up report No. 3See also: 21 December 2006, 20 July 2006, 11 May 2006, 20 April 2006
Information received on 2 October 2006 from Dr Bashir Taha Mohamed Taha, Undersecretary, Federal Ministry of Animal Resources, Khartoum:
End of previous report period: 15 July 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [29], 542, dated 20 July 2006).
End of this report period: 30 September 2006.
Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 17 April 2006.
Date of start of the event: 20 February 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.
New outbreaks:
First administrative division (State) Lower administrative division (locality) Type of epide-miolo-gical unit Name of the location Date of start of the outbreak Spe-cies Total number of animals in the outbreaks susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered Central Equatoria Juba village Jalaba … avi … … … … … Juba village Gabat … avi … … … … … Juba village Orshelim … avi … … … … … Juba village Thawra … avi … … … … … Juba village Nyakama … avi … … … … … Juba village Nagali … avi … … … … … Total 5,000 50 50* … 0 * 20 ducks and 30 chickens
Description of affected population: poultry in backyard systems 1,600 km south of Khartoum.
Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic tests used Date Results Veterinary Laboratory Agency, Weybridge, United Kingdom avi RT-PCR(1) 8 September 2006 positive Control measures undertaken:
- total depopulation of all infected and in-contact birds in Juba town;
- total ban of movement of live birds and poultry meat from Juba town to other areas and counties in southern Sudan.
Other details/comments: the disease is now confined to Khartoum, Gezira, River Nile and Central Equatoria States.
Final report: no.
(1) RT-PCR: reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction
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* *EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANAEMIA IN THE UNITED KINGDOM/NORTHERN IRELAND
Follow-up report No. 1See 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, 7 September 2006
Information received on 3 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: 7 September 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [36], 639, dated 7 September 2006).
End of this report period: 3 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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* *AMERICAN FOULBROOD OF HONEY BEES IN LUXEMBOURG
See also: 28 December 2006
(Date of previous outbreak of American foulbrood of honey bees in Luxembourg reported to the OIE: October 2004).
Immediate notification report
Translation of information received on 3 October 2006 from Dr Arthur Besch, Director of the Veterinary Services Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development, Luxembourg:
Report date: 20 September 2006.
Reason for immediate notification: re-occurrence of a listed disease in a country following a report declaring the outbreak(s) ended.
Identification of agent: Paenibacillus larvae sbsp larvae.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 14 September 2006.
Date of start of the event: 1 September 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.
Details of outbreak:
First administrative division Type of epide-miolo-gical unit Name of the location Date of start of the outbreak Spe-cies Number of hives in the outbreak susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered Redange apiary Reichlange 20 Sept. 2006 api 25 6 0 25 0 Description of affected population: honey bees.
Source of outbreak or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures
A. Undertaken:
- stamping-out;
- zoning.
B. To be undertaken:
- screening.
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Other details/comments: The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.
Final report: yes.
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* *HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN CHINA (PEOPLE'S REP. OF ~)
Follow-up report No. 20See also: 17 August 2006, 27 July 2006, 6 July 2006, 22 June 2006, 8 June 2006, 9 February 2006, 12 January 2006, 5 January 2006, 16 December 2005, 2 December 2005, 25 November 2005, 18 November 2005, 11 November 2005, 11 November 2005, 4 November 2005, 28 October 2005, 21 October 2005, 12 August 2005
Information received on 30 September and 4 October 2006 from Mr Jia Youling, Director General, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing:
End of previous report period: 15 August 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [33], 605, dated 17 August 2006).
End of this report period: 4 October 2006.
Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus subtype H5N1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 7 June 2005.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, post-mortem and laboratory.
New outbreaks:
First administrative division (autonomous region) Lower administrative division (city) 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 Ningxia Hui Yinchuan farm He Lanshan 20 Sept. 2006 avi … … 1,000 72,930 0 Inner Mongolia Baotou village Xincheng 27 Sept. 2006 avi … … 985 8,990 0 Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic tests used Dates Results Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin (national reference laboratory for avian influenza) avi - haemagglutination inhibition test
- RT-PCR(1)
- intravenous pathogenicity index test
29 Sept. and 3 Oct. 2006 positive
for HPAISource of outbreaks or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures undertaken:
- stamping out;
- quarantine;
- movement control inside the country;
- screening;
- zoning;
- vaccination;
- disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s);
- dipping/spraying.
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Vaccination prohibited: no.
Final report: no.
(1) RT-PCR: reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction
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* *AMERICAN FOULBROOD OF HONEY BEES IN ROMANIA
FOLLOW-UP REPORT NO. 1 (FINAL REPORT)See also: 16 November 2006, 19 October 2006, 28 September 2006
Information received on 5 October 2006 from Dr Stefan Nicolae, Director General, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, Bucharest:
End of previous report period: 21 September 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [39], 686, dated 28 September 2006).
End of this report period: 5 October 2006.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 21 September 2006.
Date of start of the event: 21 September 2006.
The outbreaks of American foulbrood are resolved. No more reports will be submitted.
Final report: yes.
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