[top]Disease Information
23 November 2006
Vol. 19 - No. 47Contents
BLUETONGUE IN PORTUGAL
(Date of previous outbreak of bluetongue in Portugal reported to the OIE: 2004).
Immediate notification report
Translation of information received on 16 November 2006 from Dr Carlos Agrela Pinheiro, Director General of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Lisbon:
Report date: 16 November 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: bluetongue virus serotype 4.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 14 November 2006.
Date of start of the event: 7 November 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, post-mortem and laboratory.
Details of outbreak:
First administrative division 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 Oeste Triana farm Alenquer 7 Nov. 2006 ovi 25 12 3 2 0 Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic tests used Date Results National Veterinary Research Laboratory ovi real-time RT-PCR(1) 14 Nov. 2006 positive virus isolation pending Source of outbreak or origin of infection: vectors.
Control measures undertaken:
- control of arthropods;
- quarantine;
- movement control inside the country;
- screening;
- zoning;
- disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s);
- dipping/spraying.
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Vaccination prohibited: no.
Other details/comments: the farm is located in the restriction zone where vaccination of sheep is on-going.
Final report: yes.
(1) RT-PCR: reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction
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* *CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER IN CROATIA
Follow-up report No. 5See also: 7 December 2006, 30 November 2006, 2 November 2006, 21 September 2006, 14 September 2006, 7 September 2006, 20 July 2006
Information received on 16 November 2006 from Dr Mate Brstilo, Director of the Veterinary Administration, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Zagreb:
End of previous report period: 30 October 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [44], 763, dated 2 November 2006).
End of this report period: 15 November 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 outbreak:
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 outbreak susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered Osjecko-baranjska Erdut farm Lipovaca-Prkos 7 Nov. 2006 sui 5,314 15 2 5,312 0 Description of affected population: a farm which is a dislocated production unit of the farm at Lipovaca-Prkos where the disease was confirmed on 20 October 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [44], 763, dated 2 November 2006). Clinical signs and dying of pigs were noticed only in one unit, consisting of 156 pregnant sows. The virus was introduced through the movements of farm workers.
Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic test used Date Result Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb sui ELISA(1) 11 Nov. 2006 positive Source of outbreak or origin of infection: fomites (humans, vehicles, feed, etc.).
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.
Other details/comments: twelve out of 50 samples taken from different pig categories in the affected farm were positive for classical swine fever virus.
Final report: no.
(1) ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
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* *BLUETONGUE IN BELGIUM
Follow-up report No. 10See also: 14 December 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, 7 September 2006, 24 August 2006
Translation of information received on 17 November 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: 3 November 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [45], 771, dated 9 November 2006).
End of this report period: 17 November 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 out break Spe-cies Number of animals in the outbreaks susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered Antwerpen farm Borsbeek 23 Oct. 2006 bov 8 0* 0 0 0 Antwerpen farm Duffel 30 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 0* 0 0 0 Antwerpen farm Geel 9 Oct. 2006 bov 95 0* 0 0 0 Antwerpen farm Gierle 20 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Antwerpen farm Hingene 18 Oct. 2006 bov 57 6 0 0 0 Antwerpen farm Hombeek 26 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 0* 0 0 0 Antwerpen farm Laakdal 25 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Antwerpen farm Lier 31 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 0* 0 0 0 Antwerpen farm Lint 23 Oct. 2006 bov 6 0* 0 0 0 Antwerpen farm Mechelen 23 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Antwerpen farm Meerhout 26 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 0* 0 0 0 Antwerpen farm Merksplas 26 Oct. 2006 bov 1 0* 0 0 0 Antwerpen farm Puurs 24 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Antwerpen farm Rijmenam 18 Oct. 2006 bov 8 1 0 0 0 Antwerpen farm Schelle 31 Oct. 2006 bov 17 0* 0 0 0 Antwerpen farm Zandhoven 30 Oct. 2006 bov 1 0* 0 0 0 Antwerpen farm Zoersel 30 Oct. 2006 bov 150 1 0 0 0 Liege farm Gives 27 Oct. 2006 ovi 11 1 1 0 0 Liege farm Kemexhe 21 Oct. 2006 ovi 7 1 0 0 0 Liege farm Verlaine 15 Oct. 2006 ovi 3 1 0 0 0 Liege farm Wasseiges 26 Oct. 2006 bov 86 0* 0 0 0 Limburg farm Beringen 18 Oct. 2006 ovi 400 0* 0 0 0 Limburg farm Bocholt 17 Oct. 2006 ovi 10 1 0 0 0 Limburg farm Diepenbeek 18 Oct. 2006 bov 80 1 0 0 0 Limburg farm Dilsen-Stokkem 20 Oct. 2006 ovi 4 0* 0 0 0 Limburg farm Halen 19 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 0* 0 0 0 Limburg farm Ham 20 Oct. 2006 ovi 6 1 0 0 0 Limburg farm Hasselt 21 Oct. 2006 bov 80 1 0 0 0 Limburg farm Hasselt 23 Oct. 2006 ovi 10 3 0 0 0 Limburg farm Hoeselt 19 Oct. 2006 bov 130 1 0 0 0 Limburg farm Koersel 19 Oct. 2006 ovi 4 1 0 0 0 Limburg farm Leopoldsburg 19 Oct. 2006 ovi 4 1 0 0 0 Limburg farm Maaseik 19 Oct. 2006 ovi 31 1 0 0 0 Limburg farm Zutendaal 24 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 0* 0 0 0 Namur farm Mean 23 Oct. 2006 bov 108 0* 0 0 0 Namur farm Saint-Gerard 28 Oct. 2006 ovi 4 1 1 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Aalter 31 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Aalter 31 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Adegem 18 Oct. 2006 ovi 16 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Assenede 25 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Bachte-Maria-Leerne 17 Oct. 2006 bov 181 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Bassevelde 18 Oct. 2006 ovi 24 0* 1 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Bassevelde 19 Oct. 2006 ovi 4 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Beveren-Waas 30 Oct. 2006 bov 1 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Deinze 31 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Drongen 19 Oct. 2006 ovi 26 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Evergem 17 Oct. 2006 ovi 7 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Evergem 22 Oct. 2006 ovi 2 1 1 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Evergem 23 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Evergem 24 Oct. 2006 bov 4 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Gent 19 Oct. 2006 ovi 19 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Gent 19 Oct. 2006 ovi 2 1 1 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Hansbeke 30 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Hendersem 17 Oct. 2006 ovi 2 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Kaprijke 17 Oct. 2006 bov 42 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Kaprijke 27 Oct. 2006 bov 1 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Kaprijke 31 Oct. 2006 bov 1 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Kaprijke 31 Oct. 2006 bov 1 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Lembeke 18 Oct. 2006 ovi 20 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Lochristi 23 Oct. 2006 bov 8 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Lochristi 24 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Lochristi 25 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Lokeren 24 Oct. 2006 ovi 2 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Lokeren 30 Oct. 2006 bov 1 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Maldegem 16 Oct. 2006 ovi 47 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Maldegem 19 Oct. 2006 bov 63 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Maldegem 13 Nov. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Moerbeke-Waas 18 Oct. 2006 ovi 4 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Moerbeke-Waas 30 Oct. 2006 bov 1 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Ninove 19 Oct. 2006 ovi 11 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Poeke 24 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Sinaai-Waas 26 Oct. 2006 bov 1 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Sint-Laureins 20 Oct. 2006 bov 218 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Sint-Laureins 23 Oct. 2006 bov 257 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Sint-Laureins 30 Oct. 2006 bov 1 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Sint-Niklaas 19 Oct. 2006 bov 15 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Sint-Niklaas 22 Oct. 2006 bov 24 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Sint-Niklaas 30 Oct. 2006 bov 1 0* 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Temse 22 Oct. 2006 ovi 4 1 1 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Zomergem 27 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Zomergem 27 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Oost-Vlaanderen farm Zottegem 31 Oct. 2006 ovi 2 1 0 0 0 Vlaams Brabant farm Asse 13 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 2 0 0 0 Vlaams Brabant farm Bekkevoort 24 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 3 0 0 0 Vlaams Brabant farm Bierges 23 Oct. 2006 bov 1 1 0 0 0 Vlaams Brabant farm Dion-Valmont 27 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 2 0 0 0 Vlaams Brabant farm Geetbets 25 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Vlaams Brabant farm Jauchelette 19 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Vlaams Brabant farm Kessel-Lo 21 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Vlaams Brabant farm Kumtich 18 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Vlaams Brabant farm Londerzeel 26 Oct. 2006 bov 1 2 0 0 0 Vlaams Brabant farm Scherpenheuvel 18 Oct. 2006 ovi 1 1 0 0 0 Vlaams Brabant farm Scherpenheuvel 23 Oct. 2006 bov 10 1 0 0 0 Vlaams Brabant farm Sint-Martens-Bodegem 18 Oct. 2006 ovi 3 1 0 0 0 West-Vlaanderen farm Assebroek 18 Oct. 2006 ovi 8 1 0 0 0 West-Vlaanderen farm Damme 20 Oct. 2006 ovi 52 1 0 0 0 West-Vlaanderen farm Damme 25 Oct. 2006 bov 258 1 1 0 0 West-Vlaanderen farm Dentergem 26 Oct. 2006 ovi 4 1 0 0 0 * positive serology
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)
24-31 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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* *NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN SWEDEN
See also: 15 June 2006, 2 March 2006, 16 February 2006, 19 January 2006, 19 January 2006, 30 December 2005, 23 December 2005
(Date of previous outbreak of Newcastle disease in Sweden reported to the OIE: December 2005).
Immediate notification report
Information received on 17 and 22 November 2006 from Dr Leif Denneberg, Chief Veterinary Officer, Swedish Board of Agriculture, Jönköping:
Report date: 22 November 2006.
Reason for immediate notification: re-occurrence of a listed disease in a zone following a report declaring the outbreak(s) ended.
Identification of agent: avian paramyxovirus type 1 (APMV1).
Date of first confirmation of the event: 16 November 2006.
Date of start of the event: 15 November 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory.
Details of outbreak:
First administrative division (county) Lower administrative division (municipality) 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 Östergötland Norrköping farm Åkerby 15 Nov. 2006 avi 32,400 52 52 32,348 0 Description of affected population: the affected establishment has two houses with 3 flocks with a total of 32,400 layer poultry.
Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic tests used Date Result National Veterinary Institute of Sweden avi gene sequencing 16 Nov. 2006 positive Source of outbreak or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures undertaken:
- stamping out;
- zoning;
- disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s).
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Vaccination prohibited: yes.
Other details/comments: all poultry were killed and immediately sent for destruction from 16 to 19 November 2006. Preliminary disinfection of the last emptied house was concluded on 21 November 2006.
Final report: no.
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* *NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM/GREAT BRITAIN
Follow-up report No. 5See also: 30 November 2006, 16 November 2006, 9 November 2006, 2 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 17 November 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: 10 November 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [46], 797, dated 16 November 2006).
End of this report period: 17 November 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.
No new outbreaks have been reported since the last follow-up report.
Final report: no.
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* *EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANAEMIA IN THE UNITED KINGDOM/NORTHERN IRELAND
Follow-up report No. 6See also: 28 December 2006, 21 December 2006, 14 December 2006, 7 December 2006, 30 November 2006, 16 November 2006, 9 November 2006, 2 November 2006, 26 October 2006, 5 October 2006, 7 September 2006
Information received on 17 November 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: 9 November 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [46], 787, dated 16 November 2006).
End of this report period: 17 November 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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* *AVIAN INFLUENZA IN SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
Follow-up report No. 1 (final report)See also: 16 March 2006
Information received on 21 November 2006 from Dr Dejan Krnjaic, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Belgrade:
End of previous report period: 15 March 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [11], 228, dated 16 March 2006).
End of this report period: 21 November 2006.
Identification of agent: avian influenza virus subtype H5N1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 13 March 2006.
Date of start of the event: 9 March 2006.
There have been no new outbreaks in poultry since the last report. The event was considered ended on 20 April 2006.
Final report: yes.
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* *VESICULAR STOMATITIS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Follow-up report No. 12See also: 28 December 2006, 7 December 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, 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 21 November 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: 13 November 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [46], 803, dated 16 November 2006).
End of this report period: 20 November 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 outbreaks:
First administrative division (State) Lower administrative division (county) Type of epide-miolo-gical unit Date of start of the outbreak Species Number of animals in the outbreaks susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered Wyoming Natrona farm 13 Aug. 2006 bov 25 4 0 0 0 equ 30 1 0 0 0 Wyoming Natrona farm 30 Oct. 2006 bov 149 1 0 0 0 Wyoming Platte farm 30 Oct. 2006 bov 244 … 0 0 0 Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic test used Date Result Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Plum Island, New York bov complement fixation test 17 Nov. 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.
Other details/comments: the new vesicular stomatitis-positive premises identified during this reporting period on 30 October 2006 have a direct epidemiological link to the cattle in the last follow-up report (see Disease Information, 19 [46], 803, dated 16 November 2006). These animals were part of a single herd brought down from mountain pasture at the end of October. The herd owner then moved two groups of the bovines to the new premises reported this week prior to the detection of disease. These premises serve as winter range. Animals with clinical signs consistent with vesicular stomatitis were observed on both new premises and both new premises are currently under State quarantine. Samples were not obtained from cattle on the premises in Platte county; their diagnosis is derived from the presence of consistent clinical signs and their direct epidemiological link to cattle in which vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed through laboratory confirmation.
Final report: no.
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* *CONTAGIOUS EQUINE METRITIS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM/GREAT BRITAIN
See also: 21 December 2006, 14 December 2006, 7 December 2006, 30 November 2006, 14 September 2006, 27 April 2006
(Date of previous outbreak of contagious equine metritis in Great Britain reported to the OIE: 24 April 2006).
Immediate notification report
Information received on 21 November 2006 from Dr Debby Reynolds, Director General for Animal Health and Welfare, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), London:
Report date: 20 November 2006.
Reason for immediate notification: re-occurrence of a listed infection in a zone following a report declaring the outbreak(s) ended.
Identification of agent: Streptomycin-resistant Taylorella equigenitalis.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 17 November 2006.
Date of start of the event: 17 November 2006.
Clinical disease: no.
Nature of diagnosis: 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 England Suffolk farm Newmarket 17 Nov. 2006 equ 17 1 0 0 0 Description of affected population: an Arab stallion imported from Poland via Germany on 29 October 2006. It has not been used for breeding since its arrival in the United Kingdom.
Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnosis was made Diagnostic test used Date Result VLA-Weybridge, United Kingdom (OIE Reference Laboratory) pathogenic agent isolation on culture 17 Nov. 2006 positive Origin of infection: legal movement of animals.
Control measures:
A. Undertaken:
- movement control inside the country;
- breeding restrictions have been imposed on the stallion;
- all contact animals are being traced.
B. To be undertaken:
- screening.
Treatment of affected animal: yes (using antimicrobials).
Vaccination prohibited: yes.
Other details/comments: the industry in the United Kingdom has an Industry Code of Practice for contagious equine metritis. This advises pre-breeding testing for the disease. Suspicion or detection of the disease is notifiable to the State which has legislation available to control disease outbreaks.
Final report: no.
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* *CONTAGIOUS EQUINE METRITIS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Follow-up report No. 1See also: 19 October 2006
Information received on 21 November 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: 16 October 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [42], 734, dated 19 October 2006).
End of this report period: 20 November 2006.
Identification of agent: Taylorella equigenitalis.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 4 October 2006.
Date of start of the event: 4 October 2006.
Clinical disease: no.
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory.
Progress of epidemiological investigations
The two affected stallions were never used to naturally breed any mares and were only used for semen collection. Some mares on the index premises were artificially inseminated using this semen. Two embryos produced utilising the semen collected from one of the affected stallions and harvested from one of the mares on the index premises are being held at the facility. A third embryo produced from the stallion's semen was transferred into a mare on the premises, but resulted in failed implantation. All other semen collected has been identified and is being held at the facility.
Testing to date
- The two stallions will begin test breeding no sooner than 21 days after completion of antibiotic treatment.
- First barn (10 Lipizzaner mares, teaser mare, teaser stallion): all mares are negative on complement fixation test (CFT) and culture negative. Teaser stallion is culture negative and is awaiting test breeding.
- Second barn (19 mares): ten of 19 have completed testing, with negative contagious equine metritis culture and CFT; the others are in the process of being tested (no positive findings).
Other epidemiological contacts
- Six other stallions brought into the facility for semen collection could have been potentially exposed. All are culture negative, but have been moved to official contagious equine metritis quarantine facilities where they will be "test-bred".
- All test mares used to test-breed these imported stallions are quarantined on the index premises. Each of these mares has yielded three negative culture results as well as negative CFT results.
- A third stallion, which was part of the original import shipment, is also at the index premises and under quarantine (negative culture, awaiting test breeding). It was not used to naturally breed any mares and was only used for semen collection. Mares that were inseminated with its semen are also at the facility.
Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic tests used Date Results National Veterinary Services Laboratory equ - complement fixation test
- pathogen isolation on cell culture
15 Nov. 2006 negative Source of outbreak or origin of infection:
- introduction of new animals/animal products;
- legal movement of animals.
Control measures undertaken:
- quarantine;
- disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s).
Treatment of affected animals: yes (the two stallions have been topically cleaned and treated with antibiotics and are also now undergoing systemic antibiotic treatments).
Vaccination prohibited: yes.
Final report: no.
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* *BLUETONGUE IN FRANCE
Follow-up report No. 3See also: 26 October 2006, 14 September 2006, 31 August 2006
Translation of information received on 22 November 2006 from Dr Monique Eloit, Deputy Director General, General Directorate for Food (DGAL), Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Rural Affairs, Paris:
End of previous report period: 25 October 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [43], 749, dated 26 October 2006).
End of this report period: 22 November 2006.
Identification of agent: bluetongue virus serotype 8.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 30 August 2006.
Date of start of the event: 28 August 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.
New outbreak:
First administrative division (department) Type of epidemiolo-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 Nord farm Bondues 26 Oct. 2006 bov 63 1 0 0 0 Description of affected population: the outbreak was detected within the framework of reinforced surveillance of the restricted zone around the outbreaks in Belgium. No clinical signs observed.
Diagnosis:
Laboratories where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic tests used Dates Results French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD-EMVT), Montpellier, France bov ELISA(1) 27 Oct. 2006 positive Study and Research Laboratory for Animal Pathology and Zoonoses (LERPAZ, AFSSA(2)), Maisons-Alfort, France bov RT-PCR(3) 27 Oct. 2006 positive Source of the outbreak or origin of infection: vectors.
Control measures undertaken:
- movement control inside the country;
- screening;
- zoning;
- control of arthropods.
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Vaccination prohibited: no.
Final report: no.
(1) ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
(2) LERPAZ: Laboratoire d'études et de recherches en pathologie animale et zoonoses (Research Laboratory for Animal Diseases and Zoonoses). AFSSA: Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (French Agency for Food Safety)
(3) RT-PCR: reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction
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* *BLUETONGUE IN ITALY
Follow-up report No. 1See also: 28 December 2006, 21 December 2006, 7 December 2006, 30 November 2006, 9 November 2006
Information received on 22 November 2006 from Dr Romano Marabelli, Head of the Department for Veterinary Public Health, Nutrition and Food Safety, Ministry of Public Health, Rome:
End of previous report period: 6 November 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [45], 775, dated 9 November 2006).
End of this report period: 22 November 2006.
Identification of agent: bluetongue virus serotype 1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 30 October 2006.
Date of start of the event: 15 October 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical and laboratory.
New outbreaks:
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 outbreaks susceptible cases deaths destroyed slaugh-tered Sardegna Cagliari farm Arrodedda 3 Nov. 2006 ovi 10 1 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Bacche Melas 9 Nov. 2006 ovi 66 4 2 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Baccu Sa Pira 31 Oct. 2006 ovi 231 1 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Barbusi 11 Nov. 2006 ovi 600 10 2 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Barrua 2 Nov. 2006 ovi 170 6 3 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Bau Arena 31 Oct. 2006 ovi 220 2 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Campissa 7 Nov. 2006 ovi 170 7 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Chia 6 Nov. 2006 ovi 52 5 4 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Chia 6 Nov. 2006 ovi 40 3 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Chia 6 Nov. 2006 ovi 170 15 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Chia 7 Nov. 2006 ovi 13 4 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Coi Casu 7 Nov. 2006 cap 325 10 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Crabi 6 Nov. 2006 cap 140 0 0 0 0 ovi 400 7 4 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Cruccuroni 3 Nov. 2006 ovi 220 5 3 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Foxi 8 Nov. 2006 ovi 82 3 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Funtana Basciu 11 Nov. 2006 cap 150 0 0 0 0 ovi 320 2 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Geremias 2 Nov. 2006 ovi 150 2 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Giba 6 Nov. 2006 ovi 133 10 3 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Is Carillus 3 Nov. 2006 ovi 240 1 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Is Cattas 9 Nov. 2006 ovi 460 2 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Is Cordas 10 Nov. 2006 ovi 306 2 2 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Is Ergois 7 Nov. 2006 cap 14 0 0 0 0 ovi 158 3 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Is Lais 2 Nov. 2006 ovi 140 4 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Is Murronis 6 Nov. 2006 ovi 93 2 2 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Is Pillonis 8 Nov. 2006 ovi 50 5 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Is Solinas 2 Nov. 2006 cap 200 0 0 0 0 ovi 365 20 2 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Is Tonnediy 6 Nov. 2006 ovi 80 5 3 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Is Uccheddu 11 Nov. 2006 cap 8 0 0 0 0 ovi 15 5 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Loc. Is Lais 30 Oct. 2006 ovi 220 4 2 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Loc. Su de Is Seis 31 Oct. 2006 ovi 55 6 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Madadeddu 7 Nov. 2006 ovi 27 2 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Madonna di Bonaria domus de Maria 8 Nov. 2006 cap 300 0 0 0 0 ovi 120 5 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Malfatano 31 Oct. 2006 ovi 54 3 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Malfatano 13 Nov. 2006 ovi 10 1 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Monte Atzei 6 Nov. 2006 cap 177 10 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Monte Margiani 3 Nov. 2006 cap 40 0 0 0 0 ovi 226 10 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Murrecci 6 Nov. 2006 ovi 430 5 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Pardinixeddu 8 Nov. 2006 ovi 227 5 4 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Perdaiola 3 Nov. 2006 ovi 77 1 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Perdu Sarigu 31 Oct. 2006 ovi 130 30 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Perdu Sarigu 6 Nov. 2006 ovi 60 1 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Porto Botte 8 Nov. 2006 ovi 15 5 3 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Quartu Sant'Elena 6 Nov. 2006 ovi 229 15 9 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm S. Barbara 4 Nov. 2006 cap 1660 20 11 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm S. Barbara 4 Nov. 2006 ovi 583 3 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Sa Corti de Sa Perda 3 Nov. 2006 ovi 514 13 4 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Sa Musciorida 6 Nov. 2006 ovi 254 8 2 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Sa Stanca 10 Nov. 2006 ovi 55 2 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Sa Stoia 31 Oct. 2006 ovi 101 8 3 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Sa Stoia 3 Nov. 2006 ovi 260 3 3 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Sa Stoia 3 Nov. 2006 ovi 36 2 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Sa Stoia 7 Nov. 2006 ovi 37 6 2 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Sa Stoia 7 Nov. 2006 ovi 64 10 3 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Sa Stoia 9 Nov. 2006 ovi 14 1 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Sa Suergia 31 Oct. 2006 ovi 186 2 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Sa Tiria 31 Oct. 2006 ovi 390 20 11 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Santa Lucia 8 Nov. 2006 ovi 280 5 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Sant'Anna Arresi 8 Nov. 2006 ovi 22 3 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Simius 7 Nov. 2006 ovi 351 2 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Solanas 6 Nov. 2006 cap 920 3 0 0 0 ovi 629 4 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Solanas-Firricci 4 Nov. 2006 ovi 840 6 2 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Su Baroni 31 Oct. 2006 ovi 240 10 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Su Baroni 2 Nov. 2006 ovi 320 10 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Su Campu de S'Impostu 7 Nov. 2006 ovi 18 3 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Su Canneddu 9 Nov. 2006 ovi 180 4 2 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Su Suergiu Mannu 2 Nov. 2006 cap 180 0 0 0 0 ovi 563 3 2 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Terra Mortas 8 Nov. 2006 cap 5 0 0 0 0 ovi 663 1 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Tratalias 30 Oct. 2006 ovi 230 4 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Trecase 31 Oct. 2006 ovi 580 6 5 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Tuerra 8 Nov. 2006 ovi 12 1 1 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Tuerredda 31 Oct. 2006 ovi 10 2 2 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Via Toscana 2 Nov. 2006 ovi 65 6 3 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Villamar Vecchia 6 Nov. 2006 ovi 220 1 0 0 0 Sardegna Cagliari farm Villaperuccio 8 Nov. 2006 cap 45 0 0 0 0 ovi 203 10 1 0 0 Diagnosis:
Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed Species examined Diagnostic tests used Dates Results Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale, Teramo ovi - antigen detection ELISA(1)
- real-time RT-PCR(2)
- serum neutralisation
- 30 Oct. 2006
- 3 Nov. 2006
- 3 Nov. 2006
positive Source of outbreaks or origin of infection: vectors.
Control measures undertaken:
- movement control inside the country;
- screening.
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Vaccination prohibited: no.
Final report: no.
(1) ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
(2) RT-PCR: reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction
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* *MISCELLANEOUS: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (IN WILDLIFE) (FOLLOW-UP REPORT NO. 2) (FINAL REPORT)
See also: 16 March 2006, 9 March 2006
Information received on 21 November 2006 from Dr Dejan Krnjaic, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Belgrade:
End of previous report period: 13 March 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [11], 235, dated 16 March 2006).
End of this report period: 21 November 2006.
Identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 1 March 2006.
Date of start of the event: 28 February 2006.
There have been no new outbreaks in wildlife since the last report.
Final report: yes.
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