Foot and mouth disease,
Libya

Information received on 25/05/2009 from Dr Giuma Elhafi, General Director , Animal Health and Breeding Improvement , Animal Health, TRIPOLI, Libya

Summary

Report type Immediate notification (Final report)
Start date 01/01/2009
Date of first confirmation of the event 02/04/2009
Report date 25/05/2009
Date submitted to OIE 25/05/2009
Date event resolved 02/04/2009
Reason for notification New strain of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
Causal agent Foot and mouth disease virus (A Iran 2005)
Serotype A
Nature of diagnosis Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to the whole country

New outbreaks
Outbreak 1 Bair Trfas, Bair Trfas, AZ ZAWIYAH
Date of start of the outbreak 23/02/2009
Outbreak status Resolved (02/04/2009)
Epidemiological unit Village
Affected animals
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
Cattle 70 30 10 0 0
Outbreak 2 Alhwary, Alhwary, BANGHAZI
Date of start of the outbreak 01/01/2009
Outbreak status Resolved (23/03/2009)
Epidemiological unit Village
Affected animals
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
Cattle 252 70 4 0 0
Outbreak 3 Tamina, Tamina, MISRATAH
Date of start of the outbreak 20/02/2009
Outbreak status Resolved (15/03/2009)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Affected animals
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
Cattle 375 50 7 0 0
Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 3
Total animals affected
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
Cattle 697 150 21 0 0
Outbreak statistics
Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Cattle 21.52% 3.01% 14.00% 3.01%

* Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
  • Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures
Measures applied
  • Control of arthropods
  • Quarantine
  • Movement control inside the country
  • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
  • Dipping / Spraying
  • No vaccination
  • Treatment of affected animals (antibiotic and local treatment)
Measures to be applied
  • Screening

Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type Pirbright Laboratory, United Kingdom (OIE’s Reference Laboratory)
Tests and results
Species Test Test date Result
Cattle enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) 02/04/2009 Positive
Cattle pathogen isolation on cell culture 02/04/2009 Positive
Cattle polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 02/04/2009 Positive

Future Reporting
The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.

Map of outbreak locations
Location of current outbreaks

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