Bluetongue, Morocco

Information received on 29/09/2009 from Dr Hamid Benazzou, Directeur de l'Elevage, Direction de l'Elevage, Ministère de l'agriculture et de la pêche maritime , RABAT, Morocco

Summary

New outbreaks

Outbreak 1	Rouha, Zemrane, El Kelaa, TENSIFT
Date of start of the outbreak	21/09/2009
Outbreak status	Resolved (07/12/2009)
Epidemiological unit	Farm
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Sheep 90 1 1 0 0
Outbreak 2	Coop Marhaba, Sebaa Rouadi, Moulay Yacoub, CENTRE NORD
Date of start of the outbreak	15/09/2009
Outbreak status	Resolved (07/12/2009)
Epidemiological unit	Farm
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Sheep 113 5 0 0 0
Outbreak 3	Lagrarja, Zemrane, El Kelaa, TENSIFT
Date of start of the outbreak	21/09/2009
Outbreak status	Resolved (07/12/2009)
Epidemiological unit	Farm
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Sheep 50 1 0 0 0
Outbreak 4	Fensouda, Fes-Medina, Fes, CENTRE NORD
Date of start of the outbreak	17/09/2009
Outbreak status	Resolved (07/12/2009)
Epidemiological unit	Farm
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Sheep 120 5 1 0 0
Outbreak 5	Belatara, Ait Sidi Daoud, Al Haouz , TENSIFT
Date of start of the outbreak	20/09/2009
Outbreak status	Resolved (07/12/2009)
Epidemiological unit	Farm
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Sheep 6 2 2 0 0
Outbreak 6	Coop Nabaouia, Sebaa Rouadi, Moulay Yacoub, CENTRE NORD
Date of start of the outbreak	15/09/2009
Outbreak status	Resolved (07/12/2009)
Epidemiological unit	Farm
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Sheep 60 2 1 0 0
Outbreak 7	Bonaouide, Tamazouzte, Al Haouz, TENSIFT
Date of start of the outbreak	17/09/2009
Outbreak status	Resolved (07/12/2009)
Epidemiological unit	Farm
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Sheep 80 7 7 0 0
Summary of outbreaks	Total outbreaks: 7
Total animals affected	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Sheep 519 23 12 0 0
Outbreak statistics	Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Sheep 4.43% 2.31% 52.17% 2.31% * 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 Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s) Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s) Dipping / Spraying No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Biopharma, Rabat (National laboratory)
Tests and results	Species Test Test date Result Sheep reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) 25/09/2009 Positive

Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

Map of outbreak locations

Location of current outbreaks

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