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Tularemia,
Denmark
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Information received on 27/11/2012 from Dr Per Starcke Henriksen, Chief Veterinary Officer, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration,
Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Soborg, Denmark
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
16/11/2012 |
| Date of pre-confirmation of the event |
23/11/2012 |
| Report date |
26/11/2012 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
27/11/2012 |
| Date event resolved |
23/11/2012 |
| Reason for notification |
First occurrence of a listed disease |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Francisella tularensis |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
the whole country |
| Related reports |
Immediate notification (26/11/2012)
Follow-up report No. 1 (28/02/2013)
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| Outbreak 1 |
Saltbæk Vig, Kalundborg, EAST |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
16/11/2012 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (23/11/2012) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Not applicable |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Brown hare (European Hare):Lepus europaeus(Leporidae) |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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| Affected population |
A wild European hare found dead at Saltbæk Vig near Kalundborg on the western part of Zealand. |
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| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Brown hare (European Hare):Lepus europaeus(Leporidae) |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Brown hare (European Hare):Lepus europaeus(Leporidae) |
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100.00% |
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| *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
| **Not calculated because of missing information |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
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No vaccination
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No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| National Veterinary Institute (National laboratory) |
Brown hare (European Hare) |
in situ hybridisation (ISH) |
23/11/2012 |
Positive |
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Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |
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Map of outbreak locations
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