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Foot and mouth disease, China (People's Rep. of)
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Information received on 11/07/2013 from Dr Yu Kangzhen, National Chief Veterinary Officer , Veterinary Bureau ,
Ministry of Agriculture , Beijing, China (People's Rep. of)
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Summary
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Outbreak 1 |
Zhuxi, Bomi, Linzhi, Tibet |
Date of start of the outbreak |
05/07/2013 |
Outbreak status |
Resolved (12/12/2013) |
Epidemiological unit |
Village |
Affected animals |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Cattle |
175 |
55 |
0 |
175 |
0 |
Swine |
198 |
21 |
0 |
198 |
0 |
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Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
Total animals affected |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Cattle |
175 |
55 |
0 |
175 |
0 |
Swine |
198 |
21 |
0 |
198 |
0 |
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Outbreak statistics |
Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
Cattle |
31.43% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
100.00% |
Swine |
10.61% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
100.00% |
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*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
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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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Movement control inside the country
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Screening
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Disinfection / Disinfestation
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Dipping / Spraying for control of vectors or parasites
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Quarantine
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Stamping out
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Zoning
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Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
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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 |
Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory) (OIE Reference Laboratory) |
Cattle |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
10/07/2013 |
Positive |
Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory) (OIE Reference Laboratory) |
Cattle |
gene sequencing |
10/07/2013 |
Positive |
Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory) (OIE Reference Laboratory) |
Cattle |
reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) |
10/07/2013 |
Positive |
Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory) (OIE Reference Laboratory) |
Swine |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
10/07/2013 |
Positive |
Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory) (OIE Reference Laboratory) |
Swine |
gene sequencing |
10/07/2013 |
Positive |
Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute (National laboratory) (OIE Reference Laboratory) |
Swine |
reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) |
10/07/2013 |
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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