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West Nile Fever,
Austria
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Information received on 06/09/2019 from Mr Dr Ulrich Herzog, Chief Veterinary Officer, Verbrauchergesundheit,
BMASGK, VIENNE, Austria
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
27/08/2019 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
05/09/2019 |
| Report date |
06/09/2019 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
06/09/2019 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
08/2016 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
West Nile virus |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
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| Outbreak 1 |
Gänserndorf, Gänserndorf, Niederosterreich |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
27/08/2019 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (05/09/2019) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Equidae |
10 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Outbreak 2 |
Wien, Wien, Wien |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
27/08/2019 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (05/09/2019) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Equidae |
38 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 2 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Equidae |
48 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Equidae |
4.17% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
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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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Control of wildlife reservoirs
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Vector surveillance
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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 |
| Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), Institute for Veterinary Disease Control (IVET), Mödling (National laboratory) |
Equidae |
antibody detection ELISA |
05/09/2019 |
Positive |
| Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES), Institute for Veterinary Disease Control (IVET), Mödling (National laboratory) |
Equidae |
real-time PCR |
05/09/2019 |
Negative |
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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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