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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 |
Date event resolved |
04/11/2019 |
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 |
Related reports |
Immediate notification (06/09/2019)
Follow-up report No. 1 (25/09/2019)
Follow-up report No. 2 (23/12/2019)
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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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