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African swine fever, Philippines
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Information received on 09/09/2019 from Dr Enrico Garzon, Assistant Secretary for Livestock, Bureau of Animal Industry,
Department of Agriculture, Quezon City, Philippines
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Summary
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Outbreak cluster 1 |
Province of Rizal, San Jose, San Isidro, Macabud, Geronimo, San Rafael, Mascap, Cupang, Rodriguez and Antipolo, Rizal (7 outbreaks) |
Date of start of the outbreak |
25/07/2019 |
Outbreak status |
Resolved (31/12/2019) |
Epidemiological unit |
Village |
Affected animals |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Swine |
7941 |
536 |
525 |
7416 |
0 |
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Affected population |
Mostly backyard farms. |
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Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 7 |
Total animals affected |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Swine |
7941 |
536 |
525 |
7416 |
0 |
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Outbreak statistics |
Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
Swine |
6.75% |
6.61% |
97.95% |
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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Unknown or inconclusive
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Illegal movement of animals
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Swill feeding
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Fomites (humans, vehicles, feed, etc.)
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Epidemiological comments |
Suspected swill feeding, then spread through illegal movement of already sick pigs that were being sold at a lower price. |
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Control measures
Measures applied |
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Movement control inside the country
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Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
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Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
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Screening
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Quarantine
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Official destruction of animal products
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Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
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Stamping out
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Zoning
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Disinfection
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Ante and post-mortem inspections
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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 |
Animal Disease Diagnostic and Reference Laboratory (ADDRL) (National laboratory) |
Swine |
real-time PCR |
16/08/2019 |
Positive |
The Pirbright Institute (OIE Reference Laboratory) |
Swine |
real-time PCR |
30/08/2019 |
Positive |
The Pirbright Institute (OIE Reference Laboratory) |
Swine |
virus isolation |
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Pending |
The Pirbright Institute (OIE Reference Laboratory) |
Swine |
virus sequencing |
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Pending |
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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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