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Foot and mouth disease,
Myanmar
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Information received on 16/12/2019 from Dr Ye Tun Win, Chief Veterinary Officer Director General, Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department,
Ministry of Livestock and
Fisheries, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
02/12/2019 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
12/12/2019 |
| Report date |
16/12/2019 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
16/12/2019 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
02/07/2018 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Foot and mouth disease virus |
| Serotype |
A |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
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| Outbreak cluster 1 |
Nyaungthonepin/Ngapa, Thanlyin, Southern, Yangon (2 outbreaks) |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
02/12/2019 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Village |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Cattle |
28 |
5 |
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 |
| Cattle |
28 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Cattle |
17.86% |
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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Unknown or inconclusive
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Illegal movement of animals
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Contact with infected animal(s) at grazing/watering
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Fomites (humans, vehicles, feed, etc.)
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
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Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
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Traceability
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Zoning
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Disinfection
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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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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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