African swine fever,
Belgium

Information received on 03/03/2020 from Dr Herman Claeys, Chef du Service Politique sanitaire : Animaux et Végétaux, Directorat-général Animaux, Végétaux et Alimentation, Service Public Fédéral Santé publique, sécurité de la chaîne alimentaire et environnement, Bruxelles, Belgium

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 52
Date of start of the event	09/09/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	13/09/2018
Report date	03/03/2020
Date submitted to OIE	03/03/2020
Date event resolved	04/03/2020
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	1985
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	Virus de la peste porcine africaine
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country
Related reports	Immediate notification (14/09/2018) Follow-up report No. 1 (21/09/2018) Follow-up report No. 2 (01/10/2018) Follow-up report No. 3 (08/10/2018) Follow-up report No. 4 (15/10/2018) Follow-up report No. 5 (22/10/2018) Follow-up report No. 6 (29/10/2018) Follow-up report No. 7 (05/11/2018) Follow-up report No. 8 (14/11/2018) Follow-up report No. 9 (20/11/2018) Follow-up report No. 10 (27/11/2018) Follow-up report No. 11 (03/12/2018) Follow-up report No. 12 (10/12/2018) Follow-up report No. 13 (17/12/2018) Follow-up report No. 14 (25/12/2018) Follow-up report No. 15 (31/12/2018) Follow-up report No. 16 (07/01/2019) Follow-up report No. 17 (14/01/2019) Follow-up report No. 18 (21/01/2019) Follow-up report No. 19 (28/01/2019) Follow-up report No. 20 (04/02/2019) Follow-up report No. 21 (11/02/2019) Follow-up report No. 22 (18/02/2019) Follow-up report No. 23 (25/02/2019) Follow-up report No. 24 (04/03/2019) Follow-up report No. 25 (11/03/2019) Follow-up report No. 26 (18/03/2019) Follow-up report No. 27 (25/03/2019) Follow-up report No. 28 (01/04/2019) Follow-up report No. 29 (08/04/2019) Follow-up report No. 30 (16/04/2019) Follow-up report No. 31 (23/04/2019) Follow-up report No. 32 (30/04/2019) Follow-up report No. 33 (07/05/2019) Follow-up report No. 34 (15/05/2019) Follow-up report No. 35 (20/05/2019) Follow-up report No. 36 (27/05/2019) Follow-up report No. 37 (03/06/2019) Follow-up report No. 38 (11/06/2019) Follow-up report No. 39 (17/06/2019) Follow-up report No. 40 (01/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 41 (09/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 42 (23/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 43 (29/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 44 (06/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 45 (19/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 46 (09/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 47 (21/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 48 (04/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 49 (18/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 50 (17/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 51 (13/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 52 (03/03/2020) Follow-up report No. 53 (17/03/2020) Follow-up report No. 54 (14/04/2020) Follow-up report No. 55 (14/05/2020) Follow-up report No. 56 (15/06/2020) Follow-up report No. 57 (17/07/2020) Follow-up report No. 58 (17/08/2020) Follow-up report No. 59 (15/09/2020) Follow-up report No. 60 (12/10/2020)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1

Léglise, Luxembourg

Date of start of the outbreak

21/02/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (21/02/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		1	1	0	0

Affected population

The finding concerns the remains (only bones) of a wild boar that has been dead for more than six months. The bones are dry and completely emaciated. The analysis performed by the NRL indicates an age of at least 6 months for the bones (cf. article “Porcine bone samples/left in open-air”; Biomedical Reports). The site of discovery is situated in zone II (infected area).

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 1

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		1	1	0	0

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)	**	**	100.00%	**

*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

**Not calculated because of missing information

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

Control measures

Measures applied	Zoning Control of wildlife reservoirs Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
Sciensano (National laboratory)	Wild boar	real-time PCR	25/02/2020	Positive

Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

Map of outbreak locations