African swine fever,
Hungary

Information received on 04/03/2020 from Dr Lajos Bognár, Deputy State Secretary Chief Veterinary Officer, Food Chain Safety Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Budapest, Hungary

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 26
Date of start of the event	21/08/2019
Date of confirmation of the event	28/08/2019
Report date	04/03/2020
Date submitted to OIE	04/03/2020
Reason for notification	Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence	19/08/2019
Manifestation of disease	Clinical disease
Causal agent	African swine fever virus
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country
Related reports	Immediate notification (29/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 1 (03/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 2 (11/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 3 (17/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 4 (24/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 5 (01/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 6 (08/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 7 (15/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 8 (24/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 9 (29/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 10 (13/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 11 (18/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 12 (27/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 13 (03/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 14 (10/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 15 (17/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 16 (24/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 17 (30/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 18 (07/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 19 (17/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 20 (22/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 21 (28/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 22 (05/02/2020) Follow-up report No. 23 (12/02/2020) Follow-up report No. 24 (19/02/2020) Follow-up report No. 25 (27/02/2020) Follow-up report No. 26 (04/03/2020) Follow-up report No. 27 (11/03/2020) Follow-up report No. 28 (18/03/2020) Follow-up report No. 29 (26/03/2020)

New outbreaks (6)

Outbreak 1

Tiszadorogma, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen

Date of start of the outbreak

20/02/2020

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

Outbreak 2

Mezőzombor, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen

Date of start of the outbreak

21/02/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (22/02/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		7	7

Outbreak 3

Tiszabábolna, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen

Date of start of the outbreak

22/02/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (23/02/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

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

Outbreak 4

Tiszadorogma, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen

Date of start of the outbreak

24/02/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (25/02/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

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

Outbreak 5

Tiszadorogma, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen

Date of start of the outbreak

25/02/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (26/02/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

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

Outbreak 6

Tiszakeszi, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen

Date of start of the outbreak

25/02/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (26/02/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

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

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 6

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		12	10	2

Outbreak statistics

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

*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
Epidemiological comments	These cases are considered one new epidemiological unit along the Tisza river, south of the M3 motorway.

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Traceability Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Control of wildlife reservoirs Zoning Disinfection 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
Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate (National laboratory)	Wild boar	real-time PCR	25/02/2020	Positive
Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate (National laboratory)	Wild boar	real-time PCR	27/02/2020	Positive
Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate (National laboratory)	Wild boar	real-time PCR	28/02/2020	Positive
Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate (National laboratory)	Wild boar	real-time PCR	01/03/2020	Positive

Future Reporting

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

Map of outbreak locations