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Foot and mouth disease,
South Africa
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Information received on 10/03/2020 from Dr Bothle Michael Modisane, Chief Director , Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,
Animal Production and Health, PRETORIA, South Africa
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
03/03/2020 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
05/03/2020 |
| Report date |
10/03/2020 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
10/03/2020 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
07/12/2017 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Foot and mouth disease virus |
| Serotype |
SAT 2 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
| Related reports |
Immediate notification (10/03/2020)
Follow-up report No. 1 (31/03/2020)
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| Outbreak 1 (FMD_MPU_2020_001) |
FMD_MPU_2020_001, Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
03/03/2020 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Village |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Cattle |
975 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Cattle |
975 |
6 |
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 |
0.62% |
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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Contact with wild species
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| Epidemiological comments |
Not the same SAT 2 strain as the Limpopo outbreak.
Outbreak in South Africa's FMD protection zone with vaccination.
Coordinates modified to protect confidentiality as required by South African legislation. |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
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Movement control inside the country
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Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
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Quarantine
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Zoning
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Vaccination prohibited
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No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
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Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s)
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Research (ARC-OVR), Transboundary Animal Diseases Programme (TADP) (OIE Reference Laboratory) |
Cattle |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
05/03/2020 |
Positive |
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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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