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Small hive beetle infestation (Aethina tumida), Colombia
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Information received on 19/07/2020 from Dra. Deyanira Barrero León, Gerente General, Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA),
Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, BOGOTA, Colombia
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Summary
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Outbreak 1 (Reporte Escarabajo de las Colmenas) |
House in Vivienda Adolfo Arciniegas, Casco Urbano, Palmira, Valle |
Date of start of the outbreak |
04/07/2020 |
Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
Epidemiological unit |
Apiary |
Affected animals |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Bees (hives) |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Affected population |
Apis mellifera bees |
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Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
Total animals affected |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Bees (hives) |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Outbreak statistics |
Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
Bees (hives) |
50.00% |
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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Epidemiological comments |
In the new outbreak, a new specimen of the beetle was collected and sent to the National Laboratory for Phytosanitary Diagnosis for entomological identification. The epidemiological investigation and the corresponding tracing are being carried out. |
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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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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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Quarantine
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Disinfestation
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Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
National Laboratory for Phytosanitary Diagnosis (National laboratory) |
Bees |
entomological investigations |
13/07/2020 |
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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