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Equine piroplasmosis,
Finland
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Information received on 24/07/2020 from Dr Taina Aaltonen, Chief Veterinary Officer and Deputy Director General, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Helsinki, Finland
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
01/06/2020 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
09/06/2020 |
| Report date |
24/07/2020 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
24/07/2020 |
| Date event resolved |
09/06/2020 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
1985 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Babesia caballi, Theileria equi |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
| Related reports |
Immediate notification (24/07/2020)
Follow-up report No. 1 (31/07/2020)
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| Outbreak 1 |
Riihimäki, Etelä-Suomi |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
01/06/2020 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (09/06/2020) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Equidae |
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1 |
0 |
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0 |
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| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Equidae |
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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* |
| Equidae |
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0.00% |
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| *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
| **Not calculated because of missing information |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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| Epidemiological comments |
The horse has been imported from Portugal approximately two years ago. Positive results for Babesia caballi and Theileria equi were obtained by PCR, and the horse is receiving treatment.
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
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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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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| IDEXX, Germany (Foreign laboratory) |
Equidae |
real-time PCR |
09/06/2020 |
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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