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Bluetongue, Greece
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Information received on 20/08/2020 from Mrs Chrysoula Dile, Head, Animal Health Directorate,
Ministry of Rural
Development and Food, ATHENS, Greece
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Summary
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Outbreak 1 |
KOZANI 18, Dytiki Makedonia |
Date of start of the outbreak |
07/08/2020 |
Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
Affected animals |
Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
Sheep / goats |
58 |
2 |
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 |
Sheep / goats |
58 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Outbreak statistics |
Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
Sheep / goats |
3.45% |
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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Control measures
Measures applied |
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Movement control inside the country
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Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
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Control of vectors
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Vector surveillance
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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 |
Directorate of Veterinary Center of Athens, Departement of Molecular Diagnostics, FMD, Virological, Rickettsial and Exotic Diseases, Virology Laboratory (National laboratory) |
Sheep / goats |
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) |
07/08/2020 |
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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