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Koi herpesvirus disease,
Iraq
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Information received on 18/11/2020 from Dr Thamer Al-Khafaji, Director General, Animal Health,
Ministry of Agriculture, Baghdad, Iraq
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
26/10/2020 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
01/11/2020 |
| Report date |
18/11/2020 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
18/11/2020 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
24/07/2020 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Koi herpesvirus |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Necropsy |
| This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
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| Outbreak 1 |
Babil, Babylon |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
26/10/2020 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
River system |
| Water type |
Fresh water |
| Population type |
Farmed |
| Production system |
Semi-open |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Morbidity |
Mortality |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
1 (scale 0 to 5) |
1 (scale 0 to 5) |
100000 |
1500 |
700 |
800 |
0 |
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| Outbreak 2 |
Salah aldin, Salah Al-Deen |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
30/10/2020 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
River system |
| Water type |
Fresh water |
| Population type |
Farmed |
| Production system |
Semi-open |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Morbidity |
Mortality |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
100 % |
50 % |
80000 |
80000 |
40000 |
0 |
0 |
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| Outbreak 3 |
Diala, Diala |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
06/11/2020 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
River system |
| Water type |
Fresh water |
| Population type |
Farmed |
| Production system |
Semi-open |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Morbidity |
Mortality |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
100 % |
12 % |
200000 |
200000 |
25000 |
0 |
0 |
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| Outbreak 4 |
Baghdad, Baghdad |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
15/11/2020 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
River system |
| Water type |
Fresh water |
| Population type |
Farmed |
| Production system |
Semi-open |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Morbidity |
Mortality |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
17.8 % |
0.8 % |
28000 |
5000 |
250 |
0 |
0 |
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| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 4 |
| Total animals affected |
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Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
408000 |
286500 |
65950 |
800 |
0 |
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| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
70.22% |
16.16% |
23.02% |
16.36% |
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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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Unknown or inconclusive
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Introduction of new live animals
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Legal movement of animals
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Illegal movement of animals
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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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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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