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COVID 19 in American minks,
France
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Information received on 23/11/2020 from Dr Loic Evain, Directeur Général adjoint, CVO, Direction générale de l'alimentation,
Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation, Paris, France
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
16/11/2020 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
20/11/2020 |
| Report date |
23/11/2020 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
23/11/2020 |
| Date event resolved |
24/11/2020 |
| Reason for notification |
Emerging disease |
| Morbidity |
1 (scale 0 to 5) |
| Mortality |
0 (scale 0 to 5) |
| Zoonotic impact |
No |
| Causal agent |
SARS-CoV2 |
| Related reports |
Immediate notification (23/11/2020)
Follow-up report No. 1 (06/01/2021)
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| Outbreak 1 |
Champrond en gatine, Champrond en gatine, Eure-Et-Loir |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
16/11/2020 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (24/11/2020) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| American Mink:Neovison vison(Mustelidae) |
4100 |
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0 |
4100 |
0 |
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| Affected population |
American minks breeded for their fur in a farm. Evidence of contamination was established within the framework of programmed surveillance.
180 animals were sampled (blood and swabs).
Out of 180 serological tests (ELISA), 174 tested positive.
Out of 110 virological tests (PCR), 33 tested positive. |
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| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| American Mink:Neovison vison(Mustelidae) |
4100 |
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0 |
4100 |
0 |
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| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| American Mink:Neovison vison(Mustelidae) |
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0.00% |
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100.00% |
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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 |
Surveillance of the other three American mink farms identified on the French territory is on-going. First results coming from these other breeder farms are negative. |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
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Movement control inside the country
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Stamping out
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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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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Anses - Rabies and wildlife laboratory, Nancy (National laboratory) |
American Mink |
competitive ELISA (c-ELISA) |
20/11/2020 |
Positive |
| Anses - Rabies and wildlife laboratory, Nancy (National laboratory) |
American Mink |
real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) |
20/11/2020 |
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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