African swine fever,
Hungary

Information received on 01/12/2020 from Dr Lajos Bognár, Deputy State Secretary Chief Veterinary Officer, Food Chain Safety Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Budapest, Hungary

Summary

Report type	Follow-up report No. 107
Date of start of the event	20/04/2018
Date of confirmation of the event	21/04/2018
Report date	01/12/2020
Date submitted to OIE	01/12/2020
Reason for notification	First occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent	African swine fever virus
Nature of diagnosis	Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to	a defined zone within the country
Related reports	Immediate notification (23/04/2018) Follow-up report No. 1 (30/04/2018) Follow-up report No. 2 (07/05/2018) Follow-up report No. 3 (14/05/2018) Follow-up report No. 4 (22/05/2018) Follow-up report No. 5 (28/05/2018) Follow-up report No. 6 (04/06/2018) Follow-up report No. 7 (11/06/2018) Follow-up report No. 8 (19/06/2018) Follow-up report No. 9 (25/06/2018) Follow-up report No. 10 (03/07/2018) Follow-up report No. 11 (10/07/2018) Follow-up report No. 12 (23/07/2018) Follow-up report No. 13 (30/07/2018) Follow-up report No. 14 (21/08/2018) Follow-up report No. 15 (05/09/2018) Follow-up report No. 16 (25/09/2018) Follow-up report No. 17 (18/10/2018) Follow-up report No. 18 (29/10/2018) Follow-up report No. 19 (30/10/2018) Follow-up report No. 20 (10/11/2018) Follow-up report No. 21 (22/11/2018) Follow-up report No. 22 (30/11/2018) Follow-up report No. 23 (10/12/2018) Follow-up report No. 24 (20/12/2018) Follow-up report No. 25 (09/01/2019) Follow-up report No. 26 (14/02/2019) Follow-up report No. 27 (22/02/2019) Follow-up report No. 28 (04/03/2019) Follow-up report No. 29 (20/03/2019) Follow-up report No. 30 (09/04/2019) Follow-up report No. 31 (26/04/2019) Follow-up report No. 32 (13/05/2019) Follow-up report No. 33 (27/05/2019) Follow-up report No. 34 (12/06/2019) Follow-up report No. 35 (24/06/2019) Follow-up report No. 36 (08/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 37 (15/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 38 (16/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 39 (29/07/2019) Follow-up report No. 40 (06/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 41 (13/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 42 (27/08/2019) Follow-up report No. 43 (03/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 44 (11/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 45 (17/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 46 (24/09/2019) Follow-up report No. 47 (01/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 48 (08/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 49 (15/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 50 (24/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 51 (29/10/2019) Follow-up report No. 52 (13/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 53 (18/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 54 (27/11/2019) Follow-up report No. 55 (03/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 56 (10/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 57 (17/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 58 (24/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 59 (30/12/2019) Follow-up report No. 60 (07/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 61 (17/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 62 (22/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 63 (28/01/2020) Follow-up report No. 64 (05/02/2020) Follow-up report No. 65 (12/02/2020) Follow-up report No. 66 (19/02/2020) Follow-up report No. 67 (27/02/2020) Follow-up report No. 68 (04/03/2020) Follow-up report No. 69 (11/03/2020) Follow-up report No. 70 (17/03/2020) Follow-up report No. 71 (26/03/2020) Follow-up report No. 72 (02/04/2020) Follow-up report No. 73 (08/04/2020) Follow-up report No. 74 (15/04/2020) Follow-up report No. 75 (21/04/2020) Follow-up report No. 76 (28/04/2020) Follow-up report No. 77 (05/05/2020) Follow-up report No. 78 (12/05/2020) Follow-up report No. 79 (19/05/2020) Follow-up report No. 80 (27/05/2020) Follow-up report No. 81 (02/06/2020) Follow-up report No. 82 (09/06/2020) Follow-up report No. 83 (16/06/2020) Follow-up report No. 84 (23/06/2020) Follow-up report No. 85 (30/06/2020) Follow-up report No. 86 (07/07/2020) Follow-up report No. 87 (14/07/2020) Follow-up report No. 88 (21/07/2020) Follow-up report No. 89 (28/07/2020) Follow-up report No. 90 (04/08/2020) Follow-up report No. 91 (11/08/2020) Follow-up report No. 92 (18/08/2020) Follow-up report No. 93 (24/08/2020) Follow-up report No. 94 (01/09/2020) Follow-up report No. 95 (08/09/2020) Follow-up report No. 96 (15/09/2020) Follow-up report No. 97 (22/09/2020) Follow-up report No. 98 (29/09/2020) Follow-up report No. 99 (06/10/2020) Follow-up report No. 100 (13/10/2020) Follow-up report No. 101 (20/10/2020) Follow-up report No. 102 (27/10/2020) Follow-up report No. 103 (03/11/2020) Follow-up report No. 104 (10/11/2020) Follow-up report No. 105 (17/11/2020) Follow-up report No. 106 (24/11/2020) Follow-up report No. 107 (01/12/2020) Follow-up report No. 108 (08/12/2020) Follow-up report No. 109 (12/01/2021)

New outbreaks (12)

Outbreak 1

Egerbakta, Heves

Date of start of the outbreak

18/11/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (19/11/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		1		1

Outbreak 2

Felsotárkány, Heves

Date of start of the outbreak

19/11/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (20/11/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		1	1

Outbreak 3

Bátor, Heves

Date of start of the outbreak

20/11/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (21/11/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		1		1

Outbreak 4

Egerszalók, Heves

Date of start of the outbreak

20/11/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (21/11/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		1	1

Outbreak 5

Váraszó, Heves

Date of start of the outbreak

20/11/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (21/11/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		1	1

Outbreak 6

Váraszó, Heves

Date of start of the outbreak

21/11/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (22/11/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		1	1

Outbreak 7

Recsk, Heves

Date of start of the outbreak

21/11/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (22/11/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		2		2

Outbreak 8

Váraszó, Heves

Date of start of the outbreak

22/11/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (23/11/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		1	1

Outbreak 9

Zabar, Nograd

Date of start of the outbreak

22/11/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (23/11/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		2		2

Outbreak 10

Mátraballa, Heves

Date of start of the outbreak

24/11/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (25/11/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		1		1

Outbreak 11

Mátranovák, Nograd

Date of start of the outbreak

24/11/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (25/11/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		1	1

Outbreak 12

Erdokovesd, Heves

Date of start of the outbreak

24/11/2020

Outbreak status

Resolved (25/11/2020)

Epidemiological unit

Forest

Affected animals

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		1	1

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 12

Total animals affected

Species	Susceptible	Cases	Deaths	Killed and disposed of	Slaughtered
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)		14	7	7

Outbreak statistics

Species	Apparent morbidity rate	Apparent mortality rate	Apparent case fatality rate	Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae)	**	**	**	**

*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

**Not calculated because of missing information

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection	Unknown or inconclusive Contact with wild species
Epidemiological comments	Cases in Heves and Nógrád counties constitute one epidemiological unit.

Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Traceability Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Control of wildlife reservoirs Zoning Disinfection Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate (National laboratory)	Wild boar	real-time PCR	26/11/2020	Positive
Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate (National laboratory)	Wild boar	real-time PCR	27/11/2020	Positive
Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate (National laboratory)	Wild boar	real-time PCR	29/11/2020	Positive

Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

Map of outbreak locations