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Anthrax,
Croatia
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Information received on 08/12/2020 from Dr Tatjana Karačić, Assistant Minister, Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Services,
Ministry of Agriculture, Zagreb, Croatia
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
04/12/2020 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
08/12/2020 |
| Report date |
08/12/2020 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
08/12/2020 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
30/12/2014 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Bacillus anthracis |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy |
| This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
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| Outbreak 1 |
Brotnja, Brotnja, Gracac, Zadarska |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
04/12/2020 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Cattle |
35 |
1 |
1 |
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| Equidae |
1 |
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1 |
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| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Cattle |
35 |
1 |
1 |
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| Equidae |
1 |
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1 |
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| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Cattle |
2.86% |
2.86% |
100.00% |
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| Equidae |
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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 |
The affected herd consists of 35 cattle. One cattle per-acutely died; bacteria Bacillus anthracis was confirmed.
At the same holding, one horse per-acutely died three days later; the laboratory testing is ongoing. |
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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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Movement control inside the country
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Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s)
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Quarantine
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Disinfection
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Croatian Veterinary Institute (National laboratory) |
Cattle |
bacteriological examination |
08/12/2020 |
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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