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African swine fever,
Latvia
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Information received on 08/01/2021 from Dr Maris Balodis, Chief Veterinary Officer & Director General, Food and Veterinary Service,
Ministry of Agriculture, Riga, Latvia
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
01/01/2021 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
01/01/2021 |
| Report date |
08/01/2021 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
08/01/2021 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
30/12/2020 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
African swine fever virus |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy |
| This event pertains to |
the whole country |
| Related reports |
Immediate notification (08/01/2021)
Follow-up report No. 1 (12/01/2021)
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| Outbreak 1 |
Cieceres parish, Brocenu county, Brocēnu |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
01/01/2021 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (04/01/2021) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Forest |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae) |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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| Outbreak 2 |
Skaistas parish, Kraslavas county, Krāslavas |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
01/01/2021 |
| Outbreak status |
Resolved (04/01/2021) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Forest |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae) |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 2 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae) |
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2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae) |
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0.00% |
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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 |
African swine fever positive wild boars were hunted within the restricted area listed under the zones of Annex to European Commission Implementing Decision 2014/709/EU. |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
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Movement control inside the country
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Screening
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Quarantine
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Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
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Control of wildlife reservoirs
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Zoning
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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 |
| Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment, BIOR (National laboratory) |
Wild boar |
immunoperoxidase monolayer assay (IPMA) |
01/01/2021 |
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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