Russia - 1 new outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in a cat , Moscow (OIE, May 26, 2020)

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SARS-CoV-2, Russia

Information received on 26/05/2020 from Dr Nikolay Vlasov, Deputy Head, Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance , Ministry of Agriculture, Moscou, Russia

Summary Report type Immediate notification Date of start of the event 18/05/2020 Date of confirmation of the event 22/05/2020 Report date 26/05/2020 Date submitted to OIE 26/05/2020 Reason for notification Emerging disease Morbidity 1 (scale 0 to 5) Mortality 0 (scale 0 to 5) Zoonotic impact No Causal agent SARS-CoV-2

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 Moskva, Moskovskaya Oblast Date of start of the outbreak 18/05/2020 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Other Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Cats 1 1 0 0 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Cats 1 1 0 0 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Cats 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection Unknown or inconclusive Epidemiological comments To perform laboratory tests biomaterial samples (throat and nasal swabs) were taken from a 5-year-old cat to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The lab tests were performed using RT-PCR in real time. Additionally, a RT-PCR was performed with electrophoretic detection of amplification products. The obtained amplification reaction product was sequenced using selected specific primers flanking a 232 bp N gene fragment (ORF1ab) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The tests showed 100% identity of the analyzed fragment of the sequence of the N gene ORF1ab of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Currently, the animal is quarantined at the place of keeping.

Control measures Measures applied Movement control inside the country Quarantine 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 Federal State Budgetary Institution, Russian State Center for Animal Feed and Drug Standardization and Quality (Regional Laboratory) Cats real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 22/05/2020 Positive

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

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