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  • Sheep and goat plague (peste des petits ruminants) sneaks into Europe - OIE reports Bulgaria

    JUNE 21, 2018 / 4:13 PM / 25 DAYS AGO

    Bulgaria reports first outbreak of ovine rinderpest in EU




    SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria on Thursday reported the first outbreak in the European Union of the highly contagious Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), on livestock farms in the village of Voden in southeastern Bulgaria, close to the border with Turkey.

    The disease, also known as ovine rinderpest or sheep and goat plague, can have a severe impact on livestock, killing between 30 to 70 percent of the infected animals. Once introduced, the virus can infect up to 90 percent of an animal heard. The virus does not infect humans.


    Samples from the farms tested positive for PPR on June 19, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency said.

    ?The disease has been detected for the first time on the territory of the country and in the European Union,? the agency said, adding samples had been sent for confirmation to the EU?s reference laboratory on PPR in France.

    Authorities have imposed a quarantine zone around the village, ordered blood checks on small livestock within 10-kilometres from the outbreak and banned trade and transport of all livestock in the regions bordering Turkey.

    The agency said ovine rinderpest exists in neighboring Turkey but it was not clear how it spread into Bulgaria.




    Bulgaria on Thursday reported the first outbreak in the European Union of the highly contagious Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), on livestock farms in the village of Voden in southeastern Bulgaria, close to the border with Turkey.
    ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
    Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

    ~~~~ Twitter:@GertvanderHoek ~~~ GertvanderHoek@gmail.com ~~~

  • #2
    Bulgaria slaughters 1,800 head of livestock after PPR outbreak


    JULY 11, 2018

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    The EU commission will check NVS for the cattle plague

    16 07 2018

    An expert mission of the European Commission comes to Bulgaria on Monday to check whether the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency is doing well with the measures on the plague in the border areas, BNT said.

    If any omissions are detected, the quarantine area will be increased.

    So far, nearly 4,000 animals have been killed in the affected six villages. According to the BSAW, at least one infected goat or sheep is found in each herd. . In their view, this is enough reason to kill others.


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    ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
    Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

    ~~~~ Twitter:@GertvanderHoek ~~~ GertvanderHoek@gmail.com ~~~

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    • #3
      merci, dans un autre dossier , c'est ?trange mais le d?lai de 72h est devenu 48h
      Lors de votre retour ou de votre arriv?e d'un pays infect? :
      • pendant 48h, ?viter de vous rendre dans une exploitation porcine ;
      http://agriculture.gouv.fr/les-mesur...-ppa-en-france

      interdiction de p?n?trer au sein d?une exploitation porcine ou d?entrer en contact avec des porcs dans les 72 heures qui suivent un contact avec un sanglier sauvage ;
      http://www.afsca.be/santeanimale/pesteporcineafricaine/


      il n'y a pas un gros probl?me ?

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      • #4
        Protests amid outrage over killing of sheep and goats over rinderpest outbreak in Bulgaria

        July 15, 2018

        Controversy has erupted in Bulgaria over the killing of more than 4000 sheep and goats in the Bourgas and Yambol districts following an outbreak of ovine rinderpest. On July 15, the killing of the animals was halted for some time by protesters in the village of Sharkovo. The protesters barricaded the area, preventing the killing of a flock.

        A national protest has been called for July 18 at noon in front of the Cabinet office in Sofia.

        On social networks, those outraged by the killing of the thousands of animals are asking why the situation could not have been dealt with through quarantining and it has been alleged that some of the killings took place before the results of laboratory tests were known.

        ................

        The head of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Damyan Iliev, sought to defend the killing, telling a July 14 news conference that the problem was that the media had not been informed adequately about the sickness.
        Controversy has erupted in Bulgaria over the killing of more than 4000 sheep and goats in the Bourgas and Yambol districts following an outbreak of ovine rinderpest. On July 15, the killing of the …
        ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
        Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

        ~~~~ Twitter:@GertvanderHoek ~~~ GertvanderHoek@gmail.com ~~~

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        • #5
          Peste des petits ruminants,
          Bulgaria
          Information received on 04/07/2018 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, Bulgaria
          Summary
          Report type Follow-up report No. 1
          Date of start of the event 23/06/2018
          Date of confirmation of the event 28/06/2018
          Report date 04/07/2018
          Date submitted to OIE 04/07/2018
          Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease
          Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
          Causal agent Peste des petits ruminants virus
          Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
          This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
          Related reports Immediate notification (24/06/2018)
          Follow-up report No. 1 (04/07/2018)
          New outbreaks (1)
          Outbreak 1 Kosti, Tsarevo, Burgas
          Date of start of the outbreak 28/06/2018
          Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
          Epidemiological unit Farm
          Affected animals
          Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
          Goats 30 0 0 30 0
          Sheep 369 10 0 369 0
          Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1
          Total animals affected
          Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
          Goats 30 0 0 30 0
          Sheep 369 10 0 369 0
          Outbreak statistics
          Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
          Goats 0.00% 0.00% - 100.00%
          Sheep 2.71% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
          *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 Infection of peste des petits ruminants was confirmed in small ruminant holdings (three herds used to be pastured in close contact), located in the village of Voden, municipality of Bolyarovo, region of Yambol, Bulgaria, on 23 June 2018. Control and eradication measures have been taken, as provided in Directive 92/119/EEC, in particular the stamping out of the infected herds, including preventive culling of all other small ruminants reared in the village (only backyards, of about 800 sheep and goats, in total), the establishment of protection and surveillance zones, movement restriction and intensified surveillance in the municipalities located along the border of the country with third countries not free from peste des petits ruminants. The second outbreak of PPR was confirmed in Kosti village, Burgas region. Stamping out policy was applied. Preventive culling of all small ruminants reared in the village was carried out. Ten km zones have been established and enhanced surveillance (clinical examination and sampling of small ruminants) has been implemented.
          Control measures
          Measures applied
          • Movement control inside the country
          • Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
          • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
          • Screening
          • Traceability
          • Quarantine
          • Official destruction of animal products
          • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
          • Stamping out
          • Control of wildlife reservoirs
          • Zoning
          • Disinfection
          • Ante and post-mortem inspections
          • Vaccination prohibited
          • No treatment of affected animals
          Measures to be applied
          • No other measures
          Diagnostic test results
          Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result
          National reference laboratory for capripox virus, Bulgaria (National laboratory) Goats real-time PCR 28/06/2018 Positive
          National reference laboratory for capripox virus, Bulgaria (National laboratory) Sheep real-time PCR 28/06/2018 Positive
          Future Reporting
          The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
          Map of outbreak locations
          ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
          Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

          ~~~~ Twitter:@GertvanderHoek ~~~ GertvanderHoek@gmail.com ~~~

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          • #6
            ce n'est pas simple un tampon partag? , mais, comme en zootechnie, la valeur du tampon est le reflet du niveau le plus faible .


            Il est fait le travail p?dagogique sur ce dossier dans ce pays ou en France pour les dossiers PPA et ou influenza aviaire ?


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            • #7
              Peste des petits ruminants,
              Bulgaria
              Information received on 17/07/2018 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, Bulgaria
              Summary
              Report type Follow-up report No. 2
              Date of start of the event 23/06/2018
              Date of confirmation of the event 23/06/2018
              Report date 17/07/2018
              Date submitted to OIE 17/07/2018
              Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease
              Manifestation of disease Sub-clinical infection
              Causal agent Peste des petits ruminants virus
              Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (basic)
              This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
              Related reports Immediate notification (24/06/2018)
              Follow-up report No. 1 (04/07/2018)
              Follow-up report No. 2 (17/07/2018)
              New outbreaks (4)
              Outbreak 1 Krainovo, Bolyarovo, Jambol
              Date of start of the outbreak 09/07/2018
              Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
              Epidemiological unit Backyard
              Affected animals
              Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
              Goats 3 0 0 3 0
              Sheep 35 2 0 35 0
              Affected population No clinical signs were observed in this outbreak. The cases were detected by laboratory confirmation under the surveillance activities.
              Outbreak 2 Strandzha, Bolyarovo, Jambol
              Date of start of the outbreak 09/07/2018
              Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
              Epidemiological unit Backyard
              Affected animals
              Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
              Sheep 41 3 0 41 0
              Affected population No clinical signs were observed in this outbreak. The cases were detected by laboratory confirmation under the surveillance activities.
              Outbreak 3 Sharkovo, Bolyarovo, Jambol
              Date of start of the outbreak 09/07/2018
              Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
              Epidemiological unit Backyard
              Affected animals
              Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
              Sheep 311 4 0 311 0
              Outbreak 4 Sharkovo, Bolyarovo, Jambol
              Date of start of the outbreak 09/07/2018
              Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
              Epidemiological unit Backyard
              Affected animals
              Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
              Goats 16 0 0 0 0
              Sheep 648 6 0 648 0
              Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 4
              Total animals affected
              Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
              Goats 19 0 0 3 0
              Sheep 1035 15 0 1035 0
              Outbreak statistics
              Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
              Goats 0.00% 0.00% ** 15.79%
              Sheep 1.45% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%
              *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 The outbreaks were confirmed through the surveillance carried out in the 10 km surveillance zone established around the 1st outbreak of PPR (Voden village, Yambol region). The diagnosis was confirmed in laboratory, no clinical signs were observed during the time of sampling. Testing was carried out by the EU reference laboratory CIRAD, France. Total stamping out in the affected herds, as well as preventive culling of all small ruminants reared in the village (considered as animals in contact), was carried out.
              Control measures
              Measures applied
              • Movement control inside the country
              • Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
              • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
              • Screening
              • Traceability
              • Official destruction of animal products
              • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
              • Zoning
              • Disinfection
              • Ante and post-mortem inspections
              • Vaccination prohibited
              • No treatment of affected animals
              Measures to be applied
              • No other measures
              Diagnostic test results
              Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result
              French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development, CIRAD (Foreign laboratory) Sheep real-time PCR 09/07/2018 Positive
              Future Reporting
              The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
              ...
              "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
              -Nelson Mandela

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              • #8

                Bulgarian Agriculture Minister: Outbreaks of ovine rinderpest in five settlements

                july 20, 2018

                Bulgaria’s Agriculture Minister Roumen Porozhanov said on July 20 that there were outbreaks of ovine rinderpest in five settlements.
                These were Voden, Kosti, Sharkovo, Strandzha and Krainovo, he said.

                He said that on July 19, two animals had tested positive for the sickness at a farm in Bolyarovo. The farm, where there were more than 200 sheep, had been quarantined. Farmers had prevented veterinarians from taking a second sample.

                Porozhanov said that payment of compensation had been made in Krainovo and Strandzha, and payouts would begin in Sharkovo on July 23.
                He and Interior Minister Valentin Radev were due to face questions in the National Assembly on July 20 about the handling of the ovine rinderpest outbreaks.

                There has been national controversy in Bulgaria about the killing of thousands of goats and sheep following the outbreaks. European Food and Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said on July 19 that Bulgaria had complied with European rules.

                The government’s handling of the situation has been criticised by the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party and President Roumen Radev.
                Bulgaria’s Agriculture Minister Roumen Porozhanov said on July 20 that there were outbreaks of ovine rinderpest in five settlements. These were Voden, Kosti, Sharkovo, Strandzha and Krainovo,…
                ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
                Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

                ~~~~ Twitter:@GertvanderHoek ~~~ GertvanderHoek@gmail.com ~~~

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                • #9
                  REPORTED OUTBREAKS OF PESTE DES PETITS RUMINANTS IN BULGARIA

                  Mots-cl?s: Soumis par Aliz? MERCIER le 27. juillet 2018 - 15:29.


                  For the Epidemic Intelligence team (VSI) (in alphabetical order): Anne Bronner (DGAL), Didier Calavas (Anses), Julien Cauchard (Anses), Sylvain Falala (Inra), Aliz? Mercier (Cirad)
                  With the European Union Reference Laboratory (EURL) for peste des petits ruminants (Cirad)
                  Corresponding author: plateforme-esa@anses.fr



                  Sources: Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS) of the European Commission, report from Bulgarian authorities presented to PAFF (Plan, Animals, Food and Feed) committee meeting on 12/13 July 2018 (https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food...s_pdpf_bul.pdf), OIE WAHIS database (http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wa...reportid=27029)

                  On 19th July, Bulgarian authorities reported a new outbreak of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in Yambol region (source: ADNS). The Bulgarian reference laboratory confirmed the outbreak on 18th July within the framework of the surveillance carried out in 3 and 10 kilometer restriction zones that were established around the PPR outbreaks in Boliarovo municipality. Control and eradication measures were implemented according to Directive 92/119/EEC.

                  As of 23rd July 2018, a total of seven PPR outbreaks involving nine herds have been reported to European authorities by Bulgarian authorities (source: ADNS) (see Figure 1). The last outbreak has not yet been notified to OIE. Of those seven outbreaks, five were detected following the collection of samples in the 3 and 10 kilometers restriction zones established around the PPR outbreak reported in Yambol region.

                  The first PPR outbreak in Bulgaria was reported on 23rd June in three herds from the village of Voden, Boliarovo municipality, Yambol region, located 10 kilometers from the Turkish border. The PPR virus was detected by the Bulgarian national reference laboratory and confirmed by European Union Reference Laboratory (EURL, Cirad) in three herds (380 sheep and 160 goats in total, 2 infected sheep of which 1 died) pasturing in close contact. Control and eradication measures were taken, as set in Directive 92/119/EEC, in particular the stamping out of the infected herds, including preventive culling of all other small ruminants reared in the village (only backyards, 667 sheep and 171 goat, in total), the establishment of protection and surveillance zones, and animal movement restriction (source: ADNS).

                  A second outbreak was reported on 28th June in a herd of 9 goats and 151 sheep (of which 10 sheep were infected) in the village of Kosti in the Burgas region in the East of the country. This new infected region is located 160 kilometers from the first three infected herds in Yambol region. This raises the question of the origin of this second outbreak, whether there is a link to the first outbreak or if there were multiple introductions from Turkey.



                  Figure 1: PPR outbreaks reported in Bulgaria as of 23rd July 2018 (source: ADNS) (Note: some outbreaks are overlapping on map due to geographical proximity)

                  It is now important to investigate the possible spread of the disease. Other samples will be collected from slaughtered animals as well as live animals with no clinical signs located in the 10-kilometer restriction zone around reported outbreaks.

                  For further information on peste des petits ruminants, see the OIE disease card available at http://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/en..._RUMINANTS.pdf



                  Article au format pdf:

                  2018-07-24_Note-PPR-Bulgarie_EN.pdf

                  https://www.plateforme-esa.fr/articl...nants-bulgaria


                  "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
                  -Nelson Mandela

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                  • #10
                    donc on va avoir pour ce pathog?ne le m?me type de scenario que pour les influenzas aviaires dans le sud Ouest ?


                    on ne peut pas faire mieux et surtout plus efficient ?

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