Costa Rica - New world screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) - Immediate notification
GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE
ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL
DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease
EVENT ID
5127
DISEASE
New world screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax)
CAUSAL AGENT
Cochliomyia hominivorax
GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
-
START DATE
2023/07/14
REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease
DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
1999/07/28
CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/07/14
EVENT STATUS
On-going
END DATE
-
SELF-DECLARATION
NO
REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification
REPORT ID
IN_161858
REPORT REFERENCE
INFORME 161858
REPORT DATE
2023/07/17
REPORT STATUS
Validated
NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-
EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Illegal movement of animals
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
A case of new world screwworm was reported in a dog in a town near the southern border of the country. Samples were taken and new world screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) was confirmed.
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NEW OUTBREAKS
OB_121874 - PUEBLO DE SAN ISIDRO
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-
START DATE
2023/07/14
END DATE
-
DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-
FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Puntarenas
SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Corredores
THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm
LOCATION
Pueblo de San Isidro
Latitude, Longitude
8.5809 , -82.8561
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-
MEASURING UNIT
Animal
AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
The case is a dog from an exposed population of five animals.
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Dogs (DOMESTIC)
NEW 5 1 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5 1 0 0 0 0
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GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE
ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL
DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease
EVENT ID
5127
DISEASE
New world screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax)
CAUSAL AGENT
Cochliomyia hominivorax
GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
-
START DATE
2023/07/14
REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease
DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
1999/07/28
CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/07/14
EVENT STATUS
On-going
END DATE
-
SELF-DECLARATION
NO
REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Immediate notification
REPORT ID
IN_161858
REPORT REFERENCE
INFORME 161858
REPORT DATE
2023/07/17
REPORT STATUS
Validated
NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-
EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Illegal movement of animals
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
A case of new world screwworm was reported in a dog in a town near the southern border of the country. Samples were taken and new world screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) was confirmed.
...
...
NEW OUTBREAKS
OB_121874 - PUEBLO DE SAN ISIDRO
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-
START DATE
2023/07/14
END DATE
-
DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-
FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Puntarenas
SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Corredores
THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
-
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm
LOCATION
Pueblo de San Isidro
Latitude, Longitude
8.5809 , -82.8561
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-
MEASURING UNIT
Animal
AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
The case is a dog from an exposed population of five animals.
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Dogs (DOMESTIC)
NEW 5 1 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5 1 0 0 0 0
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