South Korea: Over 900 pigs culled in foot-and-mouth outbreak

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Source: http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/...me%7Cnewslist1


Over 900 pigs culled in foot-and-mouth outbreak
Mar 28,2018
Foot-and-mouth disease has struck a pig farm near Seoul, officials confirmed Tuesday, leading quarantine officials to slaughter more than 900 animals.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Tuesday that a rare A-type virus form of the disease was found in Gimpo, 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) northwest from the capital city.

The farm on Monday reported a suspected case, and the sick pig tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease.

Following the initial test, quarantine officials limited the movement of animals and livestock breeders in the nearby region for 48 hours and culled over 900 pigs at the affected farm as preventive measures, the ministry said.

It is the first time that the nation has confirmed a swine foot-and-mouth disease case with the rare A virus type...

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Foot and mouth disease, Korea (Rep. of)

Information received on 28/03/2018 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, Director General - Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), SEJONG-SI, Korea (Rep. of)

Summary Report type Immediate notification Date of start of the event 26/03/2018 Date of confirmation of the event 27/03/2018 Report date 28/03/2018 Date submitted to OIE 28/03/2018 Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 10/03/2017 Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Foot-and-mouth disease virus Serotype A Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 Yulsaeng-ri, Daegot-myeon, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-Do Date of start of the outbreak 26/03/2018 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Swine 1059 14 1 1058 0 Affected population Domestic swine presenting with salivation and vesicles.

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Swine 1059 14 1 1058 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Swine 1.32% 0.09% 7.14% 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 epidemiological surveillance is ongoing.

Control measures Measures applied Movement control inside the country Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s) 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 No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied No other measures

Diagnostic test results Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (OIE Reference Laboratory) Swine real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 27/03/2018 Positive

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

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Source: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news...008151320.html


(LEAD) S. Korea detects additional FMD case at pig farm
2018/04/02 15:52

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SEOUL, April 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has detected an additional case of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease at a pig farm west of Seoul, near the farm that reported the first case this year, the agriculture ministry said Monday.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it has detected an additional FMD outbreak at the farm in Gimpo, 30 kilometers northwest of the capital city, during an inspection into its livestock.

The ministry said it is conducting an in-depth analysis into the farm of about 3,000 pigs to figure out its link with the nearby farm.

South Korea confirmed an A-type FMD case in a farm in Gimpo on March 27, leading to the culling of over 900 pigs at the affected farm as a preventive measure.

It was the first time that the highly infectious animal disease had been detected at a pig farm since the previous case in South Chungcheong Province two years ago...

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Foot and mouth disease, Korea (Rep. of)

Information received on 07/04/2018 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, Director General - Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), SEJONG-SI, Korea (Rep. of)

Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 1 Date of start of the event 26/03/2018 Date of confirmation of the event 27/03/2018 Report date 07/04/2018 Date submitted to OIE 07/04/2018 Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 10/03/2017 Manifestation of disease Sub-clinical infection Causal agent Foot and mouth disease virus Serotype A Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to a defined zone within the country Related reports Immediate notification (28/03/2018) Follow-up report No. 1 (07/04/2018)

New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1 Siam-ri, Haseong-myeon, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-Do Date of start of the outbreak 01/04/2018 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Swine 3000 45 0 3000 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Swine 3000 45 0 3000 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Swine 1.50% 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 epidemiological surveillance is ongoing.

Control measures Measures applied Movement control inside the country Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s) 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 No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied No other measures

Diagnostic test results Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (OIE Reference Laboratory) Swine real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 03/04/2018 Positive

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

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