Equine influenza, Mongolia (OIE, July 19 2011): 1 New Equine A/H3N8 Outbreak

[Giuseppe]

[Source: OIE, full PDF document: (LINK). Edited.]

Equine influenza, Mongolia


Information received on 19/07/2011 from Dr Batsukh Zayat, Chief Veterinary officer , Veterinary and Animal Breeding Agency , Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry , Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification
  • Start date 09/07/2011
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 10/07/2011
  • Report date 19/07/2011
  • Date submitted to OIE 19/07/2011
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 05/2008
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Influenza A virus
  • Serotype H3N8
  • Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
  • This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
• New outbreaks
  • Summary of outbreaks
    • Total outbreaks: 1
      • Location(s) - TUV (Khui doloon khudag, 21 khoroo , Songinokhairhan district, Ulaanbaatar city)
        • Total animals affected: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
          • Equidae ? 418 ? 7 ? 0 ? 0 ? 0
    • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
      • Equidae - 1.67% - 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
• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Screening
    • Zoning
    • No vaccination
    • Treatment of affected animals (symptomatic treatment)
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures
• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type State central veterinary laboratory (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
      • Equidae - haemagglutination inhibition test (HIT) - 10/07/2011 ? Positive
      • Equidae - virus isolation - 10/07/2011 ? Positive
• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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[Shiloh]

Re: Equine influenza, Mongolia (OIE, July 19 2011): 1 New Equine A/H3N8 Outbreak

Source: http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2011/08/021.shtml

Major equine flu outbreak in Mongolia
August 3, 2011

Equine influenza has broken out in 14 provinces of Mongolia, China's official Xinhua news agency has reported.

It said the outbreak had been confirmed by the Mongolian government's news office on Tuesday, after suspected cases were recently discovered in 18 provinces of the country, where horses still play a key role.

Xinhua reported that Mongolia's vice premier, M. Enkhbold, called a state emergency situation committee meeting on Monday to consider the response to the epidemic.

Just three provinces - Bayan-Ulgii, Zavkhan and Umnugobi - are unaffected at this stage...