[Source: OIE, full PDF document: (LINK). Edited.]
Equine influenza, Chile
Information received on 12/01/2012 from Dr Oscar Videla Perez, Jefe Divisi?n Protecci?n Pecuaria, Servicio Agr?cola y Ganadero (SAG), Ministerio de Agricultura, Santiago, Chile
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Equine influenza, Chile
Information received on 12/01/2012 from Dr Oscar Videla Perez, Jefe Divisi?n Protecci?n Pecuaria, Servicio Agr?cola y Ganadero (SAG), Ministerio de Agricultura, Santiago, Chile
- Summary
- Report type Immediate notification
- Start date 21/12/2011
- Date of first confirmation of the event 09/01/2012
- Report date 12/01/2012
- Date submitted to OIE 12/01/2012
- Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
- Date of previous occurrence 01/08/2007
- Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
- Causal agent Influenza A virus
- Serotype Pending
- 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) - METRO. DE SANTIAGO (Colina)
- Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
- Equidae - 5 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0
- Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
- Equidae - 40.00% - 0.00% - 0.00% - 0.00%
- * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
- Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
- Location(s) - METRO. DE SANTIAGO (Colina)
- Total outbreaks: 1
- Summary of outbreaks
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Unknown or inconclusive
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s)
- No treatment of affected animals
- Measures to be applied
- No other measures
- Measures applied
- Diagnostic test results
- Laboratory name and type SAG Laboratory Lo Aguirre (National laboratory)
- Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Equidae - real-time PCR - 09/01/2012 - Positive
- Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
- Laboratory name and type SAG Laboratory Lo Aguirre (National laboratory)
- Future Reporting
- The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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