[Source: OIE, full page: (LINK). Edited.]
Schmallenberg virus, Italy
Information received on 20/02/2012 from Prof. Dr. Romano Marabelli, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department for Veterinary Public Health, Food Safety and Collegial Bodies for Health Protection, Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy
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Schmallenberg virus, Italy
Information received on 20/02/2012 from Prof. Dr. Romano Marabelli, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department for Veterinary Public Health, Food Safety and Collegial Bodies for Health Protection, Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy
- Summary
- Report type Immediate notification
- Start date 06/02/2012
- Date of first confirmation of the event 16/02/2012
- Report date 20/02/2012
- Date submitted to OIE 20/02/2012
- Reason for notification Emerging disease
- Morbidity 1 scale05
- Mortality 1 scale05
- Zoonotic impact No
- Causal agent Schmallenberg virus
- New outbreaks
- Outbreak 1 (IT Sch 01) - Sarmede, Treviso, VENETO
- Date of start of the outbreak 06/02/2012
- Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
- Epidemiological unit Farm
- Affected animals: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
- Cattle ? 1 ? 0 ? 0 ? 0 ? 0
- Goats ? 6 ? 1 ? 1 ? 0 ? 0
- Affected Population:
- The number of susceptible animals is the number of breeding goats (1 male - 5 females) present on the farm.
- A pregnant goat delivered one healthy small sized kid and due to some complications died the day after.
- At necropsy a dystocic malformed foetus was found, which resulted positive.
- It was not possible to perform diagnostic examinations on the dead goat.
- Outbreak 1 (IT Sch 01) - Sarmede, Treviso, VENETO
- Summary of outbreaks
- Total outbreaks: 1
- Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
- Cattle - 0.00% - 0.00% ? ** - 0.00%
- Goats - 16.67% - 16.67% - 100.00% - 16.67%
- * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Unknown or inconclusive
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Epidemiological comments
- The breeding goats present on the farm were born on 1 February 2011 and introduced on 27 April 2011.
- The bovine was introduced on 12 December 2011 from an Italian farm.
- No other movements or aborted/malformed foetus were recently registered.
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- No vaccination
- No treatment of affected animals
- Measures to be applied
- No other measures
- Measures applied
- Diagnostic test results
- Laboratory name and type Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute (IZS), Teramo (National laboratory)
- Tests and results: Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
- Goats - polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - 16/02/2012 ? Positive
- Tests and results: Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
- Laboratory name and type Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute (IZS), Teramo (National laboratory)
- Future Reporting
- The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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