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Re: Schmallenberg Virus - News and updates - 2013
Large outbreak of Schmallenberg disease is predicted in Estonia
According to the current evidences collected by the Information and Analytical Center of the Administration of the Veterinary Surveillance lambs with congenital defects characteristic of the Schmallenberg disease were reported in Estonia.
The virus is known to have widely spread in the territory of the European Union as the latter did not take any efforts to control and eradicate the disease. More over, since May 2012 the virus has officially been announced endemic in Europe with the countries where the virus was reported for the first time being not obliged to report its outbreaks. Consequently, such information is no longer open to public.
The Rosselkhoznadzor believes that some European Union countries might have not reported outbreaks of the disease, in particular, Czech Republic and Hungary. Breeding animal consignments infected with Schmallenberg virus supplied from Austria to Russia and Kazakhstan were detected within the epidemic situation monitoring testifying to the increase of the risk of the virus introduction to the CU territory due to the inaction of the European authorities.
The Rosselkhoznadzor considers necessary to request information from the Veterinary Services of some European countries including Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland concerning the cases of Schmallenberg virus detection in these countries, measures taken in case of detection of seropositive and PCR-positive animals, as well as animal movement control in the countries and regions were Schmallenberg disease was registered.
Jan 25, 2013
Large outbreak of Schmallenberg disease is predicted in Estonia
According to the current evidences collected by the Information and Analytical Center of the Administration of the Veterinary Surveillance lambs with congenital defects characteristic of the Schmallenberg disease were reported in Estonia.
The virus is known to have widely spread in the territory of the European Union as the latter did not take any efforts to control and eradicate the disease. More over, since May 2012 the virus has officially been announced endemic in Europe with the countries where the virus was reported for the first time being not obliged to report its outbreaks. Consequently, such information is no longer open to public.
The Rosselkhoznadzor believes that some European Union countries might have not reported outbreaks of the disease, in particular, Czech Republic and Hungary. Breeding animal consignments infected with Schmallenberg virus supplied from Austria to Russia and Kazakhstan were detected within the epidemic situation monitoring testifying to the increase of the risk of the virus introduction to the CU territory due to the inaction of the European authorities.
The Rosselkhoznadzor considers necessary to request information from the Veterinary Services of some European countries including Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland concerning the cases of Schmallenberg virus detection in these countries, measures taken in case of detection of seropositive and PCR-positive animals, as well as animal movement control in the countries and regions were Schmallenberg disease was registered.
Jan 25, 2013
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