Timor-Leste - 100 outbreaks of African swine fever in smallholder pig farms in Dili Municipality (OIE, September 27, 2019)

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African swine fever, Timor-Leste

Information received on 27/09/2019 from Dr Da Costa Jong Joanita Bendita, National Director of Veterinary Directorate, Veterinary Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dili, Timor-Leste

Summary Report type Immediate notification Date of start of the event 09/09/2019 Date of confirmation of the event 26/09/2019 Report date 27/09/2019 Date submitted to OIE 27/09/2019 Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease in the country Causal agent African swine fever virus Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy This event pertains to the whole country

New outbreaks (100)

Outbreak cluster 1 Dili Municipality, Timor Leste (100 outbreaks) Date of start of the outbreak 09/09/2019 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Backyard Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Swine 405 405 Affected population A hundred outbreaks in smallholder pig farms in Dili Municipality. The total number of pigs in smallholder farms in the Dili Municipality is estimated to be 44,000 pigs based on 2015 census data.

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 100 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Swine 405 405 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Swine ** ** 100.00% ** *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter **Not calculated because of missing information

Epidemiology Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection Unknown or inconclusive Epidemiological comments Unconfirmed reports of pig deaths in Baucau and Liquica municipalities.

Control measures Measures applied Movement control inside the country Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Quarantine Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied No other measures

Diagnostic test results Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result Australian Animal Health Laboratory (Foreign laboratory) Swine real-time PCR 26/09/2019 Positive

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

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East Timor reports African swine fever outbreaks
September 30, 2019 / 6:57 AM / Updated 2 hours ago

PARIS (Reuters) - East Timor reported outbreaks of African swine fever last week, the first occurrence near its border with giant neighbor Indonesia of a virus that killed millions of pigs around Asia, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said.

A hundred outbreaks killed a total of 405 backyard pigs from smallholders’ farms in the Dili municipal region in the country’s north, East Timor’s agriculture ministry said in a report posted on the website of the Paris-based OIE.

The tiny Pacific nation of East Timor shares an island with Indonesia’s province of East Nusa Tenggara and is located north of Australia...