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Rabies, Italy
Information received on 24/12/2012 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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Rabies, Italy
Information received on 24/12/2012 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 Follow-up report No. 44
- Date of start of the event 10/10/2008
- Date of pre-confirmation of the event 17/10/2008
- Report date 24/12/2012
- Date submitted to OIE 24/12/2012
- Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
- Date of previous occurrence 1995
- Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
- Causal agent Rabies virus
- Serotype RABV
- Nature of diagnosis Suspicion, Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy
- This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
- Related reports
- Immediate notification (21/10/2008)
- Follow-up report No. 1 (29/10/2008)
- Follow-up report No. 2 (05/12/2008)
- Follow-up report No. 3 (09/01/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 4 (15/01/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 5 (23/01/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 6 (05/02/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 7 (31/03/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 8 (07/04/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 9 (08/05/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 10 (18/06/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 11 (30/06/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 12 (02/07/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 13 (10/08/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 14 (17/08/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 15 (27/08/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 16 (02/09/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 17 (23/09/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 18 (25/09/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 19 (30/09/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 20 (06/10/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 21 (14/10/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 22 (19/10/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 23 (04/11/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 24 (09/11/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 25 (23/11/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 26 (30/11/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 27 (04/12/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 28 (11/12/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 29 (18/12/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 30 (31/12/2009)
- Follow-up report No. 31 (12/01/2010)
- Follow-up report No. 32 (18/01/2010)
- Follow-up report No. 33 (24/01/2010)
- Follow-up report No. 34 (02/02/2010)
- Follow-up report No. 35 (10/02/2010)
- Follow-up report No. 36 (16/02/2010)
- Follow-up report No. 37 (18/02/2010)
- Follow-up report No. 38 (26/02/2010)
- Follow-up report No. 39 (05/03/2010)
- Follow-up report No. 40 (13/03/2010)
- Follow-up report No. 41 (23/03/2010)
- Follow-up report No. 42 (31/03/2010)
- Follow-up report No. 43 (09/04/2010)
- Follow-up report No. 44 (24/12/2012)
- New outbreaks (71)
- (?)
- Summary of outbreaks
- Total outbreaks: 71
- Total animals affected: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
- Red Fox: Vulpes vulpes (Canidae) - ? ? 56 ? 45 ? 11 ? 0
- Western roe deer: Capreolus capreolus (Cervidae) - ? ? 2 ? 2 ? 0 - 0
- European Badger: Meles meles(Mustelidae) - ... - 10 - 8 - 2 - 0
- Alpine marmot: Marmota marmota (Sciuridae) - ? ? 1 ? 0 ? 1 ? 0
- Cats - ? ? 1 ? 0 ? 1 ? 0
- Cattle - ? ? 1 ? 1 ? 0 ? 0
- Total animals affected: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
- Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
- Red Fox: Vulpes vulpes (Canidae) ? ** ? ** - 80.36% ? **
- Western roe deer: Capreolus capreolus (Cervidae) ? ** ? ** - 100.00% ? **
- European Badger: Meles meles (Mustelidae) ? ** ? ** - 80.00% ? **
- Alpine marmot: Marmota marmota(Sciuridae) ? ** ? ** - 0.00% ? **
- Cats ? ** ? ** - 0.00% ? **
- Cattle ? ** ? ** - 100.00% ? **
- *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
- **Not calculated because of missing information
- Total outbreaks: 71
- Epidemiology
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Unknown or inconclusive
- Contact with wild species
- Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
- Control measures
- Measures applied
- Control of wildlife reservoirs
- Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s): Administrative division ? Species - Total Vaccinated ? Details
- FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA - Wild species - 222000 baits for foxes - modified-live vaccine Rabigen SAG2 ? Virbac
- VENETO - Wild species - 200000 baits for foxes - modified-live vaccine SAD B 19 - IDT Biologika
- BOLZANO - Wild species - 50000 baits for foxes - modified-live vaccine SAD B 19 - IDT Biologika
- TRENTO - Wild species - 50000 baits for foxes - modified-live vaccine SAD B 19 - IDT Biologika
- No treatment of affected animals
- Measures to be applied
- No other measures
- Measures applied
- Diagnostic test results
- Laboratory name and type ? Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
- Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute (IZS), Venezie - Padova, National Reference Laboratory (National laboratory) - Wild species - direct immunofluorescence (DIF) test - 31/03/2010 ? Positive
- Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute (IZS), Venezie - Padova, National Reference Laboratory (National laboratory) - Wild species - direct immunofluorescence (DIF) test - 01/04/2010 ? Positive
- Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute (IZS), Venezie - Padova, National Reference Laboratory (National laboratory) - Wild species - direct immunofluorescence (DIF) test - 08/04/2010 ? Positive
- Laboratory name and type ? Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
- Future Reporting
- The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
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