[Source: OIE, Full PDF Document (LINK). Edited.]
West Nile Fever, Italy
Information received on 07/09/2010 from Prof. Dr. Romano Marabelli, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department for Veterinary Public Health, Nutrition and Food Safety, Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy
- Summary
- Report type Immediate notification
- Start date 23/08/2010
- Date of first confirmation of the event 31/08/2010
- Report date 07/09/2010
- Date submitted to OIE 07/09/2010
- Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease
- Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
- Causal agent West Nile fever virus
- Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
- This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
- New outbreaks
- Summary of outbreaks, Total outbreaks: 4
- Location(s) - SICILIA (ERICE, TRAPANI; ERICE *, TRAPANI; VALDERICE *, TRAPANI; VALDERICE, TRAPANI)
- Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
- Equidae - 8 - 4 - 0 - 1 - 0
- Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
- Equidae - 50.00% - 0.00% - 0.00% - 12.50%
- * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
- Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
- Location(s) - SICILIA (ERICE, TRAPANI; ERICE *, TRAPANI; VALDERICE *, TRAPANI; VALDERICE, TRAPANI)
- Summary of outbreaks, Total outbreaks: 4
- 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
- Control of wildlife reservoirs
- Screening
- 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
- Equidae - IgG-capture ELISA - 31/08/2010 - Positive
- Equidae - IgM-capture ELISA - 31/08/2010 - Positive
- Equidae - seroneutralization test (SNT) - 31/08/2010 - 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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