2009 Pandemic H1N1 influenza, Mexico (OIE; WAHID Interface, 12/10/09, edited)

[Giuseppe]

2009 Pandemic H1N1 influenza, Mexico (OIE; WAHID Interface, 12/10/09, edited)

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2009 Pandemic H1N1 influenza, Mexico

Information received on 10/12/2009 from Dr Francisco Velarde Garc?a, Director General de Salud Animal, Secretar?a de Agricultura, Ganader?a, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentaci?n (SAGARPA) , Secretar?a de Agricultura, Ganader?a, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentaci?n (SAGARPA) , Mexico DF, Mexico

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification (Final report)
  • Start date 30/04/2009
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 01/05/2009
  • Report date 07/12/2009
  • Date submitted to OIE 10/12/2009
  • Date event resolved 29/05/2009
  • Reason for notification Emerging disease
  • Morbidity 0.5 %
  • Mortality 0 %
  • Zoonotic impact No
  • Causal agent 2009 Pandemic H1N1 virus

• New outbreaks
  • Summary of outbreaks
    • Total outbreaks: 1
    • Location(s) - QUERETARO (QUER?TARO, COLON)
      • Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
        • Swine - 360 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 1

• Outbreak statistics
  • Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
    • Swine - 0.56% - 0.00% - 0.00% - 0.28%
    • * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Unknown or inconclusive

• Epidemiological comments
  • Following the pandemic occurred between March and April 2009, epidemiological surveillance was strengthened in pig farms all over the country, resulting in the detection of this outbreak.
  • So far, regular official monitoring has been carried out both in the outbreak and around it and no more animals with clinical signs were found.

• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Screening
    • Zoning
    • Modified stamping out
    • No vaccination
    • Treatment of affected animals (One of the two affected pigs was treated with enrofloxacin and gentamicin with a satisfactory response to the treatment.)
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures

• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type Mexico-United States Commission for the Prevention of Foot and Mouth Disease and Other Exotic Diseases of Animals (CPA) (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Swine - pathogenic agent isolation on culture - 18/05/2009 - Positive
      • Swine - polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - 01/05/2009 - Positive
      • Swine - real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) - 29/05/2009 - Positive
  • Laboratory name and type Biotechnology Institute, UNAM (National University of Mexico) (Private Laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Swine - virus sequencing - 25/11/2009 - Positive

• Future Reporting
  • The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.

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Re: 2009 Pandemic H1N1 influenza, Mexico (OIE; WAHID Interface, 12/10/09, edited)

http://www.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=8741

30.April, they kept it secret ? remember the noise about
the Alberta swine

what did the Mexican swine sequences say ?
They got it from humans (then why keep it secret)
or they were related to the source of this pandemic ?