Saudi Arabia - 2 new outbreaks of MERS-CoV in camelidae on farms, Al-Qasim, Makkah (OIE, November 8, 2017)

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MERS-CoV, Saudi Arabia

Information received on 08/11/2017 from Dr Ali Al Doweriej, Director General of Veterinary Health and Monitoring Department, Veterinary Health and Monitoring Department, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, RIYADH, Saudi Arabia

Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 6 Date of start of the event 29/12/2015 Date of confirmation of the event 20/01/2016 Report date 08/11/2017 Date submitted to OIE 08/11/2017 Reason for notification Emerging disease Morbidity 2.36 % Mortality 0 % Zoonotic impact No Causal agent Mers-CoV Related reports Immediate notification (28/01/2016) Follow-up report No. 1 (11/04/2016) Follow-up report No. 2 (16/06/2016) Follow-up report No. 3 (12/10/2016) Follow-up report No. 4 (21/03/2017) Follow-up report No. 5 (20/04/2017) Follow-up report No. 6 (08/11/2017)

New outbreaks (2)

Outbreak 1 Buraydah, AL QASIM Date of start of the outbreak 27/07/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (26/08/2017) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Camelidae 4 2 0 0 0

Outbreak 2 Taif, MAKKAH Date of start of the outbreak 30/09/2017 Outbreak status Resolved (01/11/2017) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Camelidae 8 3 0 0 0

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 2 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Camelidae 12 5 0 0 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Camelidae 41.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

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

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

Diagnostic test results Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result Riyadh Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (National laboratory) Camelidae real-time PCR 04/10/2017 Positive

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

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