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Armenia : 2019 Anthrax

Shiloh

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: https://armenpress.am/eng/news/985384/

5 villagers in Armenia diagnosed with anthrax
12:03, 20 August, 2019

YEREVAN, AUGUST 20, ARMENPRESS. Five people from Armenia?s Gegharkunik Province have been diagnosed with anthrax, the Ministry of Healthcare said in a news release.

According to the healthcare ministry two villagers from Geghhovit (Martuni region, Gegharkunik) sought medical treatment in the local hospital for what appeared to be the skin form of anthrax. The patients told the medics that few days earlier they?ve slaughtered cattle in the village.

Experts from the Healthcare Ministry?s National Center for Disease Control and Prevention were dispatched to the village to find out how and where the disease was contracted.

During the visit another 6 people were suspected in having contracted the disease. 5 were sent to the Nork Infectious Diseases Hospital in Yerevan for a confirmation. All were confirmed to have anthrax...
 
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Armenia
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[TD="class: topbigtabletitle27"]Information received on 22/08/2019 from Dr Georgi Avetisyan, Head, Food Safety Inspection Body of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, e ARM Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia, YEREVAN, Armenia[/TD]
[/TR]
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Summary
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]19/08/2019[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]21/08/2019[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]22/08/2019[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]22/08/2019[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]First occurrence of a listed disease[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Bacillus anthracis[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Laboratory (basic)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]a defined zone within the country[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] New outbreaks (1)
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 918"]
[/TABLE]

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[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Outbreak cluster 1[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Geghovit, Martuni, Gegharkounik (1 outbreaks)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Date of start of the outbreak[/TD]
[TD]19/08/2019[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak status[/TD]
[TD]Resolved (21/08/2019)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological unit[/TD]
[TD]Village[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected animals[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 693"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Killed and disposed of[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cattle[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected population[/TD]
[TD]Village with 3,450 cattle and 1,832 sheeps/goats. All animals had been vaccinated except the diseased animal.[/TD]
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[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
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[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total outbreaks: 1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total animals affected[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 745"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Killed and disposed of[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cattle[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]3[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak statistics[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 745"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent morbidity rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent mortality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent case fatality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Proportion susceptible animals lost*[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cattle[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]33.33%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]33.33%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Epidemiology
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection[/TD]
[TD]
  • Pasture ground
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological comments[/TD]
[TD]The animal became infected in the pasture, from the ground.There were no other sick animals.[/TD]
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[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Control measures
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures applied[/TD]
[TD]
  • Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s) [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 635"]
    [TR]
    [TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Administrative division[/TD]
    [TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Species[/TD]
    [TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total Vaccinated[/TD]
    [TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left last"]Details[/TD]
    [/TR]
    [TR]
    [TD="class: filtrer"]Gegharkounik[/TD]
    [TD="class: filtrer"]Cattle[/TD]
    [TD="class: filtrer"]3449[/TD]
    [TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"] [/TD]
    [/TR]
    [/TABLE]
  • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
  • Selective killing and disposal
  • No treatment of affected animals
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures to be applied[/TD]
[TD]
  • No other measures
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Diagnostic test results
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Laboratory name and type[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Test[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Test date[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left last"]Result[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Republican Veterinary-Sanitary and Phytosanitary Laboratory Services Center (National laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Cattle[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Ascoli test[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]22/08/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Republican Veterinary-Sanitary and Phytosanitary Laboratory Services Center (National laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Cattle[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]bacteriological examination[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]21/08/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Future Reporting
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

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https://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/...?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=31517
 
Source: https://www.news.az/articles/armenia/141027

Source of anthrax infection in Armenia's Gegharkunik found out
Thu 22 Aug 2019 13:02 GMT | 17:02 Local Time


Specialists at the Armenian Food Safety Agency have found out the source of anthrax infection in Geghovit village of Armenia's Gegharkunik province, according to the press office of the agency.

It was reported two days earlier that two residents of Geghhovit village in Gegharkunik province with wounds on their hands and wrists, believed to have been caused by anthrax, sought for medical help from Martuni Medical Center, the Armenian Ministry of Health reported. It said a few days earlier the residents had helped a villager to a butch and cut the latter's cow.

The ministry said it dispatched specialists from the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention to Geghhovit community to find out whether there was a link between the butchering and the wounds.

It said a joint inspection carried out with local health authorities revealed 6 more people with similar wounds and complaints. Five of them were taken to Nork Infectious Disease Hospital in Yerevan for clinical examination...
 
Source: https://news.am/eng/news/531026.html


Anthrax recorded in Armenia village
10:20, 31.08.2019
Region:Armenia

YEREVAN. ? Anthrax has been recorded in a village in Armenia.

The Ministry of Health has received information that two residents of Getashen rural community of Armavir Province were transferred to capital city Yerevan infection hospital, and with boil-like wounds (cutaneous anthrax symptoms) on their fingers and wrists, the ministry informed.

The patients informed that a few days earlier, they had taken part in the skinning of the cow of a fellow villager, and the processing of the meat of this cow.

Six more fellow villagers were found with complaints characteristic of cutaneous anthrax. All were referred to the Yerevan infection hospital for clinical evaluation...
 
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Armenia
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[TD="class: topbigtabletitle27"]Information received on 02/09/2019 from Dr Georgi Avetisyan, Head, Food Safety Inspection Body of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, e ARM Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia, YEREVAN, Armenia[/TD]
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[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Summary
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]29/08/2019[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]30/08/2019[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]02/09/2019[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]02/09/2019[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Recurrence of a listed disease[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]30/11/2012[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Bacillus anthracis[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Laboratory (basic)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th, width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]a defined zone within the country[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] New outbreaks (1)
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 918"]
[/TABLE]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Outbreak 1[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Getashen, Getashen, Armavir, Armavir[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Date of start of the outbreak[/TD]
[TD]29/08/2019[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak status[/TD]
[TD]Resolved (30/08/2019)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Epidemiological unit[/TD]
[TD]Farm[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Affected animals[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 640"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Killed and disposed of[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cattle[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total outbreaks: 1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Total animals affected[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 745"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Susceptible[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Cases[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Deaths[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Killed and disposed of[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Slaughtered[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cattle[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]10[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]1[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Outbreak statistics[/TD]
[TD] [TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 745"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent morbidity rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent mortality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Apparent case fatality rate[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_center last"]Proportion susceptible animals lost*[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Cattle[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]10.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]10.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]100.00%[/TD]
[TD="class: ta_right"]10.00%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left, colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Epidemiology
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection[/TD]
[TD]
  • Unknown or inconclusive
  • Contact with wild species
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Control measures
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures applied[/TD]
[TD]
  • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
  • Screening
  • Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
  • Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
  • No treatment of affected animals
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Measures to be applied[/TD]
[TD]
  • No other measures
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Diagnostic test results
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Laboratory name and type[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Species[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Test[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left"]Test date[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer_th ta_left last"]Result[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Republican Veterinary and Phytosanitary Center of laboratory Services (National laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Cattle[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Ascoli test[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]30/08/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Republican Veterinary and Phytosanitary Center of laboratory Services (National laboratory)[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]Cattle[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]bacteriological examination[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer"]30/08/2019[/TD]
[TD="class: filtrer cb-centree last"]Positive[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD] Future Reporting
[TABLE="class: TableFoyers, width: 917"]
[TR]
[TD="class: filtrer"]The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

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https://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/...?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=31632
 
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