Dominican Republic - 4 new outbreaks of Newcastle disease in backyard birds and farms (OIE, December 19, 2019)

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[TD]Information received on 19/12/2019 from Dra Nimia Lissette G?mez Rodr?guez, Directora, Direcci?n de Sanidad Animal Direcci?n General de Ganader?a (DIGEGA), Ministerio de Agricultura, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[/TD]
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[TD]Summary

[TD="width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]17/09/2019[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]11/11/2019[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]19/12/2019[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]19/12/2019[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Recurrence of a listed disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of previous occurrence[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]19/08/2008[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Paramyxovirus type 1 (PMV-1)[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Laboratory (advanced)[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]the whole country[/TD]

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[TD]New outbreaks (4)

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Peravia, Paya, Bani, Peravia
Date of start of the outbreak	17/09/2019
Outbreak status	Resolved (11/11/2019)
Epidemiological unit	Farm
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 13191 13191 6809 6382 0
Affected population	Broilers

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San Cristobal, El Ingenio, San Cristobal, San Cristobal
Date of start of the outbreak	15/10/2019
Outbreak status	Resolved (11/11/2019)
Epidemiological unit	Farm
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 17000 10936 10936 0 6064
Affected population	Broilers

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Santiago, Villa Gonzalez, Santiago
Date of start of the outbreak	24/10/2019
Outbreak status	Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit	Backyard
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 250 150 150
Affected population	Fighting birds

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Peravia, Ca?a Fistol, Bani, Peravia
Date of start of the outbreak	31/10/2019
Outbreak status	Resolved (11/11/2019)
Epidemiological unit	Farm
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 149966 144900 45455 104511 0
Affected population	Broilers

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Total outbreaks: 4
Total animals affected	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Birds 180407 169177 63350 110893 6064
Outbreak statistics	Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Birds 93.78% 35.12% 37.45% **

[TD="align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter[/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]**Not calculated because of missing information[/TD]

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[TD]Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive Introduction of new live animals Legal movement of animals

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[TD]Control measures

Measures applied	Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Quarantine Stamping out Disinfection Slaughter Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s)

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[TD]Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
Central Veterinary Laboratory (National laboratory)	Birds	real-time PCR	03/12/2019	Positive
Central Veterinary Laboratory (National laboratory)	Birds	virus isolation	11/11/2019	Positive

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[TD]Future Reporting

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

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