Equine influenza, Mongolia (OIE, August 23 2011, edited): No New H3N8 Outbreaks

[Giuseppe]

[Source: OIE, full text: (LINK). Edited.]

Equine influenza, Mongolia


Information received on 23/08/2011 from Dr Batsukh Zayat, Chief Veterinary officer , Veterinary and Animal Breeding Agency , Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry , Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

• Summary
  • Report type Follow-up report No. 3
  • Start date 09/07/2011
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 10/07/2011
  • Report date 23/08/2011
  • Date submitted to OIE 23/08/2011
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 05/2008
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Influenza A virus
  • Serotype H3N8
  • Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
  • This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
  • Related reports
    • Immediate notification (19/07/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 1 (08/08/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 2 (15/08/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 3 (23/08/2011)
• Outbreaks
  • There are no new outbreaks in this report
• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Unknown or inconclusive
• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Screening
    • Zoning
    • No vaccination
    • Treatment of affected animals (symptomatic treatment)
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures
• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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