Equine influenza, Uruguay (OIE, April 3 2012): Unexpected increase in incidence, racehorses

[Giuseppe]

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


Equine influenza, Uruguay


Information received on 02/04/2012 from Doctor Carlos A. Correa Messuti, Delegado de Uruguay ante la OIE, UNIDAD DE ASUNTOS INTERNACIONALES, Direcci?n General de Servicios Ganaderos (DGSG) Ministerio de Ganader?a, Agricultura y Pesca (MGAP), MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification
  • Start date 10/03/2012
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 30/03/2012
  • Report date 02/04/2012
  • Date submitted to OIE 02/04/2012
  • Reason for notification Unexpected increase in morbidity or mortality of a listed disease
  • Summary description Unexpected and sudden increase in incidence in thoroughbred racehorses
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Equine influenza virus
  • Serotype Pending
  • This event pertains to the whole country
• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Legal movement of animals
• Epidemiological comments
  • Up to the date of the report, the susceptible horse population is in the neighbourhood of Maro?as (Montevideo), includes around 2,500 animals and shows an incidence of 40%.
  • Measures applied:
    • Any movement of horses out of the country towards any destination is temporarily cancelled.
      • Horses in transit towards other countries could leave if they have the health certificate required by the country of destination.
    • Competitions are temporarily cancelled in all the racetracks of the country as well as the transit of thoroughbred racehorses intended for competitions.
• Increased Distribution
  • Disease Impact
    • Increased ? Total ? Species ? Change
      • Incidence ? MONTEVIDEO ? Equidae - 1=>3
• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Quarantine
    • Movement control inside the country
    • No vaccination
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures
• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type INTA-Castelar (National Agricultural Technology Institute), Institute of virology (Argentina) (Regional Reference Laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
      • Equidae - real-time PCR - 30/03/2012 ? Positive
• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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