Foot and mouth disease, Egypt (OIE, March 14 2012): 13 New SAT2 FMD Virus Outbreaks

[Giuseppe]

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


Foot and mouth disease, Egypt


Information received on 14/03/2012 from Prof. Dr Osama Mahmoud Ahmed Selim, Chairman, General Organization for Veterinary Services(GOVS), Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Cairo, Egypt

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification
  • Start date 18/02/2012
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 04/03/2012
  • Report date 13/03/2012
  • Date submitted to OIE 14/03/2012
  • Reason for notification New strain of a listed disease
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Foot and mouth disease virus
  • Serotype SAT 2
  • Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
  • This event pertains to the whole country
• Summary of outbreaks
  • Total outbreaks: 13
  • Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
    • Cattle - 892 - 373 ** - 26 - 0 - 0
    • Buffaloes - 361 - 23 - 3 - 0 - 0
  • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
    • Cattle - ** - ** - ** - **
    • Buffaloes - ** - ** - ** - **
    • * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
    • ** Not calculated because of missing information
• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Unknown or inconclusive
• Epidemiological comments
  • Samples have been sent to the OIE Reference Laboratory in Pirbright, United Kingdom.
• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Quarantine
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
    • No vaccination
    • Treatment of affected animals (symptomatic treatment of the affected animals)
  • Measures to be applied
    • Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s)
• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type Animal Health Research Institute (AHRI) (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Buffaloes - polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - 04/03/2012 - Positive
      • Cattle - polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - 04/03/2012 - Positive
      • Cattle - polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - 06/03/2012 - Positive
      • Cattle - polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - 08/03/2012 - Positive
      • Cattle - polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - 11/03/2012 - Positive
  • Laboratory name and type Pirbright Laboratory (OIE?s Reference Laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Cattle - polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - Pending
• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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