Iceland - 1 new outbreak of Leishmaniosis in dogs, Reykjavik, Gullbringu (OIE, February 10, 2020)

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[TD]Information received on 10/02/2020 from Dr Sigurborg Dađad?ttir, Chief Veterinary Officer, Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority, Ministry of Industries and Innovation, Selfoss, Iceland[/TD]
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[TD]Summary

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[TD="width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]15/11/2019[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]21/12/2019[/TD]

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[TD="width: 30%"]10/02/2020[/TD]

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[TD="width: 30%"]10/02/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]First occurrence of a listed disease in the country[/TD]

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[TD="width: 30%"]Leishmania spp[/TD]

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[TD]New outbreaks (1)

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Reykjavik, Gullbringu
Date of start of the outbreak	15/11/2019
Outbreak status	Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit	Other
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Dogs 15 1 0 0 0

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Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Dogs 15 1 0 0 0
Outbreak statistics	Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Dogs 6.67% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

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

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[TD]Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

Epidemiological comments

This is the first detection of Leishmania in Iceland. The incident was reported to the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority on January 14. The infected dog was imported from Spain in 2018. It has been used for breeding of four bitches. The vector for Leishmania (sand flies) does not exist in the country, but due to the possibility of veneral and vertical transmission, restrictions regarding mating has been instructed for the infected and potentially infected dogs. Samples have been taken from two bitches which have aborted or shown other symptoms. Results from analyses of those samples are pending.

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[TD]Control measures

Measures applied	Screening Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists) No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied	No other measures

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[TD]Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type	Species	Test	Test date	Result
Finn Pathologists (Private Laboratory)	Dogs	antibody detection ELISA	21/12/2019	Positive

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[TD]Future Reporting

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

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