Gert van der Hoek
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MERS-COV (49): IRAN (SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN), ANIMAL RESERVOIR, CAMEL CONFIRMED, OIE
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Information received on 29 Oct 2014 from Dr Mehdi Khalaj, Head, Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO), Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture, Tehran, Iran
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 18 Oct 2014
Date of pre-confirmation of the event: 18 Oct 2014
Report date: 28 Oct 2014
Date submitted to OIE: 29 Oct 2014
Reason for notification: emerging disease
Morbidity: 15 percent
Mortality: 0 percent
Zoonotic impact: related to MERS coronavirus
Causal agent: coronavirus
New outbreaks (1)
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak 1: Quarantine station, Zabol, Zabol, Sistan and Baluchestan
Date of start of the outbreak: 18 Oct 2013
Outbreak status: continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: not applicable
Affected animals:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Destroyed / Slaughtered
Camelidae / 18 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0
Affected population: Confiscated camels illegally imported from Pakistan
Outbreak statistics:
Species / Apparent morbidity rate / Apparent mortality rate / Apparent case fatality rate / Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Camelidae / 16.67 percent / 0 percent / 0 percent / 0 percent
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction, and/or slaughter
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: Illegal movement of animals.
Epidemiological comments: Nasal and mouth swabs were taken from confiscated camels (illegally imported from Pakistan) and tested in the Central Veterinary Laboratory. Camels are kept in a quarantine station. 2nd nasal swabs samples will be taken on 8 Nov 2014.
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 / Species / Test / Test date / Result
Central Veterinary Laboratory of Iran Veterinary Organization (national laboratory) /
Camelidae / reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) / 18 Oct 2014 / Positive
Future reporting
The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.
MERS-COV (49): IRAN (SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN), ANIMAL RESERVOIR, CAMEL CONFIRMED, OIE
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A ProMED-mail post
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Information received on 29 Oct 2014 from Dr Mehdi Khalaj, Head, Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO), Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture, Tehran, Iran
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 18 Oct 2014
Date of pre-confirmation of the event: 18 Oct 2014
Report date: 28 Oct 2014
Date submitted to OIE: 29 Oct 2014
Reason for notification: emerging disease
Morbidity: 15 percent
Mortality: 0 percent
Zoonotic impact: related to MERS coronavirus
Causal agent: coronavirus
New outbreaks (1)
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak 1: Quarantine station, Zabol, Zabol, Sistan and Baluchestan
Date of start of the outbreak: 18 Oct 2013
Outbreak status: continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: not applicable
Affected animals:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Destroyed / Slaughtered
Camelidae / 18 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0
Affected population: Confiscated camels illegally imported from Pakistan
Outbreak statistics:
Species / Apparent morbidity rate / Apparent mortality rate / Apparent case fatality rate / Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Camelidae / 16.67 percent / 0 percent / 0 percent / 0 percent
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction, and/or slaughter
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: Illegal movement of animals.
Epidemiological comments: Nasal and mouth swabs were taken from confiscated camels (illegally imported from Pakistan) and tested in the Central Veterinary Laboratory. Camels are kept in a quarantine station. 2nd nasal swabs samples will be taken on 8 Nov 2014.
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 / Species / Test / Test date / Result
Central Veterinary Laboratory of Iran Veterinary Organization (national laboratory) /
Camelidae / reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) / 18 Oct 2014 / Positive
Future reporting
The event is resolved. No more reports will be submitted.
