Rabies, Norway (OIE, Jan 10 2011, extract, edited): Immediate Notification Report

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Rabies, Norway (OIE, Jan 10 2011, extract, edited)


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

Rabies, Norway

Information received on 10/01/2011 from Dr Keren Bar-Yaacov, Chief Veterinary Officer, Legislation, Norwegian Food Safety Authority, BRUMUNDDAL, Norway

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification
  • Start date 05/01/2011
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 07/01/2011
  • Report date 10/01/2011
  • Date submitted to OIE 10/01/2011
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 1999
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Rhabdovirus
  • Serotype Pending
  • Nature of diagnosis Suspicion, Laboratory (basic), Necropsy
  • This event pertains to a defined zone within the country

• New outbreaks
  • Summary of outbreaks
    • Total outbreaks: 1
    • Location(s) - SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN (Hopen, District office Troms?, Region office Troms and Finnmark)
      • Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
        • Wild species - 3 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 0
    • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
      • Wild species - 33.33% - 33.33% - 100.00% - 100.00%
      • * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Unknown or inconclusive

• Epidemiological comments
  • Two polar foxes (Vulpes lagopus) have been shot and will be sent to the National Veterinary Institute for further diagnostic investigation.
  • There is reason to believe that rabies is present in polar population of different species in the area and in particular among polar foxes.
  • The affected fox attacked two dogs at the Hopen Meteorological Station.
  • The affected fox was killed by two other dogs.
  • The personal at the station will be vaccinated. All dogs at Hopen are vaccinated against rabies.
  • Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department: Rabies has never been reported in mainland Norway. The disease has sporadically been diagnosed in fauna in the archipelago of Svalbard.

• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • No vaccination
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • Screening

• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type Norwegian Veterinary Institute (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Wild species - real-time PCR 07/01/2011 - Positive

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

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