Rabies, Sweden (OIE, WAHID Interface, 3/15/10, edited)

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Rabies, Sweden (OIE, WAHID Interface, 3/15/10, edited)

[Source: OIE, LINK, EDITED.]

Rabies, Sweden

Information received on 12/03/2010 from Mr Leif Denneberg, CVO, Director and Head of Department, Department for Animal Production and Health, Swedish Bord of Agriculture, JONKOPING, Sweden

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification
  • Start date 11/03/2010
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 11/03/2010
  • Report date 12/03/2010
  • Date submitted to OIE 12/03/2010
  • Reason for notification New strain of a listed disease
  • Manifestation of disease Sub-clinical infection
  • Causal agent European bat lyssavirus
  • Serotype Not typed
  • Nature of diagnosis Laboratory (advanced)
  • This event pertains to the whole country

• New outbreaks
  • Summary of outbreaks
    • Total outbreaks: 3
    • Location(s) - SK?NE L?N (Ellinge, Ellinge, Lund; Svenstorp, Svenstorp, Tomelilla; Stockam?llan, Stockam?llan, H??r)
      • Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
        • Wild species - 8 - 0 - 0 - 0
    • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
      • Wild species - ** - ** - 0.00% - **
      • * 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
  
  • The eight European bat lyssavirus antibody positive Daubenton?s bats (Myotis daubentoni) were all negative on PCR. The surveillance programme on healthy alive bats will continue in other parts of Sweden as well as investigations on dead bats.
  • Note by the OIE Animal Health Information Department: According to Article 8.10.2. of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2009 edition), the free status of a country is not affected by the isolation of Bat Lyssavirus.

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

• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type National Veterinary Institute (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Wild species - fluorescent antibody virus neutralisation (FAVN) - 11/03/2010 - Positive

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

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