Serbia - African Swine Fever

[Gert van der Hoek]

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[TD="width: *, align: left"]African swine fever,
Serbia[/TD]
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[TD]Information received on 17/01/2020 from Dr Emina Milakara, DVM, Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Belgrade, Serbia[/TD]
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[TD]Summary

[TD="width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
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[TD="width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]03/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]03/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]17/01/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]17/01/2020[/TD]

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

[TD="width: 10%"]Manifestation of disease[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Clinical disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]African swine fever virus[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Nature of diagnosis[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Laboratory (basic)[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]This event pertains to[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]a defined zone within the country[/TD]

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[TD]New outbreaks (3)

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Peterlaš (Vidlic hunting area, Dimitrovgrad, Pirotski, Srbija
Date of start of the outbreak	03/01/2020
Outbreak status	Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit	Forest
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae) 4 4 0 0

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Peterlaš (Vidlic hunting area, Dimitrovgrad, Pirotski, Srbija
Date of start of the outbreak	03/01/2020
Outbreak status	Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit	Forest
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae) 2 2 0 0

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 2 (18055)[/TD]

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Tekija (Djerdap hunting area), Kladovo, Borski, Srbija
Date of start of the outbreak	04/01/2020
Outbreak status	Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit	Forest
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae) 1 1 0 0

[TD="align: left"]Outbreak 3 (18056)[/TD]

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Total outbreaks: 3
Total animals affected	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae) 7 7 0 0
Outbreak statistics	Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Wild boar:Sus scrofa(Suidae) ** ** 100.00% **

[TD="align: left"]Summary of outbreaks[/TD]

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

[TD="colspan: 2"]**Not calculated because of missing information[/TD]

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[TD]Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection

Unknown or inconclusive

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[TD]Control measures

Measures applied	Movement control inside the country Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste Zoning Disinfection 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
Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia (National laboratory)	Wild boar	real-time PCR	03/01/2020	Positive

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[TD]Future Reporting

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

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Map of outbreak locations

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