South Africa - 1 new outbreak of SARS-COV-2/COVID-19 in puma in zoo, Johannesburg, Gauteng (OIE, August 11, 2020)

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South Africa[/TD]
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[TD]Information received on 12/08/2020 from Dr Bothle Michael Modisane, Chief Director , Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Animal Production and Health, PRETORIA, South Africa[/TD]
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[TD]Summary

[TD="width: 10%"]Report type[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Immediate notification[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of start of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]17/07/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date of confirmation of the event[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]31/07/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Report date[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]11/08/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Date submitted to OIE[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]12/08/2020[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Reason for notification[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Emerging disease[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Morbidity[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]2 %[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Mortality[/TD]
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[TD="width: 10%"]Zoonotic impact[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]Human SARS-COV-2/COVID-19 infecting animals[/TD]

[TD="width: 10%"]Causal agent[/TD]
[TD="width: 30%"]SARS-COV-2[/TD]

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[TD]New outbreaks (1)[/TD]
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SARS-COV-2_2020_GAU_001, City of Johannesburg, Gauteng
Date of start of the outbreak	17/07/2020
Outbreak status	Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit	Zoo
Affected animals	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Pumauma concolor(Felidae) 2 1 0 0 0
Affected population	Zoo puma tested positive for SARS-COV-2 after contact with infected handler

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Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected	Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered Pumauma concolor(Felidae) 2 1 0 0 0
Outbreak statistics	Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Pumauma concolor(Felidae) 50.00% 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

Contact with infected handler

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[TD]Control measures

Measures applied	Quarantine Vaccination prohibited 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
University of Pretoria - Virology Laboratory (Private Laboratory)	Puma	polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	31/07/2020	Positive

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[TD]Future Reporting

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

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