Published Date: 2016-09-26 19:03:06
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - Armenia (05): No spread, OIE
Archive Number: 20160926.4516910
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE - ARMENIA (05): NO SPREAD, OIE
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Date: Mon 25 Sep 2016
Source: OIE, WAHID (World Animal Health Information Database), weekly disease information 2016; 29(39) [edited]
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Foot-and-mouth disease, Armenia
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Information received on [and dated] 24 Sep 2016 from Mr Hovhannes Mkrtchyan, Head, Veterinary Inspectorate of the State Service for Food Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Yerevan, Armenia
Summary
Report type: Follow-up report No. 3
Date of start of the event: 23 Dec 2015
Date of confirmation of the event: 28 Dec 2015
Reason for notification: New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Foot and mouth disease virus (genotype VII)
Serotype: A
Nature of diagnosis: Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
Related reports:
- Immediate notification (15 Jan 2016)
- Follow-up report No. 1 (3 Mar 2016)
- Follow-up report No. 2 (18 May 2016)
- Follow-up report No. 3 (24 Sep 2016)
Outbreaks: There are no new outbreaks in this report
Epidemiological comments: Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus type A was detected by ELISA at the Food Safety Risk Assessment and Analysis Scientific Center (SNCO) of Armenia. Then, the samples were sent to the Federal Governmental Budgetary Institution, Federal Centre for Animal Health (FGBI-ARRIAH) in Russia for advanced analysis. On 15 Jan 2016, the strain was categorized by FGBI-ARRIAH as genotype VII. In the 3rd quarter of 2016, 566 380 heads of cattle and 53 269 heads of sheep and goats were vaccinated against FMD by AG7 type of vaccine.
Control measures:
1. Movement control inside the country.
2. Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s):
Administrative division/ Species / Total Vaccinated / Details
VAYOTS DZOR / cattle / 10 179/ and 680 sheep
GEGHARKOUNIK / cattle / 119 849/ and 21894 sheep
ARARAT / cattle / 27 640/ and 0 sheep
YEREVAN / cattle / 1566 / and 0 sheep
KOTAYK / cattle / 35 469 / and 4747 sheep
SHIRAK / cattle / 125 234 / and 0 sheep
LORI / cattle / 82 023 / and 0 sheep
TAVOUSH / cattle / 10 913 / and 2184 sheep
ARAGATSOTN / cattle / 73 279 / and 21134 sheep
ARMAVIR / cattle / 29 971/ and 0 sheep
SIOUNIK / cattle / 50 257/ and 2630 sheep
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[Since the start of the event, reportedly on 23 Dec 2015, the initial outbreak on the Armenian-Turkish border has remained solitary according to Armenia's official reports. This means that according to official information, the 2 suspected additional outbreaks reported by unofficial sources (postings 20160902.4459221 and 20160719.4354933) are regarded as excluded.
The animal movements restrictions and the extensive mass vaccination seem to have prevented, so far, the further spread of the FMD virus serotype A, topotype Asia, genotype VII, originating in south Asia (Indian subcontinent, including Bangladesh). This virus has reportedly spread recently to 4 Near-East countries (in brackets, start of the event according to the country's initial notification to the OIE): Iran (30 Aug 2015), Saudi Arabia (13 Sep 2015), Turkey (29 Sep 2015), and Armenia (23 Dec 2015).
For additional information on the said virus and the on the vaccine applied in Armenia, please refer to ProMED-mail post archive number 20160123.3959761. - Mod.AS
A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map can be accessed at: http://healthmap.org/promed/p/133.]