Published Date: 2018-01-12 17:06:06
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - China (GZ): st O & A, livestock, OIE
Archive Number: 20180112.5552627
FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - CHINA (GUIZHOU): SEROTYPE O AND A, LIVESTOCK, OIE
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In this update:
(1) Serotype O, porcine
(2) Serotype A, bovine, ovine, porcine
Date: Wed 10 Jan 2018
Source: OIE, WAHID (World Animal Health Information Database), weekly disease information 2018; 31(02) [edited]
http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=25614
OIE report
Foot-and-mouth disease, China (People's Rep of)
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Information received on 10 Jan 2018 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, Director General, China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep. of)
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 3 Jan 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 8 Jan 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 7 Apr 2017
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: Foot and mouth disease virus
Serotype: O
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory (basic), laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.
New outbreaks (1)
Summary of the outbreaks, total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak 1: Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of QianNan, Sandu, Guizhou
Date of start of the outbreak: 3 Jan 2018
Outbreak status: continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: backyard
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 40 / 0 / 0 / 40 / 0
Swine / 1520 / 42 / 25 / 1453 / 0
Outbreak statistics [rates apparent, expressed as percentages]
Species / morbidity rate / mortality rate / case fatality rate / Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Cattle / 0 / 0 / - / 100
Swine / 2.76 / 1.64 / 59.52 / 97.24
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction, and/or slaughter
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive
Control measures
Measures applied: movement control inside the country; surveillance within containment and/or protection zone; screening; quarantine; official destruction of animals products; stamping out; disinfection; vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists); no treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied: no other measures
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type: Lanzhou National Reference Laboratory Foot and Mouth Disease (OIE reference laboratory)
Species / Test / Test date / Result
Swine / reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) / 8 Jan 2018 / Positive
Swine / virus isolation / 8 Jan 2018 / Positive
[The location of the outbreak can be seen on the interactive map at the source URL above.]
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Date: Wed 10 Jan 2018
Source: OIE, WAHID (World Animal Health Information Database), weekly disease information 2018; 31(02) [edited]
http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=25612
OIE report
Foot-and-mouth disease, China (People's Rep of)
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Information received on 10 Jan 2018 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, Director General, China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep. of)
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 2 Jan 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 8 Jan 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 18 Dec 2017
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: Foot and mouth disease virus
Serotype: A
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory (basic), laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.
New outbreaks (1)
Summary of the outbreaks, total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak 1: Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of QianNan, Changshun, Guizhou
Date of start of the outbreak: 2 Jan 2018
Outbreak status: continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: backyard
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 646 / 260 / 14 / 372 / 0
Sheep / 203 / 17/ 9 / 177 / 0
Swine / 108 / 6 / 0 / 102 / 0
Outbreak statistics [rates apparent, expressed as percentages]
Species / morbidity rate / mortality rate / case fatality rate / Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Cattle / 40.25 / 2.17 / 5.38 / 59.75
Sheep / 8.37 / 4.43 / 52.94 / 91.63
Swine / 5.56 / 0 / 0 / 94.44
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction, and/or slaughter
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive
Control measures
Measures applied: movement control inside the country; surveillance within containment and/or protection zone; screening; quarantine; official destruction of animals products; stamping out; disinfection; vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists); no treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied: no other measures
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type: Lanzhou National Reference Laboratory Foot and Mouth Disease (OIE reference laboratory)
Species / Test / Test date / Result
Cattle / reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) / 8 Jan 2018 / Positive
Cattle / virus isolation / 8 Jan 2018 / Positive
[The location of the outbreak can be seen on the interactive map at the source URL above.]
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Communicated by:
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Starting in 2016, to date, an FMD serotype O event has been occurring in the province of Xinjiang. 4 outbreaks, affecting cattle and sheep, have been reported. Clinical cases and mortality have involved cattle. The event is continuing. See event summary and map at http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review/viewsummary?reportid=21691. In this same province an FMD serotype A was also identified, this event was resolved. See report at http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review/viewsummary?reportid=23862
In 2017, FMD outbreaks due to serotype O were reported in the provinces of Tibet (1), Guangdong (3), and Guizhou (3). The affected species involved cattle, goats, sheep, and pigs with cases and deaths registered in cattle, goats, and pigs. This event is continuing. See event summary and updated map at http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review/viewsummary?reportid=22677. - Mod.CRD
HealthMap/ProMED-mail map:
Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China: http://healthmap.org/promed/p/39112