Published Date: 2021-05-28 16:59:58
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - South Africa: (NL) cattle, st SAT 2, OIE
Archive Number: 20210528.8399717
FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - SOUTH AFRICA: (KWAZULU-NATAL) CATTLE, SEROTYPE SAT 2, OIE
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Date: Fri 28 May 2021
Source: OIE, WAHID (World Animal Health Information Database), weekly disease information 2021 [edited]
https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=33932
Foot-and-mouth disease virus, South Africa
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General information
Report type: Immediate notification
Started: 25 May 2021
Confirmed: 26 May 2021
Reported: 28 May 2021
Reason for notification: Recurrence
Last occurrence: 7 Oct 2020
Causal agent: Foot-and-mouth disease virus
Subtype: SAT 2
Nature of diagnosis: Clinical, laboratory
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.
Outbreak location: Mtubatuba, Umkhanyakude, KwaZulu-Natal
Date of start of the outbreak: 26 May 2021
Epidemiological unit: Village
Affected animals
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Cattle / 1224 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments: Coordinates modified to protect confidentiality as required by South African legislation
Control measures at event level
Domestic control measures applied: Movement control inside the country; quarantine
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Test / Test date / Result
Agricultural Research Council - Onderstepoort Veterinary Research (OIE reference laboratory) / Cattle / Real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR) / 27 May 2021 / Positive
[The location of the outbreak can be seen on the interactive map included in the OIE report at the source URL above.]
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[South Africa has other existing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) events. According to information reported to the OIE between January and April 2021, the situation for these events is as follows:
- Mpumalanga (OIE event ID 33576), FMD SAT 2, event status resolved (https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=16855)
- Limpopo (OIE event ID 36933), FMD SAT 1, event status ongoing (https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=32080)
- Limpopo (OIE event ID 28323), serotype not typed, event status ongoing (https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=30999)
- Limpopo (OIE event ID 32311), SAT 2, event status ongoing (https://wahis.oie.int/#/report-info?reportId=31000). - Mod.CRD
HealthMap/ProMED map:
KwaZulu-Natal Region, South Africa: http://healthmap.org/promed/p/3709]
