Published Date: 2018-03-09 19:28:57
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - China (03): (HE) st. O, livestock, OIE
Archive Number: 20180309.5675925
FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - CHINA (03): (HENAN) SEROTYPE O, LIVESTOCK, OIE
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Date: Wed 7 Mar 2018
Source: OIE, WAHID [edited]
http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=26061
Foot-and-mouth disease, China (People's Rep of)
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Information received on 7 Mar 2018 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, Director General, China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep. of)
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 24 Feb 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 2 Mar 2018
Report date: 5 Mar 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 7 Mar 2018
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: Foot and mouth disease virus
Serotype: O
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.
New outbreaks (1)
Summary of the outbreaks, total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak 1: Anyang, Neihuang, Henan
Date of start of the outbreak: 24 Feb 2018
Outbreak status: continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: backyard
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Sheep / 1200 / 12 / 0 / 1200 / 0
Outbreak statistics [rates apparent, expressed as percentages]
Species / morbidity rate / mortality rate / case fatality rate / Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Sheep / 1 / 0 / 0 / 100
*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 animal 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
Goats / reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) / 2 Mar 2018 / Positive
Goats / virus sequencing / 2 Mar 2018 / Positive
[The location of the outbreak can be seen on the interactive map at the source URL above.]
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[According to the information included in the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease monthly report "Global Foot-and-Mouth Disease Situation," January 2018: Regarding China, "FMD outbreaks due to O were reported on 3 and 10 Jan 2018 in swine, respectively, at Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of QianNan, Sandu, Guizhou and Yinchuan, Xingqing District, Ningxia. As in the previous outbreak, diagnosis was carried out by the National and OIE Reference laboratory using RT-PCR and virus isolation. Source of outbreak is unknown and control measures applied are as those described in the previous outbreak," (see reports below).
A world map of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus pool by serotype in 2013-2017, and additional information, are available at: http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/eufmd/FMD_reports_GMR/Jan_GMR_2018.pdf. - Mod.CRD
HealthMap/ProMED-mail map:
Henan Province, China: http://healthmap.org/promed/p/339]
