Published Date: 2023-04-16 01:42:44 BST
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - China: (GX) buffalo, serotype O, WOAH
Archive Number: 20230416.8709519
FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - CHINA: (GUANGXI ZHUANG) BUFFALO, SEROTYPE O, WOAH
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Date: Sat 15 Apr 2023
Source: WOAH-WAHIS (World Animal Health Information System) 2023 [edited]
https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5002
China (People's Rep. of) - Foot and mouth disease virus
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General information
Report type: immediate notification
Started: 23 Mar 2023
Confirmed: 27 Mar 2023
Reported: 10 Apr 2023
Reason for notification: recurrence
Last occurrence: 30 Dec 2021
Causal agent: Foot and mouth disease virus
Serotype: O
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory
This event pertains to a determined zone of the country.
Outbreak location: Leiping Animal Health Inspection and disinfection station along Highway S60, Daxin, Chongzuo, Guangxi [Guangxi Zhuang]
Date of start of the outbreak: 23 Mar 2023
Epidemiological unit: other
Affected animals
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Buffalo (domestic) / 79 / 1 / 0 / 79 / - / -
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: Illegal movement of animals.
Control measures at event level
Domestic control measures applied: zoning; official disposal of carcasses, by-products, and waste; traceability; surveillance outside the restricted zone; movement control; disinfection.
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type: Guangxi Provincial Animal Disease Control Center
Species / Outbreaks / Test / Tested from / Result
Buffalo / 1 / real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) / 27 Mar 2023 / positive
[The location of the outbreak can be seen on the interactive map included in the WOAH report at the source URL above.]
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ProMED
[FMD is endemic in China. Historically, the following FMDV serotypes have been identified (https://www.wrlfmd.org/east-and-southeast-asia/china):
FMDV serotype / Year
O / 1958, 1986, 1999-2001, 2003, 2005, 2010-2014, 2016-2018
A / 1951, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 2009-2010, 2013-2015, 2017-2018
Asia 1 / 1958, 2005-2009
Among domesticated animal species, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and water buffalo (_Bubalus bubalis_) are susceptible to FMD. Cattle are usually the main host, although some strains appear to be specifically adapted to domestic pigs. Within the family Artiodactyla, all domestic cloven-hoofed animals of the suborder ruminantia including yaks and of the family suidae are susceptible. (https://www.woah.org/app/uploads/2021/09/foot-and-mouth-disease-1.pdf)
Between 1 Jan 2010 and 31 Dec 2019, 109 FMD outbreaks were reported, 28 of which were caused by serotype A and 81 by serotype O. Serotype Asia1 was last recorded in 2009. The spatio-temporal cluster of FMD serotype A outbreaks during the said 10 year period was located in southwest China, while that of FMD serotype O outbreaks was located in central China.
Road density, isothermality, UV-B seasonality and railway density were identified as key factors affecting the occurrence of FMD serotype A. The minimum temperature of the coldest month accounted for most of the FMD serotype O outbreaks, followed by railway density and markets' distribution. This information and more, including maps presenting the mentioned clusters, are available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105311.
FMD is not readily transmissible to humans and is not a public health risk. - Mod.AS/CRD
ProMED map:
Guangxi Autonomous Region, China: https://promedmail.org/promed-post?place=8709519,355]
