Namibia: (Zambezi) cattle, not typed, OIE

Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 8 Aug 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 12 Aug 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 13 Feb 2018
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: Foot and mouth disease virus
Serotype: not typed
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory (basic)
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.

New outbreaks (1)
Summary of outbreaks:
Total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak 1: Sigwe Crushpen, Katima-Mulilo, Kabwe North, Zambezi
Date of start of the outbreak: 8 Aug 2019
Outbreak status: continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: village
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 700 / 51 / 0 / 0 / 0
Affected population: From a subpopulation of 106 cattle, about 51 cattle from 2 different kraals at Sigwe crush-pen (Sigwe village) showed clinical signs of blisters and ulcers on dental pads and interdigital space. The total population of cattle at Sigwe crush-pen is 700.

Outbreak statistics [rates apparent, expressed as percentages]
Species / Morbidity rate / Mortality rate / Case fatality rate / Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Cattle / 7.29 / 0 / 0 / 0
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction, and/or slaughter

Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: contact with wild species.

Control measures
Measures applied: movement control inside the country, surveillance within containment and/or protection zone, traceability, disinfection, vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists), no treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied: vaccination in response to the outbreak(s)

Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Test / Test date / Result
Central Veterinary Laboratory (CVL) (national laboratory) / Cattle / reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) / 12 Aug 2019 / Positive

Future reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.