Uganda: (Nakaseke) cattle, serotype A, OIE

Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 25 Jan 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 8 Mar 2019
Report date: 18 Mar 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 18 Mar 2019
Reason for notification: New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Foot and mouth disease virus
Serotype: A
Nature of diagnosis: Clinical, laboratory (basic and advanced), necropsy
This event pertains to the whole country.

New outbreaks (1)
Outbreak location: Kaikuku, Kyensande, Kinoni, Nakaseke
Date of start of the outbreak: 25 Jan 2019
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 150 000 / 15 / 1 / 0 / 0
Affected population: The affected animals are cattle, local and cross breeds of different sex and age groups under an agropastoral system. The farms are in a cluster, in close contact during grazing and watering at River Kafu that separates the 3 districts of Nakaseke, Masindi and Nakasongola. There is a lot of animal movement in these areas for pastures, water and trade in cattle markets.

Outbreak statistics [rates apparent, expressed as percentages]
Species / Morbidity rate / Mortality rate / Case fatality rate / Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Cattle / 0.01 / 0 / 6.67 / 0
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction, and/or slaughter

Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: Legal movement of animals, illegal movement of animals

Control measures
Measures applied: Movement control inside the country; surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone; surveillance within containment and/or protection zone; quarantine, disinfection; no treatment of affected animals.

Vaccination in response to the outbreak(s)
Administrative division / Species / Total vaccinated / Details
Nakaseke / Cattle / 20 000 / Trivalent vaccines were used

Measures to be applied: No other measures

Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Test / Test date / Result
Pirbright Institute (OIE reference laboratory) / Cattle / Serotyping / 8 Mar 2019 / Positive

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