Published Date: 2018-07-23 12:48:04
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - Algeria (03): bovine, st O, spread, OIE
Archive Number: 20180723.5921355
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE - ALGERIA (03): BOVINE, SEROTYPE O, SPREAD, OIE
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Date: Thu 19 Jul 2018
Source: OIE, WAHID (World Animal Health Information Database), weekly disease information 2018; 31(29) [edited]
http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=27283
Foot and mouth disease, Algeria
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Information received [and dated] 19 Jul 2018 from Dr. Hachimi Karim Kaddour, Directeur des Services Veterinaires (CVO), Direction des Services Veterinaires, Ministere de l'Agriculture, du Developpement Rural et de la Peche, Alger, Algeria
Report type: Follow-up report No. 2
Date of start of the event: 20 Jun 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 22 Jun 2018
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 3 May 2015
Date of current follow-up report: 19 Jul 2018
Date submitted to the OIE: 19 Jul 2018
Causal Agent: Foot and mouth disease virus
Serotype(s) O Date of last occurrence 03/05/2015
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 (9)
Outbreak 1: Ouaguenoun, Ouaguenoun, Ouaguenoun, Tizi Ouzou
Date of start of the outbreak: 26 Jun 2018
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 5 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 5
Outbreak 2: Ighil Ali, Ighil Ali, Ighil Ali, Bejaia
Date of start of the outbreak: 3 Jul 2018
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals / Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 2
Outbreak 3: Ain Roua, Ain Roua, Setif
Date of start of the outbreak: 8 Jul 2018
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 59 / 59 / 0 / 0 / 59
Outbreak 4: Tindbar, Tindbar, Bejaia
Date of start of the outbreak: 9 Jul 2018
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 2
Outbreak 5: Darguina, Darguina, Bejaia
Date of start of the outbreak: 10 Jul 2018
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 30 / 30 / 0 / 30 / 0
Outbreak 6: Chlef, Chlef, Chlef, Chlef
Date of start of the outbreak: 11 Jul 2018
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 17 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 8
Outbreak 7: Draa Esmar, Draa Esmar, Medea
Date of start of the outbreak: 13 Jul 2018
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 6 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 2
Outbreak 8: Béni rached, Béni rached, Chlef
Date of start of the outbreak: 14 Jul 2018
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 7 / 4 / 1 / 2 / 4
Outbreak 9: Ouled Gacem, Ouled Gacem, Oum El Bouaghi
Date of start of the outbreak: 15 Jul 2018
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 5 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 5
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 9
Total animals affected
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 133 / 113 / 1 / 32 / 87
Outbreak statistics [rates apparent, expressed in percentages]
Species / Morbidity rate / Mortality rate / Case fatality rate / Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Cattle / 84.96 / 0.75 / 0.88 / 90.23
*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 outside containment and/or protection zone; Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone; Stamping out; Disinfection; Slaughter; 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: Central veterinary laboratory (National laboratory)
Species / Test / Test date / Result
Cattle / Real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) / 22 Jun 2018 / Positive
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
[The location of the outbreaks can be seen on the interactive map included in the OIE report at the source URL above.]
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[Since the start of the above event, [Wed 20 Jun 2018], the disease has been reported from 8 of Algeria's northern provinces, as can be seen in the OIE interactive map, updated [Thu 19 Jul 2018], at http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review/viewsummary?fupser=&dothis=&reportid=27085.
The affected provinces (from east to west) are: Oum El Bouaghi, Setif, Bejaia, Tizi Ouzou, Bouira, Blida, Medea, chlef.
OIE's outbreak summary, as of 19 Jul 2018:
Total outbreaks = 13 (Submitted)
Species/ Susceptible/ Cases/ Deaths/ Killed and disposed of/ Slaughtered
Cattle/ 170/ 146/ 1/ 45/ 111
So far, the disease has been reported only from bovines; modified stamping out and vaccination in response to the outbreak are being applied. Information on the disease situation in other susceptible species, such as sheep and goats, is yet to become available and genotyping is yet to be performed.
Algeria's neighboring Maghreb countries, Tunisia on the east and Morocco on the west, are expected to undertake the required measures to prevent and, in case infected, control the disease. The border of Tunisia is about 100 km [62.13 mi approx.] distant from the closest infected Algerian province, Oum El Bouaghi. The border of Morocco is about 300 km [186.41 mi approx.] distant from the closest infected Algerian province on the west, Chlef. - Mod.AS
HealthMap/ProMED map available at:
Algeria: http://healthmap.org/promed/p/67]
