Published Date: 2018-07-27 16:57:47
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - China (09): (GD) st O, swine, OIE
Archive Number: 20180727.5931961
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE - CHINA (09): (GUANGDONG) SEROTYPE O, SWINE, OIE
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Date: 26 Jul 2018
Source: OIE, WAHID [edited]
http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=27220
Foot-and-mouth disease, China (People's Rep. of)
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Information received on [and dated] 26 Jul 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: 4 Jul 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 16 Jul 2018
Report date: 26 Jul 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 26 Jul 2018
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 2017
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: Foot and mouth disease virus
Serotype: O
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory (basic), laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.
New outbreaks (1)
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak 1: Ianhe Market, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Date of start of the outbreak: 4 Jul 2018
Outbreak status: continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: livestock market
Total animals affected
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Swine / 1244 / 32 / 0 / 1244 / 0
Outbreak statistics [rates apparent, expressed as percentages]
Species / morbidity rate / mortality rate / case fatality rate / Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Swine / 2.57 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 100
*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
Control measures
Measures applied: movement control inside the country, screening, quarantine, official destruction of animal products, official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste, 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 / Species / Test / Test date / Result
Lanzhou National Reference Laboratory for Foot and Mouth Disease (OIE reference laboratory) / Swine / gene sequencing / 16 Jul 2018 / Positive
Lanzhou National Reference Laboratory for Foot and Mouth Disease (OIE reference laboratory) / Swine / reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) / 16 Jul 2018 / Positive
Future reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
[The location of the outbreak can be seen on the interactive map at the source URL above.]
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[Please refer to comments made by Mod.AS in ProMED-mail posting 20180705.5889701. The information requested in that post is still pending.
All outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) reported from 1 Jan 2018 to 27 Jul 2018 can be seen on the interactive map at https://tinyurl.com/y8tf8ms5 (click on the section of interest on the map and zoom in). - Mod.CRD
HealthMap/ProMED map available at:
Guangdong Province, China: http://healthmap.org/promed/p/334]
