Published Date: 2023-03-20 12:57:21 GMT
Subject: PRO/AH> Foot & mouth disease - Libya: cattle, st O, sheep susp, spread
Archive Number: 20230320.8709051
FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - LIBYA: CATTLE, SEROTYPE O, SHEEP SUSPECTED, SPREAD
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Date: Sun 19 Mar 2023
Source: National Centre for Animal Health - Libya [in Arabic, trans. Mod.SF, abridged, edited]
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Spread of FMDV seroytpe O
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Date of start of FMDV outbreaks:
Tobruk: 1 Mar 2023
Tripoli (Oudi Al Rabi): 20 Feb 2023
Bayda (Al Jabal al Akhdar): 20 Feb 2023
Al Marj (Farzouga): 23 Feb 2023
Misrata: 14 Mar 2023
Djeffara (Abou Issa): 7 Mar 2023
Number of infected cattle farms: Tobruk (1), Tripoli (1), Bayda (1), Al Marj (1), Misrata (3), Djeffara (5)
All cases were recorded in cattle with the exception of one suspected case in sheep observed on a farm in Awled Issa, Djeffara.
The serotype has been identified (O), and samples were sent to the FMDV reference laboratory for topotyping: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna (IZSLER).
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[The original version of the report above lists sanitary measures to be taken in case of a suspected outbreak. Outbreaks registered in Tobruk, Bayda, and Al Marj have been reported to WOAH on 8 and 9 Mar 2023; see follow-up reports at https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-event/3835/dashboard. Information regarding the topotype registered is anticipated. This information is crucial for the adaptation of the vaccination strategy in Libya and its neighboring countries. - Mod.SF
Historically, Libya encountered numerous FMDV incursions. Overall, 3 different serotypes have circulated: O, A, and SAT2. Type O is the most prevalent serotype, followed by serotype A. In 2012 an FMDV O/EA-3 topotype was reported, co-circulating with ME-SA topotype PanAsia-2 lineage ANT-10 sublineage; however, those EA-3 strains were more closely related with eastern Africa strains (that is, Ethiopia and Sudan) while the 2019 incursion was more correlated with strains circulating in the Maghreb from a western Africa route (https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12223198). FMDV SAT2 was last reported from Libya in 2003 and 2012; this serotype has recently been reported from Jordan, Iraq, and Turkey. - Mod.AS
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