Published Date: 2021-12-09 23:41:04 GMT
Subject: PRO/AH> Foot & mouth disease - Mongolia (06): (HG) livestock, st O, genotyped, spread
Archive Number: 20211209.8700166
FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - MONGOLIA (06): (HöVSGöL) LIVESTOCK, SEROTYPE O, GENOTYPED, SPREAD
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Date: Thu 9 Dec 2021
Source: m.anews.mn [in Mongolian, machine trans., edited]
http://m.anews.mn/index.php?nid=75473
A case of FMD was registered in Burentogtokh soum of Khuvsgul [Hövsgöl/Hovsgol] aimag on 2 Dec 2021. As of today [9 Dec 2021], a total of 7 outbreaks have been registered in the said aimag, of which 3 are in the Burentogtokh soum and 4 in the Tsagaan-Uul soum. There are 12 442 cattle, 312 camels, 131 076 sheep, and 63 023 goats kept in 353 households in the hotspot and suspected areas, totalling 206 853 head of livestock. Of these, 640 cattle, 801 sheep and 98 goats from 53 households, a total of 1539 head of livestock, were found infected. According to the Veterinary Department of Khuvsgul aimag, the number of animals vaccinated in the Sangiin Dalai bagh of Burentogtokh soum totalled 27 869, consisting of 1542 cattle, 18 435 sheep and 7892 goats from 50 households.
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[The country of Mongolia is divided into 21 provinces (Mongolian: 'aimag') and the capital (niislel) Ulaanbaatar. Secondary subdivisions outside Ulaanbaatar are called "sum" (often transcribed as soum). Sums are further subdivided into baghs. While sums always have a permanent settlement as administrative centers, many baghs don't. For a map presenting the Burentogtokh soum, please refer to https://mongolia-guide.com/destination/khuvsgul/burentogtokh.
The continuing FMD (serotype O) epizootic in Mongolia started (recurred) on 6 Aug 2021, confirmed on 9 Aug 2021, reported to the OIE 7 Sep 2021. According to the media, citing Mongolia's General Authority for Veterinary Services, as of mid October 2021, more than half of Mongolia's 21 provinces had been infected (20211006.8698879). The identification of the disease in Khuvsgul testifies to a further spread of the virus.
According to Mongolia's page on the WRLFMD (FAO World Reference Laboratory for Foot-and-Mouth Disease) website, sequences for genotyping were received from Mongolia at Pirbright on 9 Aug 2021. According to the WRL report, the virus has been identified as FMDV serotype O, topotype 'ME-SA,' lineage 'Ind-2001', sublineage 'e'. A similar virus was identified in samples from Mongolia during 2018 and 2019. The detailed report is available at https://www.wrlfmd.org/sites/world/files/quick_media/WRLFMD-2021-00012-MOG-GTR-O-O_001.pdf.
The matching strain differentiation report of 3 vaccines to the strains circulating in Mongolia during 2018 is available at https://www.wrlfmd.org/sites/world/files/quick_media/WRLFMD-2019-00003-MON-VMR-O-O_001.pdf. - Mod.AS
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