Russia: (Primorsky) porcine, serotype O, OIE

Foot and mouth disease, Russia
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Information received on [and dated] 11 Jan 2019 from Dr. Nikolay Vlasov, Deputy Head, Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Ministry of Agriculture, Moscow, Russia

Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 1 Jan 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 10 Jan 2019
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 3 Apr 2018
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent: Foot and mouth disease virus
Serotype: O
Nature of diagnosis: Clinical, laboratory (basic and advanced)
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.

New outbreaks (1)
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Outbreak location: Rusagro-Primor'e, Mikhajlovsky, Primorskiy Kray [Primorsky krai]
Date of start of the outbreak: 1 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
Swine / 486 / 433 / 5 / - / -
Affected population: Breeding farm

Outbreak statistics [rates apparent, expressed as percentages]
Species / Morbidity rate / Mortality rate / Case fatality rate / Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Swine / 89.09 / 1.03 / 1.15 / **
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction, and/or slaughter
**Not calculated because of missing information

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; quarantine; official destruction of animal products; official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste; disinfection; vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists); no treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied: Stamping out

Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type / Species / Test / Test date / Result
All-Russian Research Institute for Animal Health (FGBI-ARRIAH) (OIE's reference laboratory) / Swine / Antigen (Ag) detection ELISA / 10 Jan 2019 / Positive
All-Russian Research Institute for Animal Health (FGBI-ARRIAH) (OIE's reference laboratory) / Swine / Complement fixation test (CFT) / 10 Jan 2019 / Positive
All-Russian Research Institute for Animal Health (FGBI-ARRIAH) (OIE's reference laboratory) / Swine / Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) / 10 Jan 2019 / Positive

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