Published Date: 2022-10-20 00:13:31 BST
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - Namibia: (CA) cattle, st pending, WOAH
Archive Number: 20221019.8706250
FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - NAMIBIA: (ZAMBEZI) CATTLE, SEROTYPE PENDING, WOAH
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Date: Tue 18 Oct 2022
Source: WOAH-WAHIS (World Animal Health Information System) 2022 [edited]
https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4650
Foot-and-mouth disease virus (inf. with), Namibia
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Summary
General information
Report type: immediate notification
Started: 13 Oct 2022
Confirmed: 13 Oct 2022
Reported: 17 Oct 2022
Reason for notification: recurrence
Last occurrence: 13 Feb 2022
Causal agent: foot-and-mouth disease virus
Subtype: pending
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, suspicion
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.
Outbreak location: Kabulabula, Kabe, Zambezi
Date of start of the outbreak: 13 Oct 2022
Epidemiological unit: village
Total animals affected
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Cattle / 230 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / -
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: contact with wild species
Control measures
Domestic control measures applied: vaccination in response to the outbreak (s), traceability, surveillance within the restricted zone, surveillance outside the restricted zone, screening, quarantine, movement control, ante- and post-mortem inspections
Diagnostic test results:
Laboratory name and type / Species / Test / First and last result date / Result
Windhoek Central Veterinary Laboratory / cattle / real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR) / 13 Oct 2022 / positive
[The location of the outbreak can be seen on the interactive map included in the WOAH report at the source URL above.]
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Communicated by:
ProMED
[According to a report in the media published on 16 Oct 2022, "The country's chief veterinary officer, Albertina Shilongo, said the areas of Kabbe South and North constituencies have been declared FMD-infected areas, while the entire Zambezi region is declared a disease management area (DMA).
"Intensive FMD surveillance aimed at establishing the extent of the outbreak is underway, Shilongo said, adding that movement of all cloven-hoofed animals out and through the controlled area has been banned, with immediate effect.
"She said all previously issued permits into and out of the controlled area are canceled and recalled except animals originating from other FMD zones destined to export abattoir.
"The government has also banned the transportation of potentially infectious commodities out and through controlled areas such as hides, skins, game trophies, grass, and plant materials.
"She said vaccination of cattle against FMD will commence next week."
(https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/namibia-reports-outbreak-of-foot-and-mouth-disease/ar-AA131iBC?li=BBnba9O)
FMD is not readily transmissible to humans and is not a public health risk.
Please note that any discrepancies in event start, confirmation, and other dates in ProMED posts and the WOAH corresponding reports are the result of a technical problem already being addressed by WOAH. - Mod.CRD
ProMED map of Zambezi Region, Namibia: https://promedmail.org/promed-post?place=8706250,35623]