Published Date: 2023-04-19 18:32:59 BST
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - China: (XJ) cattle, st O, WOAH
Archive Number: 20230419.8709583
FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - CHINA: (XINJIANG UYGUR) CATTLE, SEROTYPE O, WOAH
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Date: Mon 17 Apr 2023
Source: WOAH-WAHIS (World Animal Health Information System) 2023 [edited]
https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5013
China (People's Rep. of) - Foot and mouth disease virus
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General information
Report type: immediate notification
Started: 11 Apr 2023
Confirmed: 13 Apr 2023
Reported: 17 Apr 2023
Reason for notification: recurrence
Last occurrence: 15 Jan 2020
Causal agent: Foot and mouth disease virus
Serotype: O
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory
This event pertains to a determined zone of the country.
Outbreak location: Erbatai Animal Health Inspection and disinfection station along Highway G3012, Kuqa, Aksu, Xinjiang Uygur
Date of start of the outbreak: 11 Apr 2023
Epidemiological unit: other
Affected animals
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered or killed for commercial use / Vaccinated
Cattle (domestic) / 12 / 6 / 0 / 12 / 0 / 0
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection: legal movement of animals.
Epidemiological comments: the source of the virus is not known.
Control measures at event level
Domestic control measures applied: zoning; official disposal of carcasses, by-products, and waste; traceability; surveillance outside the restricted zone; movement control; disinfection.
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type: Xinjiang Animal Disease Control Center
Species / Outbreaks / Test / Tested from / Result
Cattle / 1 / real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) / 13 Apr 2023 / 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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[Please refer to our recent comment in posting 20230416.8709519.
Xinjiang Uygur is located in the northwest of the country at the crossroads of Central Asia and East Asia. Xinjiang borders the countries of Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang)
China's administrative and political maps can be seen at https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/china_administrative_map.htm and https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/China-Political-Map.htm. - Mod.CRD
ProMED map of Xinjiang, China: https://promedmail.org/promed-post?place=8709583,68943]