Morocco: (Beni Mellal-Khenifra) bovine, serotype pending, OIE

Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 1 Jan 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 7 Jan 2019
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 13 Nov 2015
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent: Foot and mouth disease virus
Serotype: Pending
Nature of diagnosis: Clinical, laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to the whole country.

New outbreaks (1)
Outbreak location: Ouled Sidi Chennane, Krifate, Fquih Ben saleh, Beni Mellal-Khenifra
Date of start of the outbreak: 1 Jan 2019
Outbreak status: Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit: Farm
Affected animals
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 81 / 9 / 1 / 80 / 0
Sheep / 55 / 0 / 0 / 55 / 0

Summary of outbreaks:
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Cattle / 81 / 9 / 1 / 80 / 0
Sheep / 55 / 0 / 0 / 55 / 0

Outbreak statistics [rates apparent, expressed as percentages]
Species / Morbidity rate / Mortality rate / Case fatality rate / Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Cattle / 11.11 / 1.23 / 11.11 / 100
Sheep / 0 / 0 / - / 100
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction, and/or slaughter

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; screening; quarantine; official destruction of animals products; stamping out; disinfection; vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists); no treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied: Vaccination in response to the outbreak(s)

Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type
ONSSA Regional Analysis and Research Laboratory in Casablanca (local laboratory)
Species / Test / Test date / Result
Cattle / Nonstructural protein ELISA / 9 Jan 2019 / Positive
Cattle / Real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) / 9 Jan 2019 / Positive
Cattle / Nonstructural protein ELISA / 7 Jan 2019 / Positive
Cattle / Real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) / 7 Jan 2019 / Positive

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