West Nile Fever, Spain (OIE, 9/10/10, edited): First occurrence, Immediate Notification Report

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West Nile Fever, Spain (OIE, 9/10/10, edited)


[Source: OIE, full PDF Document: (LINK). Edited.]

West Nile Fever, Spain

Information received on 10/09/2010 from Dr Lucio Ignacio Carbajo Goni , Subdirector General de Sanidad de la Producci?n Primaria, Direcci?n General de Recursos Agr?colas y Ganaderos, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino, Madrid, Spain

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification
  • Start date 26/08/2010
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 02/09/2010
  • Report date 10/09/2010
  • Date submitted to OIE 10/09/2010
  • Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent West Nile fever virus
  • Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
  • This event pertains to a defined zone within the country

• New outbreaks
  • Summary of outbreaks, Total outbreaks: 2
    • Location(s) - ANDALUCIA (C?diz; C?diz)
      • Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
        • Equidae - 7 - 2 - 0 - 0 - 0
      • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
        • Equidae - 28.57% - 0.00% - 0.00% - 0.00%
        • * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Vectors

• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Control of arthropods
    • Control of wildlife reservoirs
    • No vaccination
    • Treatment of affected animals (Anti-inflammatories, antibiotics)
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures

• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type Central Veterinary Laboratory, Algete (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Equidae - competitive ELISA (c-ELISA) - 02/09/2010 - Positive
      • Equidae - IgM-capture ELISA - 10/09/2010 - Positive

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

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