West Nile Fever, Greece (OIE, Immediate Notification Report, 8/27/10, edited)

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West Nile Fever, Greece (OIE, Immediate Notification Report, 8/27/10, edited)


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

West Nile Fever, Greece

Information received on 27/08/2010 from Mr Spiros Doudounakis, Head, Department of Infectious Diseases, Directorate General of Veterinary Services / Animal Health Directorare / Department of Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Rural Development and Food, ATHENS, Greece

• Summary
  • Report type Immediate notification
  • Start date 16/08/2010
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 23/08/2010
  • Report date 27/08/2010
  • Date submitted to OIE 27/08/2010
  • Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent West Nile Virus
  • Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (basic)
  • This event pertains to a defined zone within the country

• New outbreaks
  • Summary of outbreaks, Total outbreaks: 5
    • Location(s) KENTRIKI MAKEDONIA (Thessaloniki 4; Thessaloniki 1; Thessaloniki 2; Thessaloniki 3; Thessaloniki 5)
    • Total animals affected: Species - Susceptible - Cases - Deaths - Destroyed - Slaughtered
      • Equidae - 18 - 6 - 0 - 0 - 0
    • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
      • Equidae - 33.33% - 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
    • Unknown or inconclusive

• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Movement control inside the country
    • No vaccination
    • Treatment of affected animals (Supportive Treatment (Dexamethazone, Furosemide, Neurobion, NSAID))
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures

• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type Laboratory of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Local laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Equidae - competitive ELISA (c-ELISA) - 23/08/2010 - Positive
  • Laboratory name and type Center of Athens Veterinary Institutes, Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Virology Department (National laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species - Test - Test date - Result
      • Equidae - IgM-capture ELISA - 24/08/2010 - Positive

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

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