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Information received on 13/05/2014 from Dr Hichem Bouzghaia, Directeur Général, Services Vétérinaires, Ministère de l'Agriculture, Tunis, Tunisia Summary
Report type Follow-up report No. 2
Date of start of the event 25/04/2014 Date of pre-confirmation of the 26/04/2014 event Report date 13/05/2014
Date submitted to OIE 13/05/2014
Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence 03/1999
Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
Causal agent Foot and mouth disease virus
Serotype O
Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to the whole country Immediate notification (29/04/2014) Follow-up report No. 1 (06/05/2014) Related reports Follow-up report No. 2 (13/05/2014) Follow-up report No. 3 (21/05/2014) Follow-up report No. 4 (29/05/2014) New outbreaks (14) Outbreak 1 Cité el ghazela, Raoued, Raoued, ARIANA
Date of start of the outbreak 30/04/2014
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Affected animals Cattle 319 1 0 0 1 Outbreak 2 Dima, Oued lahjal, Hajeb El Ayoun, KAIROUAN
Date of start of the outbreak 01/05/2014
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Affected animals Cattle 95 1 0 0 0 Outbreak 3 Margellil, Margellil, Kairouan Sud, KAIROUAN
Date of start of the outbreak 01/05/2014
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Affected animals Sheep 240 80 0 0 0 Outbreak 4 El Ogla, El Ogla, Sidi Bouzid Est, SIDI BOUZID
Date of start of the outbreak 01/05/2014
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Affected animals Cattle 4 3 0 0 0 Sheep 4 0 0 0 0 Outbreak 5 Lahouez, Lahouez, Sidi Bouzid Est, SIDI BOUZID
Date of start of the outbreak 03/05/2014
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
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Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Affected animals Cattle 2 1 0 0 0 Sheep 10 0 0 0 0 Outbreak 6 Ome Ali, Ome Ali, Feriana, KASSERINE
Date of start of the outbreak 04/05/2014
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Affected animals Sheep 19 11 0 0 0 Outbreak 7 Touza, Touza, Ksibet Elmedouni, MONASTIR
Date of start of the outbreak 04/05/2014
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Affected animals Cattle 10 5 0 0 0 Outbreak 8 Edhraa, Lessouda, Lessouda, SIDI BOUZID
Date of start of the outbreak 04/05/2014
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Affected animals Cattle 2 2 0 0 0 Outbreak 9 Sidi Mhammed, Sidi Mhammed, Thala, KASSERINE
Date of start of the outbreak 05/05/2014
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Affected animals Goats 30 2 0 0 0 Sheep 245 18 0 0 0 Outbreak 10 Lahouez, Lahouez, Sidi Bouzid Est, SIDI BOUZID
Date of start of the outbreak 06/05/2014
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Affected animals Cattle 4 1 0 0 0 Sheep 12 0 0 0 0 Outbreak 11 Turki, Turki, Grombalia, NABEUL
Date of start of the outbreak 06/05/2014
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Affected animals Cattle 2 1 0 0 0 Outbreak 12 Bannour, Bannour, Sidi Bouzid Est, SIDI BOUZID
Date of start of the outbreak 06/05/2014
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Affected animals Cattle 6 4 0 0 0 Sheep 32 0 0 0 0 Outbreak 13 Gouleb, Gouleb, Regueb, SIDI BOUZID
Date of start of the outbreak 07/05/2014
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
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Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Affected animals Cattle 15 1 0 0 0 Sheep 37 1 0 0 0 Outbreak 14 Amroun, Amroun, Dar chaaban el Fehri, NABEUL
Date of start of the outbreak 07/05/2014
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Affected animals Sheep 7 1 0 0 0 Summary of Total outbreaks: 14 outbreaks Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Total animals Cattle 459 20 0 0 1 affected Sheep 606 111 0 0 0 Goats 30 2 0 0 0 Apparent morbidity Apparent mortality Apparent case fatality Proportion susceptible animals Species rate rate rate lost* Outbreak statistics Cattle 4.36% 0.00% 0.00% 0.22% Sheep 18.32% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% Goats 6.67% 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 Illegal movement of animals infection In addition to the control measures mentioned, the following measures are being implemented: - Crisis cells at Epidemiological national and regional levels, - Burying of the fifth quarter and bones between two layers of lime, - Disinfection of comments vehicles leaving the affected governorates, - Vaccination points of susceptible species at the entrance of livestock markets, - Epidemiological investigation to determine the origin of the infection, - Communication plan. Control measures
Quarantine Movement control inside the country Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s) Measures applied Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s) Modified stamping out No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied No other measures
Diagnostic test results
Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result
Veterinary Research Institute (National Cattle reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT- 29/04/2014 Positive laboratory) PCR) Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
Map of outbreak locations
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