OIE: Equine influenza, Chile
Information received on 12/01/2012 from Dr Oscar Videla Perez, Jefe Divisi髇 Protecci髇 Pecuaria, Servicio Agr韈ola y Ganadero (SAG), Ministerio de Agricultura, Santiago, Chile
Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Start date |
21/12/2011 |
| Date of first confirmation of the event |
09/01/2012 |
| Report date |
12/01/2012 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
12/01/2012 |
| Reason for notification |
Reoccurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
01/08/2007 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Influenza A virus |
| Serotype |
Pending |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (advanced) |
| This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country |
New outbreaks
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Location(s) |
- METRO. DE SANTIAGO (Colina)
|
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Equidae |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 | |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Equidae |
40.00% |
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 |
|
Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s)
- No treatment of affected animals
|
| Measures to be applied |
|
Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
SAG Laboratory Lo Aguirre (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Equidae |
real-time PCR |
09/01/2012 |
Positive | |
Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |