OIE: Equine influenza, Colombia

Information received on 21/09/2018 from Dr Luis Humberto Martínez Lacouture, Gerente General, Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA), Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, Bogotá , Colombia
Summary
Report type Follow-up report No. 3
Date of start of the event 18/06/2018
Date of confirmation of the event 28/07/2018
Report date 21/09/2018
Date submitted to OIE 21/09/2018
Reason for notification Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence 03/05/2010
Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
Causal agent Equine influenza virus
Serotype H3N8
Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to the whole country
Related reports Immediate notification (31/08/2018)
Follow-up report No. 1 (07/09/2018)
Follow-up report No. 2 (12/09/2018)
Follow-up report No. 3 (21/09/2018)
New outbreaks (3)
Outbreak 1 (ATLANTICO) La Tormenta 2, Barrio Concepción, Soledad, Atlántico
Date of start of the outbreak 30/08/2018
Outbreak status Resolved (13/09/2018)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Affected animals
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
Equidae 15 15 0 0 0
Affected population No differentiation of the affected population according to the type of farm or the age.
Outbreak 2 (CAQUETá) Criadero Villa Sandra Cofema, Santo Domingo, Florencia, Caquetá
Date of start of the outbreak 05/09/2018
Outbreak status Resolved (13/09/2018)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Affected animals
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
Equidae 45 10 0 0 0
Affected population No differentiation of the affected species according to the type of farm or the age.
Outbreak 3 (MAGDALENA) El Ca?ito, La Estrella, Chivolo, Magdalena
Date of start of the outbreak 06/09/2018
Outbreak status Resolved (17/09/2018)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Affected animals
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
Equidae 8 2 0 0 0
Affected population No differentiation of the affected population according to the type of farm or the age.
Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 3
Total animals affected
Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered
Equidae 68 27 0 0 0
Outbreak statistics
Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Equidae 39.71% 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
  • Quarantine
  • Disinfection
  • Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
  • No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
  • No other measures
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.