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OIE: Equine influenza, Ecuador
submited by kickingbird at Oct, 17, 2018 9:45 AM from OIE

Information received on 16/10/2018 from Dr Patricio Ramiro García Villamarín, Director Ejecutivo, Agencia de Regulación y Control Fito y Zoosanitario - AGROCALIDAD, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería, QUITO, Ecuador

Summary

Report type

Immediate notification

Date of start of the event

10/09/2018

Date of confirmation of the event

17/09/2018

Report date

16/10/2018

Date submitted to OIE

16/10/2018

Reason for notification

First occurrence of a listed disease in the country

Causal agent

Equine influenza virus

Serotype

Not typed

Nature of diagnosis

Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)

This event pertains to

a defined zone within the country

New outbreaks

Summary of outbreaks

Total outbreaks: 10

Outbreak Location

  • Pichincha ( RUMI?AHUI, RUMI?AHUI, RUMI?AHUI MACHACHI, MACHACHI, MEJIA NANEGAL, NANEGAL, QUITO COTOCOLLAO, COTOCOLLAO, QUITO MACHACHI, MACHACHI, MEJIA GUAMANí, GUAMANí, QUITO SANGOLQUI, SANGOLQUI, RUMI?AHUI )
  • Chimborazo ( LIZARSABURO, LIZARSABURO, RIOBAMBA )
  • Santo Domingo De Los Tsachilas ( LUZ DE AMéRICA, LUZ DE AMéRICA, SANTO DOMINGO )
  • Imbabura ( LA ESPERANZA, LA ESPERANZA, IBARRA )

Total animals affected

Species

Susceptible

Cases

Deaths

Killed and disposed of

Slaughtered

Equidae

432

111

0

0

0

Outbreak statistics

Species

Apparent morbidity rate

Apparent mortality rate

Apparent case fatality rate

Proportion susceptible animals lost*

Equidae

25.69%

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

Epidemiological comments

Following an equestrian event where were concentrated animals dedicated to leisure activities, notifications consistent with respiratory signs were received and allowed to determine, during clinical inspection and via laboratory tests, that it was equine influenza. As a result, holding events in which equines would be concentrated has been prohibited across the whole national territory.

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

  • Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s)

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type

Animal Health Diagnostic ( National laboratory )

Tests and results

Species

Test

Test date

Result

Equidae

competitive ELISA (c-ELISA)

11/09/2018

Positive

Equidae

real-time PCR

17/09/2018

Positive

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