OIE: Equine influenza, Italy
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Summary
| Report type |
Immediate notification |
| Date of start of the event |
04/02/2019 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
15/02/2019 |
| Report date |
07/05/2019 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
07/05/2019 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
1999 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Equine influenza A virus |
| Serotype |
Pending |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (basic) |
| This event pertains to |
a defined zone within the country | |
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| Outbreak 1 (EI_02_CB_2019) |
San Martino in Pensilis, CAMPOBASSO, Molise |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
04/02/2019 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Equidae |
12 |
12 |
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| Affected population |
Virus typing still ongoing. | |
| Outbreak 2 (EI_01_CB_2019) |
Termoli, CAMPOBASSO, Molise |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
04/02/2019 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Equidae |
2 |
1 |
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| Affected population |
Virus typing still ongoing. | |
| Outbreak 3 (EI_03_CB_2019) |
Campomarino, CAMPOBASSO, Molise |
| Date of start of the outbreak |
04/03/2019 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not provided) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Equidae |
1 |
1 |
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| Affected population |
Virus typing still ongoing. | |
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 3 |
| Total animals affected |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Killed and disposed of |
Slaughtered |
| Equidae |
15 |
14 |
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| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible animals lost* |
| Equidae |
93.33% |
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| *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter |
| **Not calculated because of missing information | |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
- Unknown or inconclusive
- Contact with infected animal(s) at grazing/watering
- Airborne spread
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| Epidemiological comments |
The disease probably spread after a gathering of horses during an exhibition. The origin is unknown. Virus typing still ongoing. | |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
- Movement control inside the country
- Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
- Quarantine
- Disinfection
- Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
- No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
- Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s)
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute (IZSLT), Roma (National laboratory) (National laboratory) |
Equidae |
real-time PCR |
15/02/2019 |
Positive | |
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Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. | |
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