Classical Swine Fever in Republic of Korea
KOREA - Follow-up report No. 5 (via OIE).
31 March 2003
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See also: 10 January 2003, 6 December 2002, 25 October 2002, 18 October 2002, 11 October 2002, 31 May 2002, 3 May 2002, 19 April 2002
Information received on 21 March 2003 from Dr Hee-Woo Lee, Director, Animal Health Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Seoul:
End of previous report period: 2 January 2003 (see Disease Information, 16 [2], 7, dated 10 January 2003).
End of this report period: 19 March 2003.
New outbreaks:
| Location | No. of outbreaks |
| Iksan city (Iksan-shi), Chonbuk Province (Chonbuk-do), in the southern part of the country | 1 |
Description of affected population in the new outbreak: pig-fattening holding.
Total number of animals in the new outbreak:
| species | susceptible | cases | deaths | destroyed | slaughtered |
| sui | 800* | 34 | 2 | 798 | 0 |
* including 100 sows
Diagnosis:
A. Laboratory where diagnosis was made: National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Anyang, Kyonggi.
B. Diagnostic tests used:
- direct immunofluorescence;
- NPLA(1);
- PCR(2) (5'NCR, E2, NS5B);
- antigen capture ELISA(3).
Epidemiology:
A. Source of agent / origin of infection: not yet known. Under investigation.
B. Mode of spread: unknown. Under investigation.
Control measures during reporting period:
- immediate slaughter and destruction of all pigs in the affected holding;
- quarantine of the affected holding;
- movement control of animals of susceptible species within the 3-km-radius protection zone and 10-km-radius surveillance zone, which were promptly set in place around the infected holding;
- screening;
- an emergency vaccination policy, with marking of vaccinated animals, has been introduced in the affected city and the neighbouring four counties.
(1) NPLA: neutralising peroxidase-linked assay
(2) PCR: polymerase chain reaction
(3) ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
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