Classical Swine Fever In Croatia
CROATIA - This is follow up report No.2 via OIE on the Classical Swine Fever outbreak in domestic pigs in Croatia.
15 September 2006
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See also: 7 September 2006, 20 July 2006
Information received on 7 September 2006 from Dr Mate Brstilo, Director of the Veterinary Administration, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Zagreb:
End of previous report period: 7 September 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [36], 643, dated 7 September 2006).
End of this report period: 6 September 2006.
Identification of agent: classical swine fever virus.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 19 July 2006.
Date of start of the event: 17 July 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, post-mortem and laboratory.
New outbreaks:
| First adminis- trative division (county) | Lower adminis- trative division | Type of epide- miolo- gical unit | Date of start of the outbreak | Spe-cies | Number of animals in the outbreaks | ||||
| suscep- tible | cases | deaths | destr- oyed | slaugh- tered | |||||
| Osijecko- baranjska | Bijelo Brdo | farm | 31 July 2006 | sui | 115 | … | 0 | 115 | 0 |
| Vukov- arsko srijemska | Borovo | farm | 14 August 2006 | sui | 25 | … | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Borovo | farm | 14 August 2006 | sui | 21 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | |
| Borovo | farm | 18 August 2006 | sui | 348 | 6 | 6 | 342 | 0 | |
| Borovo | farm | 23 August 2006 | sui | 31 | … | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Borovo | farm | 31 August 2006 | sui | 38 | … | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
Description of affected population: domestic pigs in family-run farms.
Diagnosis:
| Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed | Species examined | Diagnostic test used | Dates | Results |
| Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb | sui | ELISA(1) | 16 August - 1 September 2006 | positive |
Source of outbreaks or origin of infection: contact with wild animals suspected.
Control measures undertaken:
- stamping out;
- quarantine;
- movement control inside the country;
- screening;
- zoning;
- disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s).
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Vaccination prohibited: yes.
Final report: no.
(1) ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
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