OIE: Equine influenza, Chile

Information received on 23/01/2018 from Dr Jose Ignacio Gómez Meza, Jefe de la División de Protección Pecuaria, Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG), Ministerio de Agricultura, Santiago, Chile

Summary

Report type Immediate notification
Date of start of the event 08/01/2018
Date of confirmation of the event 19/01/2018
Report date 23/01/2018
Date submitted to OIE 23/01/2018
Reason for notification Unexpected change in the distribution or increase in morbidity or mortality of a listed disease
Summary description Unexpected increase in the number of horses affected by equine influenza. Affected susceptible animals are not vaccinated.
Causal agent Equine influenza virus
Serotype H3N8

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
  • Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments To this day, there is a confirmation for only one region of the country but there are multiple suspicions in other regions, which will be communicated in next follow-up reports once confirmed.

Increased Distribution

Areas and species recently affected by the disease
Totals Species
METRO. DE SANTIAGO Equidae
Disease Impact
Increased Totals Species Change
Morbidity METRO. DE SANTIAGO Equidae 1.0=>4.0

Control measures

Measures applied
  • Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
  • Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
  • Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
  • No treatment of affected animals
Measures to be applied
  • No other measures

Diagnostic test results

Laboratory name and type Lo Aguirre ( National laboratory )
Tests and results
Species Test Test date Result
Equidae real-time reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RRT-PCR) 19/01/2018 Positive

Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.