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. |
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| Causal agent |
Equine influenza virus |
| Serotype |
H3N8 |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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| 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
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| Measures to be applied |
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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. |