OIE: Equine influenza, Estonia

Summary
Report type
Immediate notification
Date of start of the event
29/05/2020
Date of confirmation of the event
04/06/2020
Report date
09/06/2020
Date submitted to OIE
09/06/2020
Reason for notification
Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence
2003
Manifestation of disease
Clinical disease
Causal agent
Equine influenza A virus
Serotype
Not typed
Nature of diagnosis
Clinical, Laboratory (basic)
This event pertains to
the whole country
New outbreaks (1)

Outbreak 1
Tallinn, Harju
Date of start of the outbreak
29/05/2020
Outbreak status
Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit
Farm
Affected animals
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Equidae
84
2



Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks: 1
Total animals affected
Species
Susceptible
Cases
Deaths
Killed and disposed of
Slaughtered
Equidae
84
2



Outbreak statistics
Species
Apparent morbidity rate
Apparent mortality rate
Apparent case fatality rate
Proportion susceptible animals lost*
Equidae
2.38%
**
**
**
*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
**Not calculated because of missing information
Epidemiology
Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
Unknown or inconclusive
Epidemiological comments
The horses were vaccinated.

Control measures
Measures applied
Traceability
Quarantine
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
Species
Test
Test date
Result
Laboklin GmbH&CoKG (Foreign laboratory)
Equidae
polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
03/06/2020
Positive
Future Reporting
The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.