OIE update on Bluetongue In France
FRANCE - The OIE have released update No 4 on Bluetongue in France
22 January 2007
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Information received on 18/01/2007 from Mrs Monique Eloit, Directrice générale adjointe, Direction générale de l'alimentation, Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche, PARIS Cedex 15, France
Summary
| Report type |
Follow-up report No. 4 |
| Start date |
28/08/2006 |
| Date of confirmation of event |
30/08/2006 |
| Report date |
18/01/2007 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
18/01/2007 |
| Reason for notification |
First occurrence of listed disease |
| Manifestation of disease |
Sub-clinical infection |
| Causal agent |
BTV8 |
| Serotype |
8 |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Laboratory (advanced) |
| Report pertains to |
Entire country |
| Related reports |
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New Outbreaks
| Outbreak 1 (FCOn° 7) |
LANDRICHAMPS, LANDRICHAMPS, ARDENNES |
| Date of start of outbreak |
18/01/2007 |
| Outbreak status |
Continuing (or date resolved not submitted) |
| Epidemiological unit |
Farm |
| Affected animals |
| Species |
Susceptible |
Cases |
Deaths |
Destroyed |
Slaughtered |
| Cattle |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Affected population |
Serological detection before a cattle movement No clinical signs RT-PCR result compatible with the end of the viremia (contamination probably in autumn 2006) The three other animals in the cattle non infected |
| Summary of outbreaks |
Total outbreaks: 1 |
| Outbreak statistics |
| Species |
Apparent morbidity rate |
Apparent mortality rate |
Apparent case fatality rate |
Proportion susceptible removed* |
| Cattle |
25.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
* Removed from the susceptible population either through death, destruction or slaughter |
Epidemiology
Control measures
| Measures already applied |
- Movement control inside the country
- Zoning
- Vaccination permitted
- No treatment of affected animals
|
| Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
afssa lerpaz (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Cattle |
RT-PCR en temps réel |
18/01/2007 |
Positive |
|
| Laboratory name and type |
AFSSA LERPAZ Maisons Alfort (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Cattle |
PCR (amplification génomique en chaîne par polymérase) |
30/08/2006 |
Positive |
|
| Laboratory name and type |
cirad (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Cattle |
épreuve ELISA de détection des anticorps |
17/01/2007 |
Positive |
|
| Laboratory name and type |
CIRAD Montpellier (National laboratory) |
| Tests and results |
| Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Cattle |
épreuve ELISA de détection des anticorps |
30/08/2006 |
Positive |
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Map of outbreak locations
| Location of current outbreaks |
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