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Classical swine fever in Croatia
EU - A report by OIE on the outbreak of Classical Swine Fever in Croatia.
(Date of previous outbreak of classical fever in Croatia reported to the OIE: June 2002).
Immediate notification report
Information received on 20 July 2006 from Dr Mate Brstilo, Director of the Veterinary Administration, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Zagreb:
Report date: 20 July 2006.
Reason for immediate notification: re-occurrence of a listed disease or infection in a country or zone/compartment following a report declaring the outbreak(s) ended.
Identification of agent: classical fever virus.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 19 July 2006.
Date of start of the event: unknown.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, post-mortem and laboratory.
Details of outbreaks:
| Lower administrative division | Type of epide-miolo-gical unit | Date of start of the outbreak | Spe-cies | Number of animals in the outbreaks | |||||
| susceptible | cases | deaths | destroyed | slaugh-tered | |||||
| Vukovarsko srijemska | Borovo | farm | … | sui | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Vukovar | farm | … | sui | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
Description of affected population: domestic pigs in two small family-run farms. Pigs in one of the farms were kept on pasture.
Diagnosis:
| Species examined | Diagnostic tests used | Date | Results | |
| Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb | sui | ELISA(1) | 19 July 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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