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Thursday, January 18, 2007
Print This Page Classical Swine Fever In Croatia
CROATIA - This is follow up report No.8 via OIE on the Classical Swine Fever outbreak in domestic pigs in Croatia.
Information received on 18/01/2007 from Mr Mate Brstilo, Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Administration, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, ZAGREB, Croatia
Summary
| Report type | Follow-up report No. 8 |
| Start date | 17/07/2006 |
| Date of confirmation of event | 19/07/2006 |
| Report date | 18/01/2007 |
| Date submitted to OIE | 18/01/2007 |
| Reason for notification | Reoccurrence of listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence | 15/06/2002 |
| Manifestation of disease | Clinical disease |
| Causal agent | Classical swine fever virus |
| Nature of diagnosis | Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy |
| Report pertains to | Entire country |
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New Outbreaks
| Outbreak 1 | Bijelo Brdo, Bijelo Brdo, Erdut, OSIJECKO-BARANJSKA | ||||||||||||
| Date of start of outbreak | 05/01/2007 | ||||||||||||
| Outbreak status | Continuing (or date resolved not submitted) | ||||||||||||
| Epidemiological unit | Farm | ||||||||||||
| Affected animals |
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| Affected population | A farm consisting of 140 fattening pigs. On 5 January 2007, the owner noticed clinical signs of constipation, inappetence and apathy. 7 pigs died from 7 to 11 January 2007. Samples were taken and sent to the Croatian Veterinary Institute for analysis. | ||||||||||||
| Summary of outbreaks | Total outbreaks: 1 | ||||||||||||
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Epidemiology
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| Epidemiological comments | The last and the only classical swine fever outbreak in the area of Bijelo Brdo was reported on 31 July 2006. |
Control measures
| Measures already applied |
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| Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type | Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb (National laboratory) | ||||||||
| Tests and results |
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Map of outbreak locations
| Location of current outbreaks |
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