Swine Vesicular Disease in Portugal
PORTUGAL - A report via OIE confirming an outbreak of swine vesicular disease (SVD) in the Leiria district, Beira Litoral region, in Portugal.
(Date of previous outbreak of swine vesicular disease in Portugal reported to the OIE: September 1995).
Translation of information received on 23 December 2003 from Dr Carlos Agrela Pinheiro, Director General of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Lisbon:
Date of the report: 22 December 2003.
An outbreak of swine vesicular disease (SVD) was reported in Leiria district, Beira Litoral region, in a farm containing 1,754 pigs. The origin of the outbreak is under investigation.
Diagnosis: On 22 December 2003, positive results by RT-PCR were obtained at Pirbright Laboratory, United Kingdom (OIE Reference Laboratory for SVD).
Control measures: Control measures laid down in Directive 92/119/EEC
of the Council of the European Communities, "introducing general Community
measures for the control of certain animal diseases and specific measures
relating to swine vesicular disease", are applied.
- The holding was put
under restriction on 17 December 2003. Furthermore, no pigs left this holding
during the 30-day period prior detection of clinical signs.
- Stamping out
began on 19 December.
- Complete standstill of pigs in all pig holdings
located within the established protection and surveillance zones.
No. of pig farms |
Number of pigs | |
3-km-radius protection zone |
144 |
62,874 |
10-km surveillance zone |
202 |
64,108 |
Total |
346 |
126,982 |
- Additional cleaning and disinfection of vehicles transporting pigs in the
whole Portugal.
- Any consignment of pigs will be serologically tested for
SVD before dispatch from Portugal (there is very limited trade in live pigs from
Portugal).