Swine Vesicular Disease in Portugal
PORTUGAL - This is follow-up report No. 1 (via OIE) on the recent Swine Vesicular Disease outbreak in the Beira Litoral region of Portugal.
19 January 2004
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See also: 26 December 2003
Translation of information received on 13 January 2004 from Dr Carlos Agrela Pinheiro, Director General of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Lisbon:
End of previous report period: 23 December 2003 (see Disease Information, 16 [52], 279, dated 26 December 2003).
End of this report period: 13 January 2004.
New outbreaks:
| Location | No. of outbreaks |
| Reigueira de Bidoeira de Cima, Leiria district, Beira Litoral region | 1 farm |
Total number of animals in the new outbreak:
| species | susceptible | cases | deaths | destroyed | slaughtered |
| sui | 422 | 8 | 8 | 414 | 0 |
Epidemiology: clinical signs and positive serology in 5 animals.
A. Source of agent / origin of infection: unknown. Investigations under way.
B. Other epidemiological details: the outbreak is located within the surveillance zone, close to the first outbreak.
Control measures during reporting period:
- Quarantine of the affected holding.
- Stamping out.
- A 3-km-radius protection zone and a 10-km-radius surveillance zone were set up.
Information on Swine Vesicular DiseaseSource: Office International des Epizooties - 16th January 2004
