(Date of previous outbreak of classical swine 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 swine 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

Further Information

Information on Classical Swine Fever

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