Classical swine fever in Bulgaria
EU - Follow-up report No. 2 by OIE on the outbreak of Classical Swine Fever in Bulgaria.
12 August 2006
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See also: 16 March 2006, 9 February 2006
Information received on 4 August 2006 from Dr Nikola T. Belev, Delegate of Bulgaria to the OIE:
End of previous report period: 10 March 2006 (see Disease Information, 19 [11], 220, dated 16 March 2006).
End of this report period: 4 August 2006.
Precise identification of agent: classical swine fever virus.
Date of first confirmation of the event: 7 February 2006.
Date of start of the event: 3 February 2006.
Clinical disease: yes.
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, post-mortem and laboratory.
New outbreak:
| First administrative division(province) | Type of epidemiological unit | Name of the location | Date of start of the outbreak | Spe-cies | Number of animals in the outbreak | ||||
| susceptible | cases | deaths | destroyed | slaughtered | |||||
| Burgas | Farm | Kamenar | 28 July 2006 | sui | 99 | 3 | 1 | 98 | 0 |
Diagnosis:
| Laboratory where diagnostic tests were performed | Species examined | Diagnostic tests used | Date | Results |
| National Reference Laboratory for classical swine fever and African swine fever | sui | immunofluorescence | 3 August 2006 | positive |
Source of outbreak or origin of infection: unknown or inconclusive.
Control measures undertaken:
- control of wildlife reservoirs
- stamping out
- quarantine
- movement control inside the country
- screening
- zoning
- disinfection
Treatment of affected animals: no.
Vaccination prohibited: yes.
Final report: no.
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