Relatório da OIE sobre o Mormo no Brasil (atenção às datas!!!)

Glanders, Brazil

Information received on 18/04/2013 from Dr Figueiredo Marques Guilherme Henrique , Director, Departamento de Saúde Animal , Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuaria e Abastecimento , Brasilia, Brazil

Summary Report type Follow-up report No. 4 Date of start of the event 02/04/2012 Date of pre-confirmation of the event 02/05/2012 Report date 18/04/2013 Date submitted to OIE 18/04/2013 Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence 27/04/2010 Manifestation of disease Clinical disease Causal agent Burkholderia mallei Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced) This event pertains to a defined zone within the country Related reports Immediate notification (22/05/2012)  Follow-up report No. 1 (29/06/2012)  Follow-up report No. 2 (13/07/2012)  Follow-up report No. 3 (31/07/2012)  Follow-up report No. 4 (18/04/2013)

New outbreaks (2)

Outbreak 1 (MG 05) Engenheiro Caldas, MINAS GERAIS Date of start of the outbreak 03/09/2012 Outbreak status Resolved (23/11/2012) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Equidae 4 1 0 1 0 Affected population Seven-year-old Quarter horse.

Outbreak 2 (SP 01) Araçariguama, SAO PAULO Date of start of the outbreak 13/03/2013 Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided) Epidemiological unit Farm Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Equidae 9 1 0 0 0 Affected population Five-year-old Anglo-Arabian horse used for sport.

Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 2 Total animals affected Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered Equidae 13 2 0 1 0 Outbreak statistics Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost* Equidae 15.38% 0.00% 0.00% 7.69% *Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

Epidemiology Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection Unknown or inconclusive Epidemiological comments Following epidemiological investigations carried out in the State of Minas Gerais, another outbreak was detected. An outbreak was reported in the State of São Paulo, apparently without any epidemiological link with the others. The farm where the animals are is a stud farm with animals used for sport. The date of last occurrence of glanders in the State of São Paulo is 2008. Epidemiological investigations are on-going.

Control measures Measures applied Quarantine Movement control inside the country No vaccination No treatment of affected animals Measures to be applied No other measures

Diagnostic test results Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result National Agricultural Laboratory, LANAGRO-PE (National laboratory) Equidae complement fixation test (CFT) 18/07/2012 Positive Veterinarian of the Official Veterinary Services (National laboratory) Equidae mallein test 10/04/2013 Positive Laboratory Equalli (Private Laboratory) Equidae complement fixation test (CFT) 13/03/2013 Positive

Future Reporting The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

 

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