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Interim Report – January 2012 #3 (13.01.12)

BAHRAIN
Glanders (Burkholderia mallei)
An update on glanders surveillance measures was reported by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on 12th January 2012. The third round of surveillance was carried out in the north of the country on 16th June 2011 in which all 2,255 samples tested were negative. The final two cases in the outbreak have been re-tested four times at fortnightly intervals and have also tested negative. Surveillance is complete in the outh of the country and was declared free from glanders on 19th August 2011.

CHILE
Equine Influenza
On 12th January 2012 the OIE received information from the Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG) who reported an outbreak of equine influenza in Metro De Santiago, Chile. Two cases, showing clinical signs of disease, were confirmed on 9th January 2012 by PCR conducted by SAG Laboratory Lo Aguirre, the National Laboratory. Vaccination has been carried out in response to the outbreak and work is on-going to identify the serotype.

FRANCE
Equine infectious anaemia (EIA)
The OIE reported on 12th January 2012 that restrictions applied in the last outbreak of EIA in Martignasse sur Jalle, were lifted on 14th November 2011 following cleaning and disinfection operations. Control measures applied during the outbreak included control of arthropods, quarantine, screening and disinfection of infected premises. 

ITALY
West Nile Virus (WNV)
Two outbreaks of West Nile Virus in Italy were reported on 12th January 2012 by the OIE based on information from the Ministry of Health in Rome. The first outbreak occurred in Ronchi dei Legionari in the Friuli-Venzia Giulia region of Italy on 17th November 2011. One horse with a subclinical infection was confirmed positive on 10th January 2012 by IgG-capture ELISA and seroneutralisation tests. The second outbreak occurred in Oristano, Sardinia on 15th December 2011. One horse was affected and showed clinical signs of the disease. A positive diagnosis was made on 30th December 2011 by IgG-capture ELISA and seroneutralisation tests. In both cases the horses were not treated and control measures were not used.   

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International Collating Centre