FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - CHINA: SUSPECTED, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

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Date: Thu 18 Mar 2010
Source: China Corn Market Net [trans., abridged Rapp.DS, edited]



Since there have recently been severe outbreaks of foot and mouth
disease [FMD] in Jilin, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, and Inner Mongolia,
there has been an impact on development of the livestock industry.
The Daqing area has been particularly hard hit, with severe losses of
dairy cows.

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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail Rapporteur Dan Silver

[The above translated excerpt of a local, Chinese corn market report
seems to be indicative of the actual situation of FMD in China.

China has reported to the OIE 3 outbreaks during 2010: A new outbreak
of FMDV serotype A in dairy cattle in a village in Daxing district,
Beijing, which reportedly was controlled by stamping out; and 2
outbreaks of FMDV serotype O, reported in early March 2010 (starting
in February) on 2 pig farms in Guangdong (one in Guangzhou, the 2nd
one in Shenzheng); both were reportedly controlled by stamping out.

During 2009, China reported 14 FMDV outbreaks which were declared
resolved. In November 2009, a notification of a new outbreak, caused
by FMDV serotype A, was sent to the OIE. It involved cattle in the
Changji Prefecture, Xinjiang and was followed by 2 additional
outbreaks in January 2010, similarly affecting cattle in Xinjiang:
one in Bayingolin Mongolia Autonomous Prefecture and the other one in
Baicheng county. This FMDV serotype A outbreak is currently defined
as "continuing;" (see
).

No information on cases in other provinces, including the ones
mentioned above, namely Jilin, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, and Inner
Mongolia, has become available during 2010. Since serotype O seems to
affect mainly swine, while serotype A seems to be bovine-adapted, it
may be assumed that the described outbreaks may have been caused, at
least in the Daqing area, by the latter; confirmatory information or
otherwise is requested. In case confirmed, details on the serotype
involved, species affected, measures applied and availability of
effective vaccine(s) are essential in a regional and international
context. - Mod.AS]

[see also:
Foot & mouth disease, swine - China: (GD), OIE 20100302.0693
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - China (03): (XJ), serotype A, RFI 20100208.0425
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - China (02): (BJ) OIE 20100123.0255
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - China: (XJ) OIE, serotype A, RFI 20100115.0187
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - South Korea (02): serotype A 20100111.0130
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - South Korea: (KG), OIE 20100108.0089
2009
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Foot & mouth disease - worldwide: 2009, update 20100109.0099
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - China (06): (XJ), OIE 20091128.4080
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - China (05): (SD) serotype A 20090609.2129
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - China (03): (HB, SH) serotype A 20090223.0757
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - China (02): (SH) untyped 20090212.0629
Foot & mouth disease, bovine - China: (HB, A), (XJ, Asia1) 20090124.0318]
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