Disease Information

30 March 2001
Vol. 14 - No. 13

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN THE NETHERLANDS
Follow-up report No. 1

See also: 23 March 2001

Text of an e-mail received on 29 March 2001 from Dr Frederik H. Pluimers, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries, The Hague:

End of previous report period: 22 March 2001 (see Disease Information, 14 [12], 67, dated 23 March 2001).

End of this report period: 29 March 2001.

New outbreaks:

Location	No. of outbreaks
Gelderland province	2

Description of affected population in the new outbreaks:

- Outbreak No. 2001/04: veal calves, fattening bulls, dairy cows with young stock and one breeding bull.

- Outbreak No. 2001/05: dairy cattle.

Total number of animals in the new outbreaks:

species	susceptible	cases	deaths	destroyed	slaughtered
bov	1,361	5	0	1,361	0
ovi	16	0	0	16	0
cap	3	0	0	3	0

Diagnosis:

A. Laboratory where diagnosis was made: Institute for Animal Science and Health (ID-Lelystad).

B. Diagnostic tests used: indirect double antibody sandwich ELISA⁽¹⁾.

C. Causal agent: FMD virus type O₁ Manisa.

Epidemiology:

A. Source of agent / origin of infection:

- Outbreak No. 2001/04: linked with outbreak No. 2001/03 (Oene, Gelderland).

- Outbreak No. 2001/05: unknown.

B. Mode of spread:

- Outbreak No. 2001/04: human contact.

- Outbreak No. 2001/05: unknown. Distance to outbreak No. 2001/03 is about 2 km.

Control measures: preventive culling of all animals susceptible to FMD in a zone with a radius of 1 km around affected and strongly suspect herds is being carried out.

Depending on the local situation, the zone can be extended to a maximum of 2 km.

When the capacity for the eradication of the herds within the above-mentioned zone is not enough, the minister will decide in which zone 'suppressive' vaccination (i.e. followed by slaughter) will be applied according to European Commission Decision 2001/246/EC.