Disease Information

6 April 2001
Vol. 14 - No. 14

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN THE NETHERLANDS
Follow-up report No. 2

See also: 30 March 2001, 23 March 2001

Extracts from an e-mail received on 6 April 2001 from Dr Frederik H. Pluimers, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries, The Hague:

End of previous report period: 29 March 2001 (see Disease Information, 14 [13], 72, dated 30 March 2001).

End of this report period: 5 April 2001.

New outbreaks:

Location	No. of outbreaks
Gelderland province	9
Overijssel province	1

Total number of animals in the new outbreaks:

species	susceptible	cases	deaths	destroyed	slaughtered
bov	1,354	35	0	1,354	0
ovi	144	0	0	144	0
cap	736	30	0	736	0

Source of agent / origin of infection: the Overijssel oubreak (No. 2001/13) is contiguous to outbreak No. 2001/01 (Olst, Overijssel).

Control measures during reporting period:

- quarantine and movement control inside the country;

- stamping-out policy;

- testing;

- vaccination.

Around outbreaks Nos 2001/02⁽¹⁾, 03⁽¹⁾, 04⁽²⁾, 05⁽²⁾, 06, 07, 11, 12, 14 and 15, which are situated at a short distance from each other, one large area for "suppressive" vaccination and preventive culling has been established, as was agreed by the European Union (EU).

Around the other five outbreaks (Nos 2001/01, 08, 09, 10 and 13) the areas for "suppressive" vaccination and preventive culling have a radius of 2 km.

According to EU legislation, vaccination of endangered species will be made possible.

(1) See Disease Information, 14 (12), 67 dated 23 March 2001.

(2) See Disease Information, 14 (13), 72 dated 30 March 2001.

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