Disease Information

12 May 2000
Vol. 13 – No. 18

Contents

Foot and mouth disease in Brazil: cessation of vaccination in the States of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina

Foot and mouth disease in Japan: follow-up report

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN BRAZIL
Cessation of vaccination in the States of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina

See also: 19 January 2001, 13 October 2000, 22 September 2000, 8 September 2000, 25 August 2000

Text of a fax received on 3 May 2000 from Dr Hamilton Ricardo Farias, Director, Department of Animal Defence, Ministry of Agriculture and Supply, Brasilia:

Report date: 3 May 2000.

The States of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina registered the last clinical case of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in December 1993. In May 1998 they were recognised by the OIE as an FMD free zone where vaccination is practised. Since then, the entry of FMD-susceptible animals and of animal by-products has been under strict control. Serological monitoring of FMD viral activity has been carried out on a yearly basis. All suspected outbreaks were promptly dealt with and all sera were confirmed by diagnostic tests to be FMD-negative.

Argentina and Uruguay, countries with boundaries with the States of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, are free from FMD. A serological survey has demonstrated that FMD viral activity is absent in Paraná, the State immediately to the north of Santa Catarina, as well as in other States of Brazil.

With the aim of being recognised as an FMD free zone without vaccination, in accordance with Chapter 2.1.1. of the International Animal Health Code, FMD vaccination has been prohibited in the States of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina since 1 May 2000.

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FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN JAPAN
Follow-up report

See also: 29 September 2000, 9 June 2000, 19 May 2000, 28 April 2000, 21 April 2000, 7 April 2000, 31 March 2000

Follow-up report No. 4

Text of a fax received on 11 May 2000 from Dr Kenichi Matsubara, Director of Animal Health Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo:

End of previous report period: 26 April 2000 (see Disease Information, 13 [16], 67, dated 28 April 2000).

End of this report period: 11 May 2000.

The 10-km-radius movement control zones around the farms where the second and the third outbreak had been confirmed were canceled on 26 April 2000 and 2 May 2000, respectively. No additional positive animals have been confirmed since 9 April.

As at 10 May 2000, serological surveillance in prefectures other than Miyazaki is continuing.

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