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Information received on 27/09/2019 from Dr Da Costa Jong Joanita Bendita, National Director of Veterinary Directorate,Veterinary Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dili, Timor-Leste

African swine fever,Timor-Leste

Summary

Report type Immediate notification

Date of start of the event 09/09/2019

Date of confirmation of the event 26/09/2019

Report date 27/09/2019

Date submitted to OIE 27/09/2019

Reason for notification First occurrence of a listed disease in the country

Causal agent African swine fever virus

Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy

This event pertains to the whole country

New outbreaks (100)

Outbreak cluster 1 Dili Municipality, Timor Leste (100 outbreaks)

Date of start of theoutbreak 09/09/2019

Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)

Epidemiological unit Backyard

Affected animalsSpecies Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered

Swine 405 405

Affected population A hundred outbreaks in smallholder pig farms in Dili Municipality. The total number of pigs in smallholder farms in theDili Municipality is estimated to be 44,000 pigs based on 2015 census data.

Summary ofoutbreaks Total outbreaks: 100

Total animalsaffected

Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Killed and disposed of Slaughtered

Swine 405 405

Outbreak statisticsSpecies Apparent morbidity

rateApparent mortality

rateApparent case fatality

rateProportion susceptible animals

lost*Swine ** ** 100.00% **

*Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter

**Not calculated because of missing information

Epidemiology

Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection Unknown or inconclusive

Epidemiological comments Unconfirmed reports of pig deaths in Baucau and Liquica municipalities.

Control measures

Measures applied

Movement control inside the countrySurveillance within containment and/or protection zoneQuarantineVaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)No treatment of affected animals

Measures to be applied No other measures

Diagnostic test results

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Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result

Australian Animal Health Laboratory (Foreign laboratory) Swine real-time PCR 26/09/2019 Positive

Future Reporting

The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

Map of outbreak locations

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