FOOT AND Mouth Disease FOOT AND Mouth Disease UK 2007UK 2007

• August and September OutbreaksAugust and September Outbreaks• EpidemiologyEpidemiology• Zones and surveillance activityZones and surveillance activity• Work undertakenWork undertaken• Key LessonsKey Lessons

Disease Epidemics in UK1967 Foot and Mouth/ Cattle 1 Herd Isle of Wight Spread from France

2000 Swine Fever /19 Pig herds East England

2001 Foot and Mouth Disease England Scotland and Wales

2006 H P Avian Influenza /Wild Swan Fife, Scotland incidental finding

2006 L P Avian Influenza/Poultry Norfolk, England

2007 HP Avian influenza Turkeys England

2007 LP Avian Influenza/Poultry Conwy N Wales

2007 L P Avian Influenza/Poultry England – related to above

2007 HP Avian Influenza/Turkeys Norfolk England

2007 Bluetongue South East England

2007 Foot and Mouth South East England

2008 H P Avian Influenza/ wild duck Dorset England Found on Reserve

2008 HP Avian Influenza/Poultry Oxfordshire England

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE 2007

Premises 1 Confirmed Friday 3rdAugust Lesions 3 – 9 days oldFirst lesions on 26th July

Start Source Tracing – 14 days = 12th JulyEnd Source Tracing - 1st lesions = 26th July

Start Spread Tracing – 22nd July End Spread Tracing – 6th August

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE 2007

• Virus identified a Type O 1 B.F.S.• Immediate movement ban susceptible species• Impose TCZ - 1Km• Impose Protection Zone - 3Km• Impose Surveillance Zone - 10 Km

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE 2007

Infected Premises 2 Surveillance in PZ on 6th AugustLesions 1 – 7 daysEarliest date 1st lesion – 31st July

Start of Source tracing – 31st July – 14d = 17th JulyEnd of Source Tracing 31st July

Start of Spread tracing – 2nd Aug - 7d = 27th JulyEnd of Spread tracing – End prelim C&D = 9 Aug

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE 2007

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE 2007

FMD - August 2007 – IP1, IP2 & Pirbright PZ & SZ

Work undertaken Slaughter of Infected Premises / Dangerous Contacts / Slaughter on SuspicionPZ Clinical Inspection of Pigs (Daily)PZ Clinical Inspections of Cattle (2 day cycle)PZ Clinical Inspections and Bleed in Sheep & Goats (2 day cycle for clinical and bled once at 95/5)

Premises

Visited

82

Samples Taken

Species Number sampled

Sheep & Goats

1,606

SurveillanceBlood Sampling Sheep

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE 2007

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE 2007

BUT THEN................NEW DISEASE 12 September - Report case

15 + 18 September – Surveillance finding

IPs 3,4,5

Start of source tracing 20 - 24th August LDCC reopened

WHERE HAS DISEASE BEEN FOR 2 WEEKS?

Timelines for IPs 3,4,5

IP 3a

IP 3b

IP 4

IP 5

Blood Sampling Cattle

Relationship of all September Cases

IP 3 b

IP 4 b

IP 5

IP 6 b

IP 7

IP 8

IP 3c

Protection Zone Work

Work undertakenSlaughter of Infected Premises / Dangerous Contacts / Slaughter on SuspicionPZ Clinical Inspection of Pigs (Daily)PZ Clinical Inspections of Cattle (2 days cycle)PZ Clinical Inspection & Bleed in Sheep & Goats (Weekly at 100%)

Premises

Visited

88

Species Samples taken

Cattle 10, 778

Sheep 10, 455

Goats 323

Intensive Patrol AreaWork undertakenDaily Clinical Inspection / Examination of Cattle.Cattle Sampling (every two days at 100%)

Number of

holdings with Cattle

Total Number of

cattle sampled

8 1,900

ESA Area 1–3

Holdings with Cattle

Number Sampled

ESA1 57 1,777

ESA2 17 681

ESA3a 68 1,957

ESA3b 88 1,660

ESA4

Number of

premises

Cattle Sampled

Sheep Sample

d

Goats Sample

d

8 265 400 10

Total Sampled ESA 1-4 Sampled

6750

FMD - September 2007 – Enhance Surveillance Area (ESA) 9 September to 18 October

Work undertakenCattle Sampling (at 100%)

AA Area 1–4

Holdings with Cattle

Number Sampled

AA1 4 67

AA2 7 403

AA3 60 2,021

AA4 3 130

Total 2,621

FMD - September 2007 – Additional Assurance (AA) Surveillance Area 16 October – 2 November

FMD August & September 2007 - Statistical Data

FMD September 2007 - Stock Checks and Foot Patrols

Stock Checks and Foot Patrols Completed

1km² Tiled Foot Patrolled

214

Premises Stock Checks - to Verify No Stock

941

Statistical sampling of cattle premises

20 – 30km, 30 – 40km, 40 – 90km & 90 – 150km

Additional Surveillance (AS)

FMD - September 2007 – Additional Surveillance (AS) Guildford LDCC[20km – 150 km – Epi Selection]

20-150km Holdings with susceptible stock

20-30km 51

30-40km 51

40-150km 34

Total 136

Work underwaySampling of sheep, goats and cattle (at 95/5).

Resource at the LDCC - August to November

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FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE 2007

REVIEW BY Dr IAN ANDERSON26 Recommendations Highlights

Significantly better handled than 2001 Multi Agency Approach

Improvement Stakeholder EngagementBetter CommunicationsMovement licences prepared in advance.

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