Epizootic situation for especially dangerous animal diseases in the world from February 28 to March 5, 2022

For the period from February 28 to March 5, 2022, the World Organization for Animal HEALTH (OIE) received reports of the registration of 337 foci of especially dangerous diseases from 32 countries of the world. The corresponding notifications were published on the official website of the OIE.

In Indonesia (31), nodular skin disease has been reported for the first time. According to the latest official data, the infection has spread to 31 settlements. The country's veterinary services consider insect vectors and the movement of animals to be the main factors in the spread of the disease. Vaccination will be the main measure to combat the disease.

Outbreaks of Japanese encephalitis in pig populations have been reported by official Australian sources (8). An increase in the number of abortions or stillbirths and mummified fetuses has been reported in the states of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. The presence of the virus in the Torres Strait region was previously reported in 2014.

New foci of African swine fever were registered in Hungary (10), Germany (2), Italy (13), Latvia (7), Moldova (1), Romania (42), Hong Kong (1), CHINA (1) and Thailand ( 12).

Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to be reported in farm, zoo and wild birds in Belgium (2), UK (7), Germany (33), India (3), Spain (4), Ireland (1), Italy (7), CANADA (4), Lithuania (2), Macedonia (1), Nepal (4), Netherlands (1), Poland (1), usa (14), Taiwan (4), Philippines (8), France (76 ), Switzerland (1), Sweden (3), Estonia (1) and Japan (17). In most cases, highly pathogenic avian influenza virus type H5N1 was identified, and an outbreak of the disease in poultry caused by the H5N2 type virus was registered in Poland.

In Israel (10 outbreaks) FMD type O. Rabies continues to be reported among stray animals in Melilla (1). Aujeszky's disease is recorded among wild boars on farms at hunting grounds in France (1).

CORONAVIRUS infection covid-19 was detected in Switzerland (3) in companion animals.

Specialists of the Information and Analytical Center at the FGBI "ARRIAH" continue to monitor the development of the epizootic situation in the world among animals. More detailed information can be found on the ROSSELKHOZNADZOR website in the section “Epizootic situation”, “IAC messages” http://www.fsvps.ru/fsvps/iac/messages/.

Press service of the FGBI "ARRIAH"