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An Investigation into the First Outbreak of African Swine Fever in the Republic of Mauritius
Author(s) -
Lubisi B. A.,
Dwarka R. M.,
Meenowa D.,
Jaumally R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
transboundary and emerging diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1865-1682
pISSN - 1865-1674
DOI - 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2009.01078.x
Subject(s) - outbreak , african swine fever , epidemiology , serology , index case , transmission (telecommunications) , genotype , virology , veterinary medicine , disease , biology , geography , medicine , virus , pathology , immunology , genetics , gene , antibody , electrical engineering , engineering
Summary Outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) have been reported from many countries, particularly in Sub‐Saharan Africa, but until 2007 the disease had never been reported from the Republic of Mauritius. This is the first report describing field epidemiological and laboratory investigations into the outbreak of the lethal pig disease on the island. The official index case displayed clinical and necropsy signs suggestive of ASF. Serological and agent identification methods used to confirm and investigate the outbreak yielded negative and a few positive results respectively. Phylogenetic analysis based on DNA sequencing clustered the outbreak strain within genotype II viruses. The outbreak was controlled by modified stamping out and risk assessment revealed the possibility of disease endemicity in the country.