Table 1. Summary of the FMDV outbreaks which occurred in Burgas, Bulgaria, 2011.
Designation | Date of confirmation | Location | Number of affected holdings | Number of affected/total animals | Maximum age of the lesions (days) | Viral RNA detection |
Index | 05/01/11 | Kosti, Maketvetci, Tsarevo | - | 1/1W | ∼15 | Yes |
1 | 09/01/11 | Kosti, Tsarevo | ≥3a | 1/194C, 14/117S, 12/149G, 8/72P | ∼10 (1a); U(1b); 2–8 (1c) | Yes (1c only) |
2 | 17/01/11 | Rezovo, Tsarevo | 1 | 3b/92C, 0c/77S&G | 4/5–8 | Yes |
3 | 31/01/11 | Gramatikovo, Malko Tarnovo | 1 | 1/1C, 13/38S, 10/110G | U | No |
4 | 19/03/11 | Kirovo, Sredets | 1 | 1b/143C | 2–5 | Yes |
5 | 24/03/11 | Granichar, Sredets | 1 | 6/133C | 5–8 | Yes |
6 | 25/03/11 | Goliamo Bukovo, Sredets | 1 | 4/49C, 0/11P | 5–8 | Yes |
7 | 25/03/11 | Fakia, Sredets | 1 | 1/81C | 3–5 | Yes |
8 | 25/03/11 | Momina Tsarkva, Sredets | 1 | 2/209C | 3–5 | Yes |
9 | 03/04/11 | Bliznak, Malko Tarnovo | Whole village | 21/21C, 121/121S&G, 12/12P | U | No |
10 | 03/04/11 | Bliznak, Malko Tarnovo | 1 | 121/121S&G, 72/72B | U | No |
11 | 07/04/11 | Dolno Yabalkovo, Sredets | Whole village | 11/45C, 5/356S&G, 0/6P | U | No |
W = Wild boar; C = Cattle; S = Sheep; G = Goat; P = Pig; B = Buffalo; U = Unobserved (FMDV-seropositive-only holding);
1a Seropositive free range pigs (lesions) and cattle; 1b Village with seropositive sheep, goats and pigs; 1c Virus positive Hereford cattle.
Partial sampling.
Clinical signs seen in sheep at culling.