Organization for animal health (OIE) received follow-up report on March 2. The first outbreak was detected on 14 December 2015.
The disease affected cattle on farms in regions such as of Pastaza, Zamora, Chinchipe, Morona Santiago and Chimborazo. A total of 19 animals were susceptible to the disease, the virus from one animal died.
According to the OIE, the laboratory diagnosis of animal diseases Agrocalidad has made every effort to identify the specific or most common serotypes bluetongue characteristic of South America and the Caribbean. The situation with the spread of the virus under control.
One of the main control measures that have been applied is animal vaccination. The cause of the outbreak remains unidentified.
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