PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – Algeria (03): (MD, BB) bovine, spread, OIE

Foot and Mouth — Algeria
Information received on [and dated] 6 Apr 2017 from Dr Ahmed Chawky Karim Boughalem, [Director of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development], Alger, Algeria
Summary
Report type: Follow-up report No. 1
Date of start of the event: 24 Mar 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 28 Mar 2017
Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: foot-and-mouth disease virus
Serotype: A
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory