PRO/AH> Foot & mouth disease – Algeria (04): (SF) bov, st SAT1, new, OIE, st A geno G-IV

Foot and Mouth — Algeria
Information received on [and dated] 10 Apr 2017 from Dr Ahmed Chawky Karim Boughalem, [director of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development], Alger, Algeria
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 7 Apr 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 9 Apr 2017
Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Foot and mouth disease virus
Serotype: SAT1
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory