Medycyna Wet. 64 (11), 1267-1270, 2008
Wijaszka T., Truszczyński M.
Global occurrence of diseases reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in 2007 and the beginning of 2008
The major events affecting terrestrial animals in 2007 and early 2008 according to the report of the 76. General Session of OIE, were: the introduction of African swine fever to Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and the Chechen Republic (Russia); the continuation of the highly pathogenic avian influenza epizootic due to the virus subtype H5N1 in some countries; the expansion of bluetongue virus serotype 8 and the first signs of the emergence of serotype 1 in Europe; the reoccurrence of the foot and mouth disease in certain areas; regular decline in the number of reported cases of BSE. Among the OIE-listed aquatic animal diseases two important ones were mentioned: the introduction of epizootic ulcerative syndrome into some countries in southern Africa; the occurrence of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia in several countries.
Keywords: animal diseases, status world wide