LOS ANGELES county CA under bird quarantine :(

[LuckyCluckyCA]

That's scary. I'm in NorCal. I will do research to see what's the haps in our neck of the woods. When did you receive/read this?

Today. I asked when it went into effect- today. There have been localized area that were quarantined and somevwhere they came and took everyone’s birds in a 3 mile radius and put them down

 

[LuckyCluckyCA]

stupid question... so when they are saying this

does this happen? does the testing happen when they come to your place? how do they know all the chicken owners in los angeles?

It does happen. A dog show friend hadbthem show up to her house. People go door to door in a 3 mile radius from where a bird tests positive

 

[LuckyCluckyCA]

Scary thing is that people don’t want their birds killed so they rehome the birds to someone else because they are healthy and in saving their birds put others at risk

 

[LuckyCluckyCA]

La county is large. I believe riverside and San Bernardino flocks are quarantined too. I just read what part affected me. I got info from a very well known vet so I knew info was accurate.

 

[Kathy Golla]

Ladies please keep in mind this effort has been going on for nearly a year. The expanded quarantine is listed here:
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/Animal_Health/pdfs/VND_RegionalQuarantine_1.pdf
Parts of Riverside, San Bernardino counties and parts of LA county have been quarantined for quite a while. If you look at the maps you can see where things have been localized and how they are expanding the quarantine borders.
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/Animal_Health/pdfs/OverallDetections.pdf

If people would stop moving their birds around the CDFA might be able to get their arms around it better.

 

[LuckyCluckyCA]

Added this to original
Post- the official press release dated today.

Virulent Newcastle Disease Update: Quarantine Boundaries Modified in Southern California

SACRAMENTO, February 27, 2019 – California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones today modified Southern California’s quarantine area to further restrict bird movement as work continues to eradicate virulent Newcastle disease (VND). The quarantine mandates the reporting of sick birds and prohibits poultry owners from moving birds in all of Los Angeles County, and in large areas of San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

The modified quarantine extends from the northern and southern borders of western Riverside County to the Salton Sea—including the Coachella Valley—and as far east as Yucca Valley in San Bernardino County, with a northern boundary of State Route 58 at the Kern County line. The quarantine language and a map may be found at CDFA’s VND Web site.

The quarantine requires bird owners to allow diagnostic testing, to isolate poultry from other species, to cease exhibitions, to stop the shipping and receiving of birds, and to enhance biosecurity.

“By modifying the quarantine area in Southern California, we are building upon an ongoing effort to eradicate virulent Newcastle disease,” said Dr. Jones. “The primary way that VND spreads is by people moving sick birds. Extending the prohibition of bird movement across a larger area is the next logical step in being able to stop the spread of the virus and to eradicate the disease.”

VND is a nearly-always fatal respiratory infection in poultry. Birds may seem healthy but will die within days of being infected. There is no cure. The virus is also transmitted by people who have VND on their clothes or shoes, and by equipment or vehicles that can transport the disease from place to place.

There are no human health concerns provided that any meat or eggs are cooked properly. People who come in direct contact with the virus may develop conjunctivitis-like symptoms or run a mild fever.

The only way to stop the virus and eradicate the disease is to euthanize birds. This includes all infected birds as well as birds within heavily-infected areas.

Since May 2018, staff from the California Department of Agriculture (CDFA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have been working in joint incident command to eradicate VND in Southern California. The highly contagious virus has resulted, or will soon result, in the euthanasia of more than one million birds in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties.

Birds from four poultry industry producers in Riverside County and two poultry industry producer in San Bernardino County have also been infected with VND and all birds in those facilities have been or will be euthanized.

For more information about movement restrictions, biosecurity, and testing requirements, please call the Sick Bird Hotline (866) 922-2473 or email [email protected]

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

stupid question... so when they are saying this

does this happen? does the testing happen when they come to your place? how do they know all the chicken owners in los angeles?

They go door to door in the quarantine zone and I believe the 5 miles around the zone and ask if there are birds on the premises and they test them on site.

 

[lissalischicks]

So do they euthanize even if they aren't infected?

 

[Relleoms]

Any idea how long the virus can remain dormant on clothes or shoes? My in-laws live in LA; could they bring the disease with them when they come visit? How likely could that be?

 

[Kiki]

Please call your state vet if you are in the area.
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/Animal_Health/newcastle_disease_info.html