This article is all over the serama forum, I thought I'd share it with all of you
The following information was just released on the California Food and Agriculture website:
ALERT: EXOTIC NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN MEXICO
Mexico recently reported a case of Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). The affected flock located just south of the U.S. border in Tijuana was depopulated. USDA is interacting with Mexico to further assess the current situation. The OIE report is on http://web.oie.int/wahis/public.php?...reportid=10244
END is a contagious and fatal viral disease affecting all species of birds. Considered one of the most infectious diseases of poultry in the world, END is so virulent a death rate of almost 100 percent can occur and many birds die without showing any clinical signs. As END remains endemic (native to or prevalent) in Mexico, this case finding in Mexico and OIE report serve as a good reminder that foreign animal diseases, such as END or Avian Influenza, may be introduced into California at any time. Use of biosecurity practices is important to protect your birds from exposure to diseases.
To report sick birds, call the toll free State Bird Hotline: 866-922-2473.
Veterinarians and bird owners are encouraged to immediately submit sick birds to the California Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS) Laboratory System for diagnosis to assist us with rapid surveillance for foreign animal diseases. Poultry from small flock and backyard owners may be submitted to CAHFS at no charge. Early reporting and submitting of sick birds to the laboratory will assist in early diagnosis and help prevent a major END outbreak such as that experienced in 2002-03.
For additional information on END, please go to the USDA website at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_hea...osecurity/end/
For additional information on laboratory submissions please go to the CAHFS website at http://www.cahfs.ucdavis.edu/
Contact information for all of our laboratories may be found at http://www.cahfs.ucdavis.edu/contact/index.cfm. Please contact us at any time for additional information.
Historical review of 2002-2003 outbreak:
The 2002-03 END outbreak, originally confirmed in backyard poultry in the Good Hope Area of Southern California, spread to commercial poultry operations in California and backyard poultry in Arizona, Nevada and Texas. The Governor of California declared a State of Emergency, the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) declared an Extraordinary Emergency, and local emergencies were declared in San Diego, Riverside, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Counties. A USDA and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Task Force was formed that involved over 7,000 individuals rotating in and out over the course of the outbreak. Trade restrictions resulting from the disease had negative impacts on California and U.S. poultry and egg producers. The outbreak, from discovery to eradication, lasted eleven months. The outbreak response led to the depopulation of 3.16 million birds at a cost of $161 million.
At that time the 395 Concourse was severly affected by the END outbreak. Initially all racing was completely stopped, eventually we were allowed to sign wavers (allowing the State task force onto our property) and were allowed to race within the quarantine area only. Several members had their entire flocks decimated by this outbreak.
Watch your biosecurity and don't allow unknown birds into your lofts and for heavens sake don't allow the mixing of any type of chickens on the same property as your racing pigeons, until the outbreak is confirmed as being isolated only to Mexico.
The following information was just released on the California Food and Agriculture website:
ALERT: EXOTIC NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN MEXICO
Mexico recently reported a case of Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). The affected flock located just south of the U.S. border in Tijuana was depopulated. USDA is interacting with Mexico to further assess the current situation. The OIE report is on http://web.oie.int/wahis/public.php?...reportid=10244
END is a contagious and fatal viral disease affecting all species of birds. Considered one of the most infectious diseases of poultry in the world, END is so virulent a death rate of almost 100 percent can occur and many birds die without showing any clinical signs. As END remains endemic (native to or prevalent) in Mexico, this case finding in Mexico and OIE report serve as a good reminder that foreign animal diseases, such as END or Avian Influenza, may be introduced into California at any time. Use of biosecurity practices is important to protect your birds from exposure to diseases.
To report sick birds, call the toll free State Bird Hotline: 866-922-2473.
Veterinarians and bird owners are encouraged to immediately submit sick birds to the California Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS) Laboratory System for diagnosis to assist us with rapid surveillance for foreign animal diseases. Poultry from small flock and backyard owners may be submitted to CAHFS at no charge. Early reporting and submitting of sick birds to the laboratory will assist in early diagnosis and help prevent a major END outbreak such as that experienced in 2002-03.
For additional information on END, please go to the USDA website at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_hea...osecurity/end/
For additional information on laboratory submissions please go to the CAHFS website at http://www.cahfs.ucdavis.edu/
Contact information for all of our laboratories may be found at http://www.cahfs.ucdavis.edu/contact/index.cfm. Please contact us at any time for additional information.
Historical review of 2002-2003 outbreak:
The 2002-03 END outbreak, originally confirmed in backyard poultry in the Good Hope Area of Southern California, spread to commercial poultry operations in California and backyard poultry in Arizona, Nevada and Texas. The Governor of California declared a State of Emergency, the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) declared an Extraordinary Emergency, and local emergencies were declared in San Diego, Riverside, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino Counties. A USDA and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Task Force was formed that involved over 7,000 individuals rotating in and out over the course of the outbreak. Trade restrictions resulting from the disease had negative impacts on California and U.S. poultry and egg producers. The outbreak, from discovery to eradication, lasted eleven months. The outbreak response led to the depopulation of 3.16 million birds at a cost of $161 million.
At that time the 395 Concourse was severly affected by the END outbreak. Initially all racing was completely stopped, eventually we were allowed to sign wavers (allowing the State task force onto our property) and were allowed to race within the quarantine area only. Several members had their entire flocks decimated by this outbreak.
Watch your biosecurity and don't allow unknown birds into your lofts and for heavens sake don't allow the mixing of any type of chickens on the same property as your racing pigeons, until the outbreak is confirmed as being isolated only to Mexico.
