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Okay, I did a little more searching. I still can't find a direct link to stories about the case in Missouri, but I have seen some sites reference an outbreak in Missouri at an exotic bird facility in 1996 so that must be it.
Anyway, here is a good article about the more recent outbreaks...
http://www.birdsnways.com/newcastle/
To quote part of the article..."USDA APHIS reports 3,923,678 birds have been put to death in CA, 269 in AZ and 2,746 in NV, 1,871 in TX, a total of 3,928,564. Number of positive premises - 920 CA, 1 AZ, 10 NV, 1 TX, total 932."
So, almost 4 million birds killed! I can't think of any other disease where they put down whole flocks like this.
Anyway, here is a good article about the more recent outbreaks...
http://www.birdsnways.com/newcastle/
To quote part of the article..."USDA APHIS reports 3,923,678 birds have been put to death in CA, 269 in AZ and 2,746 in NV, 1,871 in TX, a total of 3,928,564. Number of positive premises - 920 CA, 1 AZ, 10 NV, 1 TX, total 932."
So, almost 4 million birds killed! I can't think of any other disease where they put down whole flocks like this.