Virulent Newcastle’s Disease in Minnesota!

[Brahma Chicken5000]

This was posted to Facebook on a chicken group I follow within the last few hours.

 

[Kiki]

I just called the Minnesota board of animal health to verify.

They are working on trying to update their main website.

 

[HuffleClaw]

@MagpieDucks...

 

[21hens-incharge]

That stinks!

 

[DiYMama540]

Oh no....I really hate to hear this.
support going out to our friends in Minnesota!!!

 

[casportpony]

"Wild bird reservoir species
Birds of the Columbidae family (pigeons and doves) and double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) have been implicated as reservoir species for virulent strains of NDV in North America [31]. Sampling of mute swans (Cygnus olor) in the Great Lakes region and along the Atlantic coast of the United States resulted in the detection of live virus and NDV antibodies in 8.7 and 60% of birds, respectively [32]. This suggests that mute swans are regularly exposed to avian avulaviruses and may contribute to viral maintenance in the environment. Kim et al. sampled waterfowl and shorebirds from eight states within the U.S. and compared them to samples from live bird markets collected between 2005 and 2006 and found genetically related viruses [33]. Research on NDV in wild ducks, gulls, and shorebirds found novel viral diversity, but no fusion gene sequences associated with high pathogenicity in poultry [34]. These findings indicate that viral transmission may occur between wild birds and poultry, but virulent strains are likely not reservoired by the majority of wild birds, with pigeons, doves, and double-crested cormorants being the exception."
Source:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5659000/#Sec5title

 

[Folly's place]

Better than it might be, but not good. All the best to the folks in Minnesota!
Mary

 

[Soy Milano]

Newcastle disease is everywhere. Most wild birds carry it. This is why it was so ridiculous of the CDFA in CA to think that they can try to eradicate it.

 

[Folly's place]

Not so! Virulent Newcastle disease is not endemic in the USA, and it's worth keeping it that way.

 

[igorsMistress]

"Wild bird reservoir species
Birds of the Columbidae family (pigeons and doves) and double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) have been implicated as reservoir species for virulent strains of NDV in North America [31]. Sampling of mute swans (Cygnus olor) in the Great Lakes region and along the Atlantic coast of the United States resulted in the detection of live virus and NDV antibodies in 8.7 and 60% of birds, respectively [32]. This suggests that mute swans are regularly exposed to avian avulaviruses and may contribute to viral maintenance in the environment. Kim et al. sampled waterfowl and shorebirds from eight states within the U.S. and compared them to samples from live bird markets collected between 2005 and 2006 and found genetically related viruses [33]. Research on NDV in wild ducks, gulls, and shorebirds found novel viral diversity, but no fusion gene sequences associated with high pathogenicity in poultry [34]. These findings indicate that viral transmission may occur between wild birds and poultry, but virulent strains are likely not reservoired by the majority of wild birds, with pigeons, doves, and double-crested cormorants being the exception."
Source:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5659000/#Sec5title

Thank you for this!