Good Afternoon
Here is an update on the HPAI H7 in Lincoln TN and the LPAI H5N2 Wisconsin. More information will be provided tomorrow.
Lyndon
Lyndon Badcoe BVSc, MVS, DVSc
Avian Health Veterinarian and Epidemiologist
Washington State Department of Agriculture
1111 Washington St. SE
Olympia WA 98504
Office phone: 360-725-5763
Fax: 360-902-2087
Cell phone: 360-507-6219
E-mail: [email protected]
WSDA Avian Health Program NPIP: http://agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal/AvianHealth/AvianNPIP.aspx
To AI and ND Information Group
See the notes from Dr. Brightbill of PA and Paul Brennan of IN below:
Good afternoon,
Please review the attached press release detailing an outbreak in Lincoln County Tennessee of a High Path H7 strain that tentatively appears to be consistent with a North American Wild Bird Lineage. The affected operation was a broiler breeder operation involving eight houses containing approximately 10,000 birds each. Approximately 130 birds in one house showed signs of respiratory distress and on necropsy signs were consistent with HPAI. H7 was confirmed by NVSL and N type is pending. Issue was detected on Friday and by Saturday 5 out of the 8 barns had been depopulated by foaming. As of this afternoon the remaining three barns have been depopulated and direct on farm burial is in progress. Surveillance of commercial poultry within a 10 mile zone is underway and testing in the infected zone has been negative. There are no hatcheries within the 10 mile zone.
Another hot spot that just showed up is Wisconsin. Limited details are available but apparently a LPAI H5N2 North American Wild Bird Lineage was detected in asymptomatic a Tom Turkey flock. Premise is currently under QT and consists of 6 barns and approximately a total of 84,000 birds. At this time the State of Wisconsin and USDA plan to closely monitor the flocks for clinical signs, test the flock every 7 days and control market the toms.
At this time there is no evidence that this North American Wild Bird Lineage is associated with the North American/Eurasian Wild Bird Lineage that previously affected the Midwest.
USDA will be offering an industry wide conference call tomorrow at 1 PM EST to update all stakeholders on situation.
Please remind your fellow farmers of the need to practice the highest level of biosecurity to safeguard our poultry within Pennsylvania and across the nation.
Sincerely,
Dr. Brightbill
Kevin Brightbill, DVM | Assistant Director
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture| Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services
2301 North Cameron Street | Harrisburg, PA 17110
Phone: 717.705.1626| Fax: 717.787.1868
www.agriculture.state.pa.us
To ISPA Board, NPIP and Expanded EPDP Committee Members:
In addition to the H7N
x highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)
in Tennessee broiler breeders confirmed at NVSL and announced yesterday, Saturday, March 05; there is also an asymptomatic Barron County, Wisconsin LPAI H5N2. The LPAI was a North American wild bird strain quite different from that of the 2015 incident The diagnosed turkey premise includes 6, 14,000 tom barns, 3 each of two ages. The flock will be controlled marketing. Surveillance is ongoing.
Barron County, Wisconsin
Thanks,
Paul
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Paul Wm.Brennan
Executive Vice President
Indiana State Poultry Association
915 West State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054
Ph: 765-494-8517
Fx: 765-496-1600
INPoultry.org
Oh my, I never thought of that...but we are out in the sticks on the bayou Willapa, so I doubt anyone would hear...if they did, they'd probably think I was hollaring at Einstein !
