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Emergency Management Warning 1
Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) Confirmed in a Backyard Flock in the
State of Nevada
END has been confirmed in a backyard flock in Las Vegas, NV. The
State has already instituted a quarantine of all of Clark County and
portions of Nye County. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS) and the State of Nevada have begun surveillance efforts of the
backyard bird population and have begun efforts to establish a Task Force
in Nevada. The affected backyard flock will be depopulated. There are no
commercial flocks in Nevada.
Subsequent Emergency Management
Warnings regarding this Nevada situation will be included in the daily
Emergency Management Warnings updating the California END
situation.
Please forward this information to your Federal, State,
and industry counterparts as
necessary.
Definitions
Emergency Management
Issue is for information with no impact on APHIS Emergency Management
Notice is an ongoing incident with potential impact on APHIS Emergency
Management Warning is an ongoing incident with almost certain impact on
APHIS
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