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Emergency Management Warning 101:
Exotic Newcastle Disease in the United
States
Exotic Newcastle disease (END) was confirmed on October 1, 2002, in the
State of California and is now in the final phase of total eradication.
For the past four weeks only three new backyard urban flocks have been
detected and they were immediately depopulated. The Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has also recently taken the following
significant regulatory actions:
1. A prohibition on the interstate
and international movement of animals for fighting, which directly
addressed gamefowl movements for fighting, was published in the
Federal Register on May 12, 2003.
2. With the complete
eradication of END in the States of Nevada and Arizona, effective
May 14, 2003, APHIS lifted federal quarantines on the five counties
affected in Nevada and Arizona. Additionally, all Federal/State
emergency response incident command posts in the two States have been
closed.
3. With the successful eradication of END in the single index flock in
Texas, the Federal/State incident command post in Socorro, TX, has also
been closed and the quarantine lifted on the five counties affected in
Texas and New Mexico.
APHIS is currently conducting END strategy
meetings planning for final eradication and surveillance activities.
Although all indicators show that END is nearing eradication in the United
States, APHIS is still conducting an enhanced national END surveillance
program throughout the United States.
Current Statistics:
Cumulative Statistics:
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California |
Texas |
Arizona |
Nevada |
Total |
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Total Premises
Quarantined |
18,369 |
497 |
67 |
155 |
19,088 |
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Total Premises
Released |
3,133 |
2 |
66 |
155 |
3,356 |
Total Positive
Premises |
920 (no change)
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1 (no change) |
1 (no change) |
10 (no change) |
932 (no change)
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Total Premises
Depopulated |
2,485 |
41 |
6 |
147 |
2,679 |
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Total Birds
Depopulated |
3,739,392 |
1,871 |
269 |
2,746 |
3,744,278 |
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Counties with Currently
Positive and/or Contact Premises |
Los Angeles Riverside San Bernadino San
Diego
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Operational Update
• Effective January 7, 2003, APHIS imposed a federal quarantine that
regulates the interstate movement of all species of birds and poultry
products from Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino,
San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties, CA.
• Effective
January 17, 2003, APHIS imposed a federal quarantine that regulates the
interstate movement of all species of birds and poultry products from
Clark and a portion of Nye County, NV.
• Effective February 10,
2003, APHIS imposed a federal quarantine that regulates the interstate
movement of all species of birds and poultry products from all of La Paz
and Yuma Counties and a portion of Mohave County, AZ.
• Effective
May 14, 2003, Mohave and Yuma Counties, AZ, Nye County, NV, and portions
of La Paz County, AZ, and Clark County, NV, were removed from the list of
quarantined areas because of exotic Newcastle disease.
• Effective
April 10, 2003, APHIS imposed a federal quarantine that regulates the
interstate movement of all species of birds and poultry products from all
of El Paso and Hudspeth Counties, TX, and Dona Ana, Luna, and Otero
Counties, NM. The federal quarantine was placed on counties beyond the
infected county due to their proximity to the infected county.
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Effective May 14, 2003, APHIS imposed a federal quarantine that regulates
the interstate movement of all species of birds and poultry products from
a portion of Kern County, CA.
• The Incident Command Post in Texas
has been closed. Operational activities have been completed. Intra-county
movement restrictions are to be removed in El Paso County.
• The
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared an extraordinary
emergency for the States of Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, and New
Mexico. These declarations allow USDA to apply federal authority within
Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas.
• Effective May
13, 2003, operational activities at the Nevada Incident Command were
officially complete and the Command was closed. Dr. David Thain, State
Veterinarian for Nevada will handle any remaining inquiries. An Animal
Health Technician will remain at the site to conduct truck
disinfections.
• Effective May 15, 2003, operational activities at
the Arizona Incident Command were officially complete and the Command was
closed. Dr. Dee Harris, Area Veterinarian in Charge will handle any
remaining inquiries.
• Effective June 5, 2003, APHIS removed Dona Ana, Luna, and Otero
Counties, NM, Hudspeth County, TX, and portions of El Paso County, TX,
from the list of quarantined areas. This action removes restrictions on
the movement of birds, poultry, and certain other articles from those
areas.
• The Central California Incident Command Post is concluding
active operations and will close at the end of this week.
Outreach Activities
• On a daily basis, Task Force personnel are communicating
information concerning surveillance, depopulation, and cleaning and
disinfection operations to all affected city managers in Southern
California.
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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