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Emergency Management Warning 84:
Exotic Newcastle Disease Confirmed in the United States
All information in the following Notice marked with an asterisk (*)
identifies changes since the last Notice was sent out.
Exotic
Newcastle disease (END) was confirmed on October 1, 2002, in the State of
California, and has now spread beyond backyard flocks to affect 22
commercial operations in California. On January 16, 2003, END was also
confirmed in a backyard flock in the State of Nevada. A backyard flock was
confirmed with END on February 4, 2003, in the State of Arizona. On April
9, 2003, END was confirmed in backyard fowl in Texas. Clinical signs in
infected birds include respiratory, nervous, and gastrointestinal signs.
Mortality is up to 90% of exposed birds. Investigations are on-going and
all figures are pending final validation. Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS) personnel and other federal government
personnel are working with the States to consider additional resources to
meet the labor demands at the Task Forces. APHIS has implemented a plan
for enhanced national END surveillance.
* Situation Update (as of 8:00 p.m. PST, April 16, 2003)
| Arizona |
California |
Nevada |
Texas |
Grand Total |
Number of premises
quarantined |
1 |
16,213
|
154 |
48 |
16,416 |
Number of premises
released |
60 |
96 |
9 |
0 |
165 |
|
Number of premises positive |
*1 |
890 (up 1 from 4/16)
|
** 10 |
1 (no change since 4/10) |
902 (up 2 from 4/16) |
Number of contact premises |
3 |
1,535 ( -2 from 4/16) |
128 |
37 (up 3 from 4/16) |
1,703 (up 1 from
4/16) |
|
Number of premises depopulated |
4 |
2,377 |
138 |
31 |
2,550 |
Premises waiting to be depopulated |
0 |
48 |
0 |
7 |
55 |
Birds depopulated to
date |
269 |
3,456,927 |
2,746 |
1,924 |
3,461,866 |
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Counties with quarantined premises |
La Paz |
Los Angeles Riverside Orange San
Bernardino San Diego Ventura |
Clark |
El Paso |
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* The last infected premises in Arizona was depopulated on February 7,
2003. ** The last infected premises in Nevada was depopulated on
January 29, 2003.
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
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.
• *A quarantine was placed on a portion of New Mexico because of its
proximity to the infected area in the State of Texas
• 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.
• Currently there are 22 commercial flocks in the State of
California affected by END. The breakdown of the commercial premises
involved is as follows: 4 premises in Riverside County (3 infected and 1
contact), 7 premises in San Diego County (7 infected), and 11 premises in
San Bernardino County (11 infected).
• *Of the 2,605 premises designated for depopulation, 97.8% have been
completed..
• APHIS' enhanced surveillance plan includes the surveillance of 22,410
premises from the Central California Task Force, 3,474 premises from the
Inland Desert Task Force, and 750 premises from the South Coast Task
Force. All of these premises currently reside outside the quarantined area
in the State of California.
• The Central Valley Incident Command
Post in Modesto, CA, is staffed and working cooperatively with
approximately 15 – 20 county officials to implement efficient surveillance
measures throughout the Central Valley.
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.
• Currently, Task Force information personnel field
approximately 450 calls per week from the public through the Joint
Information Center phone bank. This is a twenty-fold increase from the
number of calls in October 2002. On average, approximately 300 of these
calls require follow-up action by the Inland Desert or South Coast
Incident Command Posts.
• The Task Force information staff provides
daily updates to approximately 50 media outlets in California. In
addition, in Area Command alone, the information staff field approximately
70 media calls per week.
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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