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Emergency Management Warning 87:
Exotic Newcastle Disease Confirmed in the United
States
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.
Current Statistics (as of 8:00 p.m. PST, April 23, 2003)
Operations in
ProgressCurrent Statistics:
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California |
Texas |
Total |
|
Premises Currently Quarantined |
16,742 |
223 |
16,965 |
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Current Positive Premises |
897 backyard 21 commercial |
1 backyard 0 commercial |
898 backyard 21 commercial |
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Current Contact Premises |
1,514 backyard 1 commercial |
39 backyard 0 commercial |
1,553 backyard 1 commercial |
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Premises Pending Depopulation |
28 |
0 |
28 | Cumulative
Statistics:
|
California |
Texas |
Total |
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Total Premises Quarantined |
16,866 |
223 |
16,965 |
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Total Premises Released |
889 backyard 21 commercial |
1 backyard 0 commercial |
890 backyard 21 commercial |
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Total Premises Depopulated |
2,429 |
40 |
2,469 |
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Total Premises Depopulated |
28 |
0 |
28 |
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Total Birds Depopulated |
3,519,543 |
2,002 |
3,521,545 |
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Counties with Quarantined Premises |
Los Angeles Riverside Orange San
Bernadino San Diego Ventura
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El Paso |
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Completed Operations (Final
Numbers)
|
California |
Texas |
Total |
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Total Infected Premises |
1 |
|
11 |
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Total Contact Premises |
3 |
128 |
131 |
|
Total Premises Quarantined |
0 |
145 |
145 |
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Total Premises Released |
61 |
9 |
70 |
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Total Premises Depopulated |
4 |
138 |
142 |
Total Birds Depopulated |
269 |
2,746 |
3,015 |
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Last Infected Premises Deopulated |
2/7/03 |
1/29/03 |
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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
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).
• DNA
sequencing analysis confirms that the Texas END outbreak was caused by a
separate introduction of virus and not by movement of virus from the
affected areas in California, Nevada, or Arizona. Intensified surveillance
in El Paso County, TX, and the surrounding areas has yielded no further
positive cases, suggesting that our early detection and swift response has
worked well to contain and eliminate this outbreak.
· APHIS'
enhanced surveillance plan includes the surveillance of 13,638 premises
from the Central California Incident Command Post (ICP). Surveillance
numbers for the Inland Desert and South Coast ICP's were unavailable at
the time this report was prepared.
Outreach Activities
• Over the next several weeks, the Task Force will be participating in
celebrations in California's Hispanic and Latino communities to help
educate citizens about End. Approximately 500,000 people will receive
Spanish-language educational materials at the Fiesta Broadway event. The
Task Force will also participate in the Cinco de Mayo celebrations in
Lincoln Park.
• 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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