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Emergency Management Warning 97:
Exotic Newcastle Disease Confirmed 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 week only seven new backyard urban flocks have been
detected and they were immediate 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 on 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.
APHIS is currently conducting END strategy meetings
planning for final eradication and surveillance activities. All U.S.
trading partners should be assured that all commercial U.S. poultry
genetics and products can be certified as END-free.
Operations in
ProgressCurrent Statistics:
Cumulative
Statistics:
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California |
Texas |
Arizona |
Nevada |
Total |
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Total Premises
Quarantined |
18,001 |
498 |
67 |
155 |
18,721 |
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Total Premises
Released |
2,907 |
2 |
66 |
155 |
3,130 |
Total Positive
Premises |
920 (+2)
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1 (no change) |
1 (no change) |
10 (no change) |
932 (+2)
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Total Premises
Depopulated |
2,469 |
41 |
6 |
147 |
2,663 |
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Total Birds
Depopulated |
3,493,454 |
1,871 |
269 |
2,746 |
3,498,340 |
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Counties with Currently
Positive and/or Contact Premises |
Kern Los Angeles Riverside San
Bernadino San Diego Ventura
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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.
• A
quarantine was placed on a portion of New Mexico because of its proximity
to the infected area in the State of Texas
• 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.
Outreach Activities
• In conjunction with the Task Force, the Texas Animal Health
Commission in Austin continues to send out information packets to
stakeholder organizations; most recently, the commission has mailed
materials to feed stores, veterinary clinics and pet stores.
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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