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Archive Number |
20030108.0060 |
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08-JAN-2003 |
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PRO/AH/EDR> Newcastle disease, game
birds & poultry - USA (CA)(03) |
NEWCASTLE DISEASE, GAME BIRDS & POULTRY - USA (CALIFORNIA) (03)
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Date: 8 Jan 03
From: Thomas E. Walton <thomas.e.walton@usda.gov>
Source: official APHIS release [edited]
Subject: Emergency Management Warning 15: Newcastle Disease Confirmed in
California
Officials with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) are conducting an
eradication campaign for Newcastle disease. The disease was confirmed on 1
Oct 2002, and has now spread beyond backyard flocks to affect 3 commercial
operations. Clinical signs in infected birds include respiratory, nervous,
and gastrointestinal signs. Mortality is up to 90 percent of exposed
birds. Investigations are ongoing and all figures are pending final
validation. Veterinary Services (VS) is working to rapidly expand staff on
the Task Force. Over the next 3 months, VS expects to deploy 100 people
per week to the Task Force for 3-week rotations, and is canceling meetings
and training to meet the personnel demands.
Situation Update:
Investigations are on-going and all figures are pending final validation.
Number of premises positive (clinical and contacts): 1146 (up 10 from 1/6)
Number of premises depopulated: 637
Premises waiting to be depopulated: 509
Birds depopulated to date: 146 296 (approximate)
Counties with positive flocks: Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San
Diego
Operational Update:
3 commercial flocks have been confirmed with Newcastle disease in
Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties, CA. The 3 operations
housed approximately 1.2 million birds. Depopulation of these birds has
already begun.
The California State Veterinarian has imposed a quarantine (Food and
Agriculture Code Section 9562) on the following counties: All of Los
Angeles County; All of Orange County; Portions of Riverside County;
Portions of San Bernardino County; and All of San Diego County.
Effective 21 Nov 2002, APHIS imposed a federal quarantine that regulates
the interstate movement of poultry and poultry products from Los Angeles,
portions of Riverside, and portions of San Bernardino Counties, CA.
Poultry species affected by California's quarantine are: Chickens, Turkeys,
Ducks, Geese, Partridges, Pheasants, Quails, Guinea Fowl, Pea Fowl
(Peacocks), Doves, Pigeons, Swans Ratites, Ratite Eggs
Veterinary Services has worked with the U.S. Postal Service to affirm that
poultry will not be able to move out of the quarantined areas through the mail.
State and animal health officials are conducting door-to-door surveys to
identify fowl and other birds in the affected areas and are following up on
epidemiological associations.
To date, depopulation, cleaning and disinfecting, and carcass disposal are
being conducted by CDFA and APHIS.
CDFA has closed all poultry exhibits and fairs and expositions within the
State of California.
Affected and exposed poultry are being euthanized and double-bagged. Task
Force members are disinfecting the bags and transporting the carcasses to
restricted landfills for burial.
All door-to-door surveillance, along with interviews has established that
there have been no links to eastern States within the United States and no
exposure to other poultry in other States.
Local commercial table egg layer birds are being closely monitored and will
only be allowed to move intrastate under CDFA monitoring and spent-hen
movement restricted to the day they are scheduled for processing.
Trade Issues:
Argentina has banned poultry, eggs, and related products from the entire
United States.
Azerbaijan has banned poultry and poultry products from the quarantined
areas in the State of California.
Bulgaria has banned poultry and poultry products from the State of California.
Canada has banned all poultry, poultry products, and eggs from the State of
California.
China has banned poultry and poultry products from the State of California.
Colombia has banned poultry and poultry products from the entire United States.
The European Union has banned live poultry and hatching eggs, live ratites
and hatching eggs, fresh poultry meat, fresh meat and farmed or wild game
birds, and fresh ratite meat from the entire United States.
Grenada has banned poultry and poultry products from the entire United States.
Guam has banned live poultry from the Mainland United States. Table and
hatching eggs are allowed to be imported into Guam.
Guatemala has banned poultry and poultry products from the quarantined
areas in the State of California.
Hungary has banned poultry and poultry products from the State of California.
Indonesia has banned poultry and poultry products from a 50-kilometer
radius of the quarantined areas in the State of California.
Iran has banned poultry and poultry products from the State of California.
Japan has banned poultry products from a 50-kilometer radius of the
quarantined areas in the State of California.
Jordan has banned poultry and poultry products from the entire United States.
Korea has banned poultry meat, live poultry, day-old chicks, hatching eggs,
and edible eggs from a 10-kilometer radius of the quarantined areas in the
State of California.
Latvia has banned poultry and poultry products from the quarantined areas
in the State of California.
Lithuania has banned poultry and poultry products from the quarantined
areas in the State of California.
Mauritius has banned poultry and poultry products from the quarantined
areas in the State of California.
Morocco has banned poultry and poultry products from the State of California.
New Caledonia has banned poultry and poultry products from the quarantined
areas in the State of California.
Philippines has banned poultry and poultry products from the State of
California.
Romania has banned poultry and poultry products from the State of California.
Saudi Arabia has banned poultry and poultry products from the State of
California.
Switzerland has banned poultry and poultry products from the quarantined
areas in the State of California.
Taiwan has banned poultry and poultry products and dry pet food containing
poultry from the State of California. Poultry and poultry products
transiting the State of California are allowed to be imported into Taiwan.
Thailand has banned the importation of any feed ingredients and/or complete
feed, which contain any part of poultry products/by-products that
originated in the State of California.
Uruguay has banned poultry and poultry products from the entire United States.
Western Samoa has banned poultry and poultry products from a 40 mile radius
from the quarantined areas in the State of California.
The following link is to the State of California's Newcastle disease website:
<http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/ah/Newcastle_info.htm>
The following link is to APHIS' Newcastle disease website:
<http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/enc/exoticnc.html>
Please forward this information to your federal, State, and industry
counterparts as necessary.
If you have questions about this situation, please feel free to call USDA,
APHIS, Veterinary Services, Emergency Programs at 800-940-6524,
301-734-8073, or e-mail at EMOC@APHIS.USDA.GOV
-----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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Thomas. E. Walton
<thomas.e.walton@usda.gov>
[see also:
Newcastle disease, game birds, poultry - USA (CA) (02) 20030104.0021
Newcastle disease, game birds, poultry - USA (CA) 20030103.0014
2002
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Newcastle disease, game birds, poultry - USA (CA) 20021228.6147
Newcastle disease, game birds - USA (CA) (11) 20021221.6104
Newcastle disease, game birds - USA (CA) (10) 20021216.6077
Newcastle disease, game birds - USA (CA) (09) 20021208.6014
Newcastle disease, game birds - USA (CA) (08) 20021203.5958
Newcastle disease, game birds - USA (CA) (07) 20021125.5893
Newcastle disease, game birds - USA (CA) (06) 20021112.5780
Newcastle disease, game birds - USA (CA) (05) 20021101.5689
Newcastle disease, game birds - USA (CA) (04) 20021026.5646
Newcastle disease, game birds - USA (CA) (03) 20021019.5603
Newcastle disease, game birds - USA (CA) (02) 20021012.5533
Newcastle disease, game birds - USA (TX): warning 20021006.5482
Newcastle disease, game birds - USA (CA): OIE 20021004.5468]
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