California

The confirmation of virulent Newcastle Disease in Ventura County in Southern California signals serious spread. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian-influenza-disease/vnd/!ut/p/z1/04_iUlDg4tKPAFJABpSA0fpReYllmemJJZn5eYk5-hH6kVFm8X6Gzu4GFiaGPu6uLoYGjh6Wnt4e5mYG7mam-l5gjQj9IBPw64iA6oAqh1P6kUZFvs6-6fpRBYklGbqZeWn5-hFleSn6BdlRkQDKFRsj/

As exotic Newcastle outbreaks spread, the number of countries banning poultry imports also grows https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/exporting-products/export-library-requirements-by-country

APHIS has reported an outbreak of virulent Newcastle Disease in Southern California via press releases and audio files. The first case was at a Los Angeles County exhibition, although the site of infection is unclear. Subsequently 12 additional backyard farms in southwestern San Bernardino County have been confirmed. Several countries have banned import of poultry products, largely from the above two counties. Sequence analysis indicates the outbreaks are most closely related to virus from a 2002/2003 outbreak in Southern California, with additional cases in backyard farms in Arizona, Nevada, and Texas. That outbreak was related to outbreaks in Mexico and Central Ame…