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CI'RREIIT NMIE.ASTLE DISEASE SITIIATION
There ls nothing to be alarmed about ln New l{exico with regard to the
Newcastle disease at present. No new case has been reported since June L97O.
However, the situation ln Callfornia te stlll very serl.ous with'nert caaeg
turnlng up almost daily. Rrmors are that L.2 to 1.5 nillion chickens are
or will be involved in slaughter programs with'the poeelblllty of the nrnber
rising
A reviev of the situatlon ae lt occurred ln England in 1970 - 71 reveale
that the slaughter program was not carried out but that an intinslve vaccLna-tion
program nas instltuted. The English authoritles felt that slaughter was
not the anslrer as it had failed for many years whlle the program ltas in effeet.
We can only urge you to uae a sound vaccination program to protect your
birdg against Newcastle dlseage. ltris cannot end when they go into the lay-ing
house. If a nlld vacctne 81 - La Sota straine are used, revaccination
.v-ry 60 days is highly deaireaEle as a long lasting durable irmrunity ie not
produced especially by th"e 81 strain, The ltater route ie not congidered satls-iactory
for adequate prot'ectlon. Spray or lndlvidual applicatlons are best.
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Effective ilarch LO, L972, the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) placed new improt restrictlons on all poultry lncludlng psittacine
birds (parrots, macalts, mynaha, parakeets, cockatoos and others). Although
the new USDA regulatlons are directed primarily toward preventing the intro-duction
of Newcastle disease, they superimpose additional requirements on
existing Public llealth Servlce regualtions concerning the importatlon of Psitt-acine
bir{s.
The new requirements given by IISDA are that all entering or returning.
psittaeine birdsr-includlng personal peta, undergo isolation and approved
medication for 45 days at a facillty located overaeas and approved by USDA.
In addition, USDA requires a 30-day post entry laolatlon period in the U. S.
tn approved faciLitl.es. Ports of entry for lncomlng btrds are now restricted
to Honolulu, tos Angeles, Ml.aml, Netf, York, Seattle, as well as San Ysidro,
California (for birde coming" fron Mexico) and Buffalo or Detroit (for birds
cmlng fron Canada). ';
(CDC Veterinary hrbLic Health Notes)