Websites

USDA APHIS website
USDA APHIS Exotic Newcastle Disease (END)Page
California Department of Agriculture CDFA website
CDFA Newcastle Disease page
New CDFA Animal Health page
U.C. Davis Poultry Web Page
California Farm Bureau END Information
State of Nevada Exotic Newcastle Disease Page
Exotic Newcastle Disease in Southern Nevada - Dept of Wildlife
State of Arizona Exotic Newcastle Disease Page
State of Texas Exotic Newcastle Disease Page

Quarantine Announcements and Press Releases

Recently Published APHIS Rules & Notices
CDFA: Newcastle Outbreak Detected in CA - 10/03/02
Federal Register: Exotic Newcastle Disease; Designation of Quarantined Area 11/26/02.
CDFA 01/02/03: More Commercial Poultry Facilities Identified With END Quarantine Extended
Federal Register: 01/10/03 Declaration of Extraordinary Emergency Because of Exotic Newcastle Disease - CA effective 01/06/03
CDFA Notice of Regional Quarantine Affecting Bird Owners effective 01/07/03 (PDF)
Federal Register: 01/13/03 Exotic Newcastle Disease; Additions to Quarantined Area - CA effective 01/07/03.
State of Nevada's press release regarding END 01/16/03.
Federal Register of 01/24/03 Exotic Newcastle Disease; Additions to Quarantined Area - NV effective 01/17/03.
Federal Register: 01/24/03 Declaration of Extraordinary Emergency Because of Exotic Newcastle Disease - NV effective 01/17/03
CRIT 02/04/02 Press Release AZ.
State of Emergency Declared AZ 02/05/03
Federal Register: 02/13/03 Declaration of Extraordinary Emergency Because of Exotic Newcastle Disease - AZ effective 02/07/03
Arizona DOA Director's Administrative Order effective 02/10/03
Federal Register 02/14/03: Additions to Quarantined Area - AZ eff 02/10/03
Exotic Newcastle Disease Task Force to begin Central Valley Surveillance Program 03/03/03 CDFA (PDF)
Map of CA, NV and AZ State & Federal Quarantine Zones 03/17/03 CDFA
Federal Register: 02/13/03 Declaration of Extraordinary Emergency Because of Exotic Newcastle Disease - AZ effective 02/07/03
Press realease 04/11/03: USDA Quarantines Areas In Texas And New Mexico For Exotic Newcastle Disease APHIS effective 04/09/03
Exotic Newcastle Disease Confirmed in Texas; Five Counties Quarantined in Texas and New Mexico TAHC 04/10/03 PDF
Map of TX and NM Quarantine Areas 04/14/03.
Federal Register 05/19/03: Newcastle Quarantine expanded to part of Kern County effective 05/13/03 (PDF 64 KB).
Updated CA quarantine map 05/08/03.
Federal Register 05/19/03: Quarantine removed from Arizona and Nevada effective 05/14/03 (PDF 78 KB)
Federal Register 06/11/03: Quarantine lifted in NM and TX counties effective 06/05/03.
Reduction in Quarantine Area Federal Register 08/04/03 effective 07/30/03 (PDF).
USDA Lifts Quarantine for Newcastle Disease in CA effective 09/16/03
Exotic Newcastle Disease; Removal of Areas From Quarantine Federal Register 09/19/03 effective 09/16/03

Quarantine Policies & Information

Comparing State and Federal Quarantines for Exotic Newcastle Disease in California 01/07/03
Shows Recommended Action for Managers 01/07/03 CDFA (PDF)
Information for Bird owners - Questions and Answers on Regional Bird Quarantine 01/07/03 CA (English & Spanish)
END Task Force Expands Opportunities for Home Quarantine and Isolation for Caged Birds 02/13/03 CDFA
Exotic Newcastle Disease Policy on Pet and Exotic Birds 02/13/03 CDFA
Notice of Required Action Pursuant to Quarantine (FORM) - 03/17/03 CDFA (PDF)

Newcastle Disease Description, Signs, etc.

USDA APHIS Exotic Newcastle Disease: Clinical Signs and Disease Description
Velogenic Newcastle Disease - GrayBook
Brochures and Fact Sheets concerning Caged Birds and Disease Prevention from USDA and CDFA (California)
USDA END Fact Sheet January 2003
Fact Sheet: Exotic Newcastle Disease in Caged (Exotic) Birds - Information for Bird Owners - 01/07/03 CDFA
Exotic Newcastle Disease in Game Fowl, United States Impact Worksheet 10/09/02 - APHIS
Pigeons and Exotic Newcastle Disease - UCDavis

Control, Prevention & Biosecurity

U.C. Davis Disease Control & Biosecurity
Recommendations to Prevent the Spread of Exotic Newcastle Disease - Commercial Flocks
Recommendations to Prevent the Spread of Exotic Newcastle Disease - Small Flocks
Biosecurity for Poultry Flocks
Sanitation-Disinfection Basics
Fact Sheet: Biosecurity Guidelines to Prevent the Spread of Exotic Newcastle Disease - Information for Bird Owners
Biosecurity Footbaths for Exotic Newcastle Disease - Information for Bird Owners
National Biosecurity Resource Center for Animal Health Emergencies (NBRC)
Boot Cleaning and Disinfection (NBRC)
Exotic Newcastle Disease Eradication: A Multi-Agency Challenge
TAHC Exotic Newcastle Disease brochure PDF)

Policies of Unaffected States

Florida Bans all birds from CA, NV, AZ (January 20, 2003)
Georgia Bans all birds from southern CA, part of NV (January 17, 2003) PDF
Hawaii Bans all birds from southern CA, poultry all CA (January 24, 2003) PDF
Iowa Bans all birds & avian products from CA, NV, AZ (February 6, 2003) PDF
Massachusetts Bans all birds from CA, NV, AZ (February 5, 2003) PDF
Oregon Bans all birds and materials from CA, NV, AZ and anyplace under END quarantine (January 17, 2003) PDF
Texas Bans all birds from quarantined areas of CA, NV, AZ (February 7, 2003) PDF
Utah Bans all birds from quarantined areas of CA, NV, AZ (January 16, 2003) PDF
Washington Bans all birds and materials from quarantined areas of CA, NV, AZ (January 17, 2003) PDF

Contacts

USDA APHIS Toll-Free Hotline: 1-800-940-6524

Cooperative Extension CA

Dr. Francine Bradley, (530) 752-6316

Dr. Carol Cardona, (530) 7545041, cjcardona@ucdavis.edu

Dr. Ralph Ernst, (530) 752-3513, raernst@ucdavis.edu

Doug Kuney, (909) 787-2099, drkuney@ucdavis.edu

California CDFA

Phone: (916) 654-1447 Fax: (916) 653-2215

CDFA END page

Redding District: (530) 225-2140

Modesto District: (209) 491-9350

Tulare District: (559) 685-3500

Ontario District: (909) 947-4462

USDA-VS Area Office: (916) 857-6170 (877) 741-3690

Exotic Newcastle Disease Hotline: 1-800-491-1899

Nevada

State of Nevada END page

Nevada END Hotline (866)-490-2991

Nevada Department of Agriculture hotline(702)-515-5200.

Las Vegas - 702 486-4690

Reno - 1-888-228-5239

Rural Nevada - 1-800-992-0900

Texas

State of Texas END Page

TAHC - (800)-550-8242 , (512)-719-0700

TAHC END hotline (800)-550-8242

New Mexico

New Mexico Livestock Board (505)-841-6161

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