Avian paramyxovirus 1 (APMV-1) (Amarasinghe et al. 2017)
First outbreak in the U.S. occurred in 1971. The disease was eradicated, but additional outbreaks have occurred in 2002-2003 and 2018. (California Department of Food and Agriculture)
Spotlights
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing that effective today, we are transitioning our virulent Newcastle disease (vND) efforts in southern California from a response focus to implementing a prevention plan aimed at keeping vND from recurring in the region. Even with extensive testing taking place, APHIS has not confirmed any new vND cases since February 1, 2020. As a result, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is removing its vND quarantine.
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is launching a new outreach campaign focused on preventing the spread of infectious poultry diseases in both commercial and backyard poultry. Considering the devastating impact of the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in 2014-2015, as well as this year’s outbreak of virulent Newcastle disease, the timing is right for everyone in the poultry community to work together to protect the health of our nation’s flocks. The “Defend the Flock” campaign to promote biosecurity combines and updates two previous campaigns that were each targeted at a specific segment of the poultry population.
Federally Regulated
U.S. Government Printing Office. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations.
Title 9: Animals and Animal Products, Part 94
Images
Iowa State University. Center for Food Security and Public Health.
Videos
Selected Resources
The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source. Or, to display all related content view all resources for Virulent Newcastle Disease.
Partnership
Federal Government
International Government
State and Local Government
California Department of Food and Agriculture. Animal Health Branch.
After 2 years, California has been declared free of virulent Newcastle Disease. Effective June 1, 2020 the CDFA and the USDA have announced an end to the vND quarantine in southern California. You can read the CDFA press release here.
Academic
Pennsylvania State University. Cooperative Extension.
Iowa State University. Center for Food Security and Public Health.
University of California. Cooperative Extension.
Professional
Animal Health Australia.
Citations
Amarasinghe, G.K., Y. Bào, C.F. Basler, et al. 2017. Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2017. Archives of Virology 162(8):2493-2504.
Brown, V.R., and S.N. Bevins. 2017. A review of virulent Newcastle disease viruses in the United States and the role of wild birds in viral persistence and spread. Veterinary Research 48:68.
California Department of Food and Agriculture. Virulent Newcastle Disease: Historical Virulent Newcastle Disease Incidents.