Early approach to managing new castle disease.Newcastle disease affects chickens and other captive and wild birds.Humans are not normally affected,
Humans are not normally affected, but cases of people in direct contact with infected birds that developed a very short-term eye infection, which passes without treatment has been reported.
The disease is spread by direct contact with body fluids of infected birds, especially their feces,it can also spread indirectly through people and objects that have been in contact with infected birds, or their excretions (such as feces).
The most common objects that can carry the disease are 1)vehicles. 2)equipment 3)clothing/work overalls 4)water and feed troughs.The disease can also spread from wild birds to domesticated birds.
SIGNS.
1)respiratory distress such as gaping beak, coughing, sneezing, gurgling, rattling.
2)Nervous signs such as tremors and paralysis and twisting of the neck(most common sign).
3) yellowish-green diarrhea
4)depression
.5)lack of appetite.
6) drop in number of eggs and eggs laid may be soft-shelled.
Prevention is by vaccination of flock and enforcement of strict biosecurity protocols.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016
NEWCASTLE DISEASE RESURFACES IN ROMANIA.
Romanian broiler flock tests positive for Newcastle disease one week after veterinary officials deemed the Newcastle situation resolved .One week after Romanian animal health officials reported that the Newcastle disease situation has been resolved in the country, the virus was confirmed in a broiler farm there.
Romania’s National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority reported to the World Organsiation for Animal Health (OIE) that a broiler farm of 70,000 chickens in Prahova County had been infected. More than 13,300 32-week-old chickens were affected by Newcastle disease, with 4,455 fatal cases.
According to the OIE, the birds were vaccinated against Newcastle disease on March 3, March 17 and April 3, but the organization added that the probably procedure of vaccination has not been respected.
Control measures applied included disinfection, quarantine, stamping out, surveillance, zoning and control of wildlife reservoirs. The OIE stated it will submit weekly follow-up reports on the Newcastle disease situation until it is resolved.
Read more @wattag.net
Sunday, December 6, 2015
NEWCASTLE OUTBREAK IN ROMANIA.
Romania has reported an outbreak of Newcastle disease for the first time since 2007. Where over 500 birds died in a flock of laying hens in Bucov, Prahova. Another 1070 birds were destroyed to prevent the outbreak from spreading. Romania's report to the World Organisation for Animal health described the affected farm as 'non-commercial, and said the birds were aged seven and a half months. They were vaccinated at 1 and 3 weeks old with a live attenuated vaccine, administered orally.
The country has culled all affected birds and has initiated a surveillance to facilitate tracing and tracking of birds and also institute control measures in cases of outbreak.
story courtesy; poultry site.
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