To show or not to show? This just in from my NPIP guy! This outbreak alert has been sent to present and former NPIP producers to confirm the diagnosis of very virulent Infectious Bursal Disease virus in Washington State . WSDA received laboratory confirmation of vvIBDV (PCR and molecular sequencing), in an outbreak affecting 6 week old chickens in Thurston County. I recommend enhanced biosecurity to reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission. This is the first time vvIBDV has been diagnosed in Washington State. We do not know the source of this outbreak in Washington. In California, Dr. Maurice Pitesky (University of California, Davis, Cooperative Extension poultry specialist) has reported that transmission has been linked to exhibition poultry purchased from Craigs list. Information on vvIBDV can be found at the California CVMA and WSU AHFS lab facebook web sites below. Sincerely, Lyndon cvma.net/images/cvmapdf/BursalDisease.pdf WSU AHFS lab facebook https://facebook/AvianHealthFoodSafetyLaboratory Lyndon Badcoe BVSc, MVS, DVSc Avian Health Veterinarian and Epidemiologist Washington State Department of Agriculture 1111 Washington St. SE Olympia WA 98504
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 02:40:46 +0000
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