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NewcastleDisease:Causes,SymptomsandTreatment
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NewcastleDisease
OnlineGuidetoBirdIDinNorthAmerica
IndexofBirdDiseases...SymptomsandPotentialCauses...BirdSpeciesandDiseasesTheyareMost
Susceptibleto

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NewcastleDiseaseiscausedbyavirus.Thefirstsymptomsusuallyconsistsofrespiratorydistressandrasping

birdsmakewhatsound?

followedin1or2daysbyaparalysisoflegsandwingsandbaddownbetweenlegsorstraightbackover
shoulders.Atwistingoftheneck(stargazingmayalsobeobserved.
Inadultbirds,lossofproductionalongwithsomerespiratorydistressandparalysisafter4to6days.

Hosts
Manyspeciesofbirds,bothdomesticandwild
Chickensarethemostsusceptiblepoultry,ducksandgeesearetheleastsusceptiblepoultry
Acarrierstatemayexistinpsittacineandsomeotherwildbirds

Transmission

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Directcontactwithsecretions,especiallyfaeces,frominfectedbirds
Contaminatedfeed,water,implements,premises,humanclothing,etc.
Themortalityandmorbidityratesvaryamongspecies,andwiththestrainofvirus
Incubationperiodis46days

Sourcesofvirus
Respiratorydischarge,feces
Carcasses

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Virusisshedduringtheincubationperiodandforalimitedperiodduringconvalescence
Somepsittacinebirdshavebeendemonstratedtoshedthevirusintermittentlyforover1year

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Occurrence

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Endemicinmanycountries.SomeEuropeancountrieshavebeenfreeofthediseaseforyears

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Symptoms/Diagnosis
Respiratoryand/ornervoussigns:
gaspingandcoughing
droopingwings,dragginglegs,twistingoftheheadandneck,circling,depression,inappetence,complete
paralysis
Partialorcompletecessationofeggproduction
Eggsaremisshapen,roughshelled,thinshelledandcontainwateryalbumen
Greenishwaterydiarrhea
Swellingofthetissuesaroundtheeyesandintheneck
Morbidityandmortalitydependonvirulenceofthevirusstrain,degreeofvaccinalimmunity,environmental
conditions,andconditionoftheflock

PREVENTIONANDCONTROL

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Throughouthistory,Crows,Ravensandotherblackbirds
werefearedassymbolsofevilordeath...
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Thesesplendidlyplumagedbirdsarefoundincertainareas
ofSouthernMexicoandCentral...
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Birdsthathibernate
IthasalreadybeenrecordedthattheCommonPoorwills
canenterextended...
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Thereiscurrentlynotreatment.

Procedurestocontrolthedisease:
Strictisolationofoutbreaks
Destructionofallinfectedandexposedbirds
Thoroughcleaninganddisinfectionofpremises
Propercarcassdisposal
Pestcontrolinflocks
Depopulationfollowedby21daysbeforerestocking
Avoidanceofcontactwithbirdsofunknownhealthstatus
Controlofhumantraffic.
Oneagegroupperfarm('allinallout')breedingisrecommended
Vaccinationwithliveand/oroilemulsionvaccines
RelevantWebsites:NewcastleDiseaseAvianBiotech...ElectronicDiscussiononNewcastleDiseasein
MigratoryBirdsandtheCriteriaforNewcastleDiseaseDiagnosis
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circumstances,professionaladviceshouldbesought.

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