New Castle

Question 1

ND

Answer 1

 Paramyxoviridae
 a) viscerotropic velogenic, b) neurotropic
velogenic, c) mesogenic, d) lentogenic or
respiratory and e) subclinical enteric
strains
 incubation period: 21 days.
 carrier state in psittacine and wild birds
 prophylactic vaccination

Question 2

Stamp out (animals remain carriers

Answer 2

officially confirmation:
 all poultry killed on the spot
 the carcasses and eggs are destroyed
 any substance or waste liable to be contaminated is
destroyed or treated
 the meat of poultry slaughtered during the presumed
incubation period is traced and destroyed
 hatching eggs laid during the presumed incubation period
is traced and destroyed; poultry which hatched from such
eggs is placed under official surveillance
 thorough cleaning and disinfection
 reintroduction: at least 21 days after the end of the
disinfection operations

Question 3

protection zone:

Answer 3

 a minimum radius of 3 km
 stand-still measures and controlled movements of poultry
for at least 21 days
 before lifting the measures: sampling of the poultry
holdings

Question 4

surveillance zone:

Answer 4

 a minimum radius of 10
 stand-still measures and controlled movements of poultry
for at least 30 days
 before lifting the measures: sampling of the poultry
holdings

Question 5

official confirmation in carrier pigeons

or birds kept in captivity:

Answer 5

application of the control and eradication
measures provided for the poultry; or
 at least
 a ban on movement of the pigeons or birds kept
in captivity: for at least 60 days
 destruction or treatment of any matter or waste
likely to be contaminated;
 an epizootiological inquiry
 use of swill is prohibited for the feeding of
poultry
 contingency plan