AVIAN IMPORT ACTIVITIES AND NVSL AVIAN INFLUENZA AND NEWCASTLE DISEASE REPORT FY 2013

摘要

As part of the ongoing LBMS surveillance for presence of avian influenza virus (AIV) and avian paramyxovirus type-1(APMV-1), the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) tested 642 specimens in 266 submissions from 16 states (AL.CT, FL, MA, MD, ME, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, Rl, SD) by virus isolation in embryonated chicken eggs and, when appropriate, by real-time RT-PCR (rRT-PCR). The surveillance is a collaborative effort between individual States and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Presumptive positive specimens from rRT-PCR testing at State laboratories and specimens requiring virus isolation (environmental and non-duck cloacal swabs) were submitted to the NVSL for testing. All remaining LBMS surveillance specimens were tested at the State level.