16.04.2011

The detection of a low-pathogenic avian influenza H7 virus in a backyard bird flock in eastern Nebraska has prompted the quarantine of several other mixed-bird flocks
in Eastern Nebraska. A Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Bureau of Animal Industry staff member detected the LPAI case through routine testing conducted at a recent exotic bird sale.
The backyard flock in which the LPAI was discovered (the initial flock) has been quarantined and will be depopulated based on United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) protocol. Owners of five additional backyard flocks in Eastern Nebraska purchased birds from the initial flock at the exotic bird sale. So far, two of these flocks tested positive for LPAI and also will be depopulated.