NVSL Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease Activities Report FY 2011

摘要

Live Bird Marketing System (LBMS). 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 4,397 specimens in 761 submissions from 12 states (CT, FL, MA, MD, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, Rl, and WA) 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 cloacal swabs) were submitted to the NVSL for testing. All remaining LBMS surveillance specimens were tested at the State level.