Updated:10/7/2011

Avian Influenza Surveillance

For more information email the Avian Health Program
or call 1-800-606-3056

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Dog watching a white hen peck at the ground

Photo by Charlotte Bemis

Over the past two years, the WSDA Avian Health Program educating producers about Avian Influenza and proper poultry practices to decrease avian diseases, as well as on-going Avian Influenza surveillance around Washington State.

Ongoing AI surveillance occurs at:

Livestock markets/auctions
County and community fairs and bird shows
Farmer's markets /small producers
Backyard flocks
Game bird production facilities
National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) participants/commercial operations
Sick bird calls

So far in 2011, the WSDA Avian Health Program has taken 5,1052 samples for AI testing.

2011 WSDA Avian Influenza Surveillance Samples

Location	# of Eggs Tested	# of Samples Taken
Auctions/Sales		831
Fairs/Bird Shows	23	626
Backyard Flocks	619	345
Game Birds		212
NPIP	130	734
Commercial	1,212
Sick Bird Calls		34
Small Producers/Farmers Markets	339
Total	2,323	2,782

In 2010, the WSDA Avian Health Program took 6,502 samples for AI testing.

2010 WSDA Avian Influenza Surveillance Samples

Location	# of Eggs Tested	# of Samples Taken
Auctions/Sales		1,199
Fairs/Bird Shows		534
Backyard Flocks	424	655
Game Birds		608
NPIP	50	1,029
Commercial	1,584
Sick Bird Calls		92
Small Producers/Farmers Markets	286
Other		41
Total	2,344	4,158

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Avian Influenza Surveillance

For more information email the Avian Health Program or call 1-800-606-3056

For more information email the Avian Health Program
or call 1-800-606-3056