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Virginia Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza Task Force Situation Report
August 15, 2007

 

Commercial flocks within 2 miles (3.2K) of the index flock: 5 (These
flocks are part of the 39 flocks in the 6.2 mile radius.) 

Number tested negative: 3 (as of 8/9/07) 

Number tested positive: 0 Number farms with no birds: 2 (Originally 3 -
one of farms recently placed birds that have been tested)

 

Commercial flocks within 6.2 miles of the index flock: 42  41 39
(original number revised downward by one due to changes in how premises
were defined for the EMRS, includes commercial flocks in the 2 mile
zone.  Second revision downward from subtracting the index flock and one
empty farm.) 

First round of testing Number tested negative: 35  34 

Number tested positive: 0 

Number farms with no birds: 7 

Second round of testing Number tested negative:  34 (update for 8/9: 31
up to date on all testing; the 3  currently empty premises were up to
date on testing prior to marketing; enhanced surveillance testing
complete, now under scale down surveillance with the rest of the region)


Number tested positive: 0 

Number farms with no birds:  3 (updated 8/9/07)

 

High risk contacts (association with the index flock): 32 (9 in WV & WV
has been notified) 

First round of testing Number tested negative: 31 

Number tested positive: 0 

Number farms with no birds: 1 (this flock was tested negative prior to
slaughter on 7/9) 

Second round of testing Number tested negative: 29 (includes current
empty prems up to date on testing prior to marketing) 

Number tested positive: 0 

Number farms with no birds: 8 

Third round of testing:

Number tested negative: 26 (includes current empty prems up to date on
testing prior to marketing) Number tested positive: 0 Number farms with
no birds: 4 (3 additional empty farms confirmed after this round done)
Fourth round of testing:

Number tested negative: 25  (updated 8/10,  enhanced surveillance
testing complete, now under scale down surveillance with the rest of the
region) 

Number tested positive: 0 

Number farms with no birds: 7

 

Backyard flocks within 6 miles:  34

Number tested negative:  30

Number tested positive:  0

No second round of testing will be conducted.

 

Number of AGID tests completed in the Shenandoah Valley poultry
producing

region:  40,336 (As of COB August 12, 2007) Number of Fludetect
completed in the Shenandoah Valley poultry producing

region: 2,604 (As of COB  August 12, 2007) Number of PCR completed in
the Shenandoah Valley poultry producing

region: 1044 (As of COB  August 12, 2007)

 

Operations:

 

The C&D of the suspended fans in House # 9 has been completed.  A marshy
area near the same barn has been filled in with rock.  Virus isolation
tests from environmental swabs taken 8/7 are pending (normally take
11-12

days.) These test results have to be final before the final walk through
is done, prior to quarantine release.

 

Enhanced surveillance is completed.  Scale down surveillance is ongoing
and will continue through August 31 28, 2007 (revised to reflect the 21
day period for the scale down surveillance rather than the end of the
week).