Although Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected across Nevada since last November, the most recent outbreak has plateaued, with no new detections in the state during the past two months.
All northern Nevada premises have been cleared of quarantine. Given this current trend in Nevada concerning HPAI, the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) is lifting the ban on Nevada poultry and dairy shows.
As of June 1, the ban on all Nevada poultry (birds and eggs) and dairy cattle exhibitions at fairs and shows have been lifted.
With the termination of the ban on Nevada poultry and dairy shows, the NDA stresses the importance of management to implement heightened biosecurity measures while hosting shows and exhibitions.
The decision whether to host poultry and dairy shows will be left to the show management. The NDA would also like to remind all dairy and poultry producers to continue to maintain strict biosecurity practices on their farms and premises to avoid contracting this devastating disease.
HPAI can be easily transmitted from contaminated equipment, vehicles, shoes and clothing. It is also important to report any cases of increased mortality in poultry and clinical symptoms in dairy cattle promptly to your veterinarian and the NDA State Veterinarian’s office at diseasereporting@agri.nv.gov to ensure prompt testing can be completed to prevent additional spread.
It is important to remember although Nevada has seen a lessening of new cases recently, HPAI is still present in the U.S. and likely to persist for some time moving forward.