June 29, 2009
Newcastle disease reoccurs in Peru
The veterinary authorities have sent a report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a new outbreak of Newcastle disease.
The Peruvian veterinary authority sent an Immediate Notification dated June 24 to the OIE.
The report states that the outbreak started on May 25 at a backyard holding with fighting birds located in the urban area - Caraz in the Ancash region in north-western Peru. Of the 28 birds, four died, four were destroyed and the rest were slaughtered.
The previous occurrence of Newcastle disease was in mid-May this year.
