Specialists from the North Caucasus branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Center for Grain Quality Assessment” identified an unacceptable level of antibodies to Newcastle disease in bird blood serum samples

Information on the results of the research was entered into the Vesta system and sent to the North Caucasus Interregional Office of Rosselkhoznadzor for further action.

Newcastle disease has been known for a long time and is a paramyxovirus. This family of viruses also includes rinderpest , measles, mumps, and a number of other diseases.

Newcastle disease affects the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract and central nervous system. All domestic, ornamental and wild birds are susceptible to it, but the most severely affected are chickens, guinea fowl, turkeys and other representatives of the gallinaceae order, as well as pigeons of various species. The disease can occur without obvious clinical signs. The incubation period can range from 2 to 21 days.

The main route of transmission of the virus is nutritional, i.e. through feed or water, or through direct contact of susceptible livestock with infected birds (airborne). The aerogenic route of transmission is especially dangerous, since small particles of feed, soil, and bedding contaminated with the Newcastle disease virus can be transported by air currents over considerable distances.

For preventive purposes, poultry enterprises (poultry factories, farms) carry out such measures as preventive vaccination and revaccination of poultry with vaccines against Newcastle disease and serological monitoring of the intensity of passive (transovarial) and post-vaccination immunity.

There is currently no way to stop the Newcastle disease virus from circulating in nature. There is always a risk of the virus being introduced into the farm and causing an outbreak of the disease. Therefore, constant monitoring of the causative agent of this infection will contribute to its timely prevention.