• Establishing an "all-in, all-out" flock-management policy; 



• Protecting against exposure to wild birds or \vater or ground contaminated by 

 wild birds; 



• Closing bird areas to nonessential personnel or vehicles; 



• Providing employees with clean clothing and disinfection facilities and directions 

 for their use; 



• Thoroughly cleaning and disinfecting equipment and vehicles (including tires and 

 undercarriage) when entering or leaving the farm; 



• Banning the borrowing or lending of equipment or \ehicles; 



• Banning visiting other poultry farms, exhibitions, fairs, and sales or swap meets 

 (if visits must occur, direct workers to change footwear and clothing on their 

 return); and 



• Banning bringing birds in slaughter channels hack to the farm. 



Reporting Suspicious Diseases and Illegal Bird Movements 



Veterinarians may receive information regarding illegal introductions of birds from 

 countries at risk for END. All such incidents should be reported to the State animal 

 health official or APHIS-VS Area Office. Once END has been introduced, the only 

 way to eradicate it is through depopulation, cleaning and disinfection, and strict 

 quarantine. Practitioners are encouraged to educate their poultry clientele and pet- 

 bird owners to report all signs of disease. It signs of disease resemble END or cannot 

 be diagnosed, they should immediately be reported to the AVIC or State animal 

 health official. 



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