Although live bird markets (LBMs) have been associated with outbreaks of avian influenza (AI), there are some LBM systems where AI outbreaks are extremely rare events. The California LBMs have not had any detected avian influenza viruses (AIVs) since December 2005. Responses to a detailed questionnaire on the practices and characteristics of the participants in the California low-pathogenic (LP) AI control program have been described to characterize possible reasons for the lack of AI outbreaks in LBMs. Compliance with an LPAI control program that contains active surveillance, prevention, and rapid response measures by those involved in the LBM system, rendering services to dispose of carcasses, no wholesalers, and few third-party bird deliveries was associated with the lack of LPAIV circulating in the Southern California LBM system.
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1 June 2008
The Live Bird Market System and Low-Pathogenic Avian Influenza Prevention in Southern California
Karen S. Yee,
Tim E. Carpenter,
Sarah Mize,
Carol J. Cardona
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Avian Diseases
Vol. 52 • No. 2
June 2008
Vol. 52 • No. 2
June 2008
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
custom slaughter
live bird market (LBM)
low-pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI)
LPAI control program
LPAI prevention
poultry