The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of virulent Newcastle disease in a small flock of backyard exhibition chickens in Utah County, Utah. This is the first case of virulent Newcastle disease in Utah. To read the full USDA press release, click on the below link:
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/2019/january/vnd-utah