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January 10, 2025
In Collaboration with USDA, Implements New HPAI Testing Strategies on Dairies to Protect Animal and Human Health
No Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Have Been Detected in New York Livestock to Date
Previous State and Federal Import Orders Remains in Place; Farmers are Encouraged to Monitor Animal Health and Practice Good Biosecurity
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (the Department) today announced that it is implementing new testing initiatives as part of its aggressive, proactive response to the outbreak of HPAI in livestock in other states. Working in close collaboration with federal partners, including USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, FDA, and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, and state partners, including the New York State Department of Health, this enhanced testing strategy is part of the State’s effort to protect animal and human health and prevent the transmission of HPAI in livestock in New York State. While there have been no detections of HPAI in livestock in New York to date, the State's comprehensive approach is aimed at ensuring the state remains free of HPAI and facilitating early detection. In response to the findings of HPAI in multiple states across the country, the Department, through a cooperative agreement with USDA, is participating in the National Milk Testing Strategy and today issued a Notice and Order to ensure raw milk permit holders are also included in the State’s testing strategy.
State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball said, “While New York continues to have no cases of HPAI in our livestock, I want New Yorkers to know that we are doing everything we can to make sure the disease stays out – and, that we will know right away if there is a case within our borders. We’re signing a Notice and Order today and finalizing a cooperative agreement with USDA to make sure that our dairies across the state are being monitored closely for detections of the virus in their milk, and that we have a plan in place if we have a non-negative detection. Working closely with our State and Federal partners, the Department has been taking proactive measures since HPAI was detected in livestock in March 2024, we are continuing to take action, engaging with affected states to learn from their experiences, communicating with our industry, and implementing a comprehensive monitoring strategy to make sure that our animal health and public health are secure.”
“Fortunately, no human or livestock cases of avian influenza have been diagnosed in New York State, and I commend the State Department of Agriculture and Markets for implementing new testing initiatives,” State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said. “The State Department of Health and the State Department of Agriculture and Markets are using all the tools at our disposal to monitor for avian influenza to protect the health and safety of all New Yorkers.”
Continued: https://agriculture.ny.gov/news/new...res-monitor-hpai-livestock-following-outbreak
In Collaboration with USDA, Implements New HPAI Testing Strategies on Dairies to Protect Animal and Human Health
No Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Have Been Detected in New York Livestock to Date
Previous State and Federal Import Orders Remains in Place; Farmers are Encouraged to Monitor Animal Health and Practice Good Biosecurity
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (the Department) today announced that it is implementing new testing initiatives as part of its aggressive, proactive response to the outbreak of HPAI in livestock in other states. Working in close collaboration with federal partners, including USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, FDA, and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, and state partners, including the New York State Department of Health, this enhanced testing strategy is part of the State’s effort to protect animal and human health and prevent the transmission of HPAI in livestock in New York State. While there have been no detections of HPAI in livestock in New York to date, the State's comprehensive approach is aimed at ensuring the state remains free of HPAI and facilitating early detection. In response to the findings of HPAI in multiple states across the country, the Department, through a cooperative agreement with USDA, is participating in the National Milk Testing Strategy and today issued a Notice and Order to ensure raw milk permit holders are also included in the State’s testing strategy.
State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball said, “While New York continues to have no cases of HPAI in our livestock, I want New Yorkers to know that we are doing everything we can to make sure the disease stays out – and, that we will know right away if there is a case within our borders. We’re signing a Notice and Order today and finalizing a cooperative agreement with USDA to make sure that our dairies across the state are being monitored closely for detections of the virus in their milk, and that we have a plan in place if we have a non-negative detection. Working closely with our State and Federal partners, the Department has been taking proactive measures since HPAI was detected in livestock in March 2024, we are continuing to take action, engaging with affected states to learn from their experiences, communicating with our industry, and implementing a comprehensive monitoring strategy to make sure that our animal health and public health are secure.”
“Fortunately, no human or livestock cases of avian influenza have been diagnosed in New York State, and I commend the State Department of Agriculture and Markets for implementing new testing initiatives,” State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said. “The State Department of Health and the State Department of Agriculture and Markets are using all the tools at our disposal to monitor for avian influenza to protect the health and safety of all New Yorkers.”
Continued: https://agriculture.ny.gov/news/new...res-monitor-hpai-livestock-following-outbreak
