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Newcastle disease: Newcastle disease outbreaks in Great Britain

 

     

    Birds Slaughtered

    Year

    Counties

    Outbreaks

    Fowls

    Ducks

    Geese

    Turkeys

    Others
    1947
    51
    2,222
    143,743
    17,634
    3,415
    3,221
    1,671
    1948
    44
    267
    47,942
    2,868
    302
    9,535
    126
    1949
    50
    582
    87,205
    3,083
    838
    542
    476
    1950
    33
    172
    67,276
    1,182
    103
    142
    84
    1951
    60
    844
    381,266
    8,736
    1,024
    2,789
    904
    1952
    50
    498
    298,334
    21,418
    646
    2,113
    134
    1953
    58
    978
    558,712
    30,739
    3,025
    4,569
    317
    1954
    50
    795
    512,208
    6,960
    1,271
    10,376
    251
    1955
    38
    906
    485,583
    9,012
    1,610
    10,270
    261
    1956
    42
    956
    1,086,317
    92,329
    1,640
    23,124
    1,771
    1957
    35
    1,034
    1,097,746
    8,797
    1,779
    20,246
    2,404
    1958
    41
    759
    1,202,907
    32,528
    6,317
    45,370
    3,762
    1959
    53
    2,062
    4,694,160
    36,729
    5,375
    151,498
    15,186
    1960
    47
    2,301
    5,525,283
    118,182
    3,654
    247,015
    13,679
    1961
    48
    1,240
    2,911,442
    15,425
    3,819
    471,598
    6,370
    1962
    46
    3,384
    10,282,676
    49,985
    5,960
    1,106,185
    22,053
    1963
    49
    2,288
    1,972,932
    23,334
    373
    44,482
    1,734
    1964
    55
    2,176
    1,594
    20
    37
    1,734
    17
    1965
    35
    495
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1966
    27
    194
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1967
    34
    198
    88,043
    50
    -
    -
    2
    1968
    22
    98
    987
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1969
    13
    43
    4,815
    -
    -
    -
    47
    1970
    50
    3,329
    55,382
    1
    4
    9,552
    381
    1971
    79
    4,217
    18,467
    40
    4
    1,164
    8
    1972
    49
    400
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1973
    23
    74
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1974
    11
    35
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1975
    6
    7
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1976
    5
    6
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1977
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1978
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1979
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1980
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1981
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1982
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1983
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1984
    15
    23
    817,122
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1985
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1986
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1987
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1988
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1989
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1990
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1991
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1992
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1993
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1994
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1995
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1996
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    3,476
    1997
    6
    11
    388,000
    -
    -
    260,000
    -
    1998
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1999
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    2000
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    2001
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    2002
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    2003
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    2004              
    2005
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    10240

Notes

The policy of slaughter ceased in England and Wales on 31st March 1963, except for the peracute form of Newcastle disease and for fowl plague. In Scotland the slaughter policy continued for all types of fowl pest.

Note to CVO Annual Report 1976: In England and Wales a policy of slaughter and compensation was operative for outbreaks of peracute disease only until 12 October 1971. In Scotland a similar policy was operative for all forms of the disease until 31 May 1971 and for the peracute form only until 11 April 1972.

These figures include 2 cases of Fowl Plague in 1963 and 2 cases of peracute fowl pest in 1967.

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