Previously released in June 2004 and temporarily withdrawn. Now available!) Keeping poultry contributes substantially to household food security throughout the developing world. One of the principal constraints to increasing small-scale poultry production is Newcastle Disease. This acute viral disease can typically kill up to 80 percent of unprotected poultry in rural areas and is found throughout the developing world. This technology review presents the latest understanding of Newcastle Disease, its characteristics, epidemiology, symptoms, and control. It will be of practical value to state and private veterinarians, and to all those involved with rural poultry production who wish to control this disease.

The importance of Newcastle disease in village chickens in developing countries; Characteristics of Newcastle disease; Collection and submission of samples for the diagnosis of Newcastle disease; Control of Newcastle disease; Introduction to live, thermostable Newcastle disease vaccines; Gender aspects of village chicken production and the control of Newcastle disease; Ethnoveterinary knowledge and Newcastle disease; Development of an extension program for Newcastle disease vaccination campaigns.