HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.18.22 Local Health Emergency declaration for Avian InfluenzaFrom:York, Danette
To:Bennett, Robin; Clerk of the Board; Connelly, Bill; Cook, Holly; Cook, Robin; Hironimus, Patrizia; Kimmelshue,
Tod; Lucero, Debra; Paulsen, Shaina; Pickett, Andy; Reaster, Kayla; Ritter, Tami; Stephens, Brad J.; Sweeney,
Kathleen; Teeter, Doug; Valencia, Shyanne
Cc:Hatcher, Casey; Nuzum, Danielle
Subject:Local Health Emergency declaration for Avian Influenza
Date:Thursday, August 18, 2022 9:28:23 AM
Attachments:Declaration of Health Emergency Butte County Avian Influenza final.pdf
Attached is the final declaration.
Respectfully,
Danette York
Public Health Director
BUTTE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
202 Mira Loma Drive | Oroville, CA 95965
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COUNTY OF BUTTE
Declaration of Local Health Emergency
California Health and Safety Code Section 101080
As the local health officer for the County of Butte, I hereby declare as follows:
WHEREAS, on August 17, 2022 Avian Influenza was detected in a flock of birds located in Butte County;
and
WHEREAS, Avian Influenza is a zoonotic disease that can be transmitted from birds to humans; and
WHEREAS, the Butte County Agriculture Commission and the California Department of Food and
Agriculture (CDFA) worked with the owner of the birds to determine the safest way to prevent the spread
of Avian Influenza; and
WHEREAS, there is a threat of communicable disease due to a large number of potentially infectious
animal carcasses; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of section 101080 of the California Health and Safety Code, I find that a
local health emergency exists in Butte County due to the presence of Avian Influenza and the potential of
an imminent and proximate threat of the introduction of this communicable disease and a threat to the
public health, unless it is addressed and managed; and
THIS DECLARATION OF HEALTH EMERGENCY shall continue in effect for no longer than (7) days, unless
ratified by action of the Butte County Board of Supervisors. If ratified, this declaration of emergency shall
continue until the Butte County Board of Supervisors proclaims the termination of the local health
emergency, pursuant to their regular review every thirty (30) days under Health and Safety Code section
101080.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, David Canton, D.O., local health officer for the County of Butte, in accordance with
the authority vested in me by law, including section 101080 of the California Health and Safety Code,
HEREBY DECLARE A HEALTH EMERGENCY to exist in Butte County, California due to the presence of Avian
Influenza.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hands this 17th day of August, 2022.
_____________________________
David Canton, DO
Butte County Health Officer