Exotic Newcastle Disease (END), confirmed on October 1, 2002 in California, is now in the final phase of eradication. The incidence of disease has dropped significantly and the END Task Force has released many individual properties from quarantine and the regional quarantine has been reduced. The disease has not been found in commercial poultry facilities since late March 2003, and all commercial poultry producers within the regulated area continue to participate in a weekly monitoring program.