virulent Newcastle Disease Highly Contagious Disease In Poultry Detected In Utah By Leslie Forero • Feb 8, 2019 Fir0002/Flagstaffotos Listen Listening... / 1:49 If you’ve noticed poultry gasping for air, trembling, drooping their wings or just dropping dead, you should take it seriously. A highly contagious avian disease was recently detected for the first time in Utah.