Commercial poultry farmers in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley have come out the worst so far this month in Canada’s year-long fight with highly pathogenic avian influenza. Since Wednesday last week, […] Read more
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Bird flu pressure bears down on B.C. farms
High-path flu hits 13 commercial farms in Fraser Valley within past week
Avian flu circles back to Quebec
Saskatchewan's bird mingling ban held over
Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian flu have returned to Quebec’s poultry sector after a lull of just over two months, while more Canadian cases continue to pile up at points […] Read more
Thanksgiving in a time of bird flu
North America's poultry sector is embroiled in a fall surge of avian influenza, even as turkey demand hits one of its annual peaks
It’s the final stretch until Thanksgiving, but anyone hoping to bring their raw bird over the border may be disappointed. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public […] Read more
More penguins dying of avian flu at Cape Town colony
Visitors urged to disinfect shoes to prevent virus' spread elsewhere
Cape Town | Reuters — More penguins have died from avian flu at the colony at Cape Town’s Boulders beach, a popular tourist attraction and an important breeding site in […] Read more
Saskatchewan, Ontario ban birds at events
Bans back on as fall migratory season underway, avian flu cases stack up
At least two provinces now have bans in place on birds being brought to fall ag fairs and other such events, as cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza pick up […] Read more
Avian flu returns to southwestern Ontario
More cases also turn up in western provinces
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has circled back to Ontario for the first time in four months with an outbreak in a commercial poultry flock in Oxford County. The Canadian Food […] Read more
Avian flu circles back in Western Canada
All western provinces book new cases in commercial birds
A relatively quiet summer for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Canada has turned for the worse, with outbreaks on commercial poultry farms in all four western provinces in the past […] Read more
Feds back poultry disease insurance planning
Three industry organizations have been earmarked for $1.2 million in funding
The federal government has announced $1.2 million for insurance against poultry disease outbreaks as Canada continues its battle with bird flu. Until earlier this month, no new cases of highly […] Read more
Northern egg harvesters cautioned over avian flu
High-path H5N1 found in wild birds in Yukon
Residents of Canada’s northern territories who harvest migratory wild birds and their eggs this spring are urged to take precautions as highly pathogenic avian influenza makes its way northward. The […] Read more
National Poultry Show cancelled due to ongoing HPAI concerns
The National Poultry Show – Industry Open House, scheduled for June 22 and 23, has been cancelled. The Poultry Industry Council (PIC) and Western Fair Association (WFA) made the decision […] Read more