A new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a backyard flock in central Nova Scotia isn’t expected to affect international trade in Canada’s feather sectors. The Canadian Food Inspection […] Read more
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No trade bans expected from Nova Scotia bird flu findings
High-path H5N1 a 'non-poultry detection'
Second high-path avian flu case appears in Newfoundland
Case involves non-commercial 'small flock' farm in same area
A new appearance of highly pathogenic avian flu in birds at another farm on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula isn’t expected to affect Canada’s status as free of avian flu. The Canadian […] Read more
Former federal agriculture minister Bob Speller, 65
Ontario MP served in Paul Martin's cabinet
A memorial will be held next week for Bob Speller, the Ontario businessman who served as Canada’s agriculture minister in the thick of the country’s BSE crisis. Speller, the MP […] Read more
EU’s bird flu outbreaks reach Poland
Country's outbreaks hit farms totalling 650,000 birds
Paris | Reuters — Poland has reported several outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu at poultry farms with flocks totalling nearly 650,000 birds, the World Organization for Animal Health […] Read more
China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu
Strain 'not a very common virus'
Beijing | Reuters — A 41-year-old man in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with a rare strain of bird flu […] Read more
Avian flu insurance plan backed for Ontario turkeys
New plan to be mandatory for turkey farmers
Ontario’s turkey producer organization will get federal support to help set up a new mandatory insurance plan to cover costs incurred in any future outbreaks of avian influenza. Southern Ontario […] Read more
Low-path H7N3 bird flu believed to have gone high-path in U.S.
High-path H7N3 found in South Carolina turkeys
A low-pathogenicity (“low-path”) strain of H7N3 avian influenza that recently turned up in turkeys in the southeastern U.S. appears to have gone high-path. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and […] Read more
Scientists edit chickens resistant to avian flu
Science Notes: New research suggests it could be possible to halt the bird flu virus in chickens
Scientists have used gene-editing techniques to stop the bird flu virus from spreading in chicken cells grown in the laboratory. The findings raise the possibility of producing gene-edited chickens that […] Read more
Monitoring wild bird threats to domestic poultry
Clusters of dead birds are an alarm bell and should be sent for testing
An outbreak of Newcastle disease among cormorants, as was seen in the summer of 2018, can generate significant public interest when it occurs in an area also high in population […] Read more
Twitter may hold key to early poultry disease warning
Researcher aims to refine system for Avian Influenza outbreaks
Computer-based monitoring of social media posts could lead to early warnings about poultry disease outbreaks, according to work at the University of Guelph’s Department of Computer Sciences. PhD candidate Samira […] Read more