Announcement

**Shiloh** · March 16, 2023, 04:57 PM

Source: https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/avian-flu-...pets-1.6316626

Avian flu concerns in Newmarket as health unit advices ways to protect residents and pets
Rob Cooper
CTVNews.ca Barrie Video Journalist
Published March 16, 2023 5:51 p.m. EDT

The Town of Newmarket confirmed that dead geese found by locals were likely affected by avian flu.

According to Dr. JoAnne Fernandez, the associate medical officer of health in York Region, several birds have died in the Newmarket area, and two cases have come back positive for avian flu in Vaughan...

**Shiloh** · March 21, 2023, 04:28 PM

Source: https://www.cp24.com/news/confirmed-...-ont-1.6322127

Confirmed cases of avian flu in Brampton, Ont.
Katherine DeClerq, CTV News Toronto Multi-Platform Writer
Published Tuesday, March 21, 2023 10:59AM EDT
Last Updated Tuesday, March 21, 2023 5:25PM EDT

Two waterfowl found dead in Brampton, Ont. have tested positive for avian flu.

The city said the two animals were discovered in the areas of Professor’s Lake and Duncan Valley Foster South.

Specimens were sent to the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative for testing, and they confirmed the cause of death was avian influenza.

The city said “dozens” of other waterfowl in the areas have also died and are assumed to have the disease...

**Shiloh** · March 21, 2023, 04:44 PM

Source: https://www.theifp.ca/news/halton-re...323308a3f.html

Halton Region issues warning to residents in Oakville and Burlington as well as Milton and Halton Hills after finding dead birds suspected of carrying avian flu
By insidehalton.com
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Article was updated 6 min ago

Halton Region Public Health is warning residents after dead birds suspected of carrying avian flu were found within the region.

The press release, which was issued Tuesday, March 21, noted the dead animals were wild birds and that many other jurisdictions across Canada are also receiving reports of dead birds with suspected avian influenza (H5N1)...

**Shiloh** · March 30, 2023, 05:37 PM

Source: https://www.cp24.com/news/caledon-ge...-flu-1.6336162

Caledon geese test positive for bird flu
Aisling Murphy, Web Content Writer
Published Thursday, March 30, 2023 3:21PM EDT
Last Updated Thursday, March 30, 2023 3:21PM EDT

Multiple dead geese in Caledon have tested positive for avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu.

In a press release, officials from the Town of Caledon said police responded to reports of dead geese in a Bolton pond on March 17. Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative officials tested the specimens and confirmed avian influenza was the cause of death...

**Pathfinder** · May 3, 2023, 09:29 AM

Canada - Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Follow up report 40

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

EVENT ID
4191

DISEASE
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2021/11/26

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2015/02/05

CONFIRMATION DATE
2021/12/20

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 40

REPORT ID
FUR_160510

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/05/01

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY
SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
Unknown or inconclusive
Contact with wild species

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS

One new outbreak of HPAI in domestic non-poultry is reported in Alberta. Additional wildbirds were added to the report. For detailed and current information on high pathogenicity avian influenza cases in wild birds, please consult : http://www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/avian_influenza.php Wildlife surveillance as well as the Canadian Avian Influenza Surveillance System (CanNAISS) activities for poultry are ongoing in Canada. According to Article 10.4.1.4. of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Member Country should not impose bans on the international trade of poultry commodities in response to notification of infection with any Influenza A viruses in birds other than poultry.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Cooper's Hawk (WILD)
NEW - 1 1 ---
...
Northern Shoveler (WILD)
NEW - 1 ----
...
Blue winged teal (WILD)
NEW - 4 ----
...
Mallard (WILD)
NEW - 2 1 ---
...
American Black Duck (WILD)
NEW - 2 ----
...
Snow Goose (WILD)
NEW - 5 5 ---
...
Birds (DOMESTIC)
NEW 38 24 24 14 0 0
...
Canada Goose (WILD)
NEW - 33 27 ---
...
Snowy Owl (WILD)
NEW - 1 1 ---
...
Red-tailed Hawk (WILD)
NEW - 3 3 ---
...
Turkey Vulture (WILD)
NEW - 3 3 ---
...
American crow (WILD)
NEW - 14 14 ---
...
Common Raven (WILD)
NEW - 1 ----
...
Peregrin falcon (WILD)
NEW - 1 ----
...
All species
NEW 38 95 79 14 0 0
TOTAL 3274 2764 2446 1887 0 0
...

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_117851 - AB-2022-HPAI-061 - LACOMBE COUNTY (AB-IP61)
OB_117509 - QC-2023-HPAI-WB(1) - QUÉBEC - WILDBIRDS
OB_117504 - NS-2023-HPAI-WB(1) - NOVA SCOTIA - WILDBIRDS

UPDATED OUTBREAKS

OB_116290 - PEI-2023-HPAI-WB(1) - PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - WILDBIRDS
OB_116289 - ON-2023-HPAI-WB(1) - ONTARIO - WILDBIRDS
OB_115553 - QC-2022-HPAI-WB(2) - QUÉBEC - WILDBIRDS
OB_115550 - ON-2022-HPAI-WB(2) - ONTARIO - WILDBIRDS
OB_115540 - NB-2022-HPAI-WB(2) - NEW BRUNSWICK - WILDBIRDS
OB_115422 - MB-2022-HPAI-WB(2) - MANITOBA - WILDBIRDS
OB_115420 - BC-2022-HPAI-WB(2) - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WILDBIRDS

...

WAHIS

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4191

**Shiloh** · May 3, 2023, 03:28 PM

Source: https://www.scugog.ca/en/live-and-play/avian-flu.aspx

There are suspected cases of Avian flu in the Township of Scugog. It is very rare that it is transmitted to humans, but it is important to take precautions.

Dead or sick birds on private property can be reported to the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative using their online reporting tool or by calling 1-866-673-4781. Dead or sick birds on municipal property can be reported to Uxbridge Scugog Animal Control at 905-985-9547...

**Shiloh** · February 2, 2024, 10:12 PM

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/10269227/...ngston-expert/

Avian flu likely behind influx of sick, dead Canadian geese in Kingston: expert
By Fawwaz Muhammad-Yusuf & Shane Gibson Global News
Posted February 2, 2024 4:22 pm
Updated February 2, 2024 4:27 pm

A sudden increase in dead Canadian geese reported along parts of Kingston’s waterfront is unpleasant but not unusual and poses little risk to the general public, according to the medical director at Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre.

On Friday the city asked people to report sightings of sick and dead birds after roughly 30 deceased Canadian geese were found at Lake Ontario Park and Elevator Bay, along Front Road, in recent days.

Leah Birmingham, medical director at Sandy Pines Wildlife Centre in Napanee, says the deaths are more than likely attributable to avian influenza, a virus she says is not uncommon among water fowl that spend time in groups, like geese...

**Shiloh** · February 13, 2024, 01:18 PM

Source: https://www.quintenews.com/2024/02/1...in-belleville/

Confirmed case of bird flu in Canada geese in Belleville
Belleville, ON, Canada / Quinte News
Zach McGibbon
Feb 12, 2024 | 5:55 PM

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health has confirmed a case of Avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, in deceased Canada geese in Belleville.

The health unit says bird flu is usually spread among wild bird populations but can sometimes affect commercial poultry or other animals such as dogs when they come into contact with infected animals...

**Pathfinder** · February 14, 2024, 09:30 AM

Media Release: Avian influenza confirmed in Canada geese in Belleville

Hastings and Prince Edward Counties/ Feb. 12, 2024

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been confirmed in deceased Canada geese found in Belleville. Avian Influenza usually spreads among wild bird populations, but can sometimes affect commercial poultry or other animals such as dogs when they come into contact with infected animals.

It’s rare for avian flu to spread to people, with most human cases resulting from close contact with infected poultry. To date, there have been no confirmed cases of humans being infected with the current avian influenza strain (H5N1) in Canada. However, because it is not known if or how animals infected with avian influenza H5N1 can transmit the virus to people, it’s important to ensure that children and household pets do not have contact with wild birds or other potentially sick animals.

All residents are reminded to avoid contact with sick or dead wild or domestic birds.

To reduce the risk from avian flu, HPEPH is advising the public to:

Avoid direct contact with wild birds and other wild animals.
- Observe them only from a distance.
Contact your local municipality and the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative online or by calling 1-800-567-2033 to report ill or dead birds/animals.
If contact with a dead bird or animal is unavoidable, wear gloves, place the bird/animal in a doubled plastic bag and tie it closed. Avoid contact with blood, body fluids and feces. You should then wash your hands with soap and warm water.
Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after touching any bird feeders, bird baths or any potentially contaminated areas.
Consider removing backyard bird feeders and bird baths.
- If they can’t be fully removed, place them as far from family pets as possible and clean with a bleach and water solution (one-part bleach to nine-parts water) at least once every two weeks.
Keep family pets away from birds and fecal matter. Keep cats indoors and dogs on a leash to limit the potential for an encounter with an infected bird.
Do not attempt to rescue birds in distress, especially on any bodies of water.
If you become ill with influenza symptoms (e.g., fever, cough, sore throat) within 10 days after handling wild birds or other wildlife, see your health care provider. Inform your healthcare provider that you have been in contact with wildlife.
As another layer of protection, HPEPH recommends that all residents get their annual flu shot. Although seasonal influenza vaccine does not prevent infection with avian flu viruses, it can reduce the risk of getting sick with human and avian flu viruses at the same time.

https://www.hpepublichealth.ca/media...in-belleville/

**Shiloh** · February 23, 2024, 04:58 PM

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/10312820/...e-in-kingston/

Bird flu found in dead crows, Bald Eagle in Kingston
By Shane Gibson Global News
Posted February 23, 2024 4:29 pm
Updated February 23, 2024 4:31 pm

A bird flu outbreak among Canadian geese in Kingston has spread to crows and has also been confirmed in a Bald Eagle found dead in the city.

The birds were sent for testing at the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative after each were found dead last week, and all three tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, the cooperative confirmed this week.

Kingston has been dealing with an ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), subtype H5N1 in geese, with dozen of the birds turning up dead along the shoreline at Lake Ontario Park since the start of the month...

**Lance** · May 14, 2024, 11:46 AM

GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
COUNTRY/TERRITORY

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5582

DISEASE
Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2024/01/01

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2015/02/04

CONFIRMATION DATE
2024/01/15

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE- SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 2

REPORT ID
FUR_167272

REPORT REFERENCE- REPORT DATE
2024/05/13

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

Contact with wild species

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
This event is the continuation of event #4191 for reporting wild birds with high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus. Outbreaks are reported by province/territory. The geographical marker is on the capital. Outbreaks of HPAI in domestic non-poultry are reported in Event #5250. For detailed and current information on high pathogenicity avian influenza cases in wild birds, please consult : http://www.cwhc-rcsf.ca/avian_influenza.php. Wildlife surveillance as well as the Canadian Avian Influenza Surveillance System (CanNAISS) activities for poultry are ongoing in Canada. According to Article 10.4.1.4. of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Member Country should not impose bans on the international trade of poultry commodities in response to notification of infection with any Influenza A viruses in birds other than poultry.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Cooper's Hawk (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-3---- Wood Duck (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Northern Pintail (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- American wigeon (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-3---- Green-winged Teal (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-3---- Northern Shoveler (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Blue winged teal (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Mallard (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-11---- American Black Duck (WILD)NEW-5----TOTAL-6---- Anatidae (unidentified) (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Snow Goose (WILD)NEW-2----TOTAL-17---- Anserinae (unidentified) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Ross's Goose (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Great Blue Heron (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Brent Goose (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Canada Goose (WILD)NEW-4----TOTAL-83---- Cackling Goose (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-8---- Snowy Owl (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Great Horned owl (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-13---- Red-tailed Hawk (WILD)NEW-2----TOTAL-11---- Rough-legged Hawk (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Dunlin (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Turkey Vulture (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- American crow (WILD)NEW-8----TOTAL-25---- Common Raven (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Blue jay (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Trumpeter Swan (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-4---- Tundra Swan (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Peregrin falcon (WILD)NEW-4----TOTAL-8---- Bald Eagle (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-2---- Laridae (unidentified) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Herring Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-4---- Glaucous-winged Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Great black-backed Gull (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- White-winged Scoter (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-1---- Double-crested cormorant (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Black-billed Magpie (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-4---- Horned Grebe (WILD)NEW-2----TOTAL-2---- Barred Owl (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-3---- Barn Owl (Common Barn-Owl) (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- Hooded Merganser (WILD)NEW------TOTAL-1---- American goshawk (WILD)NEW-1----TOTAL-2---- All speciesNEW-38----TOTAL-235----

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
NO

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test

Gene sequencing	National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Winnipeg, Manitoba	Mallard,Northern Shoveler,Anserinae (unidentified),Black-billed Magpie,Green-winged Teal,Ross's Goose,Red-tailed Hawk,Herring Gull,Dunlin,Glaucous-winged Gull,Northern Pintail,Blue jay,Barred Owl,American goshawk,Snowy Owl,Double-crested cormorant,Cackling Goose,Great Blue Heron,Common Raven,Peregrin falcon,Bald Eagle,Wood Duck,Canada Goose,Snow Goose,Cooper's Hawk,American crow,Laridae (unidentified),Trumpeter Swan,Barn Owl (Common Barn-Owl),American wigeon,American Black Duck,Great Horned owl,Great black-backed Gull,Hooded Merganser	10	2024/01/15	2024/03/28	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Winnipeg, Manitoba	Dunlin,Anserinae (unidentified),Laridae (unidentified),Peregrin falcon,Glaucous-winged Gull,Barn Owl (Common Barn-Owl),Wood Duck,Hooded Merganser,Snow Goose,Barred Owl,Cooper's Hawk,Bald Eagle,American crow,American Black Duck,Green-winged Teal,Black-billed Magpie,American wigeon,Mallard,Great Horned owl,Northern Pintail,Herring Gull,Ross's Goose,Double-crested cormorant,Great black-backed Gull,Cackling Goose,Red-tailed Hawk,Northern Shoveler,Snowy Owl,Canada Goose,Blue jay,Common Raven,American goshawk,Trumpeter Swan,Great Blue Heron	10	2024/01/15	2024/03/28	Positive

WAHIS

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5582

UPDATED OUTBREAKS

OB_133569 - NS-2024-HPAI-WB-1 - NOVA SCOTIA - WILDBIRDS

OB_132691 - AB-2024-HPAI-WB-1 - ALBERTA - WILDBIRDS

OB_132696 - QC-2024-HPAI-WB-1 - QUÉBEC - WILDBIRDS

OB_132693 - ON-2024-HPAI-WB-1 - ONTARIO - WILDBIRDS

OB_132697 - PEI-2024-HPAI-WB-1 - PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - WILDBIRDS