BC, Canada: 2022-2023 avian influenza in poultry

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Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/9144402/avian-flu-okeefe-ranch-spallumcheen-british-columbia/

Avian Flu outbreak declared at O’Keefe Ranch in Spallumcheen
By Victoria Femia Global News
Posted September 21, 2022 10:26 am

O’Keefe Ranch in Spallumcheen has declared an Avian Flu outbreak after several birds died suddenly.

In a statement Tuesday evening, the ranch said the possibility of an outbreak was known on Sept. 17 and confirmed the following day.

The Avian Flu (H5N1) is a federally regulated disease that is spreading worldwide. The first case reported in B.C. was in the North Okanagan in April.

The ranch says said birds remained winterized for an extended period of time to reduce exposure, and they remained quarantined in their pens for months afterward.

“Our birds are pretty spoiled,” said Tambria Shortt, ranch hand.

“We knew the quarantine was hard on them when our male Tom Turkey, New Orleans, decided to sit on a clutch of chicken eggs. He was even a great mother after they hatched. This is just a really hard thing to go through.”..

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fraser-valley-avianflu-nov-1.6659650

7 commercial poultry flocks in Fraser Valley quarantined for highly infectious bird flu
The farms tested positive between Nov. 16 and Nov. 19 , according to the ministry
The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 21, 2022 4:48 PM PT | Last Updated: 12 hours ago

Seven commercial poultry farms in British Columbia's Fraser Valley have been quarantined because they've tested positive for a highly infectious avian flu.

A statement from the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture says the farms tested positive between Nov. 16 and Nov. 19.

Six of the farms are in Abbotsford, and one is in Chilliwack in the Fraser Valley, the same area where more than 17 million birds were culled in 2004 when avian flu swept through numerous farms...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://m.farms.com/ag-industry-news/b-c-avian-flu-cases-on-the-rise-329.aspx

B.C. avian flu cases on the rise
Nov 28, 2022
The province currently has 38 infected premises
By Diego Flammini
Staff Writer Farms.com

The number of locations infected with bird flu in British Columbia is climbing.

In November, the province has seen 29 premises become infected with the disease, bringing the number to 38 infected overall, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says.

Of those 29, a majority are located in Chilliwack or Abbotsford. One is in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako and another is in the District of Kent...

 

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Bird Flu in Vancouver surrounds

https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...nspection Agency,under quarantine by the CFIA.

​​​​​​The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed seven commercial poultry farms in the Fraser Valley tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza between Nov. 16 and 19, 2022.

Six infected premises in Abbotsford and one in Chilliwack have been placed under quarantine by the CFIA. The B.C. government has notified producers within a 10-kilometre radius of each of the positive test results.

 

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Translation google

Bird flu causes pre-Christmas turkey shortage in British Columbia

Brieanna Charlebois - The Canadian Press
7:25 p.m.
Dispatches

VANCOUVER - Bird flu is causing a shortage of turkeys in British Columbia, the British Columbia Poultry Producers Association said, warning it could pose a challenge to customers ahead of strong demand for Christmas.

"It's a terrible time of year for this to happen," spokeswoman Amanda Brittain said in an interview.

“Some farmers have turkeys all year round, but Thanksgiving and Christmas are the main turkey eating events, so it's the main turkey farming season right now and unfortunately they are affected by bird flu. .”

Ms Brittain said the association forecast a 20% drop in turkeys available from previous years, but there is currently no shortage of eggs or chicken.

The spread of the virus has been unprecedented this year in North America and particularly troubling during the spring and fall migration seasons, said Amanda Brittain.

“It started to spread again in the fall, and then in November (British Columbia) was hit really hard with a number of infections,” she explained.

The latest data available from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency shows that 866,200 birds have been infected with the H5N1 strain of avian influenza this year in British Columbia. As of Wednesday, 43 establishments were infected in the province, while 21 others have recovered.

Avian flu is transmitted by contact with an infected bird or its droppings or nasal secretions. Outdoor farm birds are most at risk, as they may come into direct contact with infected wild birds or their droppings.

Humans can also inadvertently carry the infection into a barn with their shoes or clothing, but the agency said no human cases have been detected in Canada and the disease is not considered a concern. important for healthy people who are not in regular contact with infected birds.

Importing turkey for the holiday season could also be a challenge. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has placed restrictions on imports of live birds, bird products and by-products from US states affected by influenza.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a press release on Saturday that more than 49 million birds in 46 states have died from influenza virus infection. avian or have been culled due to exposure to infected birds since the beginning of 2022.

The BC Egg Marketing Board said about 80% of the province's 578 poultry farms are located in the Fraser Valley, which is in the path of a major bird migration route.

https://www.ledevoir.com/depeches/7...e-de-dinde-avant-noel-en-colombie-britannique

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bc-avian-flu-seven-cases-fraser-valley-last-three-days

B.C. avian flu: Seven cases detected in the Fraser Valley over last three days
There are currently about 60 infected poultry operations in B.C, the highest out of the provinces.
Author of the article:
Cheryl Chan
Publishing date: Dec 12, 2022 • 1 hour ago

Avian flu has been identified in about half a dozen Fraser Valley poultry farms over the last three days.

Three commercial poultry farms in Abbotsford and one in Chilliwack were hit with the highly-pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza strain on the weekend.

The new infections come on the heels of three cases detected on Friday — two in Abbotsford and one in Langley Township.

Infected farms are placed under quarantine by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

B.C. has seen a large spike in bird flu cases since September following a three-month lull in infections. This outbreak is linked to the fall migration of birds like geese and ducks.

There are currently about 60 infected premises in B.C, the highest out of the provinces...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.cheknews.ca/two-new-cases-of-avian-influenza-detected-on-vancouver-island-1130597/

Two new cases of avian influenza detected on Vancouver Island
Posted: Jan. 7, 2023 6:18PM | Last Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 9:31AM

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed two new cases of avian influenza on Vancouver Island.

On Friday, a positive case was found in the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District and District of Tofino.

The District of Tofino posted a public notice on social media Saturday morning about its positive case.

“It has been recorded, a positive case of avian influenza in a non-commercial, small flock poultry,” said Dan Law, Tofino’s mayor. “So it is safe to say we are talking about a backyard chicken.”..

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.albernivalleynews.com/n...orted-in-alberni-clayoquot-regional-district/

Two cases of deadly bird flu reported in Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
One case was detected in Tofino and the other in the Alberni Valley
Nora O'MalleyJan. 9, 2023 12:15 p.m.News

Two cases of avian influenza, often called “bird flu”, have been confirmed within the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD).

On Jan. 5, the BC Animal Health Centre reported a positive case in a small, non-commercial poultry flock within the District of Tofino and on Jan. 7, a case at a non-commercial poultry flock in the Alberni Valley was reported.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) estimates the number of birds impacted by bird flu in British Columbia to be 3,143,000 as of Jan. 4, 2023. The District of Tofino and the ACRD are now included in the CFIA’s database of locations with infected birds...

 

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The Canadian province of British Columbia has had its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) since January.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reported that a new case of HPAI in a commercial poultry flock in Chilliwack was confirmed on April 29.

Specific information concerning the type of flock involved, or how many birds were affected has not been disclosed by the CFIA.
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more.... https://www.wattagnet.com/articles/47201-british-columbia-has-first-avian-flu-case-since-january

 

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Canada - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 58

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed

EVENT ID
4294

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
​Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2022/01/28

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2015/07/29

CONFIRMATION DATE
2022/02/03

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE
-

SELF-DECLARATION
NO

REPORT INFORMATION
REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 58

REPORT ID
FUR_160691

REPORT REFERENCE
CAN-2022-HPAIP-001 FUR58

REPORT DATE
2023/05/05

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

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

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
The event is continuing with 2 additional infected premises (IP) in Quebec and British Columbia. The CFIA has immediately quarantined the IPs and is implementing strict movement controls and a stamping out policy. Primary control zones (PCZ) have been put in place around the IPs. Surveillance is ongoing in the affected area. HPAI outbreaks in poultry are now considered resolved and all zoning restrictions have been lifted in the following Provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Manitoba. Wildlife surveillance as well as the Canadian Notifiable Avian Influenza Surveillance System (CanNAISS) activities for poultry are ongoing in Canada.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY
MEASURING UNIT
Animal

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)

NEW------
TOTAL 7452717 328834 327217 7125500 0 0
...
NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_117907 - BC-2022-HPAI-104 - CITY OF CHILLIWACK (BC-IP104)
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
BC-2022-HPAI-104

START DATE
2023/04/24

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
British Columbia

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Fraser Valley

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Chilliwack

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
City of Chilliwack (BC-IP104)

Latitude, Longitude
49.09 , -122.03

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
- This is a commercial pigeon farm. The geographic coordinates do not represent the actual location of the premises.

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC)
Poultry
NEW------
TOTAL------
...



https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/4294​

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/avian-flu-detected-bc-1.7004769

Avian flu detected on poultry farm in Chilliwack
Poultry farmers across the province are taking extra precautions, says B.C. Poultry Association
The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 22, 2023 11:55 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 23


The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says avian flu has been detected on a commercial poultry farm in Chilliwack, about 100 kilometres east of Vancouver in B.C.'s Fraser Valley.

Amanda Brittain from the B.C. Poultry Association says the affected business was a small free-range farm with about 8,000 birds.

Once avian influenza is detected in a farm, the CFIA requires all birds in that farm to be euthanized, Brittain said.​..

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/10073711/7-fraser-valley-farms-avian-flu-outbreak/

Real nightmare’: Avian flu strikes 7 Fraser Valley farms, wildlife centre overwhelmed
By Elizabeth McSheffrey & Aaron McArthur Global News
Posted November 6, 2023 7:04 pm
Updated November 6, 2023 8:51 pm

​Seven egg farms in B.C.’s Fraser Valley have been hit by a fall outbreak of avian flu, and while those producers grapple with its fatal and financial impacts, a nearby wildlife centre has been overwhelmed.

Elizabeth’s Wildlife Center in Abbotsford takes in sick and injured birds, but with the disease now circulating in the region, its founder is unable to keep up with the biosecurity protocols that are required.

“It’s become a real nightmare because there are so many things involved,” Elizabeth Melnick told Global News.​..

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.saobserver.net/news/16-avian-flu-cases-confirmed-in-bc-6842984


16 avian flu cases confirmed in B.C.
8 commercial farms in the Fraser Valley, others in Merritt and Port McNeill test positive
Lauren Collins Lauren Collins
about 3 hours ago

​B.C.’s Agriculture Ministry says eight commercial poultry farms in the Fraser Valley and two small flocks in Merritt and Port McNeill have tested positive for avian influenza.

A release from the province Wednesday (Nov. 8) says there have been 16 confirmed cases of the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus since Oct. 20, 2023. The province adds that its animal health centre has tested approximately 900 samples since the start of the outbreak this fall, with more than 39,000 tests since April 2022.​

In Chilliwack, the province was conducting tests after dozens of dead geese and other waterfowl had to be fished out of a local pond...

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Also see: https://inspection.canada.ca/animal...ns-and-orders/eng/1688503773556/1688503774196

 

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Bird flu virus detected in 10 new locations in British Columbia

Simon Jousset
Published yesterday at 2:05 p.m. CST
Updated yesterday at 2:12 p.m. CST

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirms the presence of new cases of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza on eight livestock farms in the Fraser Valley and in two poultry flocks in Merritt and Port McNeill.

The virus was detected for the first time since spring on a farm in Chilliwack , in the Fraser Valley , on October 20. Eight thousand birds had to be slaughtered. Since then, 15 other infected places have been identified in the province.

We've had a very busy two weeks , admits Amanda Brittain . The information manager for the British Columbia Poultry Emergency Operations Center believes, however, that it is still too early to say whether avian flu will affect more farms than last year .

Western provinces affected

After a break this summer, the virus seems to be spreading again in the province. The situation does not surprise Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt, full professor at the faculty of veterinary medicine at the University of Montreal. The virus is present in more than 200 species of birds. Some of them are migrating at the moment, which favors transmission to farmed birds.

The first provinces affected are generally those located in the west of the country, according to Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt. The data of theCFIAconfirm this trend: currently, nine places are infected in Alberta, six in Saskatchewan.

The provinces of Quebec and Ontario are the only other provinces in Canada currently affected by avian flu, with one infected location identified for each of them.

Since the appearance of the H5N1 strain in Canada in 2021, British Columbia is the province with the greatest number of affected farms. One hundred and twenty were affected, and 3,735,000 birds had to be euthanized.

The province has conditions that favor the breeding of birds outdoors. There is a high density of farms, which increases the risk of contamination , explains Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt.

“Devastating for farmers”

When a case of avian flu is detected in a flock, all poultry must be euthanized.

"This is devastating for the farmers affected. Taking care of animals is part of their job. Seeing a virus make them sick and kill them is a terrible thing for them."
A quote from Amanda Brittain, information manager for the British Columbia Poultry Emergency Operations Center

According to Amanda Brittain , the avian flu epidemic has no influence on consumer prices in the province. Only a small percentage of total production in British Columbia is affected. We therefore do not observe an increase in prices in grocery stores.

Poultry from other provinces, less affected by the epidemic, can also be transported to British Columbia, which promotes price stability.

With information from Ethan Sawyer


https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2025475/grippe-aviaire-fermes-epidemie-volaille-h5n1

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2023/11/13/bc-avian-flu-new-cases/

Two more cases of avian flu confirmed in B.C.

By Srushti Gangdev and Emma Crawford

Posted November 13, 2023 3:07 pm.


Avian flu has been identified at two more commercial poultry farms in the Fraser Valley.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says the latest outbreaks involve a flock in Chilliwack and another in Abbotsford.

These cases bring the total number of outbreaks to 28, with most in the Fraser Valley, but two on Vancouver Island and another in the Thompson-Nicola region.

A separate outbreak was identified on Saturday in Chilliwack.​..

 

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Bird flu cases increase in British Columbia


Radio-Canada
Published yesterday at 6:53 p.m. CST

In the space of a month, British Columbia went from having one farm infected with the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian flu to 38, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirms.

The affected locations are mainly centralized in the Fraser Valley. According to'CFIA, it is estimated that 4,853,000 birds were affected in British Columbia.

This increase suggests that the virus is present everywhere in the environment, spread by migratory birds according to Amanda Brittain, the information manager at the British Columbia Poultry Association's emergency operations center. .

This is not really a surprise since the virus follows migratory patterns and right now is the peak of the passage of wild birds, explains Ms Brittain.

Despite everything, the official maintains that reinforced federal biosecurity procedures (New window)work because they limit the spread of the virus from farm to farm.


Amanda Brittain envisions an end to the epidemic once the migration period has passed. It’s a cycle that replays itself every year, according to her.


We have to be realistic, it is very possible that there will be more cases, but once the birds have passed through our environment, the virus will be less present , she explains.

Brittain also says there has been no human transmission in British Columbia and that it can happen in extremely isolated cases. According to her, members of the public do not need to be afraid if they are driving in an infected region for example.

Earlier this month , provincial authorities also recommended that breeders and other workers in contact with poultry get vaccinated against the flu.

The biggest human impact remains financial, points out Amanda Brittain. It can take months to clean and disinfect the chicken coops before starting work again .

It is also a very heavy time for the mental health of breeders, because it is trying to euthanize a group of animals, explains Ms. Brittain.

This is devastating for farmers.
A quote from Amanda Brittain

On the other hand, members of the public who wish to purchase poultry during the holiday season can breathe a sigh of relief. Ms. Brittain assures that the province's breeders will be able to serve the needs of the province.

With information from Wildinette Paul

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2028379/grippe-aviaire-fermes-poulet-dinde-infection

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2023/11/26/lower-mainland-avian-flu/

Two new cases of avian flu confirmed in Chilliwack Saturday
By Emma Crawford and The Canadian Press
Posted November 26, 2023 11:49 am.

Two new cases of avian influenza have been confirmed in Chilliwack by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, bringing the total cases across the Lower Mainland in the last seven days to 11.

Of those cases, seven were in Chilliwack, three in Abbotsford, and one in Langley Township.

No birds can be transported within a restricted zone so all of them must be put down to prevent the virus from spreading, the agency says.

The CFIA says nearly five million birds have had to be destroyed in B.C. since the first case in the province in April 2022.​..

 

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Canada - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 11


GENERAL INFORMATION

COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

EVENT ID
5229

DISEASE
High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with)

CAUSAL AGENT
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus

GENOTYPE / SEROTYPE / SUBTYPE
H5N1

START DATE
2023/09/07

REASON FOR NOTIFICATION
Recurrence of an eradicated disease

DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE
2015/03/03

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/09/14

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE - SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 11

REPORT ID
FUR_164258

REPORT REFERENCE
CAN-2023-HPAIP-012

REPORT DATE
2023/12/08

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT

EPIDEMIOLOGY

SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

• Unknown or inconclusive
• Contact with wild species

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
This event is the continuation of event 4294. We report 4 new infected premises (IP) in British Columbia, and Alberta. The CFIA has immediately quarantined the IP and is implementing strict movement controls and a stamping out policy. Primary control zones (PCZ) have been put in place around the IP. Surveillance is ongoing in the affected areas. Wildlife surveillance as well as the Canadian Notifiable Avian Influenza Surveillance System (CanNAISS) activities for poultry are ongoing in Canada.

QUANTITATIVE DATA SUMMARY

MEASURING UNIT
Animal
SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated Birds (DOMESTIC)NEW1645571301130116325600TOTAL2140082480 3548018209206400

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test, Clinical

Gene sequencing	Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health	Birds	67	2023/09/14	2023/12/08	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health	Birds	67	2023/09/14	2023/12/08	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Alberta Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Economic Development	Birds	5	2023/09/27	2023/12/08	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Lethbridge Laboratory	Birds	7	2023/09/11	2023/12/08	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Animal Health Centre, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture	Birds	46	2023/10/20	2023/12/08	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Prairie Diagnostic Services inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Birds	8	2023/09/20	2023/11/28	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ)	Birds	3	2023/10/25	2023/11/21	Positive

https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/5229

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2023/12/10/abbotsford-avian-flu-bc/

Avian flu found at a commercial farm in Abbotsford
By The Canadian Press
Posted December 10, 2023 4:28 pm.
Last Updated December 10, 2023 4:29 pm.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it has detected the presence of Avian influenza at a commercial poultry farm in Abbotsford.

It is now the 51st B.C. location where the contagious viral infection has been detected at commercial or backyard bird operations since October.​..

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023AF0062-001984

Avian influenza now detected at more than 50 farms
Information Bulletin
Victoria
Thursday, December 14, 2023 1:00 PM

​The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed 52 farms have been infected with the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus in B.C. since Oct. 20, 2023.

The premises are primarily in the Fraser Valley and include 47 commercial farms and five small-flock farms.

As the fall migration of wild birds over B.C. slows down, the frequency of cases has reduced over the past few weeks.

Staff with B.C.’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food are continuing to work closely with the CFIA and B.C. poultry producers to ensure enhanced biosecurity measures are in place to try to limit the spread of disease and protect flocks.

An industry-led webinar for producers, supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, CFIA, and public health officials, is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. Information will be shared with producers on public health, biosecurity measures and AgriStability (an income-support program) along with a general update about the outbreak. The BC Poultry Association is hosting the session and producers can contact them to register.​..