Canada - British Columbia: Avian Influenza in Poultry 2024-25

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Investigations and orders of avian influenza in domestic birds by province

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Date detected Infected Premises (IP) location Province Premises type WOAH premises classification Primary control zone (PCZ) - Map Status of order declaring PCZ

November 10, 2024 BC-IP182 City of Abbotsford British Columbia commercial poultry To be determined To be determined
November 9, 2024 BC-IP181 City of Chilliwack British Columbia commercial poultry To be determined To be determined
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https://inspection.canada.ca/en/ani...-bird-flu-situation/investigations-and-orders​

 

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PLEASE NOTE: This infection is H5N2

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SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION

• Unknown or inconclusive
• Contact with wild species

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS


On November 1st 2024, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) was notified of high mortality in a commercial layer farm in the Fraser Valley in British Columbia. The CFIA National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease has confirmed that the virus was H5N2. The virus has HA cleavage site motif “PLREKRRKR/GLF” consistent with highly pathogenic avian influenza strains of H5 subtype.The HA gene segment is A/goose/Guangdong/1996 (Gs/GD) lineage belonging to 2.3.4.4B clade. Phylogenic analysis indicates this virus corresponds to the Eurasian lineage circulating in 2021 in Europe. The CFIA has immediately quarantined the IP and is implementing strict movement controls and a stamping out policy. The farm was already located in a primary control zone as a result of recent detections of HPAI H5N1 (event 5229). Surveillance is ongoing in the affected areas. WOAH data on poultry and non-poultry can be visualized and extracted on the HPAI dashboard in domestic birds available at https://cahss.ca/cahss-networks/poultry-new (select poultry categories to show data related to poultry events 4294, 5229 and 6003). Wildlife surveillance as well as the Canadian Notifiable Avian Influenza Surveillance System (CanNAISS) activities for poultry are ongoing in Canada.
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https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/6003

 

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Investigations and orders of avian influenza in domestic birds by province

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Date detected Infected Premises (IP) location Province Premises type WOAH premises classification Primary control zone (PCZ) - Map Status of order declaring PCZ

November 12, 2024 BC-IP185 the city of Abbotsford British Columbia commercial poultry To be determined To be determined
November 12, 2024 BC-IP184 the city of Abbotsford British Columbia commercial poultry To be determined To be determined
November 11, 2024 BC-IP183 the city of Abbotsford British Columbia commercial poultry To be determined To be determined
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Investigations and orders of avian influenza in domestic birds by province

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Date detected Infected Premises (IP) location Province Premises type WOAH premises classification Primary control zone (PCZ) - Map Status of order declaring PCZ

​November 12, 2024 BC-IP186 Fraser Valley Regional District British Columbia commercial poultry To be determined To be determined
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Investigations and orders of avian influenza in domestic birds by province

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Date detected Infected Premises (IP) location Province Premises type WOAH premises classification Primary control zone (PCZ) - Map Status of order declaring PCZ​

November 15, 2024 BC-IP189 City of Chilliwack British Columbia commercial poultry PCZ-239 Active
November 15, 2024 BC-IP188 City of Abbotsford British Columbia commercial poultry PCZ-240 Active
November 14, 2024 BC-IP187 City of Abbotsford British Columbia commercial poultry PCZ-240 Active
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https://inspection.canada.ca/en/ani...-bird-flu-situation/investigations-and-orders

 

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'My heart sank': B.C. farmers devastated by avian flu

Farmers in B.C. are being forced to euthanize hundreds of thousands of birds infected with avian flu.

Andrew Johnson
Journalist, CTV National News
Published Nov. 16, 2024 6:00 a.m. CST
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The third generation farmer in B.C.’s Fraser Valley is still grappling with what started as a disturbing discovery on Halloween and has now ended with the loss of his entire 45,000-bird flock.
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The sick birds tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza. A team with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) wasn’t far behind, arriving at Siemens’ Abbotsford free-range egg farm to euthanize the thousands of hens and chicks. “They bring in CO2 gas and put the birds down that way, that’s the most humane way possible to take care of them,” Siemens said.

The remains of the chickens and their eggs are then composted to ensure the virus is killed before being removed from the facility. That’s the source of the smell providing Siemens a daily reminder of the devastation, as he now works with the CFIA on mapping out a deep cleaning and disinfection process.
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There are about seven nearby farms currently affected by outbreaks, according to Siemens, carrying a loss of at least a quarter of a million birds.
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“When wild birds fly overhead and wind potentially stirs up all of the stuff they’re shedding, it’s very difficult to contain,” said Siemens.
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https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/my-heart-sank-b-c-farmers-devastated-by-avian-flu-1.7112494

 

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Investigations and orders of avian influenza in domestic birds by province

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Date detected Infected Premises (IP) location Province Premises type WOAH premises classification Primary control zone (PCZ) - Map Status of order declaring PCZ​

November 15, 2024 BC-IP193 City of Abbotsford British Columbia commercial poultry To be determined To be determined
November 15, 2024 BC-IP192 City of Abbotsford British Columbia commercial poultry To be determined To be determined
November 15, 2024 BC-IP191 City of Abbotsford British Columbia commercial poultry To be determined To be determined
November 15, 2024 BC-IP190 Regional District of Central Kootenay British Columbia non-commercial To be determined To be determined To be determined
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Investigations and orders of avian influenza in domestic birds by province

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Date detected Infected Premises (IP) location Province Premises type WOAH premises classification Primary control zone (PCZ) - Map Status of order declaring PCZ​

November 16, 2024 BC-IP195 City of Chilliwack British Columbia commercial poultry To be determined To be determined
November 16, 2024 BC-IP194 City of Abbotsford British Columbia commercial poultry PCZ-240 Active​
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Investigations and orders of avian influenza in domestic birds by province

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Date detected Infected Premises (IP) location Province Premises type WOAH premises classification Primary control zone (PCZ) - Map Status of order declaring PCZ

​November 17, 2024 BC-IP199 City of Abbotsford British Columbia commercial poultry To be determined To be determined
November 17, 2024 BC-IP198 City of Chilliwack British Columbia commercial poultry To be determined To be determined
November 17, 2024 BC-IP197 City of Abbotsford British Columbia commercial poultry To be determined To be determined
November 17, 2024 BC-IP196 City of Abbotsford British Columbia commercial poultry To be determined To be determined

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

 

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​https://wahis.woah.org/#/in-review/6003

 

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Status of ongoing avian influenza response by province
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Flocks in Canada where HPAI has been detected

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Date modified: 2024-11-22

https://inspection.canada.ca/en/ani...st-bird-flu-situation/status-ongoing-response

 

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Primary control zone (PCZ-249 – British Columbia)

Designation Order
​WHEREAS, on November 27, 2024, primary control zone 249 was declared by Jean-Guy Forgeron, the Executive Vice-President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, under subsection 27(1) of the Health of Animals Act[SUP]Footnote 1[/SUP] for highly pathogenic avian influenza; and whereas I am authorized under section 33 of the Act to exercise the power of the Minister under subsection 27(2) of the Act.

THEREFORE, under subsection 27(2) of the Act, in respect of that primary control zone, I hereby, by order, designate the animals and things listed in the Schedule attached as being capable of being infected or contaminated by the highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Dated at Calgary, Alberta this day of November 27, 2024, at 8:00 am.

Schedule
Commercial[SUP]Footnote 2[/SUP] or non-commercial[SUP]Footnote 3[/SUP] poultry. This includes day-old poultry and hatching eggs, eggs and other products or by-products of such captive domestic poultry, and things that have been exposed to such a bird.

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Other captive birds (including birds that are raised in captivity for racing, exhibitions, zoological collections, competitions, or pets) if movements may result in contact with commercial or non-commercial poultry or their facilities. This includes eggs, other products or by-products of other captive birds, and things that have been exposed to such a bird.


Commercial poultry

• Chickens and turkeys raised under Canada's supply management (quota) system for producing or selling their products or breeding for these purposes OR
• Birds raised, outside the quota system, on a premises with:
  • 1000 or more birds on-site in total, for producing or selling their products or breeding for those purposes OR
  • 300 or more Anseriformes for producing or selling their products or breeding for these purposes

Non-commercial poultry

• Birds raised in smaller flocks of fewer than 1000 birds total AND fewer than 300 Anseriformes, for producing or selling their products locally for limited sales or for breeding for these purposes

Declaration Order:

continued: https://inspection.canada.ca/en/ani...flu-situation/status-ongoing-response/pcz-249

 

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Source: https://www.timescolonist.com/local...-in-poultry-farm-on-saanich-peninsula-9881168

Avian flu found at poultry farm on Saanich Peninsula
B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham said the virus was found in a flock of about 60 chickens on the Saanich Peninsula
Cindy E. Harnett Cindy E. Harnett
Updated about 2 hours ago

The avian influenza virus has been detected at a non-commercial poultry farm in the capital region, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

The CFIA could not immediately respond to questions Thursday, but its website reported that “highly pathogenic avian influenza” was detected on a non-commercial poultry farm in the Capital Regional District on Nov. 21.

The agency defines non-commercial poultry as birds raised in flocks of fewer than 1,000 birds total, and fewer than 300 waterfowl such as ducks and geese, for producing or selling locally or for breeding.

B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham said the virus was found in a flock of about 60 chickens on the Saanich Peninsula. The name and location of the farm was not revealed.​..

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