Nova Scotia: Avian flu in poultry 2023 - 2024

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Source: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/avian-influenza-detected-in-nova-scotia-once-again/ar-AA18kVzZ

Avian influenza detected in Nova Scotia once again
Story by Jean Laroche • 2h ago
A Port Maitland property with a small backyard flock is the epicentre of Nova Scotia's latest bird flu infection.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) declared the outbreak on Saturday after testing confirmed a number of species of birds were infected at what the agency has classified as a "non-commercial premises".

According to CFIA regional veterinary officer Margaret McGeoghan, "This was a small flock of mixed poultry, about 20 birds in total."

The flock has been killed.

The infected zone includes all of Port Maitland in southwestern Nova Scotia and an area with a roughly three-kilometre radius around the infected site.,,

 

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Canada - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 50

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
2022/01/27

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 50

REPORT ID
FUR_159667

REPORT REFERENCE
-

REPORT DATE
2023/03/09

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

EPIDEMIOLOGY

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

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS

We are reporting one additional outbreak in a non-commercial, backyard flock in Nova Scotia. HPAI outbreaks in poultry are now considered resolved and all zoning restrictions have been lifted in the following Provinces: New Brunswick and Manitoba. Wildlife surveillance as well as the Canadian Notifiable Avian Influenza Surveillance System (CanNAISS) activities for poultry are ongoing in Canada.
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NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_115218 - NS-HPAIP-2023-006 - YARMOUTH COUNTY (NS-IP06)
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
NS-HPAIP-2023-006

START DATE
2023/03/01

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
Clade: 2.3.4.4b - Lineage: Reassortment Eurasian and North American

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Nova Scotia

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Yarmouth

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Yarmouth

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Backyard

LOCATION
Yarmouth County (NS-IP06)

Latitude, Longitude
43.98 , -66.14

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
-This is a non-commercial mixed (Chickens, ducks, geese, guinea fowl) backyard flock. The geographic coordinates do not represent the actual location of the premises. -Cluster: Gene segments PB2, PB1, PA and NP belonging to North American lineage and gene segments HA, NA, M and NS belonging to Eurasian lineage

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC) NEW 25 5 5 20 0 0
TOTAL 25 5 5 20 0 0

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Nova Scotia - Bird flu outbreak 2024

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Avian flu: after Quebec, cases detected in Nova Scotia


Julie Sicot
Published at 7:19 a.m. CST

Cases of avian flu were detected at a small flock in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia on January 9. The Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia is calling on producers to exercise caution.

More than a week ago, a case of avian flu was detected on a commercial farm in Outaouais, Quebec, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). On January 9, the CFIA also detected the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 in Nova Scotia.

This virus can cause serious illness or death in birds.

L'CFIA indicates in an email to Radio-Canada that the detection took place on a small breeding farm in Lunenburg County . Breeding is defined as non-commercial on the agency's site, which means that the site contains fewer than 1000 birds.

The agency also indicates that to prevent the spread of the H5N1 virus, it has restricted travel and implemented quarantines. Complete slaughter, thorough cleaning and disinfection of contaminated places are also part of the measures taken.

Precautionary measures

Investigations are also underway, but for the Chicken Farmers Association of Canada, it is difficult to determine the cause of the infection in the region.

Now is a good time for farmers to check their manuals, and make sure their farms are as safe as possible.
-A quote fromAmy VanderHeide, President of Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia

For the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia association , which brings together around a hundred commercial chicken and other poultry breeders in Nova Scotia, caution is therefore advised.

"We've been living with this disease for two years, it's something we monitor daily and will monitor for a very long time ," says Amy VanderHeide , President of Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia and member of the Nova Scotia Response Readiness Team. emergency in the poultry sector.

We change the boots, we count the visitors, we also have to wash our hands and boots , explains Amy VanderHeide who raises chickens in the Annapolis Valley and applies these safety measures every day to prevent the spread of the disease.

Avian flu has not been detected in Nova Scotia and the Atlantic provinces since March 4, 2023.

In recent months, the disease has been especially active in the west of the country, particularly in British Columbia. L'CFIA recalls that the virus is continuously detected in wild birds and that it is generally not dangerous for humans.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2041987/grippe-aviaire-volaille-poulailler-oiseaux