Québec, Canada - Avian influenza in backyard birds and poultry 2022-2026

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Canada - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 54

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 54

REPORT ID
FUR_160306

REPORT REFERENCE
CAN-2022-HPAIP-001 FUR54

REPORT DATE
2023/04/06

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. 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 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 8371 3882 3882 4489 0 0
TOTAL 7178225 324645 323088 6855137 0 0
...

NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_116993 - QC-HPAIP-2022-034 - ROUVILLE REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP34)
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
QC-HPAIP-2022-034

START DATE
2023/04/02

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Québec

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Rouville

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Ange-Gardien

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
Rouville Regional County Municipality (QC-IP34)

Latitude, Longitude
45.36 , -72.88

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

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

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

OB_116992 - QC-HPAIP-2022-033 - ROUVILLE REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP33)
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
QC-HPAIP-2022-033

START DATE
2023/04/02

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Québec

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Rouville

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Ange-Gardien

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
Rouville Regional County Municipality (QC-IP33)

Latitude, Longitude
45.36 , -72.92

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

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

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

UPDATED OUTBREAKS

OB_109218 - SK-HPAIP-2022-032 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF HUMBOLDT NO. 370 (SK-IP32)...
OB_116098 - ON-2022-HPAI-045 - TOWNSHIP OF WEST LINCOLN (ON-IP45)
OB_116575 - QC-HPAIP-2022-032 - ROUVILLE REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP32)

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED OUTBREAKS

OB_115689 - ON-2022-HPAI-044 - MUNICIPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT (ON-IP44)...
OB_112000 - BC-HPAIP-2022-096 - DISTRICT OF TOFINO (BC-IP96)
OB_111472 - BC-2022-HPAI-091 - CITY OF DELTA (BC-IP91)
OB_113878 - QC-HPAIP-2022-031 - BEAUHARNOIS-SALABERRY REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP31)
OB_113876 - QC-HPAIP-2022-029 - BEAUHARNOIS-SALABERRY REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP29)
OB_113480 - QC-HPAIP-2022-024 - LE HAUT-SAINT-LAURENT REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP24)
OB_110598 - ON-2022-HPAI-042 - MUNICIPALITY OF LAMBTON SHORES (ON-IP42)
OB_106884 - ON-HPAIP-2022-027 - TOWNSHIP OF ZORRA (ON-IP27)
OB_96414 - NS-HPAIP-2022-002 - WESTERN NOVA SCOTIA (NS-IP2)
OB_107307 - MB-2022-HPAI-011 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BIFROST – RIVERTON (MB-IP11)
OB_113484 - QC-HPAIP-2022-028 - BEAUHARNOIS-SALABERRY REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP28)
OB_113483 - QC-HPAIP-2022-027 - LE HAUT-SAINT-LAURENT REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP27)
OB_113482 - QC-HPAIP-2022-026 - BEAUHARNOIS-SALABERRY REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP26)
OB_113481 - QC-HPAIP-2022-025 - BEAUHARNOIS-SALABERRY REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP25)
OB_108410 - SK-2022-HPAI-029 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF HOODOO NO. 401 (SK-IP29)
OB_111257 - ON-HPAIP-2022-043 - MUNICIPALITY OF LAMBTON SHORES (ON-IP43)
OB_110581 - ON-2022-HPAI-041 - MUNICIPALITY OF LAMBTON SHORES (ON-IP41)
OB_112001 - BC-HPAIP-2022-097 - ALBERNI-CLAYOQUOT REGIONAL DISTRICT (BC-IP97)
OB_115218 - NS-HPAIP-2023-006 - YARMOUTH COUNTY (NS-IP06)
OB_113877 - QC-HPAIP-2022-030 - LE HAUT-SAINT-LAURENT REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP30)
OB_107051 - SK-HPAIP-2022-017 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF LAIRD NO. 404 (SK-IP17)
OB_101513 - ON-HPAIP-2022-011 - MARKHAM (ON-IP11)
OB_109542 - BC-FRASER VALLEY CLUSTER - FRASER VALLEY
OB_109459 - AB-HPAIP-2022-060 - MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY (AB-IP60)
OB_109799 - ON-2022-HPAI-040 - MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH MIDDLESEX (ON-IP40)
OB_108703 - QC-2022-HPAI-022 - ROUVILLE REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP22)
OB_107549 - AB-2022-HPAI-050 - STURGEON COUNTY (AB-IP50)
OB_108172 - SK-HPAIP-2022-027 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF HOODOO NO. 401 (SK-IP27)
OB_108702 - QC-2022-HPAI-020 - ROUVILLE REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP20)
OB_109462 - ON-HPAIP-2022-039 - MUNICIPALITY OF ADELAIDE METCALFE (ON-IP39)
OB_109461 - ON-HPAIP-2022-038 - MUNICIPALITY OF ADELAIDE METCALFE (ON-IP38)
OB_107795 - ON-HPAIP-2022-035 - TOWNSHIP OF ALFRED AND PLANTAGENET (ON-IP35)
OB_111473 - BC-2022-HPAI-095 - CITY OF SUMMERLAND (BC-IP95)
OB_107805 - SK-HPAIP-2022-024 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MONET NO. 257 (SK-IP24)
OB_108409 - QC-2022-HPAI-019 - ROUVILLE REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP19)
OB_108406 - AB-2022-HPAI-056 - CLEAR HILLS COUNTY (AB-IP56)
OB_107048 - AB-HPAIP-2022-044 - MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF TABER (AB-IP44)
OB_110230 - QC-HPAIP-2022-023 - DRUMMOND REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP23)
OB_109210 - AB-HPAIP-2022-059 - COUNTY OF FORTY MILE (AB-IP59)
OB_108701 - AB-HPAI-2022-057 - LETHBRIDGE COUNTY (AB-IP57)
OB_97248 - NS-HPAIP-2022-003 - WESTERN NOVA SCOTIA (NS-IP3)
OB_108411 - SK-2022-HPAI-030 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF FERTILE BELT NO. 183 (SK-IP30)
OB_108917 - SK-HPAIP-2022-031 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF FRANCIS NO. 127 (SK-IP31)
OB_107554 - SK-2022-HPAI-023 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF LUMSDEN NO. 189 (SK-IP23)
OB_108407 - MB-HPAI-2022-020 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF RITCHOT (MB-IP20)
OB_108169 - MB-HPAIP-2022-019 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CARTIER (MB-IP19)
OB_107550 - MB-2022-HPAI-014 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF STE. ANNE (MB-IP14)
OB_107308 - MB-2022-HPAI-012 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BIFROST – RIVERTON (MB-IP12)
OB_107305 - MB-2022-HPAI-007 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF STE. ANNE (MB-IP7)
OB_107306 - MB-HPAIP-2022-008 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BIFROST-RIVERTON (MB-IP8)
OB_107050 - MB-HPAIP-2022-006 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BIFROST - RIVERTON (MB-IP6)
OB_107730 - BC-HPAIP-2022-025 - DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY OF SAANICH (BC-IP25)
OB_107800 - BC-HPAIP-2022-024 - COWICHAN VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT (BC-IP24)
OB_107304 - BC-2022-HPAI-022 - DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH COWICHAN (BC-IP22)
OB_107047 - AB-HPAIP-2022-043 - ATHABASCA COUNTY (AB-IP43)
OB_107804 - QC-HPAIP-2022-014 - ROUSSILLON (QC-IP14)
OB_107792 - ON-HPAIP-2022-033 - TOWNSHIP OF ALFRED AND PLANTAGENET (ON-IP33)
OB_107803 - MB-HPAIP-2022-018 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BIFROST - RIVERTON (MB-IP18)
OB_107049 - MB-HPAIP-2022-005 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CARTIER (MB-IP5)
OB_107799 - BC-HPAIP-2022-023 - CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT (BC-IP23)
OB_107298 - AB-HPAIP-2022-046 - STURGEON COUNTY (AB-IP46)
OB_106819 - AB-HPAIP-2022-036 - STARLAND COUNTY (AB-IP36)
OB_107315 - MB-HPAIP-2022-009 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF STE. ANNE (MB-IP9)
OB_107309 - MB-2022-HPAI-013 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF STE. ANNE (MB-IP13)
OB_107802 - MB-HPAIP-2022-017 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF STE. ANNE (MB-IP17)
OB_107551 - MB-2022-HPAI-015 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF STE. ANNE (MB-IP15)
OB_106890 - AB-HPAIP-2022-039 - MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF WAINWRIGHT (AB-IP39)
OB_107890 - QC-HPAIP-2022-017 - LA HAUTE-YAMASKA (QC-IP17)
OB_107889 - QC-HPAIP-2022-016 - LA HAUTE-YAMASKA (QC-IP16)
OB_108173 - SK-HPAIP-2022-028 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BEAVER RIVER NO. 622 (SK-IP28)
OB_108171 - SK-HPAIP-2022-026 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF FISH CREEK NO. 402 (SK-IP26)
OB_108170 - QC-HPAIP-2022-018 - L'ÉRABLE (QC-IP18)
OB_108408 - ON-2022-HPAI-037 - CITY OF OTTAWA (ON-IP37)
OB_108214 - ON-2022-HPAI-036 - TOWNSHIP OF WELLESLEY (ON-IP36)
OB_106828 - MB-HPAIP-2022-004 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CARTIER (MB-IP4)
OB_106832 - AB-HPAIP-2022-041 - SMOKY LAKE COUNTY (AB-IP41)
OB_107313 - SK-HPAIP-2022-022 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF REDBURN NO. 130 (SK-IP22)
OB_107553 - QC-2022-HPAI-013 - ST-JACQUES LE MINEUR (QC-IP13)
OB_107794 - ON-HPAIP-2022-034 - TOWNSHIP OF EAST HAWKESBURY (ON-IP34)
OB_106821 - AB-HPAIP-2022-038 - WETASKIWIN COUNTY (AB-IP38)
OB_107322 - ON-HPAIP-2022-031 - CITY OF CLARENCE-ROCKLAND (ON-IP31)
OB_107300 - AB-HPAIP-2022-047 - MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY (AB-IP47)
OB_107046 - AB-HPAIP-2022-042 - MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF TABER (AB-IP42)
OB_107552 - MB-2022-HPAI-016 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF DE SALABERRY (MB-IP16)
OB_106822 - BC-HPAIP-2022-019 - CITY OF CHILLIWACK (BC-IP19)
OB_107314 - AB-2022-HPAI-048 - CAMROSE COUNTY (AB-IP48)
OB_107296 - AB-2022-HPAI-045 - MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF WILLOW CREEK (AB-IP45)
OB_106889 - AB-HPAIP-2022-040 - COUNTY OF WARNER (AB-IP40)
OB_106830 - SK-HPAIP-2022-015 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CUT KNIFE NO. 439 (SK-IP15)
OB_106679 - SK-HPAIP-2022-014 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF LAIRD NO. 404 (SK-IP14)
OB_105528 - QC-HPAIP-2022-012 - SAINT-GABRIEL-DE-VALCARTIER (QC-IP12)
OB_104806 - QC-HPAIP-2022-010 - LA JACQUES-CARTIER (QC-IP10)
OB_104637 - QC-HPAIP-2022-009 - LA JACQUES-CARTIER (QC-IP9)
OB_104636 - QC-HPAIP-2022-008 - LA JACQUES-CARTIER (QC-IP8)
OB_106502 - AB-HPAIP-2022-034 - STURGEON COUNTY (AB-IP34)
OB_106820 - AB-HPAIP-2022-037 - MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF WILLOW CREEK (AB-IP37)
OB_106625 - AB-HPAIP-2022-035 - STRATHCONA COUNTY (AB-IP35)
OB_107302 - AB-HPAIP-2022-049 - BEAVER COUNTY (AB-IP49)
OB_106258 - AB-HPAIP-2022-033 - ATHABASCA COUNTY (AB-IP33)
OB_107312 - SK-HPAIP-2022-020 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF SPIRITWOOD NO. 496 (SK-IP20)
OB_107311 - SK-HPAIP-2022-019 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF WEYBURN NO. 67 (SK-IP19)
OB_107310 - SK-HPAIP-2022-018 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BRITANNIA NO. 502 (SK-IP18)
OB_105253 - QC-HPAIP-2022-011 - SAINT-GABRIEL-DE-VALCARTIER (QC-IP11)
OB_103186 - ON-HPAIP-2022-025 - REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK (ON-IP25)
OB_102898 - ON-HPAIP-2022-024 - REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK (ON-IP24)
OB_102886 - ON-HPAIP-2022-023 - REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK (ON-IP23)
OB_102600 - ON-HPAIP-2022-020 - REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK (ON-IP20)
OB_102342 - ON-HPAIP-2022-017 - REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK (ON-IP17)
OB_101679 - ON-HPAIP-2022-015 - MARKHAM (ON-IP15)
OB_101678 - ON-HPAIP-2022-014 - MARKHAM (ON-IP14)
OB_101493 - ON-HPAIP-2022-008 - MARKHAM (ON-IP8)
OB_105529 - AB-HPAIP-2022-032 - STETTLER COUNTY (AB-IP32)
OB_102882 - ON-HPAIP-2022-021 - WELLINGTON COUNTY (ON-IP21)
OB_101680 - ON-HPAIP-2022-016 - TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH GLENGARRY (ON-IP16)
OB_101677 - ON-HPAIP-2022-013 - TOWNSHIP OF WEST GREY (ON-IP13)
OB_102252 - AB-HPAIP-2022-017 - CAMROSE COUNTY (AB-IP17)
OB_102253 - AB-HPAIP-2022-018 - CAMROSE COUNTY (AB-IP18)
OB_101516 - AB-HPAIP-2022-002 - MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY (AB-IP2)
OB_102588 - BC-HPAIP-2022-003 - REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY (BC-IP3)
OB_103497 - ON-HPAIP-2022-026 - REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK (ON-IP26)
OB_101713 - QC-HPAIP-2022-003 - BROME-MISSISQUOI (QC-IP3)
OB_101674 - AB-HPAIP-2022-007 - CAMROSE COUNTY (AB-IP7)
OB_102599 - ON-HPAIP-2022-019 - HURON COUNTY (ON-IP19)
OB_104019 - BC-HPAIP-2022-016 - LANGLEY TOWNSHIP (BC-IP16)
OB_102248 - AB-HPAIP-2022-014 - WETASKIWIN COUNTY (AB-IP14)
OB_103181 - AB-HPAIP-2022-026 - THE COUNTY OF TWO HILLS (AB-IP26)
OB_102892 - AB-HPAIP-2022-024 - NEWELL COUNTY (AB-IP24)
OB_102591 - AB-HPAIP-2022-023 - LETHBRIDGE COUNTY (AB-IP23)
OB_101723 - AB-HPAIP-2022-011 - MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY (AB-IP11)
OB_101725 - BC-HPAIP-2022-001 - REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NORTH OKANAGAN (BC-IP1)
OB_103504 - BC-HPAIP-2022-009 - CITY OF ABBOTSFORD (BC-IP9)
OB_102586 - SK-HPAIP-2022-006 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MONTROSE NO. 315 (SK-IP6)
OB_102585 - SK-HPAIP-2022-005 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CARMICHAEL NO. 109 (SK-IP5)
OB_102255 - SK-HPAIP-2022-004 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MORSE NO. 165 (SK-IP4)
OB_102589 - AB-HPAIP-2022-021 - THE COUNTY OF TWO HILLS (AB-IP21)
OB_103613 - SK-HPAIP-2022-013 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF INDIAN HEAD NO. 156 (SK-IP13)
OB_103185 - SK-HPAIP-2022-012 - THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF CYMRI NO. 36 (SK-IP12)
OB_104220 - BC-HPAIP-2022-017 - REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO (BC-IP17)
OB_103894 - BC-HPAIP-2022-014 - DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY OF SECHELT (BC-IP14)
OB_101506 - ON-HPAIP-2022-010 - MUNICIPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT (ON-IP10)
OB_102306 - QC-HPAIP-2022-005 - LES SOURCES (QC-IP5)
OB_101514 - ON-HPAIP-2022-012 - TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH GLENGARRY (ON-IP12)
OB_101490 - ON-HPAIP-2022-007 - TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH GLENGARRY (ON-IP7)
OB_100120 - ON-HPAIP-2022-002 - TOWNSHIP OF ZORRA (ON-IP2)
OB_101721 - AB-HPAIP-2022-009 - KNEEHILL COUNTY (AB-IP9)
OB_101676 - AB-HPAIP-2022-008 - MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY (AB-IP8)
OB_101016 - ON-HPAIP-2022-005 - TOWNSHIP OF SELWYN (ON-IP5)
OB_100905 - ON-HPAIP-2022-003 - TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH (ON-IP3)
OB_100119 - ON-HPAIP-2022-001 - TOWNSHIP OF GUELPH/ERAMOSA (ON-IP1)
OB_104281 - BC-HPAIP-2022-018 - LANGLEY TOWNSHIP (BC-IP18)
OB_103506 - BC-HPAIP-2022-012 - REGIONAL DISTRICT OF OKANAGAN-SIMILKAMEEN (BC-IP12)
OB_102247 - AB-HPAIP-2022-013 - KNEEHILL COUNTY (AB-IP13)
OB_103895 - BC-HPAIP-2022-015 - TOWN OF SUMMERLAND (BC-IP15)
OB_101500 - ON-HPAIP-2022-009 - PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY (ON-IP9)
OB_101014 - ON-HPAIP-2022-004 - TOWNSHIP OF CHIPPEWAS OF NAWASH UNCEDED FIRST NATION (ON-IP4)
OB_103183 - BC-HPAIP-2022-008 - REGIONAL DISTRICT OF COMOX VALLEY (BC-IP8)
OB_102888 - BC-HPAIP-2022-004 - CITY OF RICHMOND (BC-IP4)
OB_103505 - BC-HPAIP-2022-011 - CITY OF ABBOTSFORD (BC-IP11)
OB_102887 - SK-HPAIP-2022-008 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF BAILDON NO. 131 (SK-IP8)
OB_102889 - BC-HPAIP-2022-006 - REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL OKANAGAN (BC-IP6)
OB_101520 - AB-HPAIP-2022-006 - WETASKIWIN COUNTY (AB-IP6)
OB_101515 - AB-HPAIP-2022-001 - MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY (AB-IP1)
OB_103184 - SK-HPAIP-2022-010 - THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF GOLDEN WEST NO. 95 (SK-IP10)
OB_101714 - QC-HPAIP-2022-004 - LES SOURCES (QC-IP4)
OB_101681 - QC-HPAIP-2022-001 - VAL-SAINT-FRANÇOIS (QC-IP1)
OB_102883 - ON-HPAIP-2022-022 - REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALTON (ON-IP22)
OB_101019 - ON-HPAIP-2022-006 - TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON (ON-IP6)
OB_102304 - MB-HPAIP-2022-001 - WHITEMOUTH (MB-IP1)
OB_101518 - AB-HPAIP-2022-004 - KNEEHILL COUNTY (AB-IP4)
OB_101517 - AB-HPAIP-2022-003 - PONOKA COUNTY (AB-IP3)
OB_101727 - SK-HPAIP-2022-002 - LOREBURN NO. 254 (SK-IP2)
OB_102590 - AB-HPAIP-2022-022 - WAINRIGHT (AB-IP22)
OB_101722 - AB-HPAIP-2022-010 - WARNER COUNTY (AB-IP10)
OB_102587 - SK-HPAIP-2022-007 - RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF KINGSLEY NO. 124 (SK-IP7)
OB_102881 - QC-HPAIP-2022-006 - HAUT-SAINT-LAURENT (QC-IP6)
OB_102246 - AB-HPAIP-2022-012 - CARDSTON COUNTY (AB-IP12)
OB_101519 - AB-HPAIP-2022-005 - PAINTEARTH COUNTY (AB-IP5)
OB_101726 - SK-HPAIP-2022-001 - MOOSE CREEK NO. 33 (SK-IP1)
OB_101711 - QC-HPAIP-2022-002 - HAUT-SAINT-FRANÇOIS (QC-IP2)
OB_102343 - NB-HPAIP-2022-001 - TURTLE CREEK (NB-IP1)

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April 10, 2023 5:23 p.m.
Updated at 9:28 p.m.

Bird flu strikes again

ETIENNE BOUTHILLIER
The Voice of the East

For the past few days, avian influenza has affected several farms in Ange-Gardien, in Montérégie. The virus would be particularly devastating this year.

“Currently, there are four farms, and five sites, which are affected. It's been a good week since it's been hitting," explains Pierre-Luc Leblanc, president of the Quebec poultry breeders (EVQ), who adds that the flu first broke out on a duck farm, a laying hen house. , then a turkey farm.

For the sake of confidentiality, Mr. Leblanc cannot disclose the companies affected by the virus. According to information obtained by La Voix de l'Est , some of the buildings affected are on rang St-Georges and Séraphine.

In 2022, the H5N1 virus, nicknamed bird flu, killed 532,000 farmed birds. This number includes animals that died of the disease, but also those that had to be euthanized for prevention. Last October, 64,000 poultry were slaughtered on a farm in the neighboring village of Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford.

The infection can be transmitted from animals to humans. However, cases of bird flu in humans are rare. The spread of this virus can have devastating consequences for agricultural businesses.

In the middle of the Easter holiday, the farms have not counted the carnage of which they are victims. The current objective is to contain the spread.

“We do not have the exact quantities. We are obviously talking about several thousand losses. These are currently important sites in terms of contagion. Until now, we just want it to stop,” says Pierre-Luc Leblanc.

Poultry at risk

The president of the EVQ indicates that an outbreak occurred at the beginning of February in the MRC of Beauharnois-Salaberry, but that the one currently raging in Ange-Gardien is the biggest of the year so far. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, the outbreak was declared on March 27.

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https://www.lesoleil.com/2023/04/10/la-grippe-aviaire-frappe-encore-ffadf995aaad0c626e7f07ae581b8b29

 

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Avian flu back in Montérégie, 125,000 birds euthanized

JEAN-FRANCOIS DESBIENS
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:49
UPDATE Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:54

Avian flu has made a comeback in Montérégie with the migration of wild birds, leading to the euthanasia of approximately 125,000 birds on four farms since the end of March.

Employees of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency dressed in white coveralls were also seen by TVA Nouvelles, Tuesday noon, when they seemed to be composting poultry carcasses on the Réal Côté poultry farm in rang Saint-Georges, in Ange-Gardien. This farm is separate from the Couvoir Côté bearing the same name, located nearby and which belongs to the Sollio Cooperative.

No one has been able to confirm whether this is one of the sites recently infected with bird flu.

The first cases of H5N1 were reported in a duck farm in the same municipality and then spread to a laying hen house, a hatching egg producer and finally a turkey farm.

Detected for the first time in Quebec in the spring of 2022, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has already affected many poultry producers in the region.

Last fall in Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby, the neighboring municipality located about ten kilometers away, two farms had been ravaged by avian flu.

About 45,000 chickens and 30,000 laying hens, as well as 11,500 turkeys had been infected.

In April 2022, three Ducks of Lac-Brome production sites were hit hard by the flu, including the head office site in Knowlton, Lac-Brome.

About 150,000 poultry had to be euthanized and 400,000 Pekin duck eggs destroyed.

In the vast majority of cases, the source of contamination is cross-contamination; the virus can be introduced into a farm by humans or contaminated equipment, making its spread even more difficult to contain.

With the seasonal migration of wild birds just beginning, these new outbreaks are hardly reassuring.

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/20...-euthanasies-1

 

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Migratory birds return home with bird flu

Jean-Louis Bordeleau
April 16, 2023
Company

The birds flying overhead these days don't bode well for everyone. With them, avian flu is coming back to haunt poultry and egg producers in Quebec. Six outbreaks have already been recorded since the start of the return of warm weather, which has resulted in the death of thousands of birds.

The 22,000 laying hens on Paulin Bouchard's farm cackle quietly in their Beauceron henhouse. Their owner is not so serene. “It's the worst time right now, with the most birds flying overhead. We are all concerned,” he says.

Avian flu is back this year among Quebec breeders because of these wild birds. Five cases have been identified since the beginning of spring among large producers in Montérégie. A sixth was listed with a “non-commercial producer” in the Sherbrooke region, that is to say an individual who raises hens for his own consumption.

The consequences are always disastrous. Big or not, the whole flock of poultry must be euthanized to avoid further contamination. Nearly 150,000 birds have had to be slaughtered since the end of March in Quebec. “It can take months before production resumes. It's important for the producer,” explains Paulin Bouchard.

About 532,000 farmed birds were killed across Quebec last year due to avian flu. This number climbs to 7 million for all of Canada. Worldwide, estimates are around 200 million dead birds.

In Canada, the government reimburses the value of the birds thus destroyed. The burden remains heavy for breeders, who must disinfect all their equipment and leave with new hens. The production chain can be derailed if disease strikes in a breeding bird farm. Two turkey breeding sites and one chicken breeding site were affected last year.

For the consumer, the supply management in force in the country should keep the price of chicken and eggs at a reasonable price. "It would have to be major" for the avian flu to be felt on the shelves, advances Paulin Bouchard.

Reinforced measures

In addition to caring for his hens, Mr. Bouchard is busy chairing the Quebec Poultry Disease Control Team (EQCMA). He multiplies calls for vigilance around him to prevent losses from being as high as those of last year. “Unfortunately, we know that we will have some. Fortunately, we learned a lot in the last year,” he said.

Since the disease is transmitted from one animal to another through droppings, ordinary walks in a field where the geese land present serious risks of contamination.

“You have to be careful when entering a chicken coop, no matter how small. The ideal is to have shoes that you always keep inside the building. Birds should not be given access to the outside, advises the specialist. The level of vigilance must be at its maximum, a bit like in the intense moment of COVID -19 , when we did everything to avoid making mistakes. »

In case of infections, the symptoms are obvious. The hens stop eating, laying eggs, their heads swell, and death usually follows quickly.

It's not just birds that can contract and transmit the disease. Bird flu has been observed in pigs, foxes, seals and even in a domestic dog. An Ontario dog has indeed died "after chewing a wild goose" contaminated, according to a communication from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) dated April 4.

However, the risk of a human contracting this disease remains very low. Consumers of poultry and eggs have nothing to fear, according to the government.

The Quebec government also granted $800,000 at the beginning of the month to the EQCMA in order, among other things, “to update the biosecurity protocols”. Transporters and “catchers” of poultry will thus have to comply with stricter standards.

The summer of all dangers
Despite these signs of an early arrival of the virus, an omen of widespread contamination, encouraging news is coming from south of the border.

“Very few infections” have been identified so far in the United States, notes Dr. Manon Racicot, senior veterinary epidemiologist at the CFIA. However, our wild birds arrive from the South and settle next to American farms before arriving at our country.

“It raises questions. Are the birds less contaminated? Did these wild birds develop antibodies? We don't know yet, ”questions the veterinarian.

Farms were also affected by avian flu this winter, which suggests that this virus – still non-existent in Quebec in 2021 – is on the way to becoming endemic here.

https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/78...urs-reviennent-au-pays-avec-la-grippe-aviaire

 

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Canada - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 56

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 56

REPORT ID
FUR_160509

REPORT REFERENCE
CAN-2022-HPAIP-001 FUR56

REPORT DATE
2023/04/20

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. 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 3 3 3 0 0 0
TOTAL 7342123 328571 327014 7015109 0 0

NEW OUTBREAKS
.
OB_117506 - QC-HPAIP-2022-036 - SHERBROOKE (QC-IP36)
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
QC-HPAIP-2022-036

START DATE
2023/04/08

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Québec

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
La Région-Sherbrookoise

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Sherbrooke

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Backyard

LOCATION
Sherbrooke (QC-IP36)

Latitude, Longitude
45.38 , -71.96

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
- This is a non-commercial backyard (layer) farm. The geographic coordinates do not represent the actual location of the premises.

SpeciesSusceptibleCasesDeathsKilled and Disposed ofSlaughtered/ Killed for commercial useVaccinated
Birds (DOMESTIC) NEW 3 3 3 0 0 0
TOTAL 3 3 3 0 0 0
...

OB_117507 - QC-HPAIP-2022-037 - LES MASKOUTAINS REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP37)
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
QC-HPAIP-2022-037

START DATE
2023/04/11

END DATE
-

DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-

FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Québec

SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Les Maskoutains

THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Farm

LOCATION
Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality (QC-IP37)

Latitude, Longitude
45.75 , -72.75

(Approximate location)
OUTBREAKS IN CLUSTER
-

MEASURING UNIT
Animal

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

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

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

 

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"It's unheard of": avian flu is gaining ground in Quebec

Authorities count 13 outbreaks in Quebec in April alone

HUGO DUCHAINE
Monday, April 24, 2023 7:30 PM
UPDATE Monday, April 24, 2023 7:30 PM

Avian flu continues to gain ground in Quebec with 13 outbreaks this month alone, leaving hundreds of thousands of dead poultry in its wake.

"It's unheard of," says veterinarian Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt, who is also a professor at the University of Montreal, about the current situation.

In April, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency counted 13 infected places in the province, in Montérégie and in Estrie. Since the beginning of the year, Quebec has had 22 infected sites and more than 700,000 dead or euthanized birds.


“The season is particularly hot,” confirms Martin Pelletier, coordinator of the Quebec Poultry Disease Control Team (EQCMA). Already, it is as many cases as for all of last year and even more birds affected, he underlines.

An infected dog

The first domestic dog died after being infected with bird flu in Canada this month. He had chewed a wild goose.

The animal from Oshawa, Ontario later tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

"There have surely been others, but who have not been diagnosed," believes Dr. Vaillancourt . On the other hand, the expert adds that we should not expect a slaughter among domestic animals.

It takes very close contact with infected poultry to contract the virus. According to Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt, there is not yet clear evidence indicating that a human could develop avian flu from an animal other than a bird.

For the moment, the rare human cases listed in the world have come from close contact with poultry.

The president of the Order of Veterinary Physicians of Quebec, Dr. Gaston Rioux, calls for caution around migratory birds. He adds that the virus is also found in animal droppings.

Several wild species have also contracted bird flu, such as foxes, skunks or seals, for example.

“People who go for a walk near the ponds with their dog, currently, it would be better to keep them on a leash. And if the dog had fun bringing back carcasses, you have to observe the signs and consult quickly, ”adds Dr. Vaillancourt.

...

Cautious Hunters

With the opening of the wild turkey hunt in a few days, experts also urge hunters to be careful.

Wild turkeys could be infected. Dr. Rioux stresses that it is better to handle dead birds with gloves or wash your hands afterwards.

Cooking, however, kills the virus. "There is no risk in buying chicken at the grocery store," recalls Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt.

A VIRULENT SPRING

22 infected sites in Quebec in 2023
13 in April only
729,000 dead or euthanized birds
Domestic dog infected and dead in Ontario

TO PROTECT YOURSELF (AND YOUR PETS)
Avoid close contact with wild birds and the places they frequent

Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2...-la-grippe-aviaire-gagne-du-terrain-au-quebec

 

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Canada - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 57

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 57

REPORT ID
FUR_160598

REPORT REFERENCE
CAN-2022-HPAIP-001 FUR57

REPORT DATE
2023/04/27

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 9 additional infected premises (IP) in Quebec and Ontario. 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 110594 263 203 110391 0 0
TOTAL 7452717 328834 327217 7125500 0 0
...
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NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_117701 - QC-HPAIP-2022-041 - LES MASKOUTAINS REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP41)...
OB_117700 - QC-HPAIP-2022-040 - LA VALLÉE-DU-RICHELIEU REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP40)
OB_117702 - QC-HPAIP-2022-042 - LES MASKOUTAINS REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP42)
OB_117706 - ON-2022-HPAI-047 - NORFOLK COUNTY (ON-IP47)
OB_117705 - QC-HPAIP-2022-045 - LES MASKOUTAINS REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP45)
OB_117704 - QC-HPAIP-2022-044 - LES MASKOUTAINS REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP44)
OB_117703 - QC-HPAIP-2022-043 - LA VALLÉE-DU-RICHELIEU REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP43)
OB_117699 - QC-HPAIP-2022-039 - LES MASKOUTAINS REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP39)
OB_117698 - QC-HPAIP-2022-038 - LES MASKOUTAINS REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP38)
...

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

 

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Canada - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 59

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

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 59

REPORT ID
FUR_160801

REPORT REFERENCE
CAN-2022-HPAIP-001 FUR59

REPORT DATE
2023/05/11

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 1 additional infected premises (IP) in Quebec. The CFIA has immediately quarantined the IP and is implementing strict movement controls and a stamping out policy. Primary control zone (PCZ) has been put in place around the IP. 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

...
NEW OUTBREAKS

OB_118196 - QC-HPAIP-2022-047 - LES MASKOUTAINS REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP47)...

UPDATED OUTBREAKS

OB_116993 - QC-HPAIP-2022-034 - ROUVILLE REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP34)...
OB_117703 - QC-HPAIP-2022-043 - LA VALLÉE-DU-RICHELIEU REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP43)
OB_117699 - QC-HPAIP-2022-039 - LES MASKOUTAINS REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP39)
OB_116992 - QC-HPAIP-2022-033 - ROUVILLE REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP33)
OB_117302 - ON-2022-HPAI-046 - MUNICIPALITY OF MIDDLESEX CENTRE (ON-IP46)

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

 

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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-avian-flu-cases-higher-than-expected-1.6843050

Quebec avian flu cases higher than expected as bird deaths near 1 million: expert
As of Friday, 20 locations in the province were considered actively infected
Morgan Lowrie The Canadian Press Posted: May 14, 2023 8:15 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago

Poultry farmers in Quebec are grappling with a series of outbreaks of deadly avian flu, as the number of birds that have died or been euthanized due to the disease since early last year nears the one million mark.

Sylvain Junior Henrie, who co-owns Ferme La Caboche in Rimouski, Que., said poultry farmers are all taking extra precautions.

At his farm di lui northeast of Quebec City, people change boots and coveralls before entering any buildings. He's waiting until later in the year to put his flock outside of him, and he's invested in mobile shelters and a series of tarps and canvas to ensure that wild birds can't mix with his organic chickens, ducks and turkeys.

"The important thing is not to bring something from the outside into our breeding areas," Henrie said.

Henrie and other farmers in his region have so far been spared, but the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus is having a widespread impact on poultry farming in the province, from anxiety for farmers to a shortage of the drug used to euthanize infected flocks.

As of Friday, 20 locations in the province were considered actively infected. Alberta had the next highest number of infected sites with 11, followed by British Columbia with eight. More than 7.6 million birds in Canada have either died or been euthanized due to the flu since last year, including 945,000 in Quebec..​.

 

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Canada - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 60

GENERAL INFORMATION
COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE
ZONE

ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL

DISEASE CATEGORY
Listed disease

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 60

REPORT ID
FUR_160916

REPORT REFERENCE
CAN-2022-HPAIP-001 FUR60

REPORT DATE
2023/05/18

REPORT STATUS
Validated

NO EVOLUTION REPORT
-

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

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
No new outbreaks of HPAI in poultry were detected since the last report. Surveillance is ongoing in the affected areas. 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 211607 12138 12138 199469 0 0
TOTAL 7664324 340972 339355 7324969 0 0
...

UPDATED OUTBREAKS

OB_117700 - QC-HPAIP-2022-040 - LA VALLÉE-DU-RICHELIEU REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP40)...
OB_117250 - QC-HPAIP-2022-035 - ROUVILLE REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP35)
OB_117302 - ON-2022-HPAI-046 - MUNICIPALITY OF MIDDLESEX CENTRE (ON-IP46)
OB_107302 - AB-HPAIP-2022-049 - BEAVER COUNTY (AB-IP49)
OB_117907 - BC-2022-HPAI-104 - CITY OF CHILLIWACK (BC-IP104)
OB_117506 - QC-HPAIP-2022-036 - SHERBROOKE (QC-IP36)
OB_116098 - ON-2022-HPAI-045 - TOWNSHIP OF WEST LINCOLN (ON-IP45)
OB_111473 - BC-2022-HPAI-095 - CITY OF SUMMERLAND (BC-IP95)
OB_118196 - QC-HPAIP-2022-047 - LES MASKOUTAINS REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP47)
OB_117705 - QC-HPAIP-2022-045 - LES MASKOUTAINS REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP45)
OB_117698 - QC-HPAIP-2022-038 - LES MASKOUTAINS REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP38)
OB_117706 - ON-2022-HPAI-047 - NORFOLK COUNTY (ON-IP47)
OB_117900 - QC-HPAIP-2022-046 - LES MASKOUTAINS REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP46)
OB_117701 - QC-HPAIP-2022-041 - LES MASKOUTAINS REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP41)
OB_117702 - QC-HPAIP-2022-042 - LES MASKOUTAINS REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP42)
OB_117507 - QC-HPAIP-2022-037 - LES MASKOUTAINS REGIONAL COUNTY MUNICIPALITY (QC-IP37)

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Avian flu invites itself to two farms in Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby

June 1 , 2023, 4 p.m.

AGRICULTURE. Avian flu continues to have its effect in Quebec. Two poultry farms in Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby have tested positive for avian influenza, the Poultry Breeders of Quebec (EVQ) announced in a press release.

"The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is in the process of defining and approving the primary control zone(s) that will be put in place around these two sites," said the Quebec disease control team. poultry.

According to Radio-Canada, one of the farms contaminated by avian flu would contain more than 45,000 chickens and 30,000 infected laying hens, while at the second site, there would be a little more than 11,000 affected turkeys.

Other cases have been detected in recent days elsewhere in Quebec, including L'Avenir and Saint-Philippe-de-Laprairie.

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https://www.granbyexpress.com/actua...-deux-elevages-de-saint-alphonse-de-granby-2/

 

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Avian flu hits a second farm this fall

PATRICIA BLACKBURN
Journalist

The second case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the fall of 2023 has just been confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), this time in a quota poultry farm.

The herd is located in the Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford sector, in Montérégie. A primary control zone has been set up in the area to limit movement.

Remember that the first case of the season, confirmed on October 25, affected a non-quota commercial herd in the Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska region, near Victoriaville, in Center-du-Québec.

https://www.laterre.ca/productions/...iaire-frappe-un-deuxieme-elevage-cet-automne/

 

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Canada - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 8


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
2015/03/06

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/09/14

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE - SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 8

REPORT ID
FUR_163924

REPORT REFERENCE
CAN-2023-HPAIP-009

REPORT DATE
2023/11/20

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 29 new infected premises (IP) in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba. A cluster with 27 outbreaks was created for the Fraser Valley as outbreaks are clustered in time and space. 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)NEW2077614133413320362800TOTAL6229151935 41935460356100

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	33	2023/09/14	2023/11/16	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	33	2023/09/14	2023/11/16	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Animal Health Centre, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture	Birds	26	2023/10/20	2023/11/16	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Prairie Diagnostic Services inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Birds	6	2023/09/20	2023/11/04	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ)	Birds	1	2023/10/25	2023/10/31	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Alberta Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Economic Development	Birds	4	2023/09/27	2023/10/31	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Lethbridge Laboratory	Birds	2	2023/09/11	2023/10/12	Positive

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

 

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DECEMBER 14, 2023 - 03:00
SAINT-PIE

Avian flu decimates more than 100,000 poultry at Faterra farm

By: Adaée Beaulieu

It's a ton of bricks, or rather dead birds, which has just fallen on the head of Pierre-Luc Leblanc, the president of the Aquino Group and former president of the Poultry Breeders of Quebec, just before Christmas. No less than 112,000 poultry had to be euthanized on one of its four breeding sites, the Faterra farm in Saint-Pie, due to the avian flu which managed to get in there.

https://lecourrier.qc.ca/la-grippe-aviaire-decime-plus-de-100-000-volailles-a-la-ferme-faterra/
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Canada - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 12


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
2015/03/02

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/09/14

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE - SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 12

REPORT ID
FUR_164393

REPORT REFERENCE
CAN-2023-HPAIP-013

REPORT DATE
2023/12/15

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, Alberta, and Quebec. 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)NEW986597145541455497204300TOTAL31266796 258962572306410700

DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS

CLINICAL SIGNS
YES

METHOD OF DIAGNOSTIC
Diagnostic test, Clinical

Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ)	Birds	4	2023/10/25	2023/12/12	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Animal Health Centre, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture	Birds	47	2023/10/20	2023/12/12	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Lethbridge Laboratory	Birds	9	2023/09/11	2023/12/12	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	70	2023/09/14	2023/12/12	Positive
Gene sequencing	Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health	Birds	70	2023/09/14	2023/12/12	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)	Prairie Diagnostic Services inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Birds	8	2023/09/20	2023/11/28	Positive

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

 

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Canada - High pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (poultry) (Inf. with) - Follow up report 13


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
2015/03/01

CONFIRMATION DATE
2023/09/14

EVENT STATUS
On-going

END DATE - SELF-DECLARATION

NO REPORT INFORMATION

REPORT NUMBER
Follow-up report 13

REPORT ID
FUR_164520

REPORT REFERENCE
CAN-2023-HPAIP-014

REPORT DATE
2023/12/21

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 1 new infected premises (IP) in British Columbia. The CFIA has immediately quarantined the IP and is implementing strict movement controls and a stamping out policy. Primary control zone (PCZ) has 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)NEW1274531327132712612600TOTAL3254132639 1663899319023300

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	75	2023/09/14	2023/12/19	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	75	2023/09/14	2023/12/19	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Animal Health Centre, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture	Birds	48	2023/10/20	2023/12/19	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ)	Birds	4	2023/10/25	2023/12/12	Positive
Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR)	Lethbridge Laboratory	Birds	9	2023/09/11	2023/12/12	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)	Prairie Diagnostic Services inc., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Birds	8	2023/09/20	2023/11/28	Positive

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

 

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Avian flu decimates 165,000 poultry in Quebec

By Jean-Luc Lorry, The Voice of the East
December 23, 2023 at 4:00 a.m.

This fall, the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus spread like wildfire in four poultry farms in Quebec, including three in Montérégie. In total, 165,046 poultry were victims of avian flu, La Voix de l’Est learned.

Data obtained from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) paints a precise and alarming picture of the situation over a period of three months.

Chronologically, on October 23, 16,000 ducks were affected by avian flu on a breeding farm located in Saint-Christophe-d’Arthabaska, in the Center-du-Québec region.

On November 14, in Montérégie, 20,452 turkeys were affected by this deadly virus in Saint-Paul-d’Abbotsford. Then four days later, another breeding farm located in the territory of the same municipality reported 16,594 turkeys victims of highly pathogenic influenza.

On December 4, there was a thunderbolt in the poultry industry in Quebec. This time, 112,000 dead animals must be composted (chickens and turkeys) at Ferme Faterra, located in Saint-Pie in Montérégie.

All these birds died after contracting avian flu or were euthanized, since health measures require the destruction of the flock as soon as a positive case is identified on a farm.

“The key message remains biosecurity. Particularly in a context where migratory birds have left, but have contaminated their environment. The virus likes cold and humidity,” says Manon Racicot, senior veterinary epidemiologist at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, in an interview with La Voix de l’Est.

Turkeys and ducks are two species very sensitive to the virus, hence their very rapid mortality as was the case at Ferme Faterra in which 3000 turkeys died in the space of 24 hours in a building which housed 3500 birds. The CFIA continues to investigate this farm to find out how the virus entered the facility.

Avian flu affects livestock farms via migratory flows of wild birds, mainly geese and ducks.

“Everything that is attractive on a farm is a source of contamination. Currently, there is no vaccine approved in Canada to immunize poultry against avian flu,” explains Manon Racicot.

In France, faced with the scourge, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty has implemented a vaccination plan against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) since October. Compulsory vaccination of farmed ducks applies throughout metropolitan France.

Global pandemic

Dr. Manon Racicot is the person designated by the CFIA to report cases of avian flu to the World Organization for Animal Health (WHOA), based in Paris. “We are currently in a pandemic situation. Only Australia has not been affected by avian flu in recent months,” says the veterinarian.

An opinion shared by Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt, professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Montreal. “Currently, 76 countries are reached. This is a global pandemic. There are 273 species of birds affected by avian flu and around 40 mammals such as seals, foxes, skunks and mink. Last May, I participated in a global consultation on highly pathogenic avian influenza in Rome,” emphasizes Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt.

“At the time of the consultation, the recent panzootic disease — an infectious disease that can spread across continents and affects several or all animal species — had affected more than 70 countries and territories, resulting in more than 11,000 cases of illness in wild and domestic bird populations,” reads the website of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

The first case of avian flu was detected in Canada in December 2021 in Newfoundland.

Since then, according to figures compiled by the CFIA, 411 farms have been affected by this deadly virus, including 51 in Quebec. “In total, nearly 11 million birds have been affected over the past two years in the country,” says Manon Racicot.

Worrying situation

“This situation is a bit worrying since it affects humans. But I think there is no reason to panic. Until now, there have been a few cases in the United States, one in Europe and one in Canada [of people having contracted avian flu],” mentions Professor Vaillancourt.

“What is worrying is the mutation of the virus. The more it wanders around like it does today, the more it can replicate itself. We do not have control over migratory birds. On the other hand, we have control over farm animals. We don’t want this to become a pandemic in humans,” he continues.

According to this animal health expert, the equipment of people who enter a henhouse is often at the heart of the problem. “The virus spreads by billions of particles via secretions and droppings. The idea of disinfecting your boots for three minutes is a technique that works. Putting on another pair of boots represents a preferred solution,” underlines Dr Vaillancourt.

Boots at risk

The Federation of Poultry Breeders of Quebec emphasizes the importance of biosecurity on farms. The management of this federation affiliated with the UPA considers that all buildings intended for livestock breeding should be fitted out with a two-zone entrance.

Thus, a person who enters a henhouse cannot access the animals without having their way blocked by a bench, on which a pair of boots specially intended for this purpose must be worn.

“Establishing a buffer zone between the entrance to a henhouse and the place where the birds are located represents a major advantage in biosecurity. This is the case on my farm,” underlines Sylvain Lafortune, new president of the Federation of Poultry Breeders of Quebec.

Mr. Lafortune operates two farms in the Lanaudière region which accommodate 140,000 poultry per breeding period.

Marie-Ève Tremblay, directrice générale de la Fédération des éleveurs de volailles du Québec, précise que son organisation est proactive lorsqu’un cas de grippe aviaire est confirmé sur une exploitation agricole.

“We are quickly setting up a tactical deployment. We call breeders who are in a risk or restricted area. A team of auditors goes to the affected farm to ensure that all biosecurity programs are respected,” says Ms. Tremblay.

The Federation of Poultry Breeders of Quebec brings together approximately 700 members.​

https://www.lavoixdelest.ca/actuali...aviaire-au-quebec-D32AFOLECBH2XDD4FASJYE6G7Q/

 

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A case of avian flu detected in Outaouais

Radio-Canada
Posted at 8:33 a.m. CST

A case of avian flu has been detected in Outaouais. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the case was detected in a commercial breeding farm in the MRC of Papineau.

The organization made the information public on January 3. On its website, theCFIAindicates that the infected area is in the vicinity of Saint-André-Avellin.

A restriction zone has been put in place, covering almost the entire Petite-Nation.

This is the first case detected in Outaouais since there was a resurgence of avian flu in the country in 2022.

The avian influenza virus does not generally pose a risk to humans, but it can endanger poultry farms and can represent a risk to certain birds and mammals.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2039409/grippe-aviaire-mrc-papineau-outaouais

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A case of avian flu detected in Outaouais surprises and worries local elected officials

Radio-Canada
Posted yesterday at 8:33 a.m. CST
Updated yesterday at 12:48 p.m. CST

A case of avian flu was detected in a commercial breeding farm in Saint-André-Avellin, in the MRC of Papineau, in Outaouais, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). This is a surprise for Mayor Jean-René Carrière, who indicates that around thirty people had to be laid off because of this discovery.

According to Mr. Carrière and the prefect of theMRCde Papineau, Benoit Lauzon, this case was detected at Abattoir Charron, a family business founded in 1993.

We are very surprised. We know the company, we know that it is a company that is very careful, that is careful in its procedures, in its protocols , reacted the mayor of Saint-André-Avellin in an interview with Radio-Canada on Saturday morning.

What worries me a little is to know how it was able to penetrate inside the walls, because we know that the protocols put in place – at least, from what we hear – are followed to the letter. [...] I imagine that there will be an internal investigation to determine the causes.
A quote fromJean-René Carrière, mayor of Saint-André-Avellin

The elected official indicates that he spoke with the owner of the company, who told him that from now on, a range of procedures must be followed. About thirty employees had to be laid off while the necessary cleaning was carried out, Mr. Carrière said.

We know that from the outset, it is closed for a few weeks to allow all the procedures, sterilization, cleaning of the place. [...] The employees are already notified, according to what [the owner] told me. I don't know what the period he gave is, but it's [...] time for the cleaning to be done , explained the mayor, who wants activities to resume as soon as possible.

At the time of publishing these lines, the company had not responded to interview requests from Radio-Canada. It had therefore not yet been possible to confirm the layoffs reported by Mr. Carrière.

The CFIA made the information public on January 3. On its website, this agency indicates that a restriction zone has been established and covers almost the entire area of ​​La Petite-Nation.

A message was also published on the City's website to indicate that the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Quebec (MAPAQ) informed the Municipality that a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 was detected in a commercial breeding farm near the municipality.

As the owner of a backyard or small bird farm, you should be aware that the risk of your birds contracting the avian influenza virus is currently high , it adds.

A first case since the resurgence of the virus, in 2022

This is the first case detected in Outaouais since the resurgence of avian flu across the country in 2022. Mayor Carrière also invites all municipalities to exercise the greatest caution.

We felt spared. We had a feeling of being safe, then we realize that no one is safe. If there are regions that have been spared until now, redouble your efforts: you never know when it will arrive in your area , he said.

In its message, the Municipality of Saint-André-Avellin reminds some advice and information to owners of farmed birds (New window), the avian influenza virus can endanger farms and represent a risk for certain birds and mammals.

The prefect of theMRCfrom Papineau, Benoit Lauzon, says he is all the more worried because of the presence of several farms, including those of individuals, on the territory.

We know that there are several citizens today who have chickens at their residence, which is permitted in our municipalities. Having spoken with some of them, they are extremely worried about how they should handle this situation. This is why we absolutely want to speak with [local health authorities], who will give us the right information to tell people how they must protect their animals and protect themselves.

A virus that is not very dangerous for humans

The Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food reminds that avian flu is rarely transmitted from birds to humans.

If this occurs, the virus usually affects workers in close contact with infected poultry in closed environments, such as farms, slaughterhouses or live poultry markets. No sustained transmission between people is observed.

So far, no cases of transmission of the disease to humans have been noted in Canada, recalls the MAPAQ.

In rare cases of transmission, symptoms of avian flu in humans are generally similar to those of seasonal flu. In rare cases associated with the H5N1 virus, gastrointestinal symptoms, for example nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, may occur. Serious illnesses, including pneumonia and respiratory failure, have also been reported.

With information from Rebecca Kwan, Maxime Huard and Olivier Daoust

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2039409/grippe-aviaire-mrc-papineau-outaouais
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First winter cases of avian flu in Quebec

Jean-Louis Bordeleau
January 12, 2024

A first case of avian flu was detected this winter in Quebec. A report in Outaouais caused the death or euthanasia of around 17,000 birds at the start of the year. These infections, although “unusual” during the cold season, confirm that the virus circulates everywhere in wildlife.

The avian flu virus survives frost, and a farm in Saint-André-Avellin learned this the hard way. An entire flock of chickens in the MRC of Papineau had to be slaughtered to avoid further contamination. This virus has caused the death of more than a million farmed birds in Quebec since 2022. Across Canada, the number of affected animals exceeded the 10 million mark this winter.

“It surprises us to have cases in winter,” recognizes Martin Pelletier, coordinator of the Quebec Poultry Disease Control Team (EQCMA). The causes of this latest contamination, however, seem “obvious”.

“The farm was right in front of a lake where a pump ensures that the body of water does not freeze. It attracts wild waterflies. With a surface that is not frozen nearby, there is a greater chance that [wild] birds will winter near us [and contaminate domestic birds], he explains. We think this is probably an obvious risk factor. »

These farm ponds, very common in the agricultural landscape, will prove risky in the future for poultry producers, indicates Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt, a leading specialist in biosecurity on farms and professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the 'Montreal university.

“We did that at the time and there were no consequences,” he notes. However, since the arrival in 2022 of a new “highly pathogenic” strain on Quebec territory, it is now possible for wild fauna to contaminate domestic fauna, and vice versa. “Sick birds will excrete up to 1000 times more of this virus than another low pathogenic virus. »

What's more, this new virus resists the cold very well and loves humid places, such as lakesides. We might as well say that Quebec is a fertile breeding ground for such a microbe. “A day like Tuesday, with rain and humidity, is exceptional for the virus. Add to that mud and droppings, and it can stay there for weeks, months. »

No transmission to humans… for now

The progression of avian influenza of the H5N1 strain throughout the world is dazzling, to the point where it is now detected in more than 76 countries and in at least 273 species of birds.

From a seasonal disease, avian flu has become endemic year-round in Europe. While the virus once disappeared in a few hours under the Mediterranean sun, it now manages to survive for days, potentially contaminating all fauna, whether avian, aquatic or terrestrial.

“When I speak with my colleagues, they don’t understand,” says Professor Vaillancourt. […] What we know is that in 2022 and 2023, the environment has been very contaminated. »

For the moment, authorities have not recorded any transmission to humans. However, the more the virus replicates in nature, the more likely it is that it will eventually spread to our species. Such a scenario seems catastrophic. Avian flu has the property of turning the immune system against its host, which makes the disease particularly serious for young and healthy individuals, quite the opposite of the flus from which we already suffer. “We are not there at all,” reassures Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt. I sleep well in the evening. But you will have to be careful. »

https://www.ledevoir.com/environnem...remiers-cas-hivernaux-grippes-aviaires-quebec