Insights and Stories on Avian Influenza

Avian flu arrives in Saskatchewan poultry

Apr. 18, 2022 at 8:22 am CDT

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in a poultry flock and a non-commercial flock in separate areas of Saskatchewan. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it confirmed high-path avian flu on Thursday in a small non-commercial flock in the RM of Moose Mountain, near Carlyle in the province’s southeast, […]

B.C. orders poultry indoors as avian flu arrives

Apr. 14, 2022 at 8:37 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Avian flu hits flocks in Quebec, another in Ontario

Apr. 13, 2022 at 8:24 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Alberta, Ontario see more avian flu in flocks

Apr. 12, 2022 at 8:39 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Avian flu hits more Alberta, Ontario poultry flocks

Apr. 11, 2022 at 5:07 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Ontario bans birds at events as avian flu spreads

Apr. 8, 2022 at 11:09 pm CDT

Up against several outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian flu in commercial poultry flocks, Ontario is temporarily banning birds from appearing at shows and other such events. Provincial Agriculture Minister Lisa Thompson on Friday announced a ministerial order taking effect just after midnight Saturday (April 9), in which “the movement to […]

By Dave Bedard

Avian flu hits Alberta poultry farms

Apr. 7, 2022 at 9:08 pm CDT

Three poultry flocks in central Alberta have now joined an expanding list of Canadian commercial poultry farms hit by highly pathogenic avian influenza. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Thursday it had confirmed high-path H5N1 avian flu on Wednesday in two commercial poultry flocks in Mountain View County, between Calgary […]

By Dave Bedard

Eastern Canada books more avian flu cases

Apr. 5, 2022 at 8:00 pm CDT

Highly pathogenic avian influenza cases are turning up in new areas of Eastern Canada, with a backyard flock in central Ontario and a few wild birds in southern Quebec now confirmed infected. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Saturday confirmed high-path H5N1 avian flu in a backyard flock in the […]

By Dave Bedard

Ontario backyard flock hit with avian flu

Apr. 2, 2022 at 2:06 am CDT

A fourth flock of domestic birds in southwestern Ontario has come down with highly pathogenic avian influenza, this time a backyard flock with no commercial farms nearby. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Thursday it confirmed high-path H5N1 avian flu that day in the township of Chippewas of Nawash […]

By Dave Bedard

Third Ontario poultry flock hit by avian flu

Mar. 30, 2022 at 4:48 pm CDT

A third poultry flock in southwestern Ontario has been confirmed with highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza — with another backyard flock now being tested, and the disease also now present in four U.S. border states. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Wednesday announced it had confirmed the presence of […]

By Dave Bedard