Avian influenza has hit a tenth poultry barn in the Fraser Valley
of British Columbia, this one 53,000 laying hens.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is having trouble
stopping the spread of the H5N2 high-pathogenic strain since it first showed up
Dec.1.
The most recent case is near Langley, close to the other
outbreaks in turkey, broiler breeder and chicken flocks near Abbotsford and Chilliwack.
The CFIA has placed restrictions on movements throughout the
entire Southern part of British Columbia.
