Thursday, April 7, 2022

Avian flu spreading fast

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it confirmed the highly-pathogenic strain of H5N1 avian influenza in these places on April 5:

  • City of Markham, Ontario (poultry flock)
  • Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario (poultry flock)
  • Mountain View County, Alberta (poultry flock)
  • Mountain View County, Alberta (poultry flock)
  • Ponoka County, Alberta (poultry flock)

And in these places on April 5:

  • Prince Edward County, Ontario (backyard flock)
  • City of Markham, Ontario (poultry flock)

It has also spread rapidly in the United States, particularly to turkey flocks in the northern Mid-West states such as Wisconsin.