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More cases of avian flu detected in B.C.

Total number of farms now at 10

By Diego Flammini, Farms.com

The avian flu outbreak in British Columbia continues as 10 farms are now confirmed to have birds infected with the H5N2 virus.

It’s estimated that more than 53,000 birds at the latest farm, in Langley B.C., are infected with the virus and are set to face euthanization or have already died because of it.

This comes after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed a ninth farm in Abbotsford on Thursday, where about 7,000 chickens are affected.

These new findings push the number of dead birds or birds to be euthanized to more than 230,000 according to the CFIA.

The virus was first confirmed at a farm in Chilliwack on December 1st and as a result, Singapore, Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and the United States have placed restrictions or complete bans on poultry products from British Columbia and Canada.
 


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