Avian flu outbreak has forced the cull of millions of birds in Canada, with the federal government paying out tens of millions of dollars in compensation
that has wreaked havoc on flocks around the world has forced the cull of millions of birds in Canada, with the federal government paying out tens of millions of dollars in compensation.
The most recent cases were detected in Quebec and Nova Scotia earlier this month, and in B.C. in late January.CFIA dataWhile the virus can infect people who have had contact with infected birds, the World Health Organization says the risk to humans is low. CFIA says on its website there is no evidence to suggest that eating cooked poultry or eggs could lead to transmission. The agency said that there have been no known human cases of bird flu associated with the current outbreak in CanadaMs.
Ray Nickel, a poultry farmer in South Abbotsford, B.C., and spokesperson for B.C. Poultry Association’s emergency operations centre, had turkeys on one farm wiped out by the avian flu in December. He said it’s been a “painful” recovery for him and other farmers across the province, but the situation has since improved.
Lauren Kennedy, a spokesperson for Chicken Farmers of Canada, a national trade association, wrote in an e-mail that farmers are worried and taking the outbreak seriously. She said they are taking extra measures to limit spread, on top of the stringent biosecurity protocols for cleaning and disinfecting they follow on a regular basis.
Avian flu has become endemic for the first time in some wild birds that transmit the virus to poultry, according to veterinarians and disease experts, whoThe WOAH report also noted two recent instances of bird flu in mammals: one affecting minks in Spain in January, and one affecting foxes and otters in Britain in December.
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