The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has advised the World Organisation for Animal Health of the confirmed presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in Canada.
On March 27, 2022, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza, a subtype of H5N1, in a poultry flock in southern Ontario.
To control any potential spread of the disease, the CFIA has placed the premises under quarantine and is establishing movement control measures and recommending enhanced biosecurity for other farms within that area.
The agency said the avian influenza is spreading in wild bird populations across the globe and presents a significant national concern as birds migrate to Canada.
The CFIA continues to remind anyone with poultry or other susceptible birds to practice good biosecurity habits to protect them from infectious animal diseases.
Avian influenza, commonly known as “bird flu”, is a contagious viral infection that can affect several species of food producing birds as well as pet birds and wild birds. AI viruses can be classified into 2 categories: low pathogenicity (LPAI) and high pathogenicity (HPAI) viruses, based on the severity of the illness caused in birds.
Avian influenza viruses, may, on rare occasions, cause disease in humans. Transmission to humans has occurred through close contact with infected birds or heavily contaminated environments.
Mo Markham says
Interesting that most of these reports don’t mention the fact that our continued use of animals for food and other commodities is the reason we are facing more and more pandemics and epidemics. The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control tell us that three out of four emerging diseases are zoonotic in nature. And when they’re given massive opportunities for mutating in flocks of thousands or tens of thousands of genetically similar birds or other animals living in filthy conditions, we can’t expect anything less than mutations. This current version it’s not yet transmittable from Human to Human. But as we have seen with covid-19, mutations happen, and things can change quickly. More information from scientists, the WHO, the CDC, etc on … EatingAnimalsCausesPandemics.com