Avian Bird Flu

• 18 poultry farms in B.C. dealing with avian flu outbreaks

  Shawn Hall, director of the B.C. Poultry Industry Emergency Operations Centre, told Global News that it is a concerning time for poultry farmers in the province.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2025
  
• B.C. teen in critical condition in hospital with Canada’s 1st presumptive human case of bird flu

  H5N1 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows, with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers.

  Health

  Nov 12, 2024
  
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• Avian flu and dogs: How to protect your pets as cases of the fatal virus rise

  While the avian flu is primarily a disease of birds, it can also infect mammals, especially those who hunt, scavenge or otherwise consume infected birds.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2023
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• Bird flu’s momentum in Canada worries experts: ‘Potential to become a pandemic’

  The bird flu is spreading across Canada, leaving some experts worried about its potential to become more transmissible among humans, and potentially sparking another pandemic.

  Health

  Mar 25, 2023
• Stratford warns about feeding birds after swan dies of avian flu

  The City of Stratford has issued a warning about feeding birds in the area after one of its swans recently died after contracting the H5N1 avian flu.

  Canada

  May 20, 2022
• U.S. reports first human bird flu case in Colorado prison inmate

  The CDC said it has tracked the health of more than 2,500 people who have been exposed to H5N1 virus-infected birds, but that this was the only confirmed case to date.

  World

  Apr 29, 2022
• Another Abbotsford farm infected with avian flu; brings total to nine

  Another boiler chicken farm in Abbotsford has tested positive for the avian flu; which brings the total number of infected areas in the Fraser Valley to nine.

  Dec 12, 2014