Poultry

• Alberta confirms 5 cases of avian flu spreading to mammals

  Five skunks from central Alberta have been confirmed as having avian influenza -- a naturally occurring virus in birds.

  Environment

  May 23
  
• Avian flu found in Fraser Valley commercial poultry flock

  Avian flu has been found in a commercial flock in the Fraser Valley, the same area where 80 per cent of British Columbia's poultry farms are located.

  Environment

  May 19
  
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• Avian flu spread on the rise in Saskatchewan: ‘It’s very contagious for potentially all birds’

  Cases of avian flu are on the rise in Canada and across Saskatchewan. The virus is deadly to many bird species. People and other animals have a low risk of contracting it.

  Health

  May 9
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• H5N1 strain considered the worst avian flu to hit Saskatchewan since 2015

  'It’s causing more widespread mortality in our wild bird populations,' provincial wildlife health specialist Iga Stasiak said of the H5N1 avian flu.

  Canada

  Apr 27
• Confirmed case of bird flu reported in the Okanagan

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed that a small backyard poultry flock tested positive for the bird flu.

  Canada

  Apr 26
• Risk to human health ‘extremely low’ after avian flu detected: Alberta agriculture minister

  Horner said his government is helping the CFIA with its investigation through testing and mapping.

  Economy

  Apr 12
• Canada faces some trade restrictions on poultry due to bird flu found in Nova Scotia

  The discovery of avian influenza in a commercial poultry flock in Nova Scotia has resulted in international trade restrictions on some Canadian poultry products.

  Canada

  Feb 10
• China reports world’s first human case of H10N3 bird flu

  China has detected its first human case of a rare bird influenza strain.

  Trending

  Jun 1, 2021
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• At least 30 workers infected in COVID-19 outbreak at Surrey chicken packing plant

  In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Fraser Health says it is mass testing employees of Wingtat Game Bird Packers in Surrey.

  Dec 16, 2020
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• Shutdown of N.S. poultry plant could result in widespread euthanization of chickens: expert

  Thom Oulton, the chair of the Chicken Farmers of Nova Scotia, wants the province to carry out tests on the plant's essential workers as quickly as possible.

  Consumer

  Dec 13, 2020