The province is investigating after an alleged case of avian influenza was found in wild birds in Manitoba.
Samples from several birds near Vascada and in the Dauphin region are being tested.
Outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain have been found in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Alberta since late 2021.
Since then, about 260,000 birds have been euthanized or killed by the virus in Canada. Approximately 166,000 of them are in Alberta and 84,000 are in Ontario.
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Cases have also been confirmed in the jurisdictions of North Dakota and Minnesota along the route of spring migratory birds returning to Manitoba.
The province says it will receive confirmation of the alleged cases next week.
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The risk of avian influenza to human health is low, with no known cases of human transmission of birds in North America. It does not pose a risk to food safety.
Manitobanes are asked to contact the advice line on 1-800-782-0076 if they see groups of six or more dead waterfowl, any number of dead birds of prey or scavengers (crows, crows and gulls) and any large group of dead birds .
-With files from Canadian Press
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