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The infection came as a highly contagious strain of H5N1 spreading to North America
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April 25, 2022 • 19 minutes ago • 1 minute reading • Join the conversation A flock of poultry in Kelowna’s backyard tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 flu virus.
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A flock of poultry in Kelowna’s backyard tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 flu virus, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Monday night.
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All the birds have been destroyed.
According to a statement, the CFIA and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of BC have quarantined the infected property and notified all poultry producers within a radius of 12 kilometers.
The infection comes when a highly infected strain of bird flu spreads over North America. A case was found in the carcass of a bald eagle found in Delta earlier this month, and another case was found in a bald eagle in Vancouver in February.
“The British Columbia Department of Agriculture and Food is working closely with the CFIA and poultry producers in BC to ensure that there are enhanced prevention and preparedness measures to protect poultry flocks in British Columbia,” it said. in the statement.
Outbreaks of the same strain have been found in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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On Sunday, the CFIA announced that it had discovered the first case of bird flu in Manitoba.
According to the Canadian government, highly pathogenic H5N1 can be transmitted to humans. However, it is not considered a threat to healthy people who are not in regular contact with infected birds.
Two heavy fires in British Columbia in 2004 forced producers to destroy millions of birds.
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