Last Updated 2022 04 19
Avian Flu is believed to be transmitted by ducks and was likely to have originated in Asia.
Transmission of the disease is very easy because of the ability for the virus to live for 2 weeks or more outside of the body.
Flocks should not be allowed to mingle with wild birds.
Ground water which could be contaminated, should not be used for your flocks.
Clean water is easy to deliver to your animals, it only requires a few key components.
Avian influenza (AI), 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)
High Pathogenicity (HPAI) viruses, based on the severity of the illness caused in birds.
Outbreak Location Detail
British Columbia
- April 27, 2022 – RDCK (poultry)
- April 25, 2022 – Kelowna (non poultry)
- April 13, 2022 – Regional District of North Okanagan (poultry flock)
Alberta
- April 27, 2022 – Vermillion River County (non poultry)
- April 25, 2022 – Camrose (poultry)
- April 24, 2022 – Camrose (poultry)
- April 23, 2022 – Rocky View County (non poultry)
- April 21, 2022 – Sturgeon County (non poultry)
- April 21, 2022 – Wetaskiwin County (poultry)
- April 20, 2022 – Kneehill County (poultry)
- April 15, 2022 – Cardston County (poultry flock)
- April 14, 2022 – Mountain View County (small flock)
- April 14, 2022 – Warner County (poultry flock)
- April 14, 2022 – Mountain View County (poultry flock)
- April 12, 2022 – Mountain View County (poultry flock)
- April 11, 2022 – Camrose County (poultry flock)
- April 10, 2022 – Wetaskiwin County (poultry flock)
- April 9, 2022 – Paintearth County (poultry flock)
- April 8, 2022 – Kneehill County (poultry flock)
- April 6, 2022 – Ponoka County (poultry flock)
- April 6, 2022 – Mountain View County (poultry flock)
- April 6, 2022 – Mountain View County (poultry flock)
Saskatchewan
- April 16, 2022 – Rural Municipality of Loreburn No. 254 (poultry flock)
- April 14, 2022 – Rural Municipality of Moose Mountain No. 63 (small flock)
Ontario
- April 14, 2022 – Township of South Glengarry (poultry flock)
- April 14, 2022 – City of Markham (poultry flock)
- April 12, 2022 – City of Markham (poultry flock)
- April 12, 2022 – Township of South Glengarry (poultry flock)
- April 10, 2022 – Township of South Glengarry (poultry flock)
- April 9, 2022 – Township of West Grey (poultry flock)
- April 6, 2022 – City of Markham (poultry flock)
- April 6, 2022 – Municipality of Chatham-Kent (poultry flock)
- April 5, 2022 – Prince Edward County (small flock)
- April 5, 2022 – City of Markham (poultry flock)
- April 4, 2022 – Township of Centre Wellington (poultry flock)
- April 2, 2022 – Township of Selwyn (small flock)
- March 31, 2022 – Township of Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation (small flock)
- March 30, 2022 – Township of Woolwich (poultry flock)
- March 28, 2022 – Township of Zorra (poultry flock)
- March 27, 2022 – Township of Guelph/Eramosa (poultry flock)
Quebec
- April 17, 2022 – Les Sources (poultry flock)
- April 14, 2022 – Brome-Missisquoi (poultry flock)
- April 13, 2022 – Haut-Saint-François (small flock)
- April 12, 2022 – Val-Saint-François (poultry flock)
Nova Scotia
Feb 1st – discovered in a backyard flock after discovery in wild birds and a goose.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Initial tests for the disease were conducted on December 16, 2021 by after the farm experienced sudden deaths of birds over several days.
The CFIA Page linked below to have been put under quarantine, above location data was taken from this page.
Pets and Highly Pathogenic H5N1
The highly pathogenic Asian Strain of H5N1 avian influenza (AI or more commonly known as a bird flu) currently found in Asia, Africa and Europe can infect multiple species of domestic (chickens, turkeys, quails, guinea fowl, etc.) wild and pet birds. This virus has also been detected in mammalian species including humans, rats and mice, weasels and ferrets, pigs, cats and dogs.
However, the number of documented cases of AI H5N1 in non-avian species is very low despite the fact that this virus has caused large avian outbreaks globally, over the last few years.
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News Stories, Articles & Video
NBC News Avian Spread to 30 States 2022 04 16
SSMPA Small Scale Meat Producers BC 2022 04 14
NBC Chicago Hundreds of Birds Found Dead 2022 04 14
CTV News Saskatchewan Snow Goose 2022 04 10
CDC Website 2022 04 11 (159 cases as of today)
CTV News 2022 04 07
Just What Is The Avian Flu
The video below gives a good explanation of the avian flu from a respected source (Penn State Extension). This is an old video with some good info on the disease.
Biosecurity
6 Biosecurity Rules For Birds
- keep your distance
- keep it clean
- don’t bring disease home
- don’t borrow disease
- know the warning signs
- report sick birds