Canada’s first case of extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) for the month of October has been reported in a industrial poultry flock in Cardston County, Alberta.
In keeping with the Canadian Meals Inspection Company (CFIA), the most up-to-date case used to be showed on October 3. CFIA didn’t reveal the kind of poultry within the flock or what number of birds had been concerned.
That is the primary case for Cardston County since April 15, 2022.
The most recent detection of HPAI follows 5 showed cases of HPAI in Canada throughout September. Of the ones, 3 concerned industrial poultry flocks. All however a type of used to be in Alberta, excluding one industrial flock in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. The opposite two industrial flocks affected in September had been in Alberta’s Warner and Strathcona counties.
To this point in 2023, the next provinces have had showed HPAI circumstances in industrial poultry: Alberta, Quebec, British Columbia and Ontario. A complete of 7 provinces had industrial flocks suffering from HPAI in 2022. The ones come with Alberta, Quebec, British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia.
Prior to those 5 HPAI infections in September, Canada had no longer had any circumstances of HPAI in industrial poultry since Might 6.
Alberta had 38 premises with industrial poultry suffering from HPAI in 2022.
South of the border, the US has no longer had any circumstances of HPAI in industrial poultry since April 19.
To be informed extra about HPAI circumstances in industrial poultry flocks in the US, Canada and Mexico, see an interactive map on WATTPoultry.com.