Canada has reported its second confirmed case of extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a business poultry flock for 2024.

The newest detection was confirmed in Amherstburg, Ontario, on January 30, based on data from the Canadian Meals Inspection Company (CFIA). Data regarding the kind of business flock concerned or what number of birds had been affected has not but been disclosed.

That is the primary business flock in Amherstburg to be contaminated by HPAI throughout the 2022-24 outbreak.

Previous to this, the final time HPAI was confirmed a business poultry flock in Canada was January 3 in Papineau County.

Whereas these are the one two situations of HPAI in Canadian business poultry in 2024, there have additionally been two non-commercial farms affected by the virus. A kind of instances was in Saskatchewan and the opposite in Nova Scotia, making it 4 provinces to every have one confirmed HPAI case so far this yr. Nonetheless, the Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia flocks are yard operations, these situations of HPAI mustn’t impression poultry commerce, in accordance to guidelines established by the World Organisation for Animal Well being.

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To be taught extra about HPAI instances in business poultry flocks in america, Mexico and Canada, see an interactive map on WATTPoultry.com.