Avian flu cases identified among flock at handful of Quebec sites – GLOBAL

April 18, 2022

The avian flu has been detected in at least four locations in Quebec in the same week by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

A poultry flock in the Les Sources regional municipality county is the latest farm to be put under quarantine over the weekend.

“The CFIA has established movement control measures and is recommending that other farms in the area increase biosecurity,” the agency said on its website.

All four sites where the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected are in the province’s Estrie region. That particular strain can cause serious disease and death in birds.

While it can be transmitted to humans on rare occasions, the inspection agency says avian influenza is not a significant public health concern for healthy people who are not in regular contact with infected birds.

Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/8766688/quebec-avian-flu-fourth-site-detected/