Avian Influenza Detected In Saskatchewan Statement From The Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister Of Agriculture And Agri … (Medical News Today) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has moved quickly and decisively to quarantine a farm in Saskatchewan and has confirmed the presence of avian influenza (AI). [click link for full article] [News Source]

Avian Influenza Detected In Saskatchewan, Canada (Medical News Today) Highly pathogenic H7N3 avian influenza has been detected in a commercial poultry operation in Saskatchewan, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced recently. This virus is not the same as the strain circulating in Asia, Africa and Europe, which has been associated with human illness. H7N3 is not normally associated with serious human illness. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Lesser Avian flu found in Canada (Billings Gazette) Upland game bird and waterfowl hunters who travel north of the border into Saskatchewan will not be able to bring any birds they shoot back into the United States. An outbreak of avian influenza H7N3 was discovered Thursday in a poultry farm near Regi ... [News Source]