Latest Bird Flu News

Avian flu confirmed on Fraser Valley farm (Victoria Times Colonist)
Sunday January 25th 2009, 10:39 pm

VANCOUVER -- Nearly 60,000 turkeys from a Fraser Valley farm will be killed after yesterday's positive test result for avian flu. [News Source]

Avian influenza confirmed in B.C. commercial poultry farm.
Sunday January 25th 2009, 6:00 pm

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the presence of H5 avian influenza virus in a commercial poultry operation in Southern B.C. Avian influenza in poultry does not pose a risk to humans if the products are properly handled and cooked, CFIA said. [News Source]

China reports sixth human bird flu case this year.
Sunday January 25th 2009, 6:00 pm

A man in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou has been infected with bird flu and is in a critical condition in hospital, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. [News Source]

Avian flu confirmed on Abbotsford farm.
Sunday January 25th 2009, 6:00 pm

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of avian influenza in Abbotsford. Approximately 60,000 turkeys are now expected to be slaughtered as a result of the discovery, at E & H Farms on Lefeuvre Road. [News Source]

Avian flu found on B.C. farm; 60,000 turkeys to be killed (National Post)
Sunday January 25th 2009, 5:04 pm

Nearly 60,000 turkeys from a B.C. farm will be killed after Saturday’s positive test result for avian flu [News Source]

Bird flu fears quarantine Canadian farms (UPI)
Sunday January 25th 2009, 3:15 pm

ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Several poultry farms in Abbotsford, British Columbia, have been quarantined as a precaution amid concerns of a bird flu outbreak, Canadian authorities say. [News Source]

Avian flu found on B.C. farm; 60,000 turkeys to be killed (National Post)
Sunday January 25th 2009, 2:04 pm

Nearly 60,000 turkeys from a B.C. farm will be killed after Saturday’s positive test result for avian flu [News Source]

CFIA confirms avian flu outbreak on B.C. farm (CTV.ca)
Sunday January 25th 2009, 1:16 am

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed an H5 avian influenza outbreak on a turkey farm in B.C.'s Fraser Valley. CFIA says the strain in this case is of low pathogenicity. [News Source]

Bird flu found in Frzser Valley turkey farm (1:10 p.m.) (Sun Star)
Sunday January 25th 2009, 12:25 am

OTTAWA -- Canadian authorities discovered strains of bird flu on a turkey farm in western Canada, and officials said Saturday that 60,000 birds will have to be euthanized. [News Source]