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Devastating bird flu strain found in duck in Alaska

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek August 26, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– The type of avian flu that led to the deaths of about 50 million U.S. chickens and turkeys last year has been found in the country for the first time in 14 months, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday. USDA said it detected the H5N2 strain of the disease in

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Flu controls lifted on Ontario duck farm’s neighbours

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 19, 2016

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has lifted a three-kilometre avian flu control zone around a duck farm in Ontario’s Niagara region, freeing up traffic on and off neighbouring farms. All but one of the commercial and non-commercial farms in the control zone were released from quarantine effective Tuesday and will no longer need licensing for

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Last avian flu-related block on U.S. poultry lifted

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 12, 2016

The last of Canada’s temporary avian flu-related rules against cross-border travellers bringing in poultry and/or eggs from the U.S. has been lifted. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, live birds, raw poultry, eggs and certain other raw or less-than-cooked poultry products originating in Indiana may again be brought into Canada. Lifted effective June 27,

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Bird flu control zone set up around Ontario duck farm

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 8, 2016

About 14,000 commercial ducks at a farm west of St. Catharines, Ont. are being euthanized following confirmation of a low-pathogenic strain of H5N2 avian flu in the flock. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Friday confirmed the influenza subtype, the day after announcing the low-path H5 flu outbreak, the resulting quarantine and the plans for

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Ontario duck farm catches low-path avian flu

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 7, 2016

All the birds on a commercial duck farm in southern Ontario’s Niagara region are about to be euthanized after some were confirmed with a less severe form of avian flu. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Thursday said the strain of avian influenza found in the birds on the farm is a low-pathogenic (“low-path”)

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Poultry at risk for avian flu during migration

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 29, 2016

Cases of avian flu in commercial poultry in the U.S. and Mexico earlier this year are believed to have come from wild birds, which are now migrating north for the season, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency warned Friday. Avian influenza spreads when wild birds come into contact with commercial/small flocks, the agency said, urging producers

Two more states’ eggs, poultry allowed into Canada

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 31, 2016

Cross-border travellers may again bring raw poultry meat, eggs and live birds into Canada from North Dakota and Missouri. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency last week shortened its list of U.S. states under avian influenza-related restrictions to just one. Indiana remains under limits imposed in January after highly pathogenic (“high-path”) H7N8 avian flu turned up at

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Mexico clears Canadian poultry meat for import

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 27, 2016

Duck and other poultry from Canada may again be exported to Mexico, for the first time since 2004. Canada’s Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland on Thursday announced Mexico had reopened its border to fresh poultry meat including chicken, turkey and, “most significant in terms of historical trade,” duck. Mexico had

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U.S. deploys new bird flu plan to protect humans, poultry

By GFM Network News, Julie Steenhuysen, Tom Polansek January 19, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farm and health officials are racing to assess the threat that a type of bird flu never before seen in the country poses to humans and poultry, employing emergency plans drawn up in the wake of a devastating outbreak in birds last year. The federal government sprang into action on

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Canada blocks poultry, eggs from Indiana

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 18, 2016

Cross-border travellers coming into Canada from the U.S. are now warned against bringing in raw poultry and eggs from Indiana, the site of the country’s latest cases of avian flu. Travellers entering Canada from the U.S. may not bring in uncooked poultry products, live birds and/or eggs from Indiana, North Dakota or Missouri, the Canadian

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Tag Archives avian flu

Devastating bird flu strain found in duck in Alaska

Flu controls lifted on Ontario duck farm’s neighbours

Last avian flu-related block on U.S. poultry lifted

Bird flu control zone set up around Ontario duck farm

Ontario duck farm catches low-path avian flu

Poultry at risk for avian flu during migration

Two more states’ eggs, poultry allowed into Canada

Mexico clears Canadian poultry meat for import

U.S. deploys new bird flu plan to protect humans, poultry

Canada blocks poultry, eggs from Indiana

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