“The infected premises continues to make progress toward being eligible for release from quarantine.” – CFIA

Avian influenza control zone revoked

Manitoba's sole HPAI control zone was removed in the second week of January

VETERINARY Manitoba’s sole HPAI control zone was removed in the second week of January

Manitoba’s poultry traffic could again flow normally after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Jan. 8 revoked the province’s only active control zone for highly pathogenic avian influenza. The control zone, which covered 14 square miles in the R.M. of Rhineland south of Plum Coulee, had been in place for two months. On Nov. 8, 2023, the CFIA announced that a premise in the area had broken


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Bird flu spreads in Europe with a delay after warm autumn

Severe bird flu detected among Antarctic wild birds and mammals for first time

Paris | Reuters -- Bird flu is spreading fast in Europe but arrived later this year after a warm autumn delayed migration of wild birds, the main carriers of the virus that led to the death of millions of poultry in the past years, scientific agencies said on Thursday.