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Avian flu detected at a 5th farm

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 Oct, 2024 12:02 PM
  • Avian flu detected at a 5th farm

Avian flu has been detected at a fifth farm in B-C this fall.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the latest outbreak has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Abbotsford.

It comes two days after the agency announced an outbreak in Chilliwack, the third in that area, while the other two are in Abbotsford.

The agency estimates that more than six million birds in total are affected by the outbreaks so far this fall.

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