HALIFAX — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says avian flu has been detected in a commercial flock in western Nova Scotia.
The agency said today in a news release it notified the World Organisation for Animal Health after a subtype of high pathogenic avian influenza was found on Thursday.
It does not specify the type of birds affected by the pathogen.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has placed the premises under quarantine and it is establishing a movement control zone in the area that will affect other farms nearby.
The agency says the same strain of avian flu was detected in a backyard flock in eastern Nova Scotia on Tuesday, adding that the detection was "non-poultry."
It says avian flu of the same strain has also recently been found in wild birds in Newfoundland and in a wild goose in central Nova Scotia.
Avian flu, also known as bird flu, is a contagious viral infection that affects some food-producing birds like poultry, pets birds and wild birds. The H5N1 virus present in Asia can cause disease in humans.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 4, 2022.
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