Another case of AI recorded in the Prairies

Another case of avian influenza has been detected, this time in Alberta in a non-commercial, non-poultry flock in Leduc County. 

The premise is under CFIA quarantine and subject to restrictions, bringing the total number of AI cases in Alberta now to two.

Two cases have been found in Manitoba, three in Saskatchewan, and three in British Columbia, including an ostrich farm.

There are now 19 premises across Canada infected with AI.

Numerous countries are dealing with avian influenza.

Meantime, Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety has suspended imports of poultry meat and products, including eggs, from specific areas in a number of countries, including the UK, the U.S., and Canada, where AI has been detected.

A CFS spokesman notes that, according to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 400 tonnes of frozen poultry meat from Canada last year.