The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed two new cases of avian influenza on Vancouver Island.
in the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District and District of Tofino.
The District of Tofino, meanwhile, posted a public notice on social media Saturday morning about its positive case.“It has been recorded, a positive case of avian influenza in a non-commercial, small flock poultry,” said Dan Law, Tofino’s mayor. “So it is safe to say we are talking about a backyard chicken.”
said avian flu can be transmitted bird to bird through feces, secretions, contaminated water and equipment, as well as indirectly through human movement and contact.swelling around the head, neck and eyessudden death Positive avian flu cases aren’t just in backyard chickens and poultry farms, as wild birds are also susceptible to the disease.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.Ann Nightingale with the Rocky Point Bird Observatory told CHEK News it’s more commonly found in ducks, geese and the birds that prey upon them.
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