B.C. ostriches set for cull have avian flu infection not seen elsewhere in Canada, agency says | Unpublished
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Author: Kristy Kirkup
Publication Date: May 30, 2025 - 23:01

B.C. ostriches set for cull have avian flu infection not seen elsewhere in Canada, agency says

May 30, 2025
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency plans to move ahead with a plan to cull ostriches in British Columbia, citing the birds have a genetic composition of avian influenza associated with a human infection in Ohio.The CFIA said in a statement released late Friday evening its National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease identified the current infection in the ostriches with a “novel reassortment” not otherwise seen in Canada.


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