Disease alerts - Status Updates of Highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 in Ontario, May 2022 - Status Updates of Highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 in Ontario, May 2022 - Status Updates of Highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 in Ontario, May 2022

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Regulatory Category- Federal:

Reportable

Regulatory Category- Province or Territory:

Reportable

Animal Type:

Poultry

Susceptible Animal Types:

Avian (Domestic, Non-poultry);
Avian (Non-domestic);
Poultry

Animal Class:

Terrestrial

Disease Agent:

Influenza

Disease Agent Type:

Virus

Organization:

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Region:

Ontario

Production System:

Commercial, large-scale;
Smallholding

Topics:

Emerging;
Endemic

Start Date

May/04/2022

End Date

May/06/2022

Website

CFIA webpage

Status Updates of Highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 in Ontario, May 2022

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Status updates on Highly pathogenic avian influenza subtype H5N1 in Ontario for May 4, 2022 (and ongoing) can be found on the CFIA webpage, with information on:

Date detected
Area
Premises type
OIE premises classification
Infected premises (IP) information
Link to Primary control zone (PCZ) map

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has advised the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of the confirmed presence of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Canada. This serves as a strong reminder that HPAI is spreading across the globe, and that anyone with birds must practice enhanced biosecurity procedures.