Canada’s latest case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial poultry flock was confirmed on October 15 in Langley Township, British Columbia.
The case was reported by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), but further information concerning the type of poultry was involved or the size of the affected flock has not yet been released.
This is Langley Township’s second case of HPAI in commercial poultry in 2022. The township has also had two cases in backyard poultry. British Columbia has had six cases of HPAI in commercial flocks so far this year.
Prior to this case, Canada had gone eight days without a confirmed HPAI case. On October 7, cases were confirmed in Bifrost-Riverton, Manitoba; Les Jardins-de-Napierville, Quebec; and Monet, Saskatchewan. Previously, the last case to be confirmed in British Columbia was a commercial layer flock of 70,000 hens in Chilliwack, confirmed on September 12.
To learn more about HPAI cases in commercial poultry flocks in the United States and Canada, see an interactive map on WATTPoultry.com.
Read our ongoing coverage of the global avian influenza outbreak.
Attend the 2022 Poultry Tech Summit
Join an exclusive international gathering of industry-changing innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs, technology experts, investors and leading poultry producers at the 2022 edition of Poultry Tech Summit on October 30 - November 1 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Attendees can expect the same groundbreaking innovation and insightful presentations that made the previous events well-attended with deep dialogue on new prospective solutions and next-generation technologies. Poultry Tech Summit focuses on the transition of innovative technologies into commercial applications to advance the poultry industry.
