Canada bird flu virus in
Ontario similar to U.S. strain
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[April 09, 2015]
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The
bird flu virus confirmed this week in the Canadian province of Ontario
is the highly pathogenic H5N2 strain, similar to one spreading across
the United States, a government agency said on Wednesday.
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The strain discovered on a Woodstock, Ontario, turkey farm is the
same subtype as one detected in the western province of British
Columbia in December and that has spread across U.S. states in
recent months, said Paul Mayers, vice president of policy and
programs at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
Mayers said Hong Kong has restricted imports of poultry and poultry
products from Oxford County, Ontario, and Uruguay has banned imports
of Canadian hatching eggs. On Tuesday, CFIA said Japan and Taiwan
had imposed trade restrictions.
Nine Ontario farms, including the single farm confirmed to have the
virus, are under quarantine.
About 10,800 turkeys have died at the Woodstock farm and an
additional 34,000 birds there will be euthanized using carbon
dioxide gas, CFIA said.
The agency has not determined how the virus spread to Ontario, but
said it could be transmitted by wild birds.
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(Reporting by Rod Nickel in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Editing by Peter
Galloway)
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