H5N1 HPAI Poultry Farm Wetaskiwin02 County Alberta

[niman]

The CFIA has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI), subtype H5N1, in the following locations in Alberta:

• April 21, 2022 – Sturgeon County (small flock)
• April 21, 2022 – Wetaskiwin County (poultry flock)
• April 20, 2022 – Kneehill County (poultry flock)
• April 15, 2022 – Cardston County (poultry flock)
• April 14, 2022 – Mountain View County (small flock)
• April 14, 2022 – Warner County (poultry flock)
• April 14, 2022 – Kneehill County (poultry flock)
• April 12, 2022 – Mountain View County (poultry flock)
• April 11, 2022 – Camrose County (poultry flock)
• April 10, 2022 – Wetaskiwin County (poultry flock)
• April 9, 2022 – Paintearth County (poultry flock)
• April 8, 2022 – Kneehill County (poultry flock)
• April 6, 2022 – Ponoka County (poultry flock)
• April 6, 2022 – Mountain View County (poultry flock)
• April 6, 2022 – Mountain View County (poultry flock)

Each infected premises has been placed under quarantine. CFIA has begun an investigation and will be establishing movement control measures on other farms within that area.

The CFIA has established Primary Control Zones (PCZ), in the areas where the disease has been identified. The PCZs have been established to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza:

• Map: Avian influenza zones
• https://inspection.canada.ca/animal-health/terrestrial-animals/diseases/reportable/avian-influenza/response-to-detections-of-highly-pathogenic-avian-/eng/1640207916497/1640207916934

Edited April 24, 2022 by niman