Confirmed case of bird flu reported in the Okanagan

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By The Staff  Global News

Posted April 26, 2022 3:06 am

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a small flock in Kelowna has tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a small flock in Kelowna has tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza.File / Global News

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A new case of avian influenza has been confirmed in Kelowna, B.C.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed that a small backyard poultry flock tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus.

The property has been quarantined by the CFIA, and the ministry has notified producers within a 12-kilometre radius.

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Two weeks ago, a poultry flock in the North Okanagan also tested…

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