Administrator| Apr 06, 2023 |Comments…

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Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH) is urging residents to ensure pets do not come into contact with wild birds or other potentially sick animals after a domestic dog in the Oshawa region was found to have been infected with Avian Influenza (H5N1) from chewing on a wild goose.

The dog developed clinical signs of avian flu and later died.

Dr. Ethan Toumishey, Medical Officer of Health and CEO at HPEPH, in a media release, states Avian Influenza usually spreads among wild bird populations but can sometimes affect commercial poultry or other animals such as dogs when they come into contact with infected animals.

He states it’s rare for avian flu to spread to people, with most human cases resulting from close…