More bird flu cases detected in Chilliwack poultry operations
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CHILLIWACK — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it has declared a primary control zone to restrict the movement of poultry products at a commercial facility where avian flu has been detected in Surrey, along with three more operations in Chilliwack.
They’re among three dozen premises where the avian flu has been confirmed in B-C, affecting more than 4.1 million birds so far.
The facilities are located mostly in the Fraser Valley, but the virus has also been detected in non-commercial flocks in Qualicum Beach, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the Regional District of Mount Waddington, which spans parts of northern Vancouver Island and the central coast.
The agency says the infection is spreading all over the world, highlighting the need for farmers to adopt stringent biosecurity practices.
