Avian flu confirmed on Canadian turkey farm

Preliminary testing by the province of Ontario has confirmed the presence of H5 avian influenza on a turkey farm near Woodstock, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has stated. 

The agency said it has placed the farm and a neighbouring farm on quarantine to control the disease, saying the industry sector had been notified to adopt bio-security practices.

The agency said it was conducting further tests to determine the severity of the disease and the sub-type and strain of the virus.