Avian flu confirmed on Canadian turkey farm
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.
Initial tests for the disease were conducted last week after the farm reported sudden deaths of birds over several days. Avian influenza is an infectious viral disease of birds.
Most bird flu viruses do not infect humans or pose a food safety risk when poultry products are properly handled and cooked.
Thousands of turkeys and chickens were killed by avian influenza on two farms in British Columbia, Canada, the agency had said last December.
Earlier yesterday, the US Department of Agriculture said Minnesota, its top turkey-producing state, had found two commercial turkey flocks to be infected with a lethal strain of avian flu. It said all birds in the infected zone will be culled.
