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World’s animal health body backs bird flu vaccination to avoid pandemic
FILE PHOTO: Ducks are seen in a field in Bourriot Bergonce, southwestern France, January 7, 2017, after France ordered a massive culling of ducks in three regions most affected by a severe outbreak of bird flu as it tries to contain the virus which has been spreading quickly over the past month. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
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Toronto Zoo closes aviaries after bird flu case detected at southern Ontario farm
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of Avian influenza A H5N1 viruses (seen in gold) grown in MDCK cells (seen in green) as shown in this undated handout photo. The Toronto Zoo has shut down some of its bird enclosures after a bird flu case was detected at a southern Ontario poultry farm. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-CDC/Cynthia Goldsmith via NIH *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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With poultry stocks devastated, is there a whiff of the next pandemic in the air?
André Picard
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Unprecedented avian flu outbreak continues to wreak havoc in Canadian flocks and around the world
Health workers in protective gear enter a chicken farm during a health alert over a bird flu outbreak in Sacaba, Bolivia, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Bolivian health authorities reported on Jan. 30 that thousands of birds were culled after an outbreak of bird flu on farms, forcing the declaration of a 120-day health emergency. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
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Experts warn bird flu is now a year-round problem
Free range chickens are seen in Abbortsford, B.C. Monday, March 28, 2011. Over the last few months, Canadians have been hearing about the spread of H5N1 avian flu, taking an enormous toll on poultry farms across the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Risk to humans from H5N1 bird flu remains low, but we must prepare, WHO says
FILE - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, speaks during a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Dec. 14, 2022. A confidential U.N. report into the alleged missteps by senior World Health Organization in the way they handled a sexual misconduct case during an Ebola outbreak in Congo found their response did not violate the agency’s policies because of what some officials described as a “loophole.” The report, which was submitted to WHO Director-General Ghebreyesus on Jan. 2023, and was not released publicly, was obtained by the Associated Press. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, File)
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More avian flu outbreaks confirmed on B.C., Alberta farms after brief pause in cases
Canadian Food Inspection Agency in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the H5N1 bird flu was confirmed Tuesday in another non-commercial flock in southern Nova Scotia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Two more outbreaks of avian flu confirmed on farms in B.C. and Alberta
Canadian Food Inspection Agency in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the H5N1 bird flu was confirmed Tuesday in another non-commercial flock in southern Nova Scotia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirms another case of ‘bird flu’ in B.C.
Turkeys are pictured at a farm near Sauk Centre, Minn., on Nov. 2, 2005. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a small flock of poultry in Richmond, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Janet Hostetter
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Western Canada: Alberta hit hard by avian flu outbreak
A farmer sorts through eggs as they exit the hen barn at an egg farm in West Lincoln, Ont., on Monday, March 7, 2016. Canadian poultry and egg producers have now lost more than 1.7 million birds to a highly contagious strain of avian influenza. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
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European Union, 30 countries restricting Canadian poultry, egg imports amid avian flu spread, group says
Chickens are seen at a chicken farm that was flooded but now getting back up and running in Abbotsford, B.C., Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. Poultry farmers in British Columbia are under pressure to protect their flocks as a highly contagious strain of avian flu sweeps over North America. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Bird flu puts organic and free-range chickens into lockdown in U.S. and Europe
FILE PHOTO: Egg-laying hens are seen at an organic poultry farm in Corcoue-sur-Logne, France, April 13, 2022. Picture taken April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
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B.C. poultry farmers uniquely equipped to respond to possible avian flu
Chickens are seen at a chicken farm that was flooded but now getting back up and running in Abbotsford, B.C., Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. Poultry farmers in British Columbia are under pressure to protect their flocks as a highly contagious strain of avian flu sweeps over North America. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Outbreak of avian flu hits farms in Alberta, B.C.
Day-old chicks are pictured in a boiler farm in Alberta. Mandatory Credit: Maria Leslie/Alberta Chicken Producers
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Avian flu case confirmed at B.C. poultry farm in north Okanagan
Chickens are shown at an egg-laying chicken farm in Amritsar, India on April 17, 2018. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says bird flu has been found in Alberta poultry flocks and there are new cases in Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Aleksandra Sagan
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Food industry adjusting to large outbreak of avian flu in Canada, around the world
A farmer sorts through eggs as they exit the hen barn at his egg farm in Ontario, on Monday, March 7, 2016. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says the food industry is making adjustments to maintain supplies of poultry and eggs in the face of  a large outbreak of avian flu in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
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Saskatchewan poultry farmers, particularly owners of small flocks, asked to keep birds indoors
A flock of snow geese fly over Iona Beach Regional Park as an Air Canada flight takes off from Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday, January 20, 2022. Poultry farmers in Saskatchewan -- particularly ones with small flocks -- are being encouraged to keep their birds indoors after agriculture officials say a highly pathogenic type of bird flu was detected in a goose. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Highly pathogenic avian flu found in Alberta poultry, new cases in Ontario
Chickens are shown at an egg-laying chicken farm in Amritsar, India on April 17, 2018. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says bird flu has been found in Alberta poultry flocks and there are new cases in Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Aleksandra Sagan
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Western Nova Scotia farmers on ‘high alert’ after recent discovery of avian flu
Turkeys are shown in a pen at Root Down Farm in Pescadero, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Haven Daley
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Canada faces some trade restrictions on poultry due to bird flu found in Nova Scotia
Turkeys are pictured at a turkey farm near Sauk Centre, Minn., Nov. 2, 2005. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says avian flu has been detected in a commercial flock in western Nova Scotia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Janet Hostetter
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Duck killed in South Carolina is first wild bird flu case in U.S. in five years
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China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu
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MPs urged not to tie hands of future Canadian trade negotiators
Dairy cattle feed at Nicomekl Farms, in Surrey, B.C., on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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COVID-19 hit U.S. meat, poultry plant workers hard in April and May: report
A worker wears a mask as he walks behind a fence at a meat processing plant in Toppenish, Wash., on May 7, 2020.
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China suspends imports of poultry from Tyson plant over COVID-19 - customs authority
China suspends imports of poultry from Tyson plant over COVID-19 - customs authority
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COVID-19 outbreaks shine light on meat production in Canada
The Cargill beef plant in High River, Alta., is shown on Thursday, April 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Why Trump is wrong about Canada-U.S. agricultural trade
Barrie McKenna