Food agency lifts restrictions imposed after discovery of avian flu in New Brunswick – New Brunswick
The Canadian Meals Inspection Company has ended restrictions in New Brunswick that have been imposed following the invention of the extremely pathogenic avian influenza within the province in April.
The viral an infection — often called chook flu — spreads simply amongst birds and has been confirmed in each province besides Prince Edward Island.
On Tuesday the federal company lifted the first management zone that was imposed after H5N1 avian influenza was detected in a small flock of poultry within the Turtle Creek space of New Brunswick.
Management zones are used to limit the motion of birds with the intention to forestall the unfold of the an infection.
Avian influenza was blamed for the deaths of hundreds of seabirds just lately round Quebec’s Iles-de-la-Madeleine.
In some circumstances throughout the county, flocks of poultry have been culled with the intention to forestall unfold of the an infection.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed June 8, 2022.
