The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has reported new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) affecting three commercial poultry flocks in British Columbia, marking the first recorded instance of HPAI in Canada since April 2024.
This outbreak is British Columbia’s first HPAI case this year, though CFIA has not disclosed further details about the types or quantities of birds impacted in these latest infections.
The announcement comes shortly after the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) updated its status on HPAI in Canada, noting that zoning restrictions had been lifted nationwide. CFIA had removed the final primary control zone related to a Saskatchewan outbreak on October 2.
Canada’s most recent HPAI case in commercial poultry was recorded in Alberta in February 2024, while the last case in a non-commercial flock occurred in Quebec in April.
