Avian flu detected in B.C. poultry flock for first time this season
The agency says the virus can spread fast and often leads to quarantines and culling of infected flocks.
- On Friday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced the first detection of avian flu in a commercial poultry flock in Chilliwack, British Columbia, this season.
- Viral infections have spread across the Prairies since mid-September, with Ontario reporting its first seasonal detection last week and Quebec announcing its initial case on Thursday.
- British Columbia has been hardest hit by avian influenza since late 2021, accounting for more than 10 million birds that died or were culled from 18 million countrywide.
- Although H5 avian flu is not a food safety concern, the CFIA notes the disease spreads rapidly, typically requiring quarantine of infected farms and slaughter of their flocks.
- Agency records show the last commercial poultry outbreak in the Fraser Valley occurred on December 19, 2025, in Abbotsford, establishing a nearly year-long gap before this detection.
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Cases have already been reported in Ontario and Quebec this week, coinciding with the beginning of fall migration of wild birds.
Chilliwack poultry facility reports 1st case of avian flu in B.C. this season
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced the first detection of avian flu in a commercial poultry flock in British Columbia this season. The agency says the infection was detected on Friday in Chilliwack.
Avian flu detected in B.C. poultry flock for first time this season (BC)
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced the first detection of avian flu in a commercial poultry flock in British Columbia this season. The agency says the infection was detected on Friday in Chilliwack. It's the first case among domestic birds announced by the agency in B.C. since Februar...
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Avian flu detected in B.C. poultry flock for first time this season
CHILLIWACK - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced the first detection of avian flu in a commercial poultry flock in British Columbia this season.
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