The bird flu has been detected in Chatham-Kent.
Officials with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency say the disease was detected in a non-commercial poultry flock in the Charing Cross area on March 10, 2023.
As a result, Jean-Guy Forgeron, acting president of the CFIA, entered a declaration order on March 13, 2023, at 3:45 p.m. and a primary control zone for the “highly pathogenic avian influenza” was created in the area.
See the map, below:
Specifically, the geographical boundaries for the primary control zone, include:
– Starting at the intersection of Pinehurst Line and Mull Rd
– Southeast on Mull Rd to the trail at GPS coordinates 42.399155N, -81.987991W
– Northeast on the trail to Base Rd
– Southeast on Base Rd to Brush Line
– Southwest on Brush Line to Mull Rd
– Southeast on Mull Rd to New Scotland Line
– Southwest on New Scotland Line to Nelson St
– Southeast on Nelson St to its terminus at the shore
– South continuing along the shoreline to Four Rod Rd
– Northwest on Four Rod Rd to 15th Line
– Southwest on 15th Line to Dillon Rd
– Northwest on Dillon Rd to 11th Line
– Northeast on 11th Line to Bloomfield Rd
– Northwest on Bloomfield Rd to 8th Line
– Northeast on 8th Line to Bloomfield Rd
– Northwest on Bloomfield Rd to 7th Line E
– Northeast on 7th Line E continuing as English Line to Creek Rd
– East on Creek Rd to Maynard Line
– Northeast on Maynard Line to Harwich Rd
– Southeast on Harwich Rd to Boundary Line
– Northeast on Boundary Line to Harwich Rd
– Southeast on Harwich Rd to Pinehurst Line
– Northeast on Pinehurst Line to Mull Rd
CFIA officials say all movement of domestic birds in and out of and through a primary control zone is strictly controlled and requires a permit from the CFIA.
Movement restrictions also apply to poultry products and by-products, as well as material that has come into contact with domesticated birds, CFIA officials added.
CFIA officials say they are currently responding to cases of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in farmed birds across Canada.
“This serves as a strong reminder that avian influenza (bird flu) is spreading across the globe, and that anyone with birds must practice good biosecurity habits to protect poultry and prevent disease,” CFIA officials said on their website.
CFIA officials say bird flu is not a food safety concern.
“There is no evidence to suggest that eating cooked poultry or eggs could transmit HPAI to humans,” CFIA officials say.
More information can be found, here.
