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Some good news, according to the Canadian Press.
The (presumably) LPAI H5 infection discovered on one Fraser Valley turkey farm about a week ago has not been detected on neighboring farms.
Tests show avian flu virus remains contained to lone Fraser Valley farm
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Avian flu found on one Fraser Valley turkey farm has not spread to any other farms in the quarantine area.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says so far all commercial flocks have tested negative in the three-kilometre quarantine zone set up to stop a virus from spreading.
Authorities had to destroy 60,000 turkeys earlier this week at a farm in Abbotsford, B.C., and the birds carcasses are being composed with in the barns to prevent further spread of the virus.
The H5 virus was discovered in some of the birds in one barn on the farm.
Further tests that would indicate how virulent the virus strain is still have not been completed.
The agency says additional quarantines may be set up as the investigation continues.
In 2004 a highly contagious strain of the avian flu swept through Fraser Valley poultry flocks forcing the destruction of millions of birds.
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