23.11.2005

An H5-type avian influenza virus which is "low pathogenic" has been found on a second farm in Canada's western province of British Columbia (B.C.), a health official confirmed on Tuesday.
The entire flock will be culled on a Fraser Valley farm after a duck tested positive for an H5-type virus over the weekend, Cornelius Kiley, a veterinarian with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, told reporters at a televised press conference.
He said that it seemed to be the same strain that was found last week in Chilliwack, B.C.
The Fraser Valley farm is also operated by the owner of the Chilliwack farm, Kiley said.