11.12.2014

Canada confirmed H5N2 avian influenza in three additional poultry farms, in British Columbia's Fraser Valley, bringing the total number of affected birds to 155,000. There are now seven farms affected. 
Eight countries, including the U.S., have temporarily closed their borders to B.C. and Canadian poultry products since the virus was confirmed last week. 
It's the third outbreak of avian influenza in B.C. in the last decade, with this case relatively small compared to the 16 million B.C. birds affected in 2004.