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calgaryherald.com
Author of the article:
Lynn Chaya
Published Apr 05, 2023 • Last updated Apr 05, 2023 • 2 minute read
A domestic dog in Oshawa, Ont., tested positive for the avian flu on April 1, a first in Canada, according to a statement from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
The dog was infected with a “highly pathogenic avian influenza,” or H5N1, after chewing on a wild goose and died after developing “clinical signs.”
A necropsy was performed and indicated the dog suffered from a respiratory infection. Further testing is underway, the agency said.
On Mar. 30, the town of Caledon, Ont., made a statement confirming positive cases of avian flu after geese were found dead in a stormwater pond.
Additionally, H5N1 ripped through three commercial poultry farms in southern Ontario the CFIA stated.
“Infected birds can shed the virus in their saliva, their natal secretions and their feces,” said Dr. Mary-Jane Ireland, chief veterinary officer for the CFIA. “It can spread through contact with surfaces.”
Those surfaces can include shoes, litter, bedding feed and water, she said.
“Based on the current evidence in Canada, the risk to the general public remains low and current scientific evidence suggests that the risk of a human contracting avian influenza from a domestic pet is minor,” the agency assured.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the H5N1 virus was first detected in domestic waterfowl in Southern China in 1996. An outbreak ensued in 1997 in Hong Kong and China, eventually causing more than 860 human infections with a greater than 50 per cent death rate.
However “no domestically acquired human cases of avian influenza have been reported in Canada,” the CFIA said.
In an effort to prevent further infection, the agency advised people not to feed their pets any raw meat from game birds or poultry and to not play with dead wild birds.
With additional files from The Canadian Press
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Domestic dog dies of avian flu in Canada in first case of its kind
Risk of a human contracting avian influenza from a domestic pet is minor, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
calgaryherald.com
Domestic dog dies of avian flu in Canada in first case of its kind
A necropsy was performed and indicated the dog suffered from a respiratory infectionAuthor of the article:
Lynn Chaya
Published Apr 05, 2023 • Last updated Apr 05, 2023 • 2 minute read
A domestic dog in Oshawa, Ont., tested positive for the avian flu on April 1, a first in Canada, according to a statement from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
The dog was infected with a “highly pathogenic avian influenza,” or H5N1, after chewing on a wild goose and died after developing “clinical signs.”
A necropsy was performed and indicated the dog suffered from a respiratory infection. Further testing is underway, the agency said.
On Mar. 30, the town of Caledon, Ont., made a statement confirming positive cases of avian flu after geese were found dead in a stormwater pond.
Additionally, H5N1 ripped through three commercial poultry farms in southern Ontario the CFIA stated.
“Infected birds can shed the virus in their saliva, their natal secretions and their feces,” said Dr. Mary-Jane Ireland, chief veterinary officer for the CFIA. “It can spread through contact with surfaces.”
Those surfaces can include shoes, litter, bedding feed and water, she said.
“Based on the current evidence in Canada, the risk to the general public remains low and current scientific evidence suggests that the risk of a human contracting avian influenza from a domestic pet is minor,” the agency assured.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the H5N1 virus was first detected in domestic waterfowl in Southern China in 1996. An outbreak ensued in 1997 in Hong Kong and China, eventually causing more than 860 human infections with a greater than 50 per cent death rate.
However “no domestically acquired human cases of avian influenza have been reported in Canada,” the CFIA said.
In an effort to prevent further infection, the agency advised people not to feed their pets any raw meat from game birds or poultry and to not play with dead wild birds.
With additional files from The Canadian Press
For more health news and content around diseases, conditions, wellness, healthy living, drugs, treatments and more, head to Healthing.ca – a member of the Postmedia Network.
