| ■ Nine More Canadian Poultry Farms Quarantined | 2009.02.12 |
| Nine more poultry farms in British Columbia's Fraser Valley are under quarantine as Canadian officials try to contain an avian flu outbreak in the region. Although a total of 36 farms are now under quarantine, the disease has been confirmed on only one farm, although testing and monitoring continue, CBC News reported. The nine new farms were quarantined by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency because they received products or equipment from the Abbotsford farm where an H5 strain of avian flu has been confirmed. About 60,000 turkeys at the affected farm have been destroyed, CBC News reported. |