{"id":17548,"date":"2025-02-18T16:29:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/h5n5-bird-flu-reported-on-backyard-farm-in-newfoundland-and-labrador\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T16:29:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:29:20","slug":"h5n5-bird-flu-reported-on-backyard-farm-in-newfoundland-and-labrador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/18\/h5n5-bird-flu-reported-on-backyard-farm-in-newfoundland-and-labrador\/","title":{"rendered":"H5N5 bird flu reported on backyard farm in Newfoundland and Labrador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Canada has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/h5n5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">H5N5<\/a> avian influenza on a non-commercial backyard layer poultry farm in the eastern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has ravaged flocks around the world, disrupting supply and fuelling higher food prices. Its spread to mammals, including dairy cows in the United States, has raised concerns among governments about a risk of human transmission.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11016335_67b4afb39a074\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11016335\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11016335\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11016335_67b4afb39a074\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Bird flu cases concern disease experts as seasonal influenza numbers soar'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/e8i02skyfw-7fez66bd3j\/BIRD.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/e8i02skyfw-7fez66bd3j\/BIRD.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/e8i02skyfw-7fez66bd3j\/BIRD.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/e8i02skyfw-7fez66bd3j\/BIRD.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">1:53<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Bird flu cases concern disease experts as seasonal influenza numbers soar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>Analysis of the H5N5 virus detected in Canada\u2019s Newfoundland and Labrador province showed that it was similar to the H5N5 one which had hit Canada in 2023, the Paris-based WOAH said in a report, citing Canadian authorities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It also showed that it was related to the H5N1 (2.3.4.4b) lineage that has affected some farms in Canada and has been spreading in other parts of world, mainly in the United States and Europe.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide; Editing by Alison Williams<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Canada<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11023239\/h5n5-bird-flu-outbreak-newfoundland-labrador-backyard-farm\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N5 avian influenza on a non-commercial backyard layer poultry farm in the eastern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday. 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