OTTAWA — About 14,000 ducks quarantined at a commercial farm in St. Catharines, Ont., will be euthanized because of the H5N2 avian influenza. "There's always a risk with avian influenza virus because the virus is highly contagious," Kochhar said. Canada had previously been free of notifiable avian influenza since October 2015. If you're doing the right thing, (avian influenza) is not going to get in." Avian influenza rarely affects humans and does not pose a risk to food safety when poultry and poultry products are properly handled and cooked.

Source: thestar July 08, 2016 14:37 UTC