Worried about bird flu? Here’s what you need to know | The Narwhal
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The H5N1 avian flu, or bird flu has killed birds and devastated poultry flocks. Human cases are rare, but experts say the virus poses a pandemic risk

According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 63 farms in Canada are currently infected with H5N1 and 54 of them are in B.C. Since 2022, more than seven million farmed birds in B.C. have died from infection or been culled because of the virus.