The detection of avian influenza on several farms both north and south of the border, hastened the implementation of bio-containment protocols to limit the spread of the avian pathogen.
With flocks securely battened down on both jurisdictions it is hoped that there will be less in the way of flu spread throughout the poultry industry.
So far, high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) seems to be affecting waterbirds most severely — especially whooper swans, mute swans, geese and gulls — with the potential to spread more widely.
The human flu season is also set to be one of the worst in many years.
Early warning came from Japan that a virulent strain was causing problems there in September - and now as we enter flu season proper here it seems as though numbers are ramping up.
