The zoo says its aviaries will be closed or significantly modified and behind-the-scenes tours of the areas will be suspended. It says zoo animals will not be fed poultry
TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo has shut down some of its bird enclosures after an avian flu case was detected at a southern Ontario poultry farm.
A highly pathogenic type of H5N1 avian flu has been tearing through Canadian flocks since early 2022, killing millions of birds and infecting a record number of avian species. Professor Shayan Sharif, the acting dean for the Ontario Veterinary College, says he expects to see a "surge" of cases in the coming weeks as the virus hitchhikes with migratory birds back to Canada.The bird flu rarely causes disease in humans and transmission occurs through close contact with infected birds or heavily contaminated environments. There's no evidence to suggest it's transmitted to humans from cooked eggs or poultry.
But Sharif, of the Ontario Veterinary College, says there is concern about the virus' ability to adapt to mammals. Eight diseased skunks recently turned up dead in the Vancouver area, with officials speculating this week that they may have contracted the virus by scavenging wild birds.
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