Ontario, Canada – The rare H5 influenza virus has reached another Ontario farm lately. The virus is of a distinct type and affects avian species. On Saturday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency carried out a detailed study of the latest inception of the virus strain.

Preliminary tests confirmed that the avian influenza has reached the second farm in Ontario, in a row.

Federal agency stringent and cautious with H5 infection

The Federal agency has taken up this matter with great seriousness. It reaffirmed that there was a broiler breeder farm located in Oxford County, under the radar currently. The chicken breeder farm shall be quarantined to ensure that the disease is nipped in the bud, and its rapid spreading is stopped.

However, there are a series of other tests underway in order to determine the detailed subtype of the virus and its precise strain.

Humans remain unaffected

Further, in depth studies shall be conducted to comprehend this disease. Avian influenza is a commonplace occurrence; it is an infectious disease viral amongst birds. However, if the poultry products are well cooked and properly handled, there are safety concerns or risks that affect or harm humans. However, the latest inception of H5 avian virus strain needs to be studied in full details and its impact on humans should be understood.

US-Canada in H5N2 virus infection radar

Prior to this farm, the authorities in Canada had confirmed that the virus was found in a turkey farm located near Woodstock in Ontario. The virus was of a pathogenic strain – H5N2, similar to the one that broke out across the poultry farms in the US. Since the early days in 2015, H5N2 strain viruses are commonplace across several states in the US from Arkansas stretching to Oregon.

However, human beings haven’t quite been affected by this strain of virus.

Further testing shall soon unveil the extent of damage and devastation that this strain of virus can incidentally cause.