There have been 15 farms in 91原创 affected by H5N1 avian influenza since October, according to data from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
The outbreak has hit 52 farms and backyard flocks in B.C., most of them in the Fraser Valley, with concentrations in 91原创, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack.
About half the farms in 91原创 have been released from CFIA quarantine, while seven remain under some form of restriction, according to the agency鈥檚 online database.
However, the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Food said that the rate of infections is dropping as the annual fall migration of wild birds ends.
When H5N1 is detected, whole flocks have to be culled, with five million birds in B.C. culled between the first detection of the virus in April and mid-November.
Provincial and federal authorities are working to ensure enhanced biosecurity measures are in place to try to limit the spread of the disease to protect flocks.
The virus is a low risk to humans, and does not pose a risk to the food supply.
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