Avian flu detected in more local turkey farms

January 8, 2026 @ 7:00 amListowel Banner, News

The highlighted area in the map is the primary control zone declared by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). This area is capable of being infected or contaminated by the avian flu outbreak currently at a North Perth poultry farm, southwest of Listowel. (Map from CFIA)

LISTOWEL – In Ontario, as of Jan. 2, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has listed nine current premises as infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also referred to as Avian Flu. Three of which are located in North Perth. The first farm was reported on Dec. 19, and saw roughly 56,000 turkeys culled.…

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Kelsey Bent is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.