Milk sampling and testing for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Canada

Government of Canada - September 5, 2024

As part of the Government of Canada's One Health approach, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and Health Canada is taking proactive measures to monitor Canadian dairy cows for HPAI.

As of September 5, 2024, CFIA laboratories tested 1,211 retail milk samples from across Canada. All samples have tested negative for HPAI fragments, with no evidence of disease in dairy cattle detected in milk.

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