Manitoba reports 8th case of bird flu since beginning of September

 

Headline:  WATT Poultry, 10/5/2026

Roy Graber reports:

Article Summary 

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to be found in commercial poultry in Manitoba. 

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reported that the latest case in Manitoba was confirmed Oct. 2 in the municipality of Pembina. Further information about that flock infection has not yet been disclosed by CFIA. During the past month, 10 commercial poultry flocks in Canada have been struck by HPAI. Of those, eight have been in Manitoba, while the remaining two were in Alberta. This is the first case in Pembina during 2026. Until September, Manitoba had not had any instances of HPAI in poultry since December 2025.

Other Canadian bird flu posts: 

October 2026

Manitoba reports 7th case of bird during September.  (10/2)

September 2026

Manitoba reports 5th and 6th cases of bird flu so far in September.  (9/25)

Manitoba reports 3 more cases of bird flu.  (9/24)

Manitoba reports case of bird flu, Canada;s first in nearly 4 months.  (9/13)

June 2026

More outbreaks of bird flu Alberta.  (6/5)

May 2026

Alberta Canada reports its first cases of bird flu in 2026.  (5/13)

April 2026

Saskatchewan reports 2nd case of bird flu in 4 days.  (4/21)

Saskatchewan reports new cases of bird flu.  (4/16)

February 2026

Ontario reports 1st Canadian bird flu outbreak in more than a month.  (2/24)

January  2026

Bird flu die-off of about 500 Canadian geese reported in Manitoba.  (1/25)

Dog dies of bird flu in Alberta after eating infected snow goose.  (1/7)

British Columbia reports most cases of bird flu in among Canadian provinces in 2025.  (1/7)

December 2025

Ontario reports two new cases of avian flu.  (12/24)

Avian flu kills scores of geese in rural Manitoba Canada.  (12/6)

Canadian province of Alberta deals with worse outbreak of avian flu in years.  (12/6)

British Columbia on today's avian flu hit parade. (12/2)

November 2025

4 Ontario poultry farms hit by avian flu in past 2 weeks.  (11/30)

British Columbia ostrich farm loses appeal, 400 birds infected with avian flu depopulated.  (11/11)

October 2025

Quebec reports 4th case of avian flu in 2025.  (10/17)

Two cases of avian flu reported in Manitoba on consecutive days.  (10/14)

September 2025

Canadian Food Inspection Agency reports 4 cases of avian flu in Alberta but otherwise remains mum.  (9/17)