A case of avian influenza has turned up in a domestic flock in Conception Bay South.

The highly pathogenic virus continues to circulate in wild birds since an original outbreak in 2021, with ongoing risk to the poultry sector.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is leading the investigation.

Commercial poultry producers follow strict biosecurity plans and procedures to prevent the spread of bird flu and other disease. The agency is urging all commercial and backyard poultry producers, regardless of the size of their flock, to review the agency’s biosecurity measures.