In live birds, signs include nervousness, tremor or lack of coordination swelling around the head neck or eyes a lack of movement coughing or diarrhea.ĭiamond says if a hunter suspects a bird is infected, he or she shouldn't handle the goose with their bare hands and should cover it to protect other animals. (Susan Bell/ CBC North)ĭiamond says signs a bird is infected include weight loss and a clear or cloudy discharge through eyes, nose, beak or posterior. Cree health is asking hunters to report any birds harvested this Spring, if they suspect they have avian influenza. Dozens of cases across the countryĪvian influenza can be deadly for birds and dozens of cases have now been confirmed in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as Quebec. Diamond, Cree Public Healthīut with confirmed cases ticking upwards across the country, particularly in agricultural operations, officials across Canada are increasingly concerned that avian influenza will have a devastating impact on bird populations, both non-wild and wild. No evidence right now of any geese that have been infected in Eeyou Istchee. Diamond, a Planning, Programming and Research Officer with the Healthy and Safe Communities department of Cree Public Health.Įeyou Istchee is the traditional name of the Cree territory in Quebec.
"There is no evidence right now of any geese that have been infected in Eeyou Istchee and we haven't had any news from our hunters that go hunting down south," said George L.
Three cases of the highly contagious H5N1 disease, which is often called bird-flu, have been confirmed in the wild bird population in the Montérégie region, south of Montreal and two more cases identified in the non-wild populations in the Eastern Townships, southeast of Montreal. Officials at the Cree health board are asking hunters to keep an eye out for avian influenza as they head out for the annual Goose Break holiday, while also spreading a message that there have been no signs of the disease so far in Cree territory.
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