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Avian Influenza - Prince Edward Island (2006)

Testing by Canada’s avian influenza (AI) reference laboratory in Winnipeg has found no additional evidence of AI virus in birds from a small backyard flock in western Prince Edward Island.

The Winnipeg lab will attempt to grow virus from samples from the index bird in order to characterize the virus. This process will take up to two weeks. Ultimately, it may not be possible to gain further information about the virus. This situation is not unusual as was evidenced in the 2005 survey of AI in wild birds.