| AAFC |
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
| Asian Strain |
Highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza. |
| Biosecurity |
Protecting the health of livestock by preventing the transmission of disease through
physical barriers, and hygiene practises |
| CBSA |
Canada Border Services Agency |
| CCWHC |
Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre |
| CFIA |
Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
| Comb |
The fleshy crest or ridge that grows on the crown of the head of domestic fowl and
other birds which is most prominent in the male. |
| Commercial flocks |
Supply managed poultry or specialty birds (ducks and geese) raised for food
production. |
| Culling |
The depopulation of bird flocks |
| Disease Containment |
Any strategy used to stop the spread of a disease. |
| FADES |
Foreign Animal Disease Emergency Support. These are agreements between provinces and
the federal government which determine roles and responsibilities during an animal disease
outbreak of foreign origin. |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization; a United Nations organization, which leads
international efforts to manage basic agricultural practices and control animal diseases. |
| Flock |
A group of birds that live exist in a common environment. |
| Fowl |
Any of various birds of the order Galliformes, including the common chicken. |
| H5N1 |
A specific sub-type of the AI virus. |
| Highly Pathogenic AI |
Avian influenza marked by high morbidity (illness) and high mortality (death) in
poultry. |
| Import Controls |
Government controls put in place to restrict the importation of certain items. |
| Low Pathogenic |
Avian influenza marked by low morbidity (illness) and low mortality (death). |
| NCFAD |
National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease |
| Non-commercial Flocks |
Poultry raised outside of the supply managed system. |
| OIE |
World Organisation for Animal Health; Organisation Mondiale de la Sante Animale. |
| Pandemic |
An epidemic of people, occurring over a wide area, crossing international boundaries
and usually affecting a large number of people; a global epidemic. |
| Pathogen |
An agent that causes disease, especially a living microorganism such as a bacterium or
fungus. |
| PHAC |
Public Health Agency of Canada |
| PSEPC |
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada |
| Quarantine |
Isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious
disease. |
| Surge Capacity |
Ability to obtain additional resources when needed during an emergency. |
| Surveillance |
In context of AI, the close observation and sampling of bird populations. |
| USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
| Virulent |
Extremely infectious, malignant, or poisonous. |
| Waterfowl |
Swimming game birds, such as ducks and geese, considered as a group. |
| Wattle |
A fleshy, wrinkled, often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or
throat, characteristic of certain birds, such as chickens or turkeys, and some lizards. |
| WHO |
World Health Organization; a United Nations Organization, whose objective is the
attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. |
