Thursday, 3 November 2016

PRO/AH/EDR> Whirling disease, salmonids - Canada: (AB)

Other Animal Disease -- Canada
The discovery of whirling disease in Rocky View County's (RVC) Lott Creek [Alberta] on [6 Oct 2016] marks the 1st time the disease has been spotted outside of Banff National Park. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), whirling disease poses "no risk" to human health or food safety.
"Whirling disease is an infectious disease of finfish," said Tammy Jarbeau, media relations with CFIA, in an email to Rocky View Weekly. "To date, there has been one confirmed case of whirling

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2ffFA5D

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