# 3858
We’ll get an update apparently later this afternoon.
This is the second report I’ve seen where turkeys have been supposedly infected with the H1N1 swine flu virus. The first case was in Chile in August (see FAO: Concerns Novel H1N1 May Spread In Poultry and Chile: H1N1 Jumps To Turkeys).
Turkeys catch swine flu at Ontario farm
October 20, 2009
Theresa Boyle
HEALTH REPORTER
The Ontario government is investigating an outbreak of H1N1 influenza at a turkey farm.
The birds have been infected by the H1N1 virus but there has been no transmission to humans, a source confirms.
Cooking destroys the virus, so no one is at risk from consuming turkey, the source says.
The Chief Veterinarian for Ontario, Dr. Deb Stark, and Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Arlene King, are holding a news conference on the issue at 2 pm Tuesday.
