Bird Flu Ontario 2024. Avian flu is a contagious viral infection that mainly affects birds but can sometimes infect mammals, and in rare cases, humans. It has been found in some.
As of june 2024, there is no official recommendation for people to take down bird feeders because of the risk of avian influenza (see next section). Farmers and wildlife watchers are on guard after some poultry flocks and wild birds โ including a canada goose in ottawa and a redhead duck in kingston, ont.