# Canada declares Alberta control zone after bird-flu detection > CFIA designated primary control zone 342 after an infection was detected on October 12 at a commercial poultry premises in Sturgeon County. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/canada-alberta-avian-flu-control-zone-pcz-342 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Agriculture - Country: Canada - Published: 2026-10-15T08:58:13+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-15T08:58:13+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-13 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/canada-alberta-avian-flu-control-zone-pcz-342.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/canada-alberta-avian-flu-control-zone-pcz-342.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/canada-alberta-avian-flu-control-zone-pcz-342.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/canada-alberta-avian-flu-control-zone-pcz-342.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/canada-alberta-avian-flu-control-zone-pcz-342.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/canada-alberta-avian-flu-control-zone-pcz-342.md) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency declared primary control zone 342 in Alberta for highly pathogenic avian influenza on October 13, with the designation order signed the following day. CFIA’s current incident list identifies AB-IP120, detected October 12 in Sturgeon County, as a commercial poultry premises under quarantine. CFIA says movement restrictions apply within primary control zones. The PCZ-342 order covers commercial and non-commercial poultry, day-old birds, hatching eggs, eggs and poultry products or by-products. It also covers other captive birds when movements could bring them into contact with poultry or poultry facilities. The order sets a containment area and movement controls; it does not say every bird in the zone is infected. ## Data ### Zone 342 orders CFIA control zone for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Alberta. Methodology: CFIA declaration and designation orders dated October 13 and 14, 2026. The current incident list records AB-IP120 as a commercial premises detected October 12. Zone orders impose movement restrictions; they do not imply every bird is infected. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-13 | PCZ-342 declared | CFIA declared a primary control zone in Alberta for highly pathogenic avian influenza. | occurred | | 2026-10-14 | Designation order signed | The order designates animals and listed items in the zone as capable of infection or contamination. | occurred | Sources: , · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/canada-alberta-avian-flu-control-zone-pcz-342/data/cfia-pcz-342-control-zone?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/canada-alberta-avian-flu-control-zone-pcz-342/data/cfia-pcz-342-control-zone?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Canadian Food Inspection Agency]() (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-14) - [Canadian Food Inspection Agency, active investigations and orders]() (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-14) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)