The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it has identified additional outbreaks of avian influenza in the Strathroy, Ont. area, bringing the total number declared in the last two weeks to four.

The most recent outbreak was uncovered Friday after the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, was confirmed at a commercial poultry farm in the region, the CFIA said on its website.

It's not clear yet how many birds may be affected by this most recent outbreak.

Second Strathroy-Caradoc poultry farm hit with avian influenza: CFIA

It comes two days after an outbreak was declared on Wednesday, affecting at least 15,469 turkeys, the CFIA said in a statement.

The CFIA did not provide the name or exact location of the affected farm in that outbreak, but said it was about five kilometres

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